Expecting More?

**DuvalMagic** · April 13th, 2009, 08:29 PM

Have you ever noticed how people who make vehicles first make a concept car and the concept car is AWESOME? Look at this link and see for yourself:

Google Image Search: Concept Car

But later, by the time the car reaches the assembly line, it gets watered down into something much less exciting. These are the cars you see on the road all around you. You might be driving a car just like that every day.

You know something? The same thing happens with video games.

Here is a link to some concept art of the environment from one of my favorite games of last year, Fallout 3:

Fallout 3 Concept Art

Here's a link of an in-game screenshot of the environment that I also found on Bethesda's website:

Fallout 3 Screenshot

The game is great, don't get me wrong! It's one of my favorite games of the year. And you can compare the concept art to the final game with all of the big games and see some surprising differences. Try it yourself. Use Google and look up concept art for Halo 3 or Call of Duty or Gears of War and see how the concept is affected when it reaches production.

The same thing was happening to our game.

But, the artists and programmers at Gearbox Software put a stop to that. They developed technology and techniques to render the concept art look for the game in real time 3d.

We don't know what to call the result. You can use whatever term you like. We decided to use the term Concept Art Style.

It looks cool in screenshots. It looks astonishingly cool in real time. You'll see soon.

L3VIATH4N · April 13th, 2009, 08:34 PM

I understand the logic behind the shift, and I support it 87-96%. Go Gearbox!

rwl2 · April 13th, 2009, 08:36 PM

Randy, you're the best development company president ever. I'll tell you why: you know how to run a business, you're enthusiastic about the projects your company puts out, you stand behind those projects, you know what's fun to play, and you always, always think of you company's fanbase.

Nalyd1215 · April 13th, 2009, 08:36 PM

why exactly did they decide to change?

L3VIATH4N · April 13th, 2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nalyd1215

why exactly did they decide to change?

Quote:

The game is great, don't get me wrong! It's one of my favorite games of the year. And you can compare the concept art to the final game with all of the big games and see some surprising differences. Try it yourself. Use Google and look up concept art for Halo 3 or Call of Duty or Gears of War and see how the concept is affected when it reaches production.

The same thing was happening to our game.

But, the artists and programmers at Gearbox Software put a stop to that. They developed technology and techniques to render the concept art look for the game in real time 3d.

Does that help?

Nalyd1215 · April 13th, 2009, 08:47 PM

yeah, sorry, I guess I looked past that haha

Nalyd1215 · April 13th, 2009, 08:47 PM

it would be nice to see some updated stuff tho...

StriderX · April 13th, 2009, 08:51 PM

Woot!!!

Brigadier · April 13th, 2009, 08:54 PM

Could we possibly see some Borderlands concept art?

**gripss** · April 13th, 2009, 08:55 PM

Haha so this is the qlimax of the day

April 13th, 2009, 08:29 PM	#1
DuvalMagic GBX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gearbox, TX Posts: 733	Expecting More? Have you ever noticed how people who make vehicles first make a concept car and the concept car is AWESOME? Look at this link and see for yourself: Google Image Search: Concept Car But later, by the time the car reaches the assembly line, it gets watered down into something much less exciting. These are the cars you see on the road all around you. You might be driving a car just like that every day. You know something? The same thing happens with video games. Here is a link to some concept art of the environment from one of my favorite games of last year, Fallout 3: Fallout 3 Concept Art Here's a link of an in-game screenshot of the environment that I also found on Bethesda's website: Fallout 3 Screenshot The game is great, don't get me wrong! It's one of my favorite games of the year. And you can compare the concept art to the final game with all of the big games and see some surprising differences. Try it yourself. Use Google and look up concept art for Halo 3 or Call of Duty or Gears of War and see how the concept is affected when it reaches production. The same thing was happening to our game. But, the artists and programmers at Gearbox Software put a stop to that. They developed technology and techniques to render the concept art look for the game in real time 3d. We don't know what to call the result. You can use whatever term you like. We decided to use the term Concept Art Style. It looks cool in screenshots. It looks astonishingly cool in real time. You'll see soon. Last edited by DuvalMagic; April 13th, 2009 at 09:11 PM.

April 13th, 2009, 08:34 PM	#2
L3VIATH4N I failed the Turing test. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 3,388	Re: Expecting More? I understand the logic behind the shift, and I support it 87-96%. Go Gearbox! __________________ Do you have a question about Borderlands or the forums? Feel free to send me a private message for your questions and concerns. Remember to read the RULES and FAQs before posting. Failure to do so can result in you breaking a rule you did not know about and getting an infraction. Last edited by L3VIATH4N; April 13th, 2009 at 08:42 PM. Reason: He fixed it, so there's no reason for the first comment.

April 13th, 2009, 08:36 PM	#3
rwl2 Filmmaker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mountainville, NJ Posts: 1,833	Re: Expecting More? Randy, you're the best development company president ever. I'll tell you why: you know how to run a business, you're enthusiastic about the projects your company puts out, you stand behind those projects, you know what's fun to play, and you always, always think of you company's fanbase. __________________ RWL2 – One of the body part prefixes on the Rocket Launcher is called the RWL! Inspired by RWL2! american wasteland\|portfolio\|vimeo\|tumblr

April 13th, 2009, 08:36 PM	#4
Nalyd1215 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The planet Earth Posts: 46	Re: Expecting More? why exactly did they decide to change?

April 13th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#6
Nalyd1215 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The planet Earth Posts: 46	Re: Expecting More? yeah, sorry, I guess I looked past that haha

April 13th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#7
Nalyd1215 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The planet Earth Posts: 46	Re: Expecting More? it would be nice to see some updated stuff tho...

April 13th, 2009, 08:51 PM	#8
StriderX New Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13	Re: Expecting More? Woot!!!

April 13th, 2009, 08:54 PM	#9
Brigadier Glowy Eyes The Lucid Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: On the borderlands of the Borderlands Posts: 237	Re: Expecting More? Could we possibly see some Borderlands concept art? __________________ I REGRET NOTHING!

April 13th, 2009, 08:55 PM	#10
gripss Monsieur Mime Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The silicon valley Posts: 856	Re: Expecting More? Haha so this is the qlimax of the day

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