Hell's Highway looks '20% better than Gears'

oli · 30-05-2008, 04:15 AM

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Gearbox president Randy Pitchford reckons the visuals in Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway represent a "15-20 percent" leap over Epic's still rather foxy Gears of War.

Jabbering away enthusiastically this morning during a Ubidays demo of the WWII FPS, Pitchford justified his claim by pointing to the improvements both his studio and tech creator Epic have made to the engine since Marcus Fenix grunted onto 360 in late 2006.

"Hell's Highway is Unreal Engine 3, it's the engine that powered Gears of War," he reminded us. "Now since Gears of War, Epic's invested a lot in the technology and it's much better than what was in Gears. And we've worked a lot on this technology; so you're seeing fidelity that's about 15-20 percent higher than Gears of War."

Hell's Highway is the third instalment in the Brothers In Arms series, taking Operation Market Garden as its historical setting. It's out on 360, PS3 and PC this August. We'll let you know our detailed thoughts on the latest build soon. In the meantime, see if you agree with Randy's claims by checking out the brand new Hell's Highway footage direct from Ubidays.

This prospect could be very interesting , graphically it sounds impressive ( If true) As I still personally believe Gears of War is still a good benchmark for all next gen games at the moment.

Pepper Jack · 30-05-2008, 11:11 AM

nah, it's gonna be 100% better, as brothers in arms games are amazing and gears is POOR!

Spartan1127 · 30-05-2008, 11:29 AM

I have been looking forward to this game for like 2 years. Finally some light shed!

Pepper Jack · 30-05-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Spartan1127

I have been looking forward to this game for like 2 years. Finally some light shed!

me too, i'm not that into WW2 shooters but i LOVE brothers in arms! can't wait, been waiting ages and i'm buying it on day 1 for sure!

bevo1981 · 30-05-2008, 12:28 PM

footage from the website looks no better than COD2. better than GOW? that's just ridiculous.

Sir Charles · 30-05-2008, 12:30 PM

..and how did they arrive at a 15-20% value? How do you quantify visuals? Sounds like some more guesstimating to me.

Blasterpez · 30-05-2008, 12:48 PM

When's this puppy due out? the vids i have seen look pretty swell, but unless i watch a game next to another one or know what i should be looking it, i usually can't say one looks better then another.
I certainly hope it looks better then a release game, though.
i was getting into the first BIA game, had the second but never played it. this is a high possibility for purchase game for me, i think.

Pepper Jack · 30-05-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bevo1981

footage from the website looks no better than COD2. better than GOW? that's just ridiculous.

that's the stupidest statement i've heard on this site yet, cod 2 looks shameful, even for a launch game, it put me off buying a 360 at launch, i'd seen better game from last gen

mistercrow · 30-05-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pepper Jack

nah, it's gonna be 100% better, as brothers in arms games are amazing and gears is POOR!

I think you've got that backwards. BIA doesnt look anywhere near as impressive as it did a year ago. Thats what happens when a game gets delayed too long.