Kojima’s Fox Engine looks (almost) like real life on PS4 – Let’s analyse!

Konami will be using the Fox Engine for PES 2014 and also other unannounced next-gen PS4 games and this new photo comparison shows the engine in action. To the right is a photo and left is a screenshot from Fox Engine.

You can still see some apparent distinguishing features that gives the illusion away:

• The polygon edges on the ear are prevalent and you can also see them on the lower parts of the nostrils.

• Hair is always a hard feature to pull off and here you can see the lack of hair strains and their delicate fidelity are not the same. While the eye brow is almost identical you can see the unnatural evenness of the eyelashes  compared to the more random real-life appearance.

• The strong light (simulates a flash) gives off an unnatural and monotone color flesh tone compared to the photo. As you can see in the reflection of the eyeball two light sources has been set up for this render.

• Random blemishes, birth marks, freckles and other imperfections of the skin are usually details that makes a person look realistic, they are largely missing here.

• The shadow between the lips and inside the ear is too strong which suggest that the flesh itself doesn’t have enough translucency (transparency) as real skin.

Fox Engine vs. Photo

Credit: Konami Digital Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment