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TrixterTrixter Member Posts: 237
in General Discussions NWN:EE
WHOA! My memory tells me this is just as good, if not better than, NWN2 graphics! So original NWN1, reprogrammed into EE, can be even better than 2?

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  • WarChiefZekeWarChiefZeke Member Posts: 2,674
    Looks like it! I knew early 3D graphics could be updated and look good, i've seen mods do it, but Beamdog really outdid themselves here. It looks amazing and I can't wait to see more models come out.
  • TrixterTrixter Member Posts: 237
    So EE may OUTDO 2!
  • WarChiefZekeWarChiefZeke Member Posts: 2,674
    I think EE will outdo 2 by virtue of the much larger variety of armor combinations...everyone ran around in NWN2 with every single inch of their body covered in the same 4 or 5 models. Like a bunch of iron clad nuns or something.
  • TrixterTrixter Member Posts: 237
    I wonder if that was a big letdown for all the NWN fans.
  • FreshLemonBunFreshLemonBun Member Posts: 909
    NWN2 never got the adoption rate and community activity that NWN did, not at any single point in it's existence. There are certainly very dedicated and defensive fans of NWN2 but as someone that plays both games I think the result speaks for itself and it's pretty clear why NWN was always the better choice, except with the official story mode which was the primary focus of NWN2.

    I'm hoping they continue to focus on engine graphics updates before they start making lots of new content.
  • LibertyisbackLibertyisback Member Posts: 49
    real eyes..? wow ! *is amazed* --- also, it looks like a living rembrandt painting... how...??? really nice :))
  • SkipBittmanSkipBittman Member Posts: 146
    Quite like the look. Keep it looking like abstracted tabletop miniatures, goes with that whole "with a bunch of friends for some PnP" feel...
  • TrixterTrixter Member Posts: 237
    FreshLemonBun said:

    but as someone that plays both games I think the result speaks for itself and it's pretty clear why NWN was always the better choice, except with the official story mode which was the primary focus of NWN2.

    I believe it was Savant that made a comment about how NWN2 was released before it was completed... was that because Atari was having money problems?
  • voidofopinionvoidofopinion Member, Moderator Posts: 1,248
    Libertyisback said:

    real eyes..? wow ! *is amazed* --- also, it looks like a living rembrandt painting... how...??? really nice :))

    Phil does have the most soulful eyes...


  • 1varangian1varangian Member Posts: 367
    Now that the model looks so much better and more realistic, the spikes on the shoulder are starting to look a bit silly.
  • FreshLemonBunFreshLemonBun Member Posts: 909
    @Trixter I think it was more of a case of Obsidian going over on some stuff and not really managing their development goals as well as they do now.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWzY0Vh3CSg
  • shredstallionshredstallion Member Posts: 21
    I think Lotro and DDO had the right look for mmo gaming at the time, Neverwinter online just looked like another Japanese made money grabber.
  • TrixterTrixter Member Posts: 237
    It was the many features that made it popular- armor customization, etc.
  • shredstallionshredstallion Member Posts: 21
    I played it yesterday for the first time since NWN2 release, I'll admit its a bit hard to look at..but this was the glory days of true D&D gaming on PC, so I'm gonna give it a chance and participate in feedback.
  • TrixterTrixter Member Posts: 237
    *Wonders if Beamdog will make enough radical changes, that this should just be called "NWN3."*
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