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[Tomeru]

Not a single normal face.

 

[nikos]

Those are honestly the worst looking characters I've ever seen.

 

[nnytk]

You do realize the pictures in the OP are from the character creator, and you can create your own designs to suit your taste?

Ofcourse, but this doesn't take away the fact that they chose these designs to promote their game on social media and gaming sites. As I said before, I don't want to bash on this game; but the art direction is weirdly muted and "pastel" for a medieval fantasy game.

Not everything has to be dark or grim, but this just isn't for me. And the images in OP further emphasize that.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

The Godlike never had eyes iirc

I don't know if they all do but they certainly can. The paladin Pallegina from PoE has prominent yellow eyes.

 

[GymWolf]

The characters so far look better than Outer Worlds at least.

The lowest bar ever.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Ehhh. I’ll likely just make a normal looking dude.

 

[Hudo]

New screenshot. A Dreamthrall

"As an envoy of Aedyr, you are sent to investigate rumors of a spreading plague. The Dreamscourge ravages not only the body and soul but even the surrounding ecosystem.
The afflicted are referred to as Dreamthralls, as they appear to be enthralled by a strange and horrifying madness."

That's metal as fuck

Is that character romanceable?

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Not a single normal face.

What about the first one? Also, loads of games have stylised faces. Who gives a fuck?

 

[adamsapple]

The review embargo is the 13th apparently.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

The review embargo is the 13th apparently.

Release the 18th. Good scores incoming...

 

[adamsapple]

Release the 18th. Good scores incoming...

I think it's embargoed on the early access date, like Skyrim.

 

[Buggy Loop]

The review embargo is the 13th apparently.

Yup!

Main screen

Apparently Xbox series X will have 30/40/60 fps mode, good news for 60 fps!
Series S with 30/40

New art

Your journey brings you to Emerald Stair, an overgrown region located on the western coast of the Living Lands. The city of Fior mes Ivèrno is a haven for animancy, where animancers can research the soul in peace. Bandits and primordials alike roam in the untamed wilds of Emerald Stair.

New screenshots ( I think? never seen)

Then there are the personal choices you can make that will have deep consequences for individual characters, or small groups of characters. “There are choices that will impact how your companions feel about you and whether they will stick around,” explains Ritger. “They will also react and respond to how you play side quests and main story quests — some of their quests are intrinsically tied to where the main story goes. They’ll respond to how you decide certain things in quests and give you their thoughts.”

Companions can ditch you!

“The material reality of the people living in the setting informs the actual stories being told,” says Dollarhyde. “What does it look like when a colonial empire comes to your backwater island and says, ‘Hi, we’re here and this is ours?’ When we’re designing characters, quests, and content, we’re not looking at them and saying, ‘What type of character is this?’ or ‘What’s this person’s trope?’ It’s more about what they believe in. What they want, what influences what they want, and what they intend to do. It’s much more about belief and necessity.”

“We know that for the players who find those secrets and experiences, it’s going to give them that same sense of delight and surprise that it sounds like you experienced,” Patel says. “What makes RPGs special, and what makes our RPGs special, is the idea that we’re building a lot of content. We know that no one player is going to have the exact same experience, and part of what makes it fun and rewarding is when you find something and think, ‘I found this on my own, and I wonder how many other people did.’”

“As a designer, I love making stuff that I know people won’t see, that a handful of players are going to encounter. I know that those handful of players, there’s going to be one or two in there that really love it and are astonished,” adds Dollarhyde. “Then they want to go tell somebody else about it, and they get to have a cool moment with their friend who played the game and missed that stuff. I love popping onto Reddit or the forums or whatever and just seeing what people are excited about because that’s the most fun part of making games.”

I'm hyped

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Yup!

Main screen

Apparently Xbox series X will have 30/40/60 fps mode, good news for 60 fps!
Series S with 30/40

New art

New screenshots ( I think? never seen)

Companions can ditch you!

I'm hyped

Getting really excited for this one now. Can't wait.

On a side note, surely that guy in the 4th pic could have just walked around the poor beetle instead of smooshing it with a jumping attack!

 

[adamsapple]

Yup!

Main screen

Apparently Xbox series X will have 30/40/60 fps mode, good news for 60 fps!
Series S with 30/40

New art

New screenshots ( I think? never seen)

Companions can ditch you!

I'm hyped

Ooohh that performance thing is great news.

I'm on the road right now, would you mind making a thread for it ? Definitely worth one.