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Dhruin
Stranger In A Strange Land
Joined: 20 May 2002
Posts: 1825
Location: Sydney, Australia |
Last poll asked about your interest in E3 and it's fair to say most the majority of readers have some interest. 54% follow a couple games while just under 21% love E3. 20% don't have much interest while only 4.9% don't see anything worthwhile at all.
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<br>So, did anything catch your attention? This week we're asking which game really impressed you, based on E3 previews, interviews, trailers or whatever. I know lots of votes will go to your favourite game but I'm hoping to get a feel for those games that surprised you, changed your mind or impressed you beyond your previous expectations.
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<br>Personally, Bioshock looked the most interesting overall title with a fascinating game world, interesting art direction and the possibility of genuinely advanced AI (yes, time will tell if Irrational actually pull it off).
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<br>The Gothic 3 trailer surprised me by really <i>looking</i> like a Gothic game, despite the new technology. Although I doubt it will directly compete with the "best" graphics on the market, I really liked the authenticity and atmosphere - along with the lack of excessive bloom/HDR and plastic/wet surfaces. And the glimpses of the gameworld continue to look more "alive" than the competition.
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<br>The Witcher continues to impress with gorgeous art-direction - simply beautiful. Time will tell if the gameplay is up to the same standard but I remain impressed with what the developers are saying about choices.
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<br>It was nice to see some NWN2 footage, although the DM debacle was ill-timed. The very little we saw of Drakensang was very disappointing - I hope there are more previews in the pipeline so I'm not left with only that awful snippet of sterile combat. Finally, an honourable mention for the high-def Dark Messiah footage - perhaps Severance will finally get bested.
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Mon May 15, 2006 9:37 am |
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I must say that Dark Messiah impressed me the most. I downloaded the demo video and it looked absolutely incredible. The combat was the best I've ever seen, magic looked awesome, stealth was wicked, but the thing that probably impressed me the most was the cyclops. When the cyclops moved one of the two big boulders the player character was hiding under, my eyes was all like this o.O! |
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Mon May 15, 2006 9:42 am |
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Moriendor
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Joined: 19 Jul 2001
Posts: 1306
Location: Germany |
| Re: Poll Results & New Poll |
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Originally posted by Dhruin
The very little we saw of Drakensang was very disappointing - I hope there are more previews in the pipeline so I'm not left with only that awful snippet of sterile combat.
OK, Gorath already said it in that other thread but maybe it needs to be re-emphasized  . The German Gamestar editor who did the commentary in that Gamestar video with the Drakensang footage spent the entire first minute of the video just listing stuff that is NOT yet finished or finalized or even implemented.
Trying to be funny, he did in fact list every single item/feature that can be seen in the video. He made it very clear through his commentary that the footage was merely a Drakensang tech demo to illustrate the very general look & feel of the game.
It would probably have been a good idea of Radon Labs and dtp to display a big, fat "Pre-Alpha Footage - Game won't be out before the end of 2007 at the earliest" disclaimer logo in a corner of the screen of that presentation video .
Of course, they won't magically implement real turn-based combat between now and when the game is released but the "BG in 3D" real-time with pause option combat should be much more refined and polished in 1.5+ years. They got A LOT of time still. Everything in that video was a placeholder for the final version as the commentator said.
/fanboi rant off  
OK, back on topic, I was most surprised by the awesome Dark Messiah of M&M (DMoMM) footage. I expected nothing but greatness from Gothic anyway so it couldn't really blow me away as much as the DMoMM video did. The 10-12 hours of gameplay does sound a little short but if it's filled with great, fun and furious action as displayed in the video, well, I definitely prefer that over 20, 50, 100 or even 200+ hours of epic boredom... bring it on! . |
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Mon May 15, 2006 10:15 am |
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maga998
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I say Severance (Blade of Darkness) cannot be bested, now, or in a million years. |
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Mon May 15, 2006 10:47 am |
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txa1265
Magister of the Light
Joined: 13 Apr 2004
Posts: 390
Location: Marlborough, MA USA |
Gothic III impressed me in a 'non-impressive' manner. Sounds stupid, but by showing that they appear to be focused on all the right stuff - building a more satisfying game world and play experience is what really got my juices going. There are plenty of prettier games out there, but that isn't what it is about.
