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I think you're nuts. Nate Send a noteboard - 04/11/2009 07:56:02 AM

I wasn't able to play it very much before work, but I was surprised how... low-quality the graphics seemed. The faces were okay, similar to Oblivion, but the running animation was more like gliding over the ground, and the general quality of the graphics - especially in the introductory cutscene - seemed really low-quality for an XBox 360 game. I was expecting something on the level of Mass Effect, but it looked more like the first KOTOR game.

I have it running on full settings (PC version), and it looks just fine to me. The faces are much more solid and expressive than Oblivion's, and I have no idea where you're getting the first KotOR game thing from. I mean, maybe the Xbox version has much worse graphics? Maybe? But for me it looks solid.

I see it best when I pause the game in mid-fight and look around. In one battle I paused and could admire an arrow frozen in mid-flight, trail behind it back to the archer on the other side of the room, as it narrowly missed three other npcs and then the back of my head. In another battle I paused as a rogue sneak-attacked me, shooting one of my characters with an arrow. The arrow was in my character's arm and he was pitched forward, an expression of shock on his face that Oblivion's faces simply cannot replicate. The other characters were hunched over, still going for their weapons, caught by surprise. You don't get that in KotOR.

Yeah. You're probably nuts.

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Dragon Age: Origins Blaine - 02/11/2009 02:15:38 AM 1091 Views

I am. First time I've actually purchased a collector's edition of a game. lord-of-shadow - 02/11/2009 03:31:08 AM 745 Views

Looks great, but I'm in no rush. Too many good games to be played lately. *NM* Zalis - 02/11/2009 03:39:21 AM 312 Views

Agreed, plus Modern Warfare 2 is out in like 8 days. *NM* MightyYT - 02/11/2009 07:21:15 AM 323 Views

Borderlands has me hooked, plus L4D2. I'm actually passing on MW2 now that they stiffed PC gamers. *NM* Zalis - 02/11/2009 03:01:55 PM 332 Views

I'm looking forward to it. Nate - 02/11/2009 07:27:06 AM 724 Views

Very excited *NM* Prickly - 02/11/2009 12:42:39 PM 323 Views

already bought it off steam. *NM* AliasRY - 02/11/2009 04:31:58 PM 352 Views

Heh, the game's already out in the various places one finds illegal files. Aemon - 02/11/2009 10:00:55 PM 689 Views

Yeah, my friend with a hacked 360 got it a couple weeks ago. He likes it, but says the combat is meh beetnemesis - 03/11/2009 05:00:21 PM 642 Views

re: combat scalius - 04/11/2009 04:10:12 PM 644 Views

Just played it, combat is fine. My friend is insane. beetnemesis - 05/11/2009 02:09:04 PM 658 Views

I wants. I wants! But, Jacob - 03/11/2009 03:21:44 PM 659 Views

Me. Thinking of leaving work early to enjoy it today. *NM* scalius - 03/11/2009 04:07:52 PM 331 Views

I envy... Jacob - 03/11/2009 04:22:16 PM 636 Views

I'm very excited, I'm currently waiting for it to arrive at my house. *NM* WolfBro 87 - 03/11/2009 05:35:49 PM 379 Views

Anyone else surprised by the graphics? Mad Cow Bomber - 04/11/2009 07:06:59 AM 873 Views

Really? I think it's great. The environments, at least. lord-of-shadow - 04/11/2009 07:13:43 AM 661 Views

I think you're nuts. Nate - 04/11/2009 07:56:02 AM 693 Views

That has been the initial technical review of the different platforms... Jacob - 04/11/2009 02:30:06 PM 644 Views

I have as well. None criticized, but all said the graphics were very average. *NM* Aemon - 04/11/2009 04:31:26 PM 313 Views

I think it's more the style scalius - 04/11/2009 04:07:01 PM 731 Views

The 360 has the worst graphics. Werthead - 10/11/2009 12:15:55 AM 674 Views

re: camera scalius - 10/11/2009 06:31:17 PM 653 Views

A question... Jacob - 16/11/2009 06:31:39 PM 674 Views

I'm about 23 hours in. Close enough?

(no spoilers) Aemon - 16/11/2009 07:29:14 PM 713 Views

Thanks, Aemon. Jacob - 16/11/2009 07:40:54 PM 721 Views

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<quote id="43100">I wasn't able to play it very much before work, but I was surprised how... low-quality the graphics seemed.  The faces were okay, similar to Oblivion, but the running animation was more like gliding over the ground, and the general quality of the graphics - especially in the introductory cutscene - seemed really low-quality for an XBox 360 game.  I was expecting something on the level of Mass Effect, but it looked more like the first KOTOR game.  </quote>

I see it best when I pause the game in mid-fight and look around. In one battle I paused and could admire an arrow frozen in mid-flight, trail behind it back to the archer on the other side of the room, as it narrowly missed three other npcs and then the back of my head. In another battle I paused as a rogue sneak-attacked me, shooting one of my characters with an arrow. The arrow was in my character's arm and he was pitched forward, an expression of shock on his face that Oblivion's faces simply cannot replicate. The other characters were hunched over, still going for their weapons, caught by surprise. You don't get that in KotOR.

Yeah. You're probably nuts.
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