Another thread ruined by OB1 and ABF! (a.k.a. 2004 Goron Game Awards!)

[A Black Falcon]

Well I wasn't sure if it was taken from FMV or not. And you mean pre-rendered, not just plain rendered. But pre-rendered backgrounds are the same concept as FMV, as in that they are not real-time 3D.

Those are ingame shots (or mostly are, at least). I do think that it's probably pre-rendered, though.

Yes you see, I know what good art looks like while you think Baldur's Gate has great art. You think Frank Frazetta is generic. You do not know what good art is.

Looking at game and book fantasy art today, yes, that is definitely a very common style... so what's wrong with saying so? How would I know when it's made?

I've played both.

And you still say such things about Baldur's Gate. Utterly bizarre. Just utterly bizarre.

Wait, so if they're not RPGs you can't compare? What great logic.

Because traditionally adventure games have often been graphical showcases, while RPGs have most definitely not been. And much more of the game of an adventure is about looking at the world and interacting with it while much more of the game of a RPG is about the complex game system and combat... so no, a direct comparison really doesn't work that well.

That doesn't make an ounce of sense. They don't "show off the title's style"? I didn't post many shots, but they perfectly capture the style of the Prime series.

They are decent I guess... but Prime looks best not in a single shot but when you look around a room...

The one problem with its engine is that everything is so angular. But it seems to be a concious stylistic choice.

And a hundred times better than any Baldur's Gate game.

You know I'll disagree here. :) Sure Prime has better art direction than BG, but given how dramatically different the games are it's tough to compare... BG is about top-down static drawings of areas, while Prime is about a crafted world all around you. Very different goals and implementations... KotOR is partway between and doesn't match up to either end.

But of course you don't. And that's because you are precisely that type of goth-kid audience that those PC developers cater to.

I don't know what you mean by that but it sure sounds like an insult... to me and to BG. I mean 'goth'? What in the world? You make no sense! How does that have anything at all to do with BG?