Game News Pillars of Eternity Kickstarter Update #77: Alpha Art Update

[Brayko]

Now THIS looks like a winner. Let's hope the variety, intricacy of character progression, and replayability holds up. Real time with pause is NOT a major offense provided the rest holds up. Hence PS:T.

 

[Crispy]

More round rooms.

 

[SmartCheetah]

I like the fact they did plate armor quite right, instead of "HUGE SHOULDAZ" direction.

 

[twincast]

I'm a bit surprised at this sudden outpouring of praise. I mean, all of this game's screenshots look great, not just these new ones.

I don't remember there ever being much negativity about the visual quality itself (pretty rooms are pretty), only about impossibly shaped ruins/arches, an oddly pristine dragon skeleton, a severe lack of trees at supposedly long abandoned sites in the (somewhat) woody wilderness, an abundance of trees right next to your stronghold's walls and an extremely oversized bonfire.

 

[Delterius]

Just wait until someone spots some unrealistic architectural element.

Hopefully, the plants are all biologically sound.

 

[Morality Games]

This game is so beautiful I want to have sex with it.

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Not really, that would be kind of creepy.

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Commit to your joke.

 

[Brayko]

"My body's ready" usually works.

 

[Septaryeth]

I'm a bit surprised at this sudden outpouring of praise. I mean, all of this game's screenshots look great, not just these new ones.

I don't remember there ever being much negativity about the visual quality itself (pretty rooms are pretty), only about impossibly shaped ruins/arches, an oddly pristine dragon skeleton, a severe lack of trees at supposedly long abandoned sites in the (somewhat) woody wilderness, an abundance of trees right next to your stronghold's walls and an extremely oversized bonfire.

And I'm pretty sure people were just poking it because someone is hilariously trying to defend it with reasoning like...what was it? Magical algae?

 

[Copper]

Surprisingly nutritious for dragons though

 

[Sensuki]

More round rooms.

Round rooms are very IE though. BG2 had A LOT of them.

 

[Decado]

I have to say, I have not been this excited for a game in a long, long time. I can't even remember how long. Maybe Warcraft 2 back when I was a stupid teenager? Or maybe Stonekeep back when I was an even stupider pre-teenager?

 

[SophosTheWise]

Gorgeous. I'm really happy with the semi-historical look of that plate armour. Now let's hope for a Riefelharnisch and some Landsknecht gear.

 

[Crispy]

Round rooms are very IE though. BG2 had A LOT of them.

I understand. But there just aren't that many round rooms elsewhere in fantasy games, stories, movies, other literature. They get a little passé, no?

 

[FeelTheRads]

Geometryfag.

 

[nikolokolus]

Round rooms are very IE though. BG2 had A LOT of them.

I understand. But there just aren't that many round rooms elsewhere in fantasy games, stories, movies, other literature. They get a little passé, no?

If there aren't that many, then how exactly do they become "passé?"

 

[Abelian]

Gorgeous. I'm really happy with the semi-historical look of that plate armour. Now let's hope for a Riefelharnisch and some Landsknecht gear.

And maybe some Zweihänders-wielding Doppelsöldner, Schwarze Reiter, and Schattenjäger.

 

[catfood]

Gorgeous. I'm really happy with the semi-historical look of that plate armour. Now let's hope for a Riefelharnisch and some Landsknecht gear.

And maybe some Zweihänders-wielding Doppelsöldner, Schwarze Reiter, and Schattenjäger.

Und some Bratwurst, ja?

 

[Bulba]

Round rooms are very IE though. BG2 had A LOT of them.

I understand. But there just aren't that many round rooms elsewhere in fantasy games, stories, movies, other literature. They get a little passé, no?

If there aren't that many, then how exactly do they become "passé?"

the problem is that they make a warrior's HALL as a round room. dunno, but halls are definitely not round in my experience.

 

[garren]

Don't forget some tight lederhosen to really bring out that bulge.

 

[Copper]

 

[crawlkill]

it looks glorious, but--"a visiting ANAMFATH?" fucking CONLANG BULLSHIT. whyyy it's so fucking embarrassing to hear

 

[Infinitron]

Yeah. This probably isn't the worst looking game in the world. I wonder how long that hut on the edge of the beach will survive, though. I'm guessing it wasn't planned as permament accommodation.

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/66146-update-77-art-in-alpha/page-5#entry1444995

Xaurips live life on the edge, literally and figuratively.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Adra!

 

[norolim]

Xaurips live life on the edge, literally and figuratively.

Ahh! That explains everything. Xaurips are trying hard to be edgy.

 

[Abelian]

Xaurips live close to the edge, down by a river.

Fixed for massive incline