Jetherik
03-13-2006, 04:54 PM
Worthplaying has a preview (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=32586) of the first four levels of Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars, which is due to be released March 28.
Right off the bat, the alterations for the better are apparent. The preview build includes the tutorial and three mid-game levels, and from the moment you first see the panoramic views of the Iron Fields (where the tutorial takes place), you know the visuals have been greatly improved. Most of the effort appears to have gone into textures and lighting, which, in all honesty, were the two strongest aspects of the first game as well. The newly realized Eo has more detail, more style, and arguably the best use of bloom lighting I've yet seen. (For once it isn't a blinding smear of "soft focus," a la Guild Wars.)
And another quote that I find very amusing.
I could go on and on and on about how great I think Spellforce 2 will be. In fact, about the only thing stopping me from doing exactly that is a lingering fear of my editor and the wrath she may bring down upon my head for writing 5,000 word essays. Suffice it to say that these four levels have shown me that a game I've been craving for a long time is set to surpass all of my expectations.
I look forward to the game!
Right off the bat, the alterations for the better are apparent. The preview build includes the tutorial and three mid-game levels, and from the moment you first see the panoramic views of the Iron Fields (where the tutorial takes place), you know the visuals have been greatly improved. Most of the effort appears to have gone into textures and lighting, which, in all honesty, were the two strongest aspects of the first game as well. The newly realized Eo has more detail, more style, and arguably the best use of bloom lighting I've yet seen. (For once it isn't a blinding smear of "soft focus," a la Guild Wars.)
And another quote that I find very amusing.
I could go on and on and on about how great I think Spellforce 2 will be. In fact, about the only thing stopping me from doing exactly that is a lingering fear of my editor and the wrath she may bring down upon my head for writing 5,000 word essays. Suffice it to say that these four levels have shown me that a game I've been craving for a long time is set to surpass all of my expectations.
I look forward to the game!