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• hot damn. : project13
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  Already pre-ordered. Can't wait. : Visceral Monkey
  • ^^^ : RogerDandy
• Damn. I hope my 5850 can keep up with all these new graphics. : TheVietSpecial
• Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssssss. This game looks great. : Hemotoxin
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  Geralt looks a little less eastern european this time around and more western : cptstern
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    Hey did you ever make it passed the point you were stuck at? : HL3dsx
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      havent played since then as I've been busy. probably get to it tommorrow : cptstern
      • Ahh word, just wondered :) : HL3dsx
• yowser! thats not bad considering they made a point of scalability early on D:. nice! : comben
• Damn <scroll down> Damn <scroll down> Damn <scroll down> Damn <scroll down> Damn : giant boy detective
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  lol at the dragon age 2 screenshot : devpaul
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    How have Bioware managed to downgrade the damned sequel. : Beady
    • they wanted to make it less generic looking so they went for a more stylized art direction with less poly... : Hoax
  • That game... I'm sure it will be good but the ugly duckling factor is going to be the butt of jokes for a... : thebigbeefsandwich
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    to its credit, that screenshot isn't at full quality (at least not on PC) : OhSnapHighFive
    • It's probably off of the 360. Or low settings on the PC. : TheVietSpecial
  • Haha the skeletons on the beach http://i52.tinypic.com/9glc2q.jpg : Mondo
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    It's worse than that, it's not just that DA2 looks uglier than Witcher 2... http://media1.gameinforme... : SpaecKow
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      How the hell does it go from detail like that in the first game to the sequel looking like boring shit? : Godhatesfatpeople
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        those are clearly the console screenshots. it's not really a fair comparison vs. a maxed-out witcher 2 s... : EvilDolemite
        • http://www.dasreviews.com/das-game-news/dragon-age-2-dx9-pc-screenshots/ Though these are DX9. It does... : Godhatesfatpeople
        • The DA1 screen is how the game looks on PC. : SpaecKow
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          nope, they are from PC: http://www.dasreviews.com/das-game-news/dragon-age-2-dx9-pc-screenshots/ htt... : thebigbeefsandwich
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            why are we looking at DX9 screenshots though? : EvilDolemite
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              You're not going to win this fight ED - they're ugly games at any DX level. Bioware's DA team just doesn'... : SpaecKow
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                i thought DA looked fine for the world it was portraying. and i thought a lot of the urban environments ... : EvilDolemite
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                  A prettier game is still funner to play than an ugly game, all other things being equal. I'm not a graphi... : SpaecKow
                  • even ignoring witcher2 it still looks worse against its own fucking predecessor (which was pretty fugly t... : Hoax
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                You don't think DX11 makes a big difference? I think the game looks just okay on DX9 anyway, certainl... : Wisp!
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                  I don't think it makes a difference in DA or will make a difference in DA2. Nothing stops a game from jus... : SpaecKow
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                    This translated interview says the DX11 version will have ambient occlusion, additional dynamic lighting,... : Wisp!
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                      the game has gone gold. unless they want a mega surprise they really need to hurry up and release somethi... : Hoax
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                        Frankly, I think you're just whining. The games looks fine and I'm far more interested in the story and g... : Wisp!
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                          The games looks fine and I'm far more interested in the story and gameplay. How high minded of you. ... : SpaecKow
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                            Did you watch the hour long livestream video of the game? They haven't stripped any of the functionality ... : Wisp!
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                              Yes. In fact I believe I was the one who posted it here. : SpaecKow
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                                Well then what is your complaint with the gameplay other than it being identical to Origins? : Wisp!
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                                  You're now contradicting the fucking developers of the game. If the developer tells you "Okay our game is... : SpaecKow
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                                    The comments by the developers and the whole marketing scheme can be explained easily by the fact that O... : Wisp!
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                                      Just play on Nightmare or Hard on the PC and you will have to pause, use abilities, tactics, etc. Oh... : SpaecKow
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                                        The developers have said this. I'm not making it up. : Wisp!
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                                          Cool. Go ahead and post that shit dawg. : SpaecKow
                                          • It's around 31:00 in the livestream. He doesn't explicitly state you will need to pause to pay on harder ... : Wisp!
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                              50 minutes yeah, i found the dialog a bit flat (especially the constant spelled out 3 choice options made... : Hoax
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                                That slutty sailor stripper chick is going to be annoying as fuck. : SpaecKow
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                                  Is there anything about this game you do like? I see you shitting on it in every thread. I have a special... : Wisp!
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                                    No not really, I think it looks like a really bad game, and it's a shame considering how much Bioware is ... : SpaecKow
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                                      I was a huge fan of the original, as I assume you were. I think DA2 will be as good as Origins. Am I craz... : Wisp!
