WereKitten said:
I think this is further proof that your likes and dislikes of games/developers/companies are heavlly colouring your judgment about tech and engines :) HL and HL2 are in my personal top 5 games list, but I would describe Source today as adequate and very cleverly put together rather than anything else. Let's not forget that it was born at a time when it had to scale back down to DirectX 7 and no multithreading. |
I'm not simply referring to graphics, but stability, audio quality, and ease of use.
The Source engine can make average graphics, but nothing special (the flame/explosion and water effects are still top-notch though).
I've never had any Source game crash, give me any bugs, refuse to run, or have random frame drops.
The surround-sound quality in Source is unmatched.
It's is extremely easy to mod for.
I didn't say it was the best looking engine, I said that it was the best engine. Also, I'd put the Quake 1 engine in second place.