Ninety Days in Unreal Engine 5

We wanted to see what was possible when you pair Unreal Engine 5, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool, with Quixel Megascans, as well as assets from Sketchfab and the Unreal Engine Marketplace.
So we set a challenge for ourselves - a project we call “Ninety Days”.
What our teams were able to accomplish far exceeded our wildest expectations, creating over 40 distinctly stunning environments in just a few days each - something that would’ve been unimaginable just a few years ago.
We hope you will enjoy this showcase!
Read all about the Ninety Days project on our blog: quixel.com/blog/2022/5/12/nin...
We’d also like to thank here all the super talented creators whose contributions helped make the ‘Ninety Days in Unreal Engine 5’ project possible. For more art from the Ninety Days project check out our Art Blast on ArtStation: magazine.artstation.com/2022/...

[@quixeltools]

Read all about the Ninety Days project on our blog: quixel.com/blog/2022/5/12/ninety-days-in-unreal-engine-5/

[@drekenproductions]

these scenes are fantastic

[@ZacFarmer]

Is here any way we could get a breakdown of these scenes?? Absolutely impeccable work!

[@medusa8617]

I highly recommend allowing your assets on Roblox. Roblox is a thriving development platform like unreal/unity.

[@DivergentStyles]

It seems real are you sure you did not just use a camera outside on some of these screens :O OMFG waw!

[@billybobbob3003]

lol these graphics dont impress hate to break it to you.

[@germanrudecindo3382]

I feel so lucky to be alive on this generation, this is the best time to be creative so If you feel like getting into it, don't even think it twice, go and have some fun!

[@urmcchromez9426]

Will do! I’m gonna show you!…how great I am.

[@beepppoool8257]

Nah, go and play some video games instead. The process is not as pleasant as seeing the results from others.

[@OG1Soul]

Started about 10 years ago, couldn't agree more with you! This is the best time to get into anything related to 3d art, game development, etc.

[@urmcchromez9426]

@@beepppoool8257 loool tell me about it. Blueprint this, code that, sculpt this, resculpt that. Light this, illuminate that.

[@germanrudecindo3382]

@@beepppoool8257 It depends. I used to spend all my time playing video games, but then I started learning 3D art and now I’m spending even more time than before, but now I’m working on them. I don’t even play that much anymore and I honestly enjoy the process more than actually playing video games. As a creative person, there isn’t a better way of expressing your imagination IMO. That’s why a lot of people find it fascinating, but it isn’t for everyone though.

[@SoulReaper317]

The amount of depth each scene has is something absolutely alien... You could literally make a game out of each and every one of them. The scene at 1 min and the Zombie greenhouse literally gave me chills.

[@rubiconnn]

Hopefully the dev tools reduce the workload of devs to allow them to work on stuff besides graphics. A game with incredible graphics but no interactivity like a corridor shooter is not a good game.

[@chris_cruise]

@@rubiconnn I totally agree! It's one thing for things to look pretty and lifelike. But in order for true immersion, the world needs to be interactive so it doesn't just feel like wallpaper. I'm hoping UE5 will allow for a lot of manipulation and interactivity beyond just dynamic lighting and particle fx. I'd love to see environmental destruction at some point but not sure if it'll be possible. Maybe that will need a custom UE5 build or...UE6? Haha

[@rubiconnn]

@@BlueSky-vd6qh These were built specifically to be used in a demo video but yes, they can be rendered in real time and could be the setting of a game without being too complex for computers to handle.

[@SoulReaper317]

@@rubiconnn I also agree on the gameplay but THINK... Think how many games out there have incredible gameplay but absolutely 0 graphics. Think of how many creators would finally have a tool with which they can fully express themselves without having "technical issues" (or at least as many as they would have if a conventional road would be taken). The amount of content coming up will be incredible, and even IF only 5% of it would succeed, we will still have more quality gameplay compared with the situation of today.

