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Game of the Year 2004 Awards: Best Graphics
Myrthos, 2005-02-20

 

The last couple of weeks you could vote for the best RPGs and MMORPGs that have been released in 2004. Not us but you the player decide who receives the RPGDot 2004 Awards in the various categories. We thank all those who entered their votes and helped us in making it possible to select the best games of 2004.


Best Graphics in an MMORPG

Graphics, some need the best looking game out there and some couldn't care less. But this is not about how good the game is, this is about how great it looks and how stunning it is at times.

The winner: World of Warcraft
In a world where Doom 3 and Half Life 2 generate a fever pitch of interest for their technical prowess alone, World of Warcraft is a triumph of art design over polygon count. While the models are simple, the shaders minimal and the bump-mapping is non-existent, Blizzard's artists have created a colourful, stylised world with character and charm, all with an consistent artistic vision that ties it together. From the snowy peaks surrounding Ironforge to the depressing Barrens, World of Warcraft varied, imaginative and a work of art.

(Dhruin)

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Runner Up: Everquest 2
Sony Online took the opposite approach to World of Warcraft with EverQuest II, creating a cutting-edge engine that uses the latest technology to bring a level of realism never before seen in a MMO - and arguably any game at all. With superbly detailed models and lush scenery, EverQuest II is challenging for all but the most powerful hardware but clearly deserves its position for pushing the boundaries of graphics technology in games.

(Dhruin)
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Second Runner Up: City of Heroes
Even if City of Heroes does not play at the same graphic level than Everquest 2, it caught it up with by the plethora of different heroes costumes allowing a large personalization and also by the variety and the quality of the visual effects of the mypowers.

(JRM)
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The Numbers
To make it complete we now give you the top 7 as voted by our visitors:

1
World of Warcraft 45.8%
2
EverQuest 2 30.4%
3
City of Heroes 6.2%
4
Lineage 2 - The Chaotic Chronicle 5.3%
5
Final Fantasy 11 2.2%
6
Ryzom 0.4%
7
Starport: Galactic Empires 0.4%

And 12% of the voters didn't have a clue about what to select.

The team members voted slightly different, leaving Lineage 2 out of the top 5:

1
EverQuest 2 55.6%
2
World of Warcraft 14.8%
3
Final Fantasy 11 11.1%
4
Ryzom 11.1%
5
City of Heroes 3.7%


List of the awards
Awards on RPGDot:
Best graphics
Best Sound and Music
Biggest Surprise
Biggest Disappointment
Most Anticipated
Dream Game
Best Console RPG
Best Non-RPG
Best RPG

Awards on MMORPGDot:
Best graphics
Best Sound and Music
Biggest Surprise
Biggest Disappointment
Most Anticipated
Dream Game
Best Expansion MMORPG
Best MMORPG

Note that percentages are rounded to the nearest number.





 
 
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