I love it. The concept art is of amazing quality. The artist is clearly more skilled than the concept artists of DAO and DAII. Assuming the 3d models capture the art correctly, I have great expectations for the visuals of this game.
WoW bravo Bioware artists! on this.
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#202
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 02:48
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bEVEsthda wrote...
Why am I mentioning this? Because even if the Qunari have gunpowder, they don't know what to do with it. And neither will anyone else for another 300-400 years.
So rest easy. Our fantasy will remain pure and untarnished. There will be no steamdriven, blackpowder machineguns.
...I hope.
My understanding is that the Qunari have guns. Just, you know, not the man-portable ones. All they have is cannon and grenades. (Which is already quite enough that they'd have conquered Thedas if the Circles hadn't been set on them.)
#203
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 07:48
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I just hope the armor in this game will be less bulky, after all you are a traveling warrior, not someone who just enters battlefield and fights the fight and then goes home to rest.
#204
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 07:50
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C'mon guys. Wouldn't you guys want to see these in real life too?
#205
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 08:28
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I wish I could have the option to wear a big poofy awesome dress as a woman at some point in DA3 Hawke was lying when she said she wouldn't wear anything that wasn't festooned in ruffles. Where are my ruffles? D:
#206
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 09:02
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That is some wicked concept art. I also want ruffles. Ruffles of evil.
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Posté 01 mars 2013 - 11:12
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I love the Concept Art!
I really hope we will get to see the styles ingame. The Tevinter is delicious.
Can't wait to see more.
I really hope we will get to see the styles ingame. The Tevinter is delicious.
Can't wait to see more.
#208
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 11:27
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Tevinter looking stereotypically evil isn't something I'd praise.
#209
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 11:53
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JimmyTheProthean wrote...
Finally one thing in origins that bugged me is everyone wore the same fashion the same armour! and that was the case in Dragon age 2 aswell , the tevinter magisters for example just felt like puny circle mages they're attire did not relfect their culture , which is dark , forbiding and cruel in nature and i think that it is important to relfect that in the appearance of the said people's attire.
As you can see Bioware is defiantly heading in the right direction this is so awesome. The human ethnic groups look unique now and they relfect their cultures well. The orlesians are Prideful and highly fashionably and arrogant. The fereldans wear a mix of hardy well crafted armour and clothing relfecting they're hardy and warrior nature. And the Tevinters look really mysterious, Dark and dangerous!, i hope bioware keeps up this trend with the other ethnic groups! and actually brings this sort of relfective attire to the game!.
Oh, man. That's ****ing fantastic. I love those!
#210
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 11:59
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Savber100 wrote...
Solmanian wrote...
Savber100 wrote...
I like the Orlesians and Fereldans...
But please tone down the "dark and moody" of the Tenvinters... I hate to think them as some "big bad"
Ofcourse not. Just because they were a central part of every holy war in thedas, strong supporter of slavery, and frequently bleed said slaves to use their lifeblood as "feul" for their unholy rituals...
Which I dislike... They were modelled after the Eastern Roman Empire so why should their culture be necessarily evil?
Name a real-life example of an evil, unredeemable culture and I'm not talking about political parties like say the ****s.
Edit: Why the heck are N a z i s bleeped out?
There's no such thing as an unredeemable colture. All that required is the willingness to change.
A thousand years ago the popular belief in medieval time from both christian and muslim sides of the crusades/jihad was that there's nothing wrong with forcibly converting people religion at the end of a sword, because "they were saving their souls". I would consider that evil. Both coltures mostly matured out of that state of mind. There are still people who believe it's justified to kill people who don't share their religious belief, and I still think they are evil. But I don't condemn all of their society because of the individual "evilness".
If tevintar will abolish slavery and blood magic, they would be on equal footing (moraly) as any other thedosian society. They can even keep their oppressive magocracy; it's not better or worse than any form of goverment currently used in thedas (they're all equaly bad). But so long as they continue their current practices, any sensible person can and should consider them "evil".
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Posté 01 mars 2013 - 01:11
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What I want to see is realy bulky full plate armor. And than shove that armor inside another full plate armor. Like a nemesis dreadknight. 
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#212
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 01:17
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Dave of Canada wrote...
Tevinter looking stereotypically evil isn't something I'd praise.
It's probably going to be nuanced stereotypical evil. With a subtle cackle.
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#213
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 03:17
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I don't think the Tevinter woman's clothes look "evil" at all, just over the top. There's plenty of color there. Now her expression, on the other hand...
#214
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 03:59
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You know, it could be in the Tevinter people's interest to look evil. Rule by fear and all that.
#215
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 04:02
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That pointy hood has to go (from Tevinter male).
#216
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 04:05
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Das Tentakel wrote...
Dave of Canada wrote...
Tevinter looking stereotypically evil isn't something I'd praise.
It's probably going to be nuanced stereotypical evil. With a subtle cackle.
Black Moon Chronicles, great graphic novel.
#217
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 04:59
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I love these designs. Hopefully there's a lot of variety, but generally speaking, nobles at court should look like they're trying to impress and/or intimidate their rivals. Especially in Orlais and Tevinter, the two great empires of Thedas, noble fashion should be absolutely audacious. They're showing off. Practicality shouldn't be a factor.
I don't think the Tevinters in black and white makeup says 'sith', either. Star Wars didn't invent that look, merely adapted it. Lots of cultures have at times used white makeup in formal settings, whether that's to hide smallpox scars like in England or ritually paint central figures according to the culture's color value associations like in Japan. And black fashion is often in style throughout history, so combining one with the other doesn't automatically spell E-V-I-L on your nameplate. It does look very cool, though.
