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Originally Posted by Malakie Torsade  I have a serious question for the people who like VG's graphics. Have you played for any real length of time (actually played, not walked by a guy who had the icon on his desktop) any non-MMOs with more realistic graphics; ie Dark Messiah, Oblivion, Half-Life 2, Prey, Battlefield 2, etc.?
The reason I ask is it seems that if you generally stick to MMOs, Vanguard looks great to you. If you play other non-MMOs which go for the realistic look, it doesn't. I'm curious to see how true that is.
I really don't get the "I can't go back to those graphics" mentality either. After playing Oblivion and Dark Messiah several months ago, I loaded up Fallout 2 and Gothic 1 (~8-10 year old games.) While the difference in graphical quality was noticeable (to put it mildly,) it wasn't something that bothered me in the slightest. If you honestly feel that way, I'd strongly suggest you stay away from non-MMOs.  |
I like Vanguard's graphics. I don't like it for its quality; I was happy when games were played at 640x480x256. I like Vanguard's graphics because stuff looks
normal for the most part. I liked early EQ for much the same reason, and I liked WoW up until I reached the upper levels and stuff started becomming increasingly outlandish. My wife shares my opinion for the most part. I remember when Blizzard changed the WoW Druid's Wildheart shoulders graphic (this must have been early 2005), my wifey actually cried because the new model looked so bad (dead stuffed birds mounted on plaques). Poor wifey.
Yeah, I'm boring and want normal-looking stuff in fantasy games. I play a human and always pick the same class and the same plain-as-vanilla name. Maybe I'm a stick in the mud, but I am what I am. Vanguard's graphic design suits my preferences quite well thus far.
If I have a complaint about Vanguard's graphics, its that many buildings and locations have severe problems with scale (New Targonor is horrible for this). This is a problem with most newer games, though.
Danth