[@Denys_Lapshyn_1]

@@BlueSky-vd6qh the scene on 2:17 is from Far Cry 3, just search in youtube for Far Cry 3 greenhouse

[@SideQuestHustles-Shorts]

I love how much power this gives to the average person trying to compete against the big guys

[@dghtr79_36]

it doesn't, few second prerendered video doesn't really compare to an AAA title running real time on all sorts of different hardware at acceptable level, also mocap, ai design, story and script writing, and then you need to advertise and sell it, it is impossible task for _average_ person, there are very very few people able to do all that and compete with a big company, but few dedicated and talented people most certainly can start something without the need to develop their own 3d engine any more, that is for sure but the reality is - there basically aren't any small team projects that have released anything substantial that could really challenge big company products, I've seen few, but they are mostly in perpetual development and living off patrons or or other sponsors, they usually suffer from multiple rewrites because by the time they are 1/3 or 1/2 done, new technology comes along and makes their product look already obsolete, so they start over and over and over and those few individuals, who can do all that, will chose a cozy job doing something specific for someone for good money, because doing all that on your own is very stressful and you end up living it with absolutely no time for any social life, chance of burning out before finishing it is very big, almost a certainty

[@homienum2121]

@@dghtr79_36 as a fellow game dev i agree besides all the clips are done without doing ggraphical backend which is the core part of any game otherwise all of these clips are non functional they are good for 3d artists but can't be implemented in current gen consoles although rtx 4090 would be a gamechanger

[@dghtr79_36]

@@homienum2121 at probably 2,5k eur price tag (retail prices nvidia is telling are never real), and ridiculous 450w power consumption, it is safe to say that 4090 will only be good for youtubers (and professionals) to post cool clips that the rest can only drool over

[@Monopolist91]

Sort of. Quixel is owned by Epic Games which is 40% owned by Tencent and 5% owned by Sony.

[@leodv1922]

They don't have to be in competition with each other if they play with their strengths. Individuals and small teams can take risks that larger players can't. Like targeting a niche , or even controversial. Big Studios cannot take those kind of risks but they can build large experiences that an individual will take decades to make on their own. Big Studios are all about saving time, so they are structured and planned while individuals can be free , take high risks and be spontaneous.

[@coolmacatrain9434]

I just hope I live long enough to be able to witness this level of detail and realism in VR!

[@Dalavine]

What if I told you you've already lived long enough to see that day and you just forgot? What if I told you that what you see in your day to day is low quality compared to the real world? What if I told you to take the headset off? Reach up with your real hands and just... just slip it off your head. I love that theory, that we're all in a simulation. I love less them idea of being a program in a simulation. But the idea of being in some hyper advanced VR simulation for whatever reason is interesting. And terrifying. It would explain the increasing insanity of the world far better than "this is normal, this is fine" :p

[@coolmacatrain9434]

@@Dalavine The insanity of the real World is easily explained ...most people are stupid and extremely narcissistic. :)

[@MrSvabovic]

But what does al this expirience that you made and will make and feelings you got mean when you die ? it will disappear like you never had them. My question is leading you to only one queston left

[@meek6836]

@@Dalavine I accidently took my head off..

[@Dalavine]

@@meek6836 what of I told you, you were always just a head?

[@alexbedwell5227]

This looks unbelievable. Wish there was an UNDERWATER scene!

[@AArmstrongC]

did you watch the Avatar 2 teaser trailer?

[@alexucon]

@@AArmstrongC is this the trailer?

[@user-ub6mg4hs1u]

Ue5 water physics are sucks

[@g60force]

@@user-ub6mg4hs1u so is your English!

[@JEsterCW]

@@user-ub6mg4hs1u ur English too, sheeeesh 🤭

[@115115cameron]

I've been playing games since the late 70's... Yes I'm old. Seeing this is just jaw dropping how tech has come on in the last few years never mind 40 years. STUNNING.

[@MrWarbadger]

Not far behind you and still gaming whenever I can. Gamer for life, wonderful time for it, too.

[@walker1583]

Same here even early 70's started with Pong, evolved to space invader, pacman, donkeykong and just look at games now. Never thought I still would be gaming at this age, then again atleast for me with age also came more oppertunity to get beter gear as in game pc's.

[@thefoss721]

You get to experience these generations the best since you were there in the beginning … that must be wild to look back at pixels as people 🤯

[@Knightsthatsaynih]

Stay around for a few more years. It's going to get even more interesting with VR and realistic lighting.

