I'm curious what people think of the new art concept. My roomate and I both have fairly high end PCs and we thought the character graphics looked quite good actually.
I think an upgrade was needed and I can understand DA wanting to own a unique style of art....but, actually, I think the new style looks sort of generic in a 'seen it a lot in anime' sort of way -- very sharp angles -- very thin features. On the other hand, I like the background and landscape art that I'm seeing. I guess I'm just not liking the stylized characters so much.
I know it's only concept art and by the time the game ships it might look a lot different. But, at this stage, I'm not sure that I'm feeling the concept.
What'cha think?
Thoughts on New Art Concept?
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 12:39
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I think we will need more than four screen shots to really get a feel of how the art direction will be.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 12:41
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 12:42
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i think we saw one really good screenshot (the one were bethany and hawke are talking, you know, the one with the conversation wheel on it) that showed me that the characters look kinda good already...
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 12:43
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The closeup of the character's faces and the battle shots are so different in quality as to seem to be from two different engines.
The close-up shot looks great -- much less doll-like than the faces in Origins, although the real test of that will be in motion.
The battle shots don't really look finished, so I'll reserve judgment. I do think that the spirit of the changes to the environments -- crisper and clearer with a stronger sense of surrounding space -- is a good one.
The close-up shot looks great -- much less doll-like than the faces in Origins, although the real test of that will be in motion.
The battle shots don't really look finished, so I'll reserve judgment. I do think that the spirit of the changes to the environments -- crisper and clearer with a stronger sense of surrounding space -- is a good one.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 12:55
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distinguetraces wrote...
The closeup of the character's faces and the battle shots are so different in quality as to seem to be from two different engines.
The close-up shot looks great -- much less doll-like than the faces in Origins, although the real test of that will be in motion.
The battle shots don't really look finished, so I'll reserve judgment. I do think that the spirit of the changes to the environments -- crisper and clearer with a stronger sense of surrounding space -- is a good one.
I couldn't agree more with this. Maybe the new crisp and delineated look is what many don't like.
As far as the in-game shots go, all that's missing in my opinion is a little more atmospheric perspective, and I want the lighting on the characters to better reflect the type of environment they are in.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 01:09
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my thoughts about the new arts is that from what iv seen till know
it look realy ugly!!!
it look realy ugly!!!
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 01:36
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I can't understand the love for the triangles. Seriously. And the artists apparently worked on JE! JE was stunning, artistically. Triangle armour is not. And if you look carefully even Hawke has a spike jutting out of his chest. WTF up with that?
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:26
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Hawke and the Ogre look good, but the Hurlocks have a Skeletor-in-fetish-gear vibe to them that I'm not digging.
I need to see more than just a handful of screenshots of one scene before I come to a final opinion, though.
I need to see more than just a handful of screenshots of one scene before I come to a final opinion, though.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:30
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Graphically, I think the game'll look good; as stated by some already, the close-up shot is really good and appears to be more current than the other pictures.
In regards to the art style, I'm a bit up in the air. I have no problem with the idea of increased use of angular design, but it can be a bit over the top. I don't really like the armor on the ogre, for instance. Do I hate it? Not really. I just prefer the old style, but then again, I've yet to truly see the new style in its final form.
In regards to the art style, I'm a bit up in the air. I have no problem with the idea of increased use of angular design, but it can be a bit over the top. I don't really like the armor on the ogre, for instance. Do I hate it? Not really. I just prefer the old style, but then again, I've yet to truly see the new style in its final form.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:40
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distinguetraces wrote...
The closeup of the character's faces and the battle shots are so different in quality as to seem to be from two different engines.
The close-up shot looks great -- much less doll-like than the faces in Origins, although the real test of that will be in motion.
In all honesty, they really don't look much better.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:44
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It's still in the alpha stage no? But the recent close up shots look good, the backgrounds still need work though.
I still don't know what to think of the style. I was kinda disturbed by how the darkspawn looked, I wished they looked the way they did in the old style, but I'm sure Bioware will suprise us with the final results.
I still don't know what to think of the style. I was kinda disturbed by how the darkspawn looked, I wished they looked the way they did in the old style, but I'm sure Bioware will suprise us with the final results.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:44
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Atranox wrote...
distinguetraces wrote...
The closeup of the character's faces and the battle shots are so different in quality as to seem to be from two different engines.
The close-up shot looks great -- much less doll-like than the faces in Origins, although the real test of that will be in motion.
In all honesty, they really don't look much better.
I think that pic looks good, but the style is different than DA:O's so it isn't really a direct comparison for me. The real comparison is between the first shot and the others that were online and in the article.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:51
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i like it , looks much better then the old style
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:51
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as long as they fix the blood splatters ,
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:53
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The faces and models look good, the shot with the three darkspawn look really good.... but the environment still need a lot of improvement.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:56
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Sucks, game easily mistaken for Lord Of The Rings.
Dragon Age 2 take place in like, but not actually Morder.
Dragon Age 2 take place in like, but not actually Morder.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 02:58
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The thing I found off-putting about the battle pictures is how hawkes face is totally emotionless. That tells me the pics are nowhere near to representing what the game should look like. I hope we get more polished pics soon.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 03:03
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It's funny, but when I see those pictures, it seems to me like you just proved his point. The DA2 pic looks significantly better than either of those DA:O pictures.Atranox wrote...
distinguetraces wrote...
The closeup of the character's faces and the battle shots are so different in quality as to seem to be from two different engines.
The close-up shot looks great -- much less doll-like than the faces in Origins, although the real test of that will be in motion.
In all honesty, they really don't look much better.
Specifically, the blood spatter on Hawke's face looks much better than that on Duncan, especially the smearing. His and Bethany's hair casts shadows on their faces...we definitely do not get that kind of detail in DAO. I think the skin tones look more natural, and overall I think they just look way better. Plus, bear in mind they're still 7 months away from releasing, so even though it already looks great, odds are it will be improved further.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 03:08
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I just wanted to elaborate on what I said earlier: though the styles are different I think that the new pics look better. They seem to have more detail and general refinement than the old ones (the close-up shot. I'm assuming that all the graphics will reach that point at least).
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 03:13
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andar91 wrote...
I just wanted to elaborate on what I said earlier: though the styles are different I think that the new pics look better. They seem to have more detail and general refinement than the old ones (the close-up shot. I'm assuming that all the graphics will reach that point at least).
Correction. They have better artistic direction. The DA:O people look like plastic, malformed dolls by comparison.
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Posté 21 juillet 2010 - 03:16
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slimgrin wrote...
andar91 wrote...
I just wanted to elaborate on what I said earlier: though the styles are different I think that the new pics look better. They seem to have more detail and general refinement than the old ones (the close-up shot. I'm assuming that all the graphics will reach that point at least).
Correction. They have better artistic direction. The DA:O people look like plastic, malformed dolls by comparison.
I wouldn't say the originals look quite THAT bad, but I do agree that the new ones look worlds above the old ones in almost every way.
