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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: MrAngryFace on September 04, 2007, 11:14:36 AM

Title: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 04, 2007, 11:14:36 AM
BATTLE ROYALE AT MY HOUSE THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND PROVED THAT NWN2 IS LIKE JESUS IN GAME FORM.

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Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Fragamemnon on September 04, 2007, 12:23:13 PM
Qara > Sand.
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 04, 2007, 12:34:42 PM
I killed every lizardman I could find. I left no stone unturned in their cave.

Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 04, 2007, 12:58:09 PM
NWN2 gives me a real appreciation for GOOD dialogue trees.
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Fragamemnon on September 04, 2007, 01:04:20 PM
Quote from: MrAngryFace on September 04, 2007, 12:58:09 PM
NWN2 gives me a real appreciation for GOOD dialogue trees.

The one LAW AND ORDER scene is awesome.
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 04, 2007, 03:25:53 PM
qara :heart :heart :heart

best psychotic pyromaniacal bitch ever! i like how she NEVER got that setting people ablaze for getting in her way was wrong. she is the dexter of bg-style npcs!
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: T234 on September 04, 2007, 03:28:23 PM
These topics about PC games make me sad :(

LET ME RUIN MY CREDIT DELL
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Fragamemnon on September 04, 2007, 03:29:57 PM
Quote from: Professor Prole on September 04, 2007, 03:25:53 PM
qara :heart :heart :heart

best psychotic pyromaniacal bitch ever!

I liked her character-not the best of characters in the game, but not that bad either.

The "follower" you get in Chapter 2 is easily the best developed character in the game IMO-the writing and development for that character is really strong, and makes me seriously think that a smaller cast of characters/less party flexibility would be worthwhile if Obsidian could go completely crazy with the character development like they did with that character (who was always in your party).
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 04, 2007, 03:42:06 PM
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shandra jerro? i didn't like her that much, since she seemed needy and always needed bolstering. the qara versus sand endgame was awesome, though, especially qara's justification if you favored her: "if sand thinks joining the king of shadows is a good idea, then it must be a bad one because he's an idiot!"
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Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Fragamemnon on September 04, 2007, 04:07:52 PM
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Yeah, Shandra Jerro. I felt that her character actually was pulled off incredibly well-she was needy and self-doubting-she was totally our of her element-but at the same time still had enough of a stubborn farm woman in her to assert herself in the face of mass confusion and chaos in a consistent manner. It's no work of art or anything, but I thought it was handled from beginning to end very well and I definitely enjoyed the dialogue Avellone and co. wrote for her character.

Qara and Sand were great too, of course.
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Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 05, 2007, 01:34:47 AM
I reinstalled the game to see how it works with the new patch.  The performance is great indoors.  I get 60fps even w/4x aa on 1920x1200.  However, the framerate dips to unplayable levels once I go outside.  I had to turn off all AA for the game to remain at around 30-40fps outdoors.  Did you guys notice big performance drops when you're outdoors? 
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 05, 2007, 01:38:05 AM
nope
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Bloodwake on September 05, 2007, 01:40:08 AM
sigh

Yet another PC game I need to purchase.
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 05, 2007, 01:44:01 AM
Quote from: Professor Prole on September 05, 2007, 01:38:05 AM
nope


What are your settings?  I  pretty much set everything to max, except the shadow maps, with VSYNC on.  I'm guessing that 1920x1200 might be a bit too much for a single 8800 GTX.  

Quote from: Bloodwake on September 05, 2007, 01:40:08 AM
sigh

Yet another PC game I need to purchase.

It's cheap now.  Also, I'm sure there'll be some great bundle deals when the expansion comes out.   One thing I love about PC games is that 1 yr old games are usually 1/2 the price, which is the way it should be. 
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 05, 2007, 01:46:07 AM
i'm 1680x1050, and i never turn aa on in most games. aa is for lo-rez consoles!
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 05, 2007, 02:06:10 AM
Yeah, AA isn't really necessary for a game like NWN2 once you go to 1680x1050 or above.  The AA mostly makes the weapons smoother which is not a big visual difference.  I just turn on AA when there's no performance impact because I might as well.  I might have to upgrade to the 9800 or get another 8800GTX for SLI though.  1920x1200 w/max settings seems to be a bit too much for a single 8800GTX with some of the newer games.  I don't like using 1680x1050 because PC monitors aren't too good at upscaling. 
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 05, 2007, 02:11:02 AM
Turn off shadows and turn of AA at high resolutions. Runs fine on my rig a LITTLE choppy in neverwinter but there's a lot going on there.
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Ichirou on September 05, 2007, 02:22:18 AM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on September 05, 2007, 01:34:47 AM
I reinstalled the game to see how it works with the new patch.  The performance is great indoors.  I get 60fps even w/4x aa on 1920x1200.  However, the framerate dips to unplayable levels once I go outside.  I had to turn off all AA for the game to remain at around 30-40fps outdoors.  Did you guys notice big performance drops when you're outdoors? 

And this is why I try to avoid PC games.  :-\
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 05, 2007, 02:23:35 AM
I think the big problem is people using visual effects that are NOT NEEDED in certain situations. Its taxing on a pc to add useless overhead.
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 05, 2007, 02:25:30 AM
Quote from: Ichirou on September 05, 2007, 02:22:18 AM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on September 05, 2007, 01:34:47 AM
I reinstalled the game to see how it works with the new patch.  The performance is great indoors.  I get 60fps even w/4x aa on 1920x1200.  However, the framerate dips to unplayable levels once I go outside.  I had to turn off all AA for the game to remain at around 30-40fps outdoors.  Did you guys notice big performance drops when you're outdoors? 

And this is why I try to avoid PC games.  :-\

Like MAF said, 1920x1200 w/max settings & 4x anti-aliasing is overkill for most people.  Most people don't even game on a 24 inch monitor so they wouldn't need to tax their videocards with such a high resolution. 
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 05, 2007, 02:31:56 AM
at high resolutions you dont need AA, if anything AA at high res makes things look kinda weird around the edges.

Tho im not entirely sure I should have to turn off SHADOWS even if theyre just for the characters. Oh well, got my framerate where I needed it to be and everything else is high res and has sharp textures.
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 05, 2007, 02:43:50 AM
No shadows does look kinda fake.  Did you try turning down texture-filtering or shadow maps resolution instead? 
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: MrAngryFace on September 05, 2007, 02:47:28 AM
Yeah filtering is down. I didnt bother tweaking it that long cause once I got the framerate I wanted I went at it.
Title: Re: NWN2 > BLUE DRAGON
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 05, 2007, 02:49:08 AM
Voice acting in NWN2 has been surprinsingly good so far.  I was expected some 3rd rate generic voice acting.  It seems like a high quality game now that the bugs have been worked out.