[@thefoss721]

@@Knightsthatsaynih yeah… lighting and having a good enough frame rate to not see skips while in VR but being able to use high settings,RT, etc , that’s when VR will take off I think, right now it’s not good enough for me to spend a lot of time in, but later I know it will happen if things progress like they have been for the last 30-40 years haha

[@stevemuzak8526]

People talk a lot about games in Unreal Engine 5 but you can make movies in this engine. It's insane.

[@rolytnz]

It should be renamed "Surreal Engine 5" - these were amazing.

[@Vugen18]

haha. the perfect comment.

[@FALLEN_CERBERUS]

Nah, it deserves the title of unreal, because that was my exact thought looking at this

[@ghostpro007]

Nice one lol

[@FoodRecipes108]

is there any game made in this engine yet ?

[@FALLEN_CERBERUS]

@@FoodRecipes108 soon, their making the sequel to the ark franchise in unreal engine 5 I think.

[@Miestwin]

Mindblowing. Some are so real, the only thing that betrays the fact they are not real, is how perfect the shot is.

[@captainobvious8037]

Exactly haha

[@rainbowrollsz9527]

You can actually add real life camera movement into the scenes in unreal engine so that’s covered too 😂

[@sf4d]

I'm absolutely blown away. Phenomenal job by every Artist, Developer, and overall Creative that had a hand in creating these beautiful artworks and the platforms that allow us to create for ourselves and share our art with the world. I didn't decide to begin learning 3D until a couple of years ago, and I couldn't be happier that I did, as it's almost never to late to follow a dream.

[@beepppoool8257]

But focus on the other parts of life too. What exactly is your dream. Create beautiful artworks but live in poverty?

[@davidpurple3698]

@@beepppoool8257 To have fun and do what you want. Don't overthink

[@timothymiddleton6651]

Not real-time……

[@hypeuprise7026]

@@beepppoool8257 I don't recall him saying he wants to live in poverty. What is your point exactly?

[@PCorNPC]

@@beepppoool8257 is a negative Nancy. No argument just telling you it's hard or muh poverty. That's how you succeed is despite those things going and doing and learning. Trying is better than not trying. Living on nobody's terms, while beepppoool wallows in his own terms.

[@roblesliemedia]

This is the gold standard right here. The use of surprise visual elements is quite incredible.

[@hyliadreamer]

OMG, this is friggin' NUTS! I'm an Eighties girl, so I remember when graphics were eight-bit blockiness. The photorealism in this technology is absolutely mind-blowing! These artists have done some beautiful work; and they've made some story ideas start to tickle my imagination. Congratulations to the talented individuals behind each of these clips; my hat is off to them all!

[@GSP-76]

I remember when Unreal Engine 4 came out and everyone absolutely floored at how awesome it was... people said it couldn't possibly look any better than this. Now we have 5 and they've outdone themselves again. Majority of AAA titles are all built on the Unreal Engine. Epic is also including temporal sharpening/upscaling which means you won't need a $2000 video card to enjoy it.

[@AniSepherd972]

unreal 4 was huge in mobile gaming industry, still ue4 looks awesome

[@juz882010]

really keen to see what rockstar are using on GTA6. They been working with epic for quite a while now.

[@GSP-76]

@@AniSepherd972 Epic has constantly updated and added features to UE4...it's still a great engine today...but imagine what we will get with UE5. Gaming is gonna get a whole lot better very soon.

[@AniSepherd972]

@@GSP-76 we dont have to imagine, there are already ue5 projects that is out in youtube. recently i saw a demo of sea water simulation in beach

[@LoganDark4357]

RTX 3090 is under 1k now

[@markheuvelman2451]

I know Lumen and Nanite are not yet VR ready, but if these shown surroundings/scenes one day could be visited in VR……. 🙏🏼 Awesome work!

[@ascelot]

least when on vr, its heavy enough for you to realise its just a game :) but is it?

[@Ruzzky_Bly4t]

@@ascelot It's definitely more immersive than looking at a monitor.

