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Why is the marketing for Dragon Age so consistently awful? Someone actually went though the game and selected these screens with the apparent intention of promoting it. So, who wants to guess what ill-fitting and awkward song they will use for the Dragon Age 2 trailer?

Yeah, as much as I'm enjoying hating on these shots, it simply can't look this bad. I expect a minor improvement over Origins, not this. It was just the wrong time and the wrong shots to put out.

 

[axiomnightmare]

Well the models don't look too bad.

 

[astroturfing]

Must have been a bad game if the non-game parts stood out more than the actual