LumpOfCole
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The female panda really does look like a fur suit.
GamesRadar leaks Mists of Pandaria (WoW) videos and screens
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Audioboxer
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Think I'm going to park my WoW sub until this comes out. Been playing on and off again the last two months after a long hiatus.
Looks great so far, hoping for a 2012 release.
Looks great so far, hoping for a 2012 release.
The initial announcement had me a little wary, but I think this looks pretty damn cool. Nice change of pace from all the dark grim-grim dark stuff from the past few expansions.
And like someone else said, all this stuff is making me get that exploration itch. Questing in these zones would probably be awesome.
Shit...I'm probably going to have to re-up my subscription.
And like someone else said, all this stuff is making me get that exploration itch. Questing in these zones would probably be awesome.
Shit...I'm probably going to have to re-up my subscription.
Big Chungus
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TAKE MY MONEY
So kiddy/ cartoony and simplistic is better than semi realistic and true to source? Cartoony means has soul? I disagree with pretty much your entire post but its your opinion.
So kiddy/ cartoony and simplistic is better than semi realistic and true to source? Cartoony means has soul? I disagree with pretty much your entire post but its your opinion.
Yes I think the bottom pic looks better.
LumpOfCole
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I think SWTOR's art does a great job for level 40-49 gear, but then the endgame gear suddenly looks like chimps began to mash on keyboards and art tablets.
What, don't you like having a built-in coatrack?
Shalashaska161
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Man those newer shots are beautiful, Blizzard sure employs some amazing artists.
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Those screenshots are fucking gorgeous. Jesus.
Great environmental art as usual. It's been YEARS since I played WoW "seriously" - since Burning Crusade. But every expansion I still buy and sub for a few months to at least explore the new zones.
Pandaria I planned on skipping, but man... those zones look really great. I'm looking forward to seeing what is beyond each hillcrest I'm seeing in those screens.
Pandaria I planned on skipping, but man... those zones look really great. I'm looking forward to seeing what is beyond each hillcrest I'm seeing in those screens.
my problem with SWTORs art is that it's inconsistent. It doesn't ever realize what it wants the art style to be, so it's a mash of a few similar things that don't quite gel correctly. Plus, a lot of the environments are just constructed poorly.. the game (from what I've seen and played) just feels 'bland', whereas WoW, while cartoony, knows exactly what it wants to be, and is constructed very, very well. If you can't see past another 500 polygons and some shader tricks then.. well.. congrats. I'm willing to bet you think every psp game looks better than every ds game too, right?
Alex
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Extremely lovely environments, which is why moving back to a new continent with a central theme was so important. Northrend was gorgeous and filled with a lot of subtleties and bitsmof art that went beyond most open world games. Still, New environments and assets always look nice until you fill it with dreamcast geometry characters wearing retextured armor from 2004. =\
Or until you're stuck entirely in narrow hallways with nothing but rave lights to look at!
If they'd just update the models, move to new armor meshes and get content back into the game world like they promised it'd be such a big deal.
But as lovely as the environments are, it won't change the fact that they won't and it's just going to be the same busted shit as cataclysm. You'll burn through everything of merit in two weeks of casual play then it's back to salt mines.
SWTOR has nice open environments and good looking armor when it tries to actually look like armor and clothing but it suffers from the same rejected superhero design gig that WoW does where everything has to be ridiculous. Best looking piece of armor I saw was a level 10 coat for the agent.
Same problems as wow pretty much entirely, it had a good,leveling game but their refusal to budge from anything but the standard EQ type made it unplayable after the wind down for anyone wanting something fresher.
Or until you're stuck entirely in narrow hallways with nothing but rave lights to look at!
If they'd just update the models, move to new armor meshes and get content back into the game world like they promised it'd be such a big deal.
But as lovely as the environments are, it won't change the fact that they won't and it's just going to be the same busted shit as cataclysm. You'll burn through everything of merit in two weeks of casual play then it's back to salt mines.
SWTOR has nice open environments and good looking armor when it tries to actually look like armor and clothing but it suffers from the same rejected superhero design gig that WoW does where everything has to be ridiculous. Best looking piece of armor I saw was a level 10 coat for the agent.
Same problems as wow pretty much entirely, it had a good,leveling game but their refusal to budge from anything but the standard EQ type made it unplayable after the wind down for anyone wanting something fresher.
LumpOfCole
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Speaking from Empire / Bounty Hunter perspective, I loved the armor from 40-49. Then endgame token armor looked like armor that would be custom made for Uglyman, Emperor of Hideoustropolis.
Big Chungus
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Worgen Monks look cool!
Completely misunderstood my post. WoW's art style has soul for other reasons. It's got nothing to do with the style/aesthetic of the two games. I'd say Mass Effect's art style has tons of soul in comparison to The Old Republic. That's how you design a sci-fi universe. The Old Republic is just endlessly bland in it's characters, costumes, and cities. It just feels uninspired.
I totally agree. I have nothing against The Old Republic, but the art is just not that good, especially when it comes to armor and such. Though, I will say my Jedi Sent's face looks awesome. Just wish everything else looked as cool.
wandering goat
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Yeah, a lot of it is silly looking. I'm glad 1.2 is basically allowing you to bypass how armor looks entirely.
mysocksarepink
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fuck yes. hoping for beta news this week
FieryBalrog
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I think it has more to do with the terrible smeared textures and lack of AA that afflict that game.
And that's before we get to the actual art direction.
FieryBalrog
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Like the cockroach!
QisTopTier
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Cows, Wolves, and now bears... world of furrycraft xD
If only they had an ounce of that drive.