[@malcewicz]

the bigger problem with vr is that you're rendering twice as much compared to a PC, since you have 2 screens, so it's twice as demanding on the GPU and CPU, which leads to lower framerates

[@AniSepherd972]

@@malcewicz for how long? i bet it wont be an issue in 5 years

[@malcewicz]

@@AniSepherd972 well yeah, probably, but the main comment said it's not yet ready, not that it won't be in 5 years

[@LaughLabz.]

Just rewatched this like 10 times and every time i notice something new. Absolutely UNREAL!

[@elgojokun]

the fact that i can't tell with some scenes whether its real life or not says a lot, this is insane can't wait for devs to use its potential

[@mrbad9171]

Omg .. as a world building nerd who loves to imagine places and write stories about them , this video makes me want to learn everything about 3d and ue5 just to make those places that are trapped in my imagination come to live so others can see them too 😭 Edit : you guys are so nice thanks for encouraging me i will do my best to start learning 💗💗

[@denvernuggett]

I think you should go for it

[@CrownKing2499]

I feel ya, it's 100% worth it. Just do it

[@hipreference]

World building nerd here, literal Dungeon Master... I went into 3D a decade ago and there's never been a lower barrier than today. Don't go spend a bunch of money on education, just download UE5 and start making shit.

[@Xashe_]

As a kid, me and my friends would write our own books each in the same universe. And we each had our own planet and characters. And as we got older we kept writing them, and they kept getting more and more mature for our age. And now we have a whole story and universe. I've always wanted to create games, and I really want to learn UE5 to bring that universe to life in a game. And from the littlest I've actually used Unreal. Quixel makes world building so easy. well easier. and just high quality. you should really learn it.

[@aresaurelian]

@Goood Human - You glowing creators are exactly what these products are meant to inspire, immerse, and get going. Take it! Use it! The tools are for you!

[@Rick_B52]

Growing up as I did I had pong, colecovision, atari, original NES, all the way to my PS5. Gaming and computers enabled me to have a career in IT and I will forever be grateful and amazed at what technology and software can accomplish.

[@Oversampled]

Alternative title: Perfectly Cut Deaths in Unreal Engine 5

[@danielwoje6710]

I lol'ed

[@everythingsalright1121]

well you're not wrong...

[@nathanael6115]

didnt expect to see you here

[@MRFLAPPYTREE]

Bruh I'm getting emotional looking at this. This is beyond video games and movies we are in an age of pure artwork. There's no limitations at this point.

[@jadonarey9019]

My jaw was to the floor the entire time. This is absolutely incredible and makes me so excited for the future of gaming.

[@thefoss721]

Yeah the wild thing is this tech is not slowing down , next GPU’s are going to be 2x faster around … that’s like every 2 years, 10 years they will be 32x faster if the trend continues, imagine what that will look like haha

[@jadonarey9019]

@@thefoss721 Computing has advanced billions of times faster than any other technological medium since its creation, and as someone who loves video games, that only spells out good news for the future. I don’t doubt that someday we’ll legitimately be able to be INSIDE of games that are indistinguishable from real life.

[@thefoss721]

@@jadonarey9019 it seems like things are going that way, that would be awesome, very tempting to live in though if you could transport to Everest or New Zealand, space, the moon 🌚

[@jadonarey9019]

@@jle7647 I’m aware, that’s why I said “future”.

[@dcamron46]

@@thefoss721 doubling every 2 years means they will be 32x faster in 5 years, not 10 years. And we need smart people who know math and science to make that happen.

[@soragranda]

Holy... So many places, and experiences... Amazing!

[@derSeega]

Must be crazy to be able to do something like this. It is like dreaming while beeing awake. Awesome job to everyone involved

[@eaglenebula2172]

The engine truly deserves its name but also big props to the artists who made the assets and those who made the scenes.

[@Pahiro]

Wow. If I was a 3D artist I'd recreate the scenes from my favorite books. Would love to see the beach scene in the Dark Tower series for example.

[@PigJarHut]

That sounds like a nice scene to start learning with 👍

[@sca8217]

The one with those lobsters? Didachik dunachum. God it's always good to come across a dark tower enthusiast.

