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[Warden_of_all]

Also Skyrim is less fond of its spikes

Quite so.  LOL 

[LPPrince]

DA:I is closer to Kingdoms of Amalur than it is Skyrim (or any TES game).

 

Well, certainly not in art style, hahaha. KoA had aesthetics closer to Fable than anything.

 

But game world wise, definitely. KoA had large game levels that were not one big open world, but connected by loading screens when crossing from one to another. DA:I will do similar.

[LPPrince]

You called...?

 

1. Spike trap, actually makes sense

2. Ice spikes, classic magical attack in games, even in DA thats fine

3. Spikes on shields are historically accurate

 

So Skyrim is good, good, and good.

 

Oh yeah, and Amalur's art style was awesome for what it was trying to be.

 

But yeah, DA is going for a more realistic approach in its art style, far less stylized. At least not in that manner. Both work.

[LPPrince]

Moving away from spikes for a bit, I thought the hearts on Cass' armor were a little fanservicey and seemed to exist purely for the sake of cosplay.

 

But what do I know. Maybe the girl likes her hearts. She's a closeted romantic apparently. She probably reads Varric's fan fiction.

[LPPrince]

I want incessant Varric being Varric and teasing Cass specifically for Aimo to have more ammo for her artwork

 

So yes, he must point out the hearts.

[Shadow Storm]

I am amazed by the graphical direction the game has gone and the array of characters to work with. I just watched a vid that show cased the environment and combo system and it looks to be very high quality. I only hope the graphics are not downgraded on next gen and they are not going to post PC vids for consoles like every one else seems to. -.- My PC is too far behind to keep playing games like these and my current heating issues doesn't help. Well overdue for an upgrade.

[Maraas]

THIS I can actually agree to, we don't know anything until the game is released

Seems to me we already know a great deal about visual style and gameplay mechanics. There's a metric freakton of screenshots and gameplay footage in this very thread.

[Maraas]

You know... I agreed to stop this discussion so that the thread wont get locked but I can go on if you like? Just don't blame me if it does indeed gets locked....

I don't think it's gonna get locked if you post a few screenshots to point out how Inquisition looks like [X]. For my part I'm gonna repost some images showing the distinction. Themes could be the same—forests, castles, etc—but DAI has its own very distinct style.

 

Inquisition has dragons, and they look nothing like their counterparts in Skyrim:

Spoiler

 

 

It has castles, and they don't look like anything you find in Skyrim:

Spoiler

 

 

 

It has sweeping landscapes, forests, even giants—things Skyrim has as well, but they're most certainly not lookalikes:

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You won't find deserts or rock formations like this one:

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anywhere in Skyrim.

 

And don't even get me started on how it all plays. It's absolutely clear that BioWare devs do their own thing. Skyrim is not a synonym for "big", "open" and whatever it is you mean.

[Rel Fexive]

They were standard Tevinter statues, much like the standard Tevinter architecture of most of Kirkwall.  It's hardly likely that they are "reusing old resources" when they've switched to a whole new engine....

[Warden_of_all]

They were standard Tevinter statues, much like the standard Tevinter architecture of most of Kirkwall.  It's hardly likely that they are "reusing old resources" when they've switched to a whole new engine....

Model data is still model data. They might be compatible. In which case yes they can reuse resources. Most Models are created with the same program and then converted or exported to the proper format for the engine. Most modders love this fact. 

[Maraas]

Model data is still model data. They might be compatible.

Well, says here: Things like models, animation, textures, levels, etc. aren’t actually created by the engine or in the engine. These things are created by artists using computer programs like Maya, 3D Studio Max, Hammer, ZBrush, Motion Builder, photoshop, and the like. These files are then processed by tools, which are built by tools programmers. The tools convert the art assets into a format that the game engine can understand.

 

So maybe they did reuse some of their old work. Or not. )) Whichever the case, if the shoe fits... Overall visual style of DAI is very reminiscent of DA2 anyway, whether they reused old models or created something similar.

[Das Tentakel]

Well, says here: Things like models, animation, textures, levels, etc. aren’t actually created by the engine or in the engine. These things are created by artists using computer programs like Maya, 3D Studio Max, Hammer, ZBrush, Motion Builder, photoshop, and the like. These files are then processed by tools, which are built by tools programmers. The tools convert the art assets into a format that the game engine can understand.

 

So maybe they did reuse some of their old work. Or not. )) Whichever the case, if the shoe fits... Overall visual style of DAI is very reminiscent of DA2 anyway, whether they reused old models or created something similar.

 

I remember some posts from the time after they announced the switch; a number of resources are imported / converted I think, like models and so forth. Animation routines as well I think, or at least that happened during earlier switches from one engine to another. If you look at the exaggerated hip-swaying gait of Vivienne and I think Sera as well, it is very reminiscent of the female (including Hawke's) movement in DA2. Some stuff might get fresh textures of course.

There's also the likelihood that some assets never made it into the final games, and are now put to good use.

[Rel Fexive]

Model data is still model data. They might be compatible. In which case yes they can reuse resources. Most Models are created with the same program and then converted or exported to the proper format for the engine. Most modders love this fact. 

 

Well, fair enough then

 

I'll refer y'all to the first part of my statement instead, then; namely that the place in the picture (Adamant Fortress?) has the same architectural style as Kirkwall, hence the similarities.  I'm just trying to find alternative explanations to head off the inevitable "it's obviously lazy design" argument that crops up every time something vaguely similar to something we've seen elsewhere appears.