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The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience

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  • 2021
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7.8/10
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Felicia Simone in The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience (2021)
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THE MATRIX AWAKENS: AN UNREAL ENGINE 5 EXPERIENCE' is a free, cutting-edge cinematic and open world interactive tech demo that combines the power of PlayStation®5 with UE5. An original conce... Read allTHE MATRIX AWAKENS: AN UNREAL ENGINE 5 EXPERIENCE' is a free, cutting-edge cinematic and open world interactive tech demo that combines the power of PlayStation®5 with UE5. An original concept written and cinematically directed by Lana Wachowski and James McTeigue, Keanu Reeves a... Read allTHE MATRIX AWAKENS: AN UNREAL ENGINE 5 EXPERIENCE' is a free, cutting-edge cinematic and open world interactive tech demo that combines the power of PlayStation®5 with UE5. An original concept written and cinematically directed by Lana Wachowski and James McTeigue, Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprise their roles as Neo and Trinity, while also playing themselves ... Read all

  • Directors
    • James McTeigue
    • Lana Wachowski
  • Writers
    • James McTeigue
    • Lana Wachowski
  • Stars
    • Carrie-Anne Moss
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Felicia Simone
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    7.8/10
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    • Directors
      • James McTeigue
      • Lana Wachowski
    • Writers
      • James McTeigue
      • Lana Wachowski
    • Stars
      • Carrie-Anne Moss
      • Keanu Reeves
      • Felicia Simone
    • 9User reviews
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    1fitzgerald-17438

    absolute rubbish

    A rehash of the original series , replaying other scenes from other parts of the matrix , 2 hours + of dross , plot is beyond belief , characters that you don't care about , Reeves should have stayed away and let them use CGI to save his fee , ignore unless you are a die for matrix fan , out of 10 , minus 20.
    10samanevi

    Wow

    The graphic are so real it was like i see it in real life with my own eyes but then i blank and see television.

    It shows The power of next generation games.
    10rkoning

    So real, it's scary

    Incredible showcase of what's possible , definitely worth a watch. Your able to explore a city made so realistic and alive while being able to change settings on the fly, lighting, particles, sun positioning, everything. I can't wait to see what will be created using the unreal engine.
    10Neptune165

    Never seen anything like this till now

    The graphics are insane in this. Feels like real life. Ok so ppl...this is a TECH DEMO!!!....showcasing we're we are at in the state of video games...it's purely to demo what the Unreal engine can n will do for the VG industry....this demo is a major leap from we're we were...to we're we are now...the seamless transition from movie to game is.... UNREAL!!!!... I'm extremely excited to see what the UE 5 does in the future...there's nothing out right now tech or game that comes anywhere close to this...Matrix changed how we look n see movies...now UE5 changes how we see n interact in Video games...very exciting....great work UE5...groundbreaking....touché!!! I never though graphics could get better then gta 5 but I am definitely wrong how did they even create this masterpiece.
    7ajneeago96

    3.5 Stars out of 5 Stars

    Stellar graphics, let's just start there. The entire game is so realistic looking, and the opening sequence of your shooting incoming cars is quite fun, but at the end of the day, this is a demo, no if, ands, or buts. The amount of material this game has is lacking, especially once you hit the open-world portion of the game.

    I loved this intro though. So cool they got both Keanu and Carrie to come back to their roles as Neo and Trinity, but the story is... well almost non-existent which makes this a bit hard to recommend as a must play for Matrix fans. It certainly is good, and Matrix fans will sure dig it. I mean, this is just a Unreal Engine 5 demo so the fact they decided to make it a sort of standalone Matrix game was neat. I just was very disappointed in the ending, as there really isn't an end at all, but it's just open world where you can go to certain markers and adjust/enhance graphics and stuff like that to see Unreal Engines full capability's. If you can somehow find this now defunct demo, I'd suggest giving it 10 minutes of your time since it's very short, fun, and shows how cool video games are going to look in the near future.

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      • December 10, 2021 (United States)
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