[@blackninja9400]

A open world game with all details you know in Lord Of The Rings. Just feeling free to discover or to be part of the actual movie but in a game.

[@hasanhas00n1]

the amount of details and environment interaction is really something I have never seen before, wish you all the best.

[@Luke-bq7sd]

Truly breathtaking... so priviliged to be alive for this era of gaming and technology

[@alexanderg1297]

I wish there were more creative opportunities like this, not just in the video game industry. The world is robbed of so much potential and job opportunity because someone is voiceless and doesn’t have the means of reaching the masses.

[@stormos25one]

I just wanted to give a huge THANK YOU! Thank you for sharing these amazing pieces of art with us, and a massive thank you to the artists for putting in the time and effort to showcase what level of creativity is possible!

[@Vindasity]

Jaw dropping isn’t even the word I would use for this. UE5 is truly phenomenal.

[@fabricerocha492]

Some of those are truly amazing, they tell a whole story in just a couple seconds, thanks guys for all that hard work !

[@zasta7]

5 years down the line, combo of this kind of art with VRs is going to confuse us about reality like Cobb was unaware of his reality in the end of the movie "Inception". I fear.

[@joriskemper5392]

I wouldn't mind really. Wouldn't you want to spend your life on a welcoming planet full of wonder and eye catching beauty instead of this planet we've infested with concrete, steel, politics and filth everywhere? Image living on an Avatar like planet where everyone is welcoming, no wars, preserved nature. I wouldn't look back for a second.

[@gabrielsatter]

@@joriskemper5392 Lol. Just drive a few miles outside the city. Sheesh.

[@AKhoja]

It'll be way more than 5 years before people can't tell the difference between VR and reality, lol

[@netcald991]

@@AKhoja you’re right, it’ll be 5+ years before consoles can handle this never mind vr.

[@-1nterruption-960]

@@netcald991 ?? The consoles can run ue5 also. Their capability hasn't even really been tapped yet. UE5 has very impressive scalability. Let true next gen games on UE5 come out before saying that

[@AzeAlter]

When humans are perfected in unreal engine, we are going to be able to make entire movies from our bedrooms. With the only limits being our storytelling abilities!

[@CptBlaueWolke]

the limit is imo the blandness. Realism is so easy and cheap already that everyone who can will shift away from realism, or fade into pile of equal looking things. Variation is key, if you want to stand out of the masses you have to be unique, your not unique if you just make Megascan worlds, with blueprint tech und metahuman characters, most things will look and feel the same.

[@X-Prime123]

@@CptBlaueWolke I'm having a hard time making my scenes look realistic, specifically nature scenes. Can you point me in the right direction please?

[@Elm98]

@@X-Prime123 go outside and look at nature

[@thronosstudios]

@Numai Blandness? So realism is blandness to you? Isn't every live film uh, filmed in real life which -- according to you -- looks bland? If we can make our own material with realistic assets on the get-go we would save ourselves a lot of trouble traveling to actual locations, renting incredibly expensive cameras and filming equipment, etc. Perhaps some people just was to make realistic CGI films because they would much rather do it professionally in a real life setting but can't. Not everybody's story is the same. And realism can't be bland if you have interesting filters, rendering techniques, and camera angles with proper lighting to convey your message. There's so much you can do with just one tool.

[@CptBlaueWolke]

@@thronosstudios no but the amount of realism available as games (also i talk about games not movies or shows). I don't give a shit about a realistic disney movie, i like the animations more (as the majority does according to sale numbers) I don't care about the most polished games either. Also Realism is realism, there is not much range you have to adapt your games and make them unique, and even if you manage to do them, with the amount of realism that pops up there will be lots of other games who do the same. I see that already more and more developer shift away from Realism, into a stylized approach in some way or another. But i expect players to be bored out by realism at some point, and realism, the synonym for cheaply made cashgrap games (thanks to megascans) - I might be wrong and i hope so, we will see soon enough.

[@hvrmnd]

Like someone said in the comments, I too feel lucky to be alive. Being a creative with not a lot of money in hand, I had no access to softwares like these, until now :) I wake up every single day excited, This gives me the power to continue imagining, staying creative.

