1st April 2004, 3:40 PM
Judging just by those videos, yes it would seem it's all walled in now like most of today's 3D adventures and RPGs. The towns, well those were obviously going to be walled in, they are towns after all. However, watching the wandering in the wilds, it was rather disappointing. The forest had the standard wall made of trees you couldn't walk past, basically turning it all into one large tunnel. Very annoying to see that all the outdoor areas are now walled in, or at least seem that way. There were a couple videos that showed hints of the freedom they had originally promised, with large branching areas, but it seems certain those branches in those open areas just led to more tunnels.
I don't know how recent those videos are, the graphics don't really seem improved over the pics I've seen like I heard they were supposed to be, but if they are an indication of what the game is like in general, well, rather annoying to say the least. Another thing is they really didn't show off the society engine. I suppose that's something to be experienced first hand though. I certainly hope it's a lot more expansive than the KOTOR good/evil system though, as they promised in the past. It just seems as though all the promises of the past are meeting reality and not really matching up as well.
Still, if the society system is still as varied as it was before (I don't JUST want them reacting to my good/evil alignment, it should be much more diverse and based on individual actions), I still want it. Let's just hope it doesn't end up being reduced to merely a KOTOR clone.
I don't know how recent those videos are, the graphics don't really seem improved over the pics I've seen like I heard they were supposed to be, but if they are an indication of what the game is like in general, well, rather annoying to say the least. Another thing is they really didn't show off the society engine. I suppose that's something to be experienced first hand though. I certainly hope it's a lot more expansive than the KOTOR good/evil system though, as they promised in the past. It just seems as though all the promises of the past are meeting reality and not really matching up as well.
Still, if the society system is still as varied as it was before (I don't JUST want them reacting to my good/evil alignment, it should be much more diverse and based on individual actions), I still want it. Let's just hope it doesn't end up being reduced to merely a KOTOR clone.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)