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Ninajrr · 05-02-2008, 05:50 PM

While I admit that the player models in EQ2 and VG look very fake, and in many cases so do the "(small) man-made objects", the landscapes and environments seem (imo) to be equal or above, at least in some aspects, to Conan. I say this specifically with regard to lighting, which I found was pretty poorly done in Conan. Though I agree that the water is pretty well done.

Certainly I don't mean to say it doesn't have its pros, some of the flora is pretty well done, but it doesn't fit together with the lighting engine to create a very 'completed' environment. As someone else mentioned, something just feels "off", and while EQ2 and VG are also "off" in many ways, I think it is silly to say Conan is some far superior looking game.

edit: Another thing I did like was the base animations in Conan--far superior to VG and slightly better than EQ2 imo, so props for that.

05-02-2008, 05:50 PM	#1745 (permalink)
Ninajrr the Ninjarr Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CA Posts: 1,279	While I admit that the player models in EQ2 and VG look very fake, and in many cases so do the "(small) man-made objects", the landscapes and environments seem (imo) to be equal or above, at least in some aspects, to Conan. I say this specifically with regard to lighting, which I found was pretty poorly done in Conan. Though I agree that the water is pretty well done. Certainly I don't mean to say it doesn't have its pros, some of the flora is pretty well done, but it doesn't fit together with the lighting engine to create a very 'completed' environment. As someone else mentioned, something just feels "off", and while EQ2 and VG are also "off" in many ways, I think it is silly to say Conan is some far superior looking game. edit: Another thing I did like was the base animations in Conan--far superior to VG and slightly better than EQ2 imo, so props for that.