I always saw Thedas as more of a mishmash of different eras anyway. Ferelden's more 15th century English/Scots, but it's also considered a backwater, so it should be less developed in a lot of ways compared to Orlais and Tevinter. Orlais always seemed more 16th century French naval powerish to me, so this is perfect, and Tevinter strikes me more as dark ages 12th or 13th century Byzantine (the Eastern Roman Empire in its later stages), which is an earlier but also more complex society. Byzantine court intrigue was dangerous, deadly, and duplicitous, and the Tevinter outfits exude that, so it's perfect. I don't want everything you see from Tevinter to be the black and white motif, but it's a good place to start.
This is an original fantasy universe, so it should be unique. None of the nations of Thedas should be one to one analogues of their real world inspirations, or any particular real world time and place. I think the basic non-magic physics should be realistic (so no more giant swords, for instance), and the fiction should try to be consistent, but that doesn't mean it should totally conform to any particular real world era.
They look great. :-)
I don't think the Tevinters in black and white makeup says 'sith', either. Star Wars didn't invent that look, merely adapted it. Lots of cultures have at times used white makeup in formal settings, whether that's to hide smallpox scars like in England or ritually paint central figures according to the culture's color value associations like in Japan. And black fashion is often in style throughout history, so combining one with the other doesn't automatically spell E-V-I-L on your nameplate. It does look very cool, though.
I always saw Thedas as more of a mishmash of different eras anyway. Ferelden's more 15th century English/Scots, but it's also considered a backwater, so it should be less developed in a lot of ways compared to Orlais and Tevinter. Orlais always seemed more 16th century French naval powerish to me, so this is perfect, and Tevinter strikes me more as dark ages 12th or 13th century Byzantine (the Eastern Roman Empire in its later stages), which is an earlier but also more complex society. Byzantine court intrigue was dangerous, deadly, and duplicitous, and the Tevinter outfits exude that, so it's perfect. I don't want everything you see from Tevinter to be the black and white motif, but it's a good place to start.
This is an original fantasy universe, so it should be unique. None of the nations of Thedas should be one to one analogues of their real world inspirations, or any particular real world time and place. I think the basic non-magic physics should be realistic (so no more giant swords, for instance), and the fiction should try to be consistent, but that doesn't mean it should totally conform to any particular real world era.
They look great. :-)
#218
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 10:10
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Dave of Canada wrote...
Tevinter looking stereotypically evil isn't something I'd praise.
In most circumstances, I suppose I'd have to agree. But damn if Bioware didn't manage to make stereotypically evil the new black this season.
Edit: Or maybe my opinion should be understood in the context of the fact that I'm just now noting the male Tevinter. The rest is cool, but I suppose he could lose the hood, the apron, and the sour expression.
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#219
Posté 01 mars 2013 - 10:45
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God, some of you people are such whiny bastards. One single picture is all it takes eh?
I'ts impractical: Its high fashion obviously. Whatever the age, nobles have always loved their swag. Ever tried wearing a full robe? They trip you up. Not practical in combat either.
I'ts stereotypical: It's one picture, of concept art, not even official. Theres like six people in it.
It's not accurate: This isnt mount and blade.
I'ts impractical: Its high fashion obviously. Whatever the age, nobles have always loved their swag. Ever tried wearing a full robe? They trip you up. Not practical in combat either.
I'ts stereotypical: It's one picture, of concept art, not even official. Theres like six people in it.
It's not accurate: This isnt mount and blade.
#221
Posté 02 mars 2013 - 04:58
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I won't be satisfied until I see an entire concept art spread consisting of only fancy Orlesian shoes.
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Posté 02 mars 2013 - 10:43
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brushyourteeth wrote...
I won't be satisfied until I see an entire concept art spread consisting of only fancy Orlesian shoes.
...but with ankles! More ankle!
#223
Posté 02 mars 2013 - 11:07
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Fast Jimmy wrote...
I knew it would be a matter of time before someone put a clock in a DA game. It REALLY begs the question of the level of technology involved when that stuff starts slipping in.
Dwarves have clockwork per DAO.
Gunpowder was first mentioned in european writings in the middle of 11th century.
Chinese writings describe something gunpowder'ish half a century later.
Why am I mentioning this? Because even if the Qunari have gunpowder, they don't know what to do with it. And neither will anyone else for another 300-400 years.
So rest easy. Our fantasy will remain pure and untarnished. There will be no steamdriven, blackpowder machineguns.
...I hope.
The Qunari have cannons. And other explosives. They just don't have guns in the sense of muskets and whatnot. Or if they do, they're refining them to be better for their attack on all of Thedas and they're in secret.
Somebody get me the Not Bad image, stat!
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Posté 02 mars 2013 - 12:45
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The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
Fast Jimmy wrote...
I knew it would be a matter of time before someone put a clock in a DA game. It REALLY begs the question of the level of technology involved when that stuff starts slipping in.
Dwarves have clockwork per DAO.
Hmmm...I can't remember seeing one. Was it actually in-game or some bit of lore in the Codex that I missed?
It wouldn't surprise me if it was in-game and I totally missed it; clocks, particularly tower clocks and big standing clocks, have been part of the generic fantasy look for a very long time now. For a much longer time (and also more common) than the currently rather prevalent gunpowder weapons even. It's the kind of stuff you don't even consciously notice anymore.
#225
Posté 02 mars 2013 - 03:27
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JimmyTheProthean wrote...
I really don't find these concepts to be that interesting. It looks French, but it doesn't jump out at me like this or this. I really hope Bioware has something a lot stronger to show us in June. I'm far more excited for ESO and Witcher 3.
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