Dark Messiah looks like it will be a blast - will it best Blade of Darkness? Who knows, who cares ... just let them all get along
NWN2 impressed me until the DM Client thing ... I don't care about multiplayer, but given Obsidian's one-game history, any admission of 'unfinished-ness' is troubling, as it draws attention to what else might not be done ...
Witcher looks great, as do a bunch of PC shooters and my other love - handhelds; plenty of cool looking FPS & (j)RPG for the DS & PSP coming along.
Mike
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Mon May 15, 2006 11:05 am |
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abbaon
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Joined: 05 Feb 2006
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I want to know if Avellone can do it again. Doesn't everyone? |
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Mon May 15, 2006 11:23 am |
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corwin
On the Razorblade of Life
Joined: 10 Jun 2002
Posts: 8376
Location: Australia |
After the brilliance of PS-T, CA can do no wrong; he's a genius in my opinion. I have every confidence that the team will triumph in the end. I just don't think they quite realised how vital many of us think the DM client is. It's what makes the multiplayer NWN work WELL!!
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Mon May 15, 2006 12:28 pm |
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txa1265
Magister of the Light
Joined: 13 Apr 2004
Posts: 390
Location: Marlborough, MA USA |
quote:
Originally posted by corwin
I just don't think they quite realised how vital many of us think the DM client is.
I'm not sure that is it - from people I've spoken to, it seems that Oblivion spent a fair amount of their 'goodwill capital' on KotOR 2. People are a little less trusting of getting a complete experience this time around, so hearing an exploding rumor of a significant unfinished component is really disconcerting to some.
Me? I'm still 'day of release' on NWN2.
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Mon May 15, 2006 12:39 pm |
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Gothic 3
The Witcher
Rest is crap the only game that i want as bad as Gothic 3 would be Resident Evil 5 for ps3. |
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Mon May 15, 2006 3:19 pm |
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fatBastard()
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Posts: 40
Location: Denmark |
quote:
Originally posted by txa1265
I'm not sure that is it - from people I've spoken to, it seems that Oblivion spent a fair amount of their 'goodwill capital' on KotOR 2. (snip)
You know you've played too much Elder Scrolls when ...
You start calling Obsidian for Oblivion
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Mon May 15, 2006 9:21 pm |
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dteowner
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Joined: 21 Mar 2002
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Location: Third Hero of Erathia |
Actually, I think "Spore" impressed me the most since I had heard very little about it prior to E3. Of the available choices, I think "Hellgate: London" gets the nod. I had zero interest in the title, but it sounds like it has potential.
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Mon May 15, 2006 9:45 pm |
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Roqua
High Emperor
Joined: 02 Sep 2003
Posts: 897
Location: rump |
I saw no footage so I am equaly unimpressed by all the games I don't care about. I think its odd that Dhruin mentions Drakensang in his post but doesn't list it as an option. But not to worry, as it wouldn't have got my vote, since BG combat in 3d is still BG combat.
I can't ethically vote for any of the games listed, as I am a pompous elitist.
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Mon May 15, 2006 11:02 pm |
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txa1265
Magister of the Light
Joined: 13 Apr 2004
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Location: Marlborough, MA USA |
quote:
Originally posted by fatBastard()
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Originally posted by txa1265
I'm not sure that is it - from people I've spoken to, it seems that Oblivion spent a fair amount of their 'goodwill capital' on KotOR 2. (snip)
You know you've played too much Elder Scrolls when ...
You start calling Obsidian for Oblivion
Ha ha ... I love it! Thanks for catching that!
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Tue May 16, 2006 2:28 am |
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crpgnut
Captain of the Guard
Joined: 22 May 2002
Posts: 197
Location: St. Louis |
I'm most excited by Bioshock. I'm all for standard fantasy, but love it when someone tackles another theme and nails it. Fallout, Deus Ex, and System Shock 1&2 were all very successful in this and it looks like Bioshock will be a winner too. The poll will end up with Gothic winning though, as this site has a large number of Gothic fans for some reason. It must be the strong European community here. Nothing wrong with that 
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