TTH interview (real graphics screenshots)

dark-merlin

new interview on here

http://www.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=332

what i wanted to point out is how nice the two screenshots are, not prerendered but ingame screenshots, in my opinion close to any new game comin out, and a "dark"fall atmosphere

http://www.tentonhammer.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album87&id=java_2006_05_11_02_45_20_27&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

and

http://www.tentonhammer.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album87&id=java_2006_05_11_02_26_25_62&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

why they dont use these settings for most interviews i dont know, but we can see that they dont always look like an older game

Decimatus

No new info(other than the fact that the Warpig is the orc's racial mount), but the screens are nice.  I wonder how many more interviews are in the pipe. 

yoda93

I wouldn't fancy trying to swing at an enemy that is in front of that fat pig.

I don't think the warpig information is new, but the screenshot definetely is. And those screens do look quite a lot better than the last set, but I have a bit of a problem with sprited grass. Not just in Darkfall, but I hope they have an option to turn that off.

timber

the graphics look better than the others but still just average at best.. thats probably at full quality.

Decimatus

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Originally posted by yoda93
I wouldn't fancy trying to swing at an enemy that is in front of that fat pig.

I don't think the warpig information is new, but the screenshot definetely is. And those screens do look quite a lot better than the last set, but I have a bit of a problem with sprited grass. Not just in Darkfall, but I hope they have an option to turn that off.

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Not being able to turn off the grass is actually a set feature in the game, last we heard.  They want you to actually be able to hide in the grass. 

lysanding

it's not so bad

yoda93

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Originally posted by Decimatus

Originally posted by yoda93
I wouldn't fancy trying to swing at an enemy that is in front of that fat pig.

I don't think the warpig information is new, but the screenshot definetely is. And those screens do look quite a lot better than the last set, but I have a bit of a problem with sprited grass. Not just in Darkfall, but I hope they have an option to turn that off.

Not being able to turn off the grass is actually a set feature in the game, last we heard.  They want you to actually be able to hide in the grass. 

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Maybe, but I wouldn't try hiding in those 3 inch high clumps of grass that were in those screenshots.

Also, the game still looks a fair way better than what I've seen of Mourning (and yes I mean the new Age of junk.)

Which reminds me of something quite humerous I recently discovered:

paade

two new pics. I doubt that anyone can whine about graphics anymore 

pic 1

pic 2


and this too:

"You're going to see and hear a lot of Darkfall in the coming weeks. For
now we're going to give media a chance to catch up and release the info
that we've given them. This is why this post doesn't contain any
information in itself. As I said, we're just checking in."

Gameloading

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Originally posted by paade
two new pics. I doubt that anyone can whine about graphics anymore 

pic 1

pic 2


and this too:

"You're going to see and hear a lot of Darkfall in the coming weeks. For now we're going to give media a chance to catch up and release the info that we've given them. This is why this post doesn't contain any information in itself. As I said, we're just checking in."

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actually, the graphics in those screenshots are only medicore. notice the low graphics detail in the tree and the tower.

paade

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Originally posted by Gameloading

Originally posted by paade
two new pics. I doubt that anyone can whine about graphics anymore 

pic 1

pic 2


and this too:

"You're going to see and hear a lot of Darkfall in the coming weeks. For now we're going to give media a chance to catch up and release the info that we've given them. This is why this post doesn't contain any information in itself. As I said, we're just checking in."

actually, the graphics in those screenshots are only medicore. notice the low graphics detail in the tree and the tower.

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I was more referring to the artistic look but that is of course matter of taste so lets not go there. As for low poly count, you are correct. Certainly they could have bigger poly count but then the gameplay would most likely suffer, twitch combat in large scale battle (hundreds of people in same spot) is something where you want to have as small lag as you can get. This game is not some instanced pve game.

jimmyman99

All those pics look good, but the design is OK, not great but not bad eithe, too many "sharp" edges, but not so much as to turn me away from this game. Ill definitely watch this game, alongside Vanguard and Conan.

lysanding

"Also, the game still looks a fair way better than what I've seen of Mourning "

which? you mean ageofmourning?   this is just plain dumb and hateful..  darkfall has no where near the graphics that other game has or most any other mmorpg's. be real one of df's strong points is not its graphics.

http://vaultmedia.ign.com/rpgvault/image/mourning102002_1098241693.jpg

http://www.ageofmourning.com/screens/humanscreens/h3.jpg

http://www.ageofmourning.com/screens/humanscreens/92.jpg

http://vaultmedia.ign.com/rpgvault/image/mourning081802_1092811305.jpg

i saw a post from a tester who said that games world looked comparable to Oblivion to him.  graphics dont make great games but be real at east.

paade

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Originally posted by lysanding

"Also, the game still looks a fair way better than what I've seen of Mourning "
which? you mean ageofmourning?   this is just plain dumb and hateful..  darkfall has no where near the graphics that other game has or most any other mmorpg's. be real one of df's strong points is not its graphics.
http://vaultmedia.ign.com/rpgvault/image/mourning102002_1098241693.jpg
http://www.ageofmourning.com/screens/humanscreens/h3.jpg
http://www.ageofmourning.com/screens/humanscreens/92.jpg
http://vaultmedia.ign.com/rpgvault/image/mourning081802_1092811305.jpg

i saw a post from a tester who said that games world looked comparable to Oblivion to him.  graphics dont make great games but be real at east.

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You forget that age of scamming is not a real game. So there is no comparing really. Apples and oranges you know.

lysanding

i don't know what you mean.  not real?  there is a large guild in it right now.. I saw them posting about it. there is a team developing the game in the usa. i read this at one of the larger gaming sites.  i don't care anyway. I will play any game if its good.

paade

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Originally posted by lysanding
i don't know what you mean.  not real?  there is a large guild in it right now.. I saw them posting about it. there is a team developing the game in the usa. i read this at one of the larger gaming sites.  i don't care anyway. I will play any game if its good.

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your saying that mourning is going great would have a lot more weight if they had their own forum here at mmorpg.com. So why dont they? Well, mourning is so hated here because everyone and their mother knows that the developers of that game are bunch of liers and just idiots, so if they would have their own forum here it would be full of hateposts. Oh wait, thats not even possible: mmorpg.com kicked them out.  Those guys have worse reputation than SOE.

Anyone who's reading this and thinks age of mourning might be worth a look, read this first:

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/37720

yoda93

"Also, the game still looks a fair way better than what I've seen of Mourning (and yes I mean the new Age of junk.)"

You knew what I was saying, don't play dumb and crop my post.

Also, those screenshots honestly don't look to great. Sure the engine might have a bit more grunt than Darkfall's but the world looks bland and drab, and there is no evdence of good artsyle in them. Show us a screenshot with some characters.

And if anyone finds that comparable to Oblivion then they need a serious headcheck.

Gameloading

Mourning was a great idea, and the one thing they did right was the world, the world looks very pretty. but thats about it. Mourning was a great idea, but made by the wrong developers. Darkfall is a great idea, but should have been made by a company with a larger budget.