[@midlbrwn15]

The uncanny resemblance gave me chills. So realistic and beautiful.

[@Adelio_its_me]

It's mindblowing thinking that 30 years ago I was playing with Super Mario, and today we are achieving this level of details. Well done!

[@infuriatinghealer]

These scenes are stunning. I started 3D art a year ago and I dream to be this good one day....If ever!

[@1chrisanderson]

1:00 favorite environment. Epic scale, i want to know more about that world

[@kierse84]

Not gonna lie, it got me tears up. It's absolutly stunning and I can't wait to see what type of game artists can create with that. We live in a beautiful era for video games. Amazing work, we need peoples like you !

[@homelander4375]

Not trying to spread negativity, but these kind of graphics existed for like over 10 years now. The main reason we don't get to see games with these graphics is that it's not profitable enough to make them as most people can't afford the hardware. Todays software is way ahead of its hardware.

[@autumnuniverse1940]

@@homelander4375 then you still don’t get Unreal Engine 5 The reason being that the hardware can stay almost the same and you’d still be able to get these high quality graphics and remain profitable because of Nanite and Lumen

[@darthvulture]

incredible stuff. I've had so much fun with the quixel assets myself in unreal, so thanks a lot for that great library

[@greatsol2444]

I remember playing Perfect Dark on N64, and being amazed by the mere slightest of reflections… how exquisite you’ve become.

[@G7ue]

All this does it hype me up for literally any game made in UE5, these all looked amazing.

[@dyroth]

Insane how legitimately real some of these look, that you couldn’t tell it was rendered or photographed

[@DUHRIZEO]

My gosh these renders are so incredibly detailed! Coupled with some killer cinematography this just looks outstanding.

[@ashishavin8748]

Thank you, Quixel team. You guys gave me purpose again in life. I really mean that.

[@yassinfmy3239]

this video is the definition of motivation for me , this is what i'm aiming for , this level of details & ambition is every 3D artist's dream !! Thank you for everything Quixel ..

[@alaska1719]

this is phenomenal, each scene delivers its own story. massive props to the artists, the devs really outdid themselves

[@chrizzLanc]

Greetings for all the Quixel team, keep it up with the FANTASTIC job!

[@ziigy4545]

Wow. Just . . . jaw droppingly impressive. Kudos to all who've worked on this marvel!

[@shaynevanorsdol2304]

that scene on the docks, lightning flashes and you see something in the clouds is awesome!

[@youngminkim923]

Amazing work by talented artists! So inspiring!

[@krzykyle]

Wow these are absolutely amazing! Bravo to each and every artist who took part! They all look like feature film level quality. I only wish they were all real games we could play too.

[@xxAsad]

This is for movies as its cinemtic quality rendering

[@handle__]

Well they are all real time (but correct me if I'm wrong) so there would be no barrier to play them, they just have to make and set up controls, physics, gui etc. and as a walking simulator you could wander around.

[@ridygames376]

Thats amazing, thank you quixel from this projects❤❤

[@John-sn4hl]

This is insane! I just hope I am not dead before we actually get to play games with graphics like this lol.

[@TheEmaestro14]

From the original showcase in May 2020 to now. Still incredible.

[@WARPTHREAD]

Такие работы восхищают и мотивируют. Дают сил и вдохновения не опускать руки и хотя бы попробовать создать свое творение, сделать прыжок выше своей головы. Это реально здорово. Всей команде quixel желаю творческих успехов, самореализации и конечно, двигаться дальше. Когда-нибудь, я тоже буду в вашей команде:)

[@AntonSubbota]

Удачи!

[@tekenn]

I also have such a dream, but it seems so far away and unrealistic

[@IndyStry]

Absolutely stellar work! My favorite environment is the one at 1:01 so cinematic in terms of colors and composition. Also the one at 2:28 reminds me of driving in Oregon forest in Days Gone.

[@careysingleton2330]

Whoa! Your depth of field shots are frighteningly beautiful!!!

