The Beauty of the Best Graphics Engines of 2011

February 8, 2012 by Ian Miles Cheong

Graphics enginesâ€”they get better every year. Last year was no exception. Last year saw the release of numerous sequels, and brand new titles, many of which raised the bar.

#2 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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Image Credit: Deadthrills

CD Projekt RED and its games have come a long way since the days of the Aurora Engine. The aforementioned Aurora Engine was first developed by Bioware to power Neverwinter Nights. It was heavily modified by the Polish developers for use in The Witcher.

The team went on to develop its own in-house engine, called RED Engine. It's good, and it puts most other engines to shame thanks to the fact that it was developed for the PC.