I saw a few of these beta gameplay pics over at NWN2 News today and the heads looked like my little brother modeled them and my little sister textured them. What gives? The lighting was all opaque and flat with no contrast. I really hope those were just really early pre-model/texture pics because I was expecting much better. The backgrounds looked nice but those heads gotta go, and throw some light and dark in there!

It seems that old screenshots were from the old E3 alpha build. Look at the Gen Con images from the latest bulid.

Edited August 12, 200619 yr by funcroc

It seems that old screenshots were from the old E3 alpha build. Look at the Gen Con images from the latest bulid.

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Wow... without shadows open-faced helms look lame.

 

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And this guy:

 

Needs decaf.

Edited August 12, 200619 yr by Oerwinde

I'm not impressed.

I could careless if the gameplay is good.

Interface doesn't seem very impressive either.

And this guy:

 

http://gallery.usticke.org/d/6802-2/CIMG3954.JPG

 

Needs decaf.

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LOL!

 

The heads were better in NWN1 and Baldurs Gate 1. That's sad.

 

What's funny is at least one of the armors and most of backgrounds look nice. The Art Director needs to get his hands on a more experienced modeler for the actual characters. Too many "mannequin" looking heads. Very stiff and contrived.

 

Well It won't stop me from getting the game, but It sure looks like I'll be loading some Ascii .mdl's into 3DSMax and getting my hands dirty to give these things a more "organic" look.

The closeups will mainly be an issue for dialogue situations KOTOR2/movie style.

 

Btw did we get closeup headshots in BG1?

The remakes of the dwarves and trolls kinda look "meh" as well. Not much in the "spirit" of Gygax/Tolkien lore as we know them to look and act. The original NWN nailed it for me and my friends.

 

To be fair though some of the "official" images out there look decent in terms of characters during some of the fight scenes. I just can't help but scrutinize, because you want to have talented "hardcore" D&D guy's working on this stuff. When you get nervous is when they have these new kids modeling the work or doing character design that have little or no history on the canon base of these characters, or the important aspects of games that came before them - eg: Gauntlet, Diablo I and 2 ect.

 

I'm really interested in seeing how they redid the inventory. I thought that aspect of the original NWN series was perfect. The attention to detail to all of the inventory items was a big attracter for me. I hope they didn't skimp there.

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Man, I bow before your m4d z1nger skillz.

Soulthief is too geeky for the Obsidian forums. How sad is that?

Soulthief is too geeky for the Obsidian forums. How sad is that?

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I could benchpress you. How sad is that?

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Edited August 12, 200619 yr by Guest

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Lets settle this right now. :angry:

 

*grunts* oooh! *puffs*.... 1,000,000 tonnes!

 

I win.

If the dude has legitimate issues with how NWN2 looks lets not trivialize that.

Someone should post pictures of a NWN2 troll and a "canonical" DnD Troll, and compare them.

Obsessing about how the invontory looks, not works mind you, but looks is the most ridiculous concern regarding NWN2 Ive ever seen

 

 

 

...And the NWN2 trolls look EXACTLY like the ugly mofo's in the Monster Book for D&D 3.5 so I dont think anyone can argue that they got them wrong (I downloaded it on PDF.. not a geek)

Someone should post pictures of a NWN2 troll and a "canonical" DnD Troll, and compare them.

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Actually I think it'd be funnier to get out a couple BG1 screenshots and put them next to the NWN2 models just so everyone can see how the 6 pixel (number pulled out of my arse, obviously) heads look so much better.

 

Honestly though, he's not too geeky for Obsidian, he and Hades just need to get together sometime and discuss everything that's wrong with the designer's visions and how theirs are so much better.

 

Oh, and Soulthief, using how strong you are in real life as a comeback is just one step above threatening to beat someone up over the internet.

You know, the Hulk could bench press the moon. That's way more than Chewbacca. I'm just sayin'.

 

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Needs decaf.

Holy ****! Yes he does.

Edited August 12, 200619 yr by Nartwak