[@forthehomies7043]

This is one of the most beautiful videos I have ever watched. It is truly remarkable, breathtaking, how far we have come. Our imaginations are becoming a reality. What the future holds… is unimaginable

[@oberdoofus]

fack! those Quixel / Epic artists are really something special. The pioneers of dreams. Beautiful. Inspirational. Awe-inspiring... same for the music too

[@kalasknatte]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@oberdoofus]

@@kalasknatte loved your WW1 piece. Did you ever do a breakdown for that?

[@entelecheiai4371]

какая красота. ребята молодцы. спасибо, что вы есть🙏

[@zando5108]

insane. one struggles to imagine 3D graphics 10 years down the track. it feels like we are only a couple iterations away from total immersive reality indistinguisable. concepts require the tech to catch up and VR is still about 5 years away. i would totally go HAM on these devices and spend an eternity if i could exploring these virtual worlds.

[@lenhug1302]

Just incredible. Love it. Bring those worlds and all the others to come on!

[@bloodymilchshake5876]

Some of the scenes look so realistic, it was hard to tell that they were no photos!

[@socratese5]

This shows what creative people can truly do when not bound by Game companies dictates to only chase money and regurgitate the same drivel over and over Be nice to see what games could look like when the Artists have full control.

[@seanposkea]

Not just games, film and tv as well.

[@socratese5]

@@---nu4ed I mean creatives in general, including gameplay directors Lol, what I'm talking about is freedom from the producers who's only desire is to find quick and easy ways to bring in profit at the expense of quality, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Not pretty rocks

[@mont8187]

@@---nu4ed games have to cut back so that the game is playable tho. they want to reach a certain FPS minimum value at a given pc spec so it is accessible for players. This usually means cutting back on quality of textures or baking things so that it takes less computing power

[@socratese5]

@@---nu4ed totally understand what you are saying. But I’m sure you get what I’m saying. We don’t need to do extremes. No you don’t want creatives handling all the business. But also don’t work for EA.

[@elturco9573]

@@---nu4ed El no esta diciendo que es viable, sino esta simplemente fantaseando sobre una utopía, por dios.

[@ArndBrugman]

Un-credibly I-m-azing! I started in realtime simulation in 1995 and it is awesome to see what you are doing now. Great work!

[@savenature2717]

We zijn er nog lang niet om onze hersenen er van te overtuigen dat dit echt is!!! ziet er goed uit, dat zeker! Games zullen er weer een stukje beter uitzien en nog meer realistisch als voor Unreal Engine 5. Keep up the Great work!

[@julmdamaslefttoe3559]

games are gunna look a whole lot different in 10 years

[@ecod7r]

if most of humanity will still be alive by then and not consumed by WW3.

[@Sage16226]

Gamers are gonna bitch a whole lot in 10 years.

[@BerserkeR._.]

Seeing is believing. Look at the giant leap in graphics Battlefield 3 gave us, people said to eachother imagine what the games would be like in 5 years from now! ..... Until then we haven't really improved anything. Look at the games we have now, just a pile of unplayable unoptimized bad gameplay trash outside from competitive games that is.

[@sthembisondelu2298]

10 years is to far, next year

[@user-rr5ce1wb2j]

@@ecod7r Found the pessimist.

[@mikeluna2026]

It looks amazing. But it's kinda like when a music VST developer shows an amazing music composition using the virtual instrument they are trying to sell. It's not just great because of the tool but because the ones making the sample piece were real expert artists, etc...

[@brad7957]

Beautiful! We are so close to realtime photorealism. I can't wait!

[@ArtSchoolCool]

this is insanely impressive. looking forward to future games using this program!!!

[@lilglilg2011]

Best of the freaking best , congrats!

[@temporallabsol9531]

I've been making assets and 3d portraits professionally for about 9 years. It's been so great to see you all develop over the years as well. It's going to be a good decade.

[@onix5221]

Do you work as a freelancer or are you employed full time?

[@jeremystone4139]

Oh my... The potential. Every one of these segments was incredible.

[@dudesome69]

That blimb casting a shahow on the fog is just amazing, I have never seen anything like that done before.

