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Is it just me or does water still look terrible?

UE5 has better water than this, but not by much in my opinion (Halo 3, a 10 year old game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4eFg-lnpDM

I'd say the Halo 5 video is better, but it's likely due to the artist.

The artist at Epic using UE5 didnt do the best job on the water, you mean?

Yes.

- The UE5 demo is showing off the deformation in the water but has a poor quality material that looks a bit like blue hair gel.

- Halo doesn't have any deformation, just a really lovely material.