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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.

                        Feb 18, 2011 3:44pm PST
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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
  • 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