[@lrebraned5196]

wow, i would love to see a vr game or any game ever really, use this, i would wait years for it to come out if it was to look as absolutly stuning as this whole video did

[@Thundercrash.]

Yes I'm a nerd, I'm glad to be alive now and see this progression in graphics and possibilities, infinite worlds and stories to be explored.

[@iliasmess]

Stunning! I have no words for it.. my mind cannot really process SO MUCH BEAUTY...

[@syn16]

This makes me want to cry. This is the closest thing we have to magic and seeing other worlds and it is beautiful.

[@stargazer8465]

Story telling is going to be incredible, this excites me so much about the future!!

[@laius6047]

You don't need amazing graphics for good storytelling

[@ShiddyKong]

@@laius6047 Amazing graphics make for amazing immersion, which can always enhance storytelling

[@atlanteum]

@@ShiddyKong One is left to wonder, then, why it hasn't done anything for Disney Star Wars.

[@ShiddyKong]

@@atlanteum Because it's held back by the writing. Does that mean that visuals can't enhance a story?

[@atlanteum]

@@ShiddyKong Shid, you are either a bit dim or are deliberately and willfully disregarding Laurynas' point. I'd prefer to think it's the latter, as you can actually do something about that.

[@Covingsworth]

Unreal.

[@Mikey.Henderson]

Absolutely stunning I love it thank you for all your hard work quixel

[@PavelCeap]

Unbelievable. You are all just amazing. Thx for your work.

[@prudx9198]

Stunning! Each scene worth to build a Game/Series around them May i ask: What's that Soundtrack you used?

[@shadam2082]

It's called Taking Flight. Just search for it on KZbin and you will instantly find it.

[@prudx9198]

@@shadam2082 thank you!

[@yusra7]

i still wasn't able to find it .-.

[@prudx9198]

@@yusra7 Secession Studios - Taking Flight. As mentioned a comment above :)

[@abeerhassan97]

This is incredible. Proud to be a part of this community.

[@MuffinManProductions3D]

Space scenes look INCREDIBLE!!

[@SkyShazad]

Every Shot Is a Work of ART

[@netroy]

I get that UE5 is amazing. but damn, this is some next-next-next-generation stuff 🤯. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@vmr_1997]

Keep in mind that it's a whole lot easier to make things look pretty when you don't have to worry about gameplay and performance constraints imposed by game logic running in parallel with graphics rendering.

[@de-comm8715]

@@vmr_1997 but rendering graphics to this level is also not easy. Idk whether it was my device or theirs in which I saw little stuttering.

[@MatthewRumble]

Imagine if we had this kind of quality environments on the marketplace

[@joebrogan7858]

tbh most of the tools are there. i dont see why one would want a premade environment like these. Takes away from the entire point of creating a scene

[@tatakae4608]

Imagine being a lazy mf

[@iamchriswick]

Already do

[@lolmao500]

They could sell em on there or give em for free... but unfortunately they wont

[@iamchriswick]

@@lolmao500 All assets used in the video are literally free and part of the megascan library

[@Lyro973]

Both thunder reveals are awesome, I'm speechless !

[@joedizzelfoerizle]

What a tremendous amount of talent on full display 👏

[@corshmell]

WOOOOO

[@TouchedByArtist]

woooo indeed.

[@rzarectz]

Awesome, now developers just need to learn how to develop enjoyable gameplay again and we're set!

[@chekote]

So pumped for upcoming stuff using this engine. I know the engine is cool, but clearly you guys are super talented too. Great work! ❤️

[@th3_tea412]

As someone who is starting to get into game development this engine is utterly insane and leaves me with shivers down my spine

[@skullduggerry]

thank you Quixel and Epic Games. What you have created is truly amazing...its a nrw era of games and animations, beyond anything we've ever seen. I am currently creating a game with a friend, and thanks to you it looks incredible, despite both of us having next to zero experience. I think from now on only games with a good story will be on top, since visual fidelity is so much easier to achieve.

[@artofjhill]

wow

[@themartinsbash]

the colours in this thing is so perfecttttttttt

[@deenanthekemoni5567]

Incredible work guys. Bravo. And Encore. (I speak for anyone who has seen this video. Jaw dropping)