At this point I am unsure as to which engine i will go for but am leaning more towards UDK than the cryengine, simply because I am more comfortable in the udk. Time will tell i suppose!
Anyways here are the references I have slapped together so far.
This is the style of cliff face / coastline I am aiming for:
I am going for a darker / less tropical climate. A very northern coastline.
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This is the mood I'm aiming for, edge of a storm / cloudy with light breaking through every now and then:
The water / waves won't be anywhere near as rough as the ones in the mood reference!
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The Sea Monster:
I will most likely be leaving this to the very end of the project so that I don't get distracted with it, the shape is enough for now, a big serpent from deep below. Although the image in the bottom right of this ref sheet is a lot like the final mood I'm going for!
Finally here is the block out with a messy paint over thrown in:
the tall box is reference point for size of a human.
The 'small' details like seaweed, crabs, birds, vegetation, weather effects will all hopefully add to the life of the scene.
