{"id":9175,"date":"2012-06-06T11:22:26","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=9175"},"modified":"2012-06-06T11:23:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T19:23:00","slug":"agnis-philosophy-a-peek-at-what-final-fantasy-on-the-ps4-might-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/videogames\/agnis-philosophy-a-peek-at-what-final-fantasy-on-the-ps4-might-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Agni&#8217;s Philosophy<\/em>, a peek at the future of Final Fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"aligncenter\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"651\" height=\"366\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UVX0OUO9ptU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Behind closed doors at E3, the largest videogame conference and tradeshow in the world, currently going on in Los Angeles, Square Enix, makers of the popular <em>Final Fantasy<\/em> series, debuted a stunning new game engine. The engine, dubbed Luminous Studio, was showcased in the form of a real-time short film inspired by <em>Final Fantasy<\/em>. The four minute film is a marvel of tech, art and sound design.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that what you&#8217;re seeing is being rendered in real-time, meaning that, if Square Enix&#8217;s projections for hardware specs are correct (and, to be fair, they&#8217;re probably optimistic), this is the potential level of quality that we could see in gameplay sections of videogames developed using Luminous Studio. It&#8217;s a little astounding. I remember, watching <em>Toy Story<\/em>, that I marvelled at the time when videogame graphics would surpass Pixar&#8217;s efforts. Watching this, I think it&#8217;s fair to say that real-time graphics have long ago left those films in the dust, even if they still can&#8217;t compete with Pixar&#8217;s latest films.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Behind closed doors at E3, the largest videogame conference and tradeshow in the world, currently going on in Los Angeles, Square Enix, makers of the popular Final Fantasy series, debuted a stunning new game engine. The engine, dubbed Luminous Studio, was showcased in the form of a real-time short film inspired by Final Fantasy. 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