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                                        You are optimistic that's for sure. I want to like DA2 but everything that's changed sounds worse. Now ap... : Tchest
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                                          Worst case is what, it's not as good as DA:O and it's just a really good RPG? : Wisp!
                                          • Worst case it's a serious disappointment and showing continued erosion of quality in favor of cashing in ... : Tchest
                                • at some point i stopped the video to measure if her tits were actually bigger than her head. : Hoax
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                          because i don't share your delusions? the screens look like ass. also i'd love it if the game would be be... : Hoax
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                            http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/11/first-dragon-age-2-review-takes-editors-choice-award-in-pc-gamer/ : Wisp!
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                              same site/publication that gave doom 3 94%. admittedly its not ign/kotaku but i don't give much on their ... : Hoax
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                                Fair point. Didn't they give Hellgate: London an 89% and Spore 91%? : Wisp!
                                • yep, sounds like them. pcgamer uk is more grounded with their scores if i recall correctly. : Hoax
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                      Additional dynamic lighting may be a help to the game's rather flat look, but SSAO and DoF will not enhan... : SpaecKow
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                        You certainly have high standards for your graphics. : Wisp!
                        • I don't think so at all. : SpaecKow
                    • It was also include a virtual art drector AI that purely runs on shaders and redraws the artwork in realt... : enyakk
              • I was going to say that it looked like Fable 2 and that looked great to me, but then I looked at Fable 2 ... : PointlesS76
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                Also, I am not falling into the trap again. Yes, all DA2 art seen so far looks like shit. But this was th... : enyakk
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                  DA1 looked really good zoomed out, the character art just didn't stand up to close scrutiny at all. : SpaecKow
                  • If you zoom out far enough on Quake, it looks like Crysis. True story. : Wisp!
            • I can't seem to find any higher than DX9. : Godhatesfatpeople
            • Why don't you ask Bioware? Even the demo they're releasing doesn't go above dx9. Maybe they're patching i... : thebigbeefsandwich
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        i think they were going for a different style in the 2nd one; either way I got both games pre-ordered, sh... : devpaul
        • Yeah, the "polygons are in this year!" style : Beady
• fuck yes, not only does this shit have style but it also looks fucking impressive on the technical side. ... : Hoax
• HOT HOT damn! : valcan_s
• fucking hell I love CD Projekt : thebigbeefsandwich
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  Wow. I'm feeling kind of bad that I bought The Witcher on a Steam sale and never touched it yet. : PointlesS76
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    you have until may 17 when the sequel is released. you should play it, it is exceptional. it actually holds up visually pretty well considering its the nwn engine and the game was released in 2007.

    Feb 18, 2011 2:00pm PST
    you have until may 17 when the sequel is released. you should play it, it is exceptional. it actually ho... : Hoax
• Holy shit. I may have to order this. I never played the first one though. I feel bad. : jonin
• I can't wait! : phate81
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  PAGING HOA...oh wait he's already on this :D : uebersoldat
  • had the time to give it a try yet? : Hoax
• He looks like hes wearing plaid like a lumberjack. : illwill18
• yes please : Makenxero
• This is why i'm a PC gamer. : Tech T
• I'm ordering it through GOG and ordering a boxed copy : shakybonez31
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  http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_v8qVPZ3hYhs/SwrI_Q4zFGI/AAAAAAAAAEo/_JjD5uRdLLE/s1600/i-came.jpg : Godhatesfatpeople
  • also lol @ the DA2 shot : Godhatesfatpeople
• Holy crap that looks good! : ColoradoCNC
• Just waiting on the release, it should be good The first game bugged on me and i'll be damned if I repla... : Pneum0
• This is my game of the year so far. It looks so damn good and I know they story will be cool. : melkore
• Pretty much upgrading my PC this year just so this will look nicer. : Vincent Grayson
• I may skip the first game because I got bored as hell and go directly to the second. : Nitrium
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  Far from "damn good". Looks just OK. : vx2o
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    http://i52.tinypic.com/9glc2q.jpg : Mondo
    • Looks as bad as parts of Oblivishit without the 20 mods to make it worth a damn. : Donborvio
• Dragon Age Who : at0micgarden
• I'm so, so glad that I gave the Witcher a chance and finished it...one of the best games in years, and th... : PenicillinX57
• GOTY already for me. : freshyk
• I'm going to start calling it "The Dragon Age Killer" : .ka`boom.zZz.
• That first picture in that set is gorgeous. : DM7
• If you don't believe these are in game, make sure to check out the developer diaries at www.gametrailers.... : HL3dsx
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  Their PR guy Tom Ohle posts here. Should get him to give the Shack some love. : Fred Garvin
  • i'm not sure if he'd want shack love. : jayares
• Can't fucking wait for this game. I have had it pre-ordered from gog.com since day 1 of the pre-order. : Donborvio
• I hope this does well. If it does, I wonder if they'd consider re-releasing the original in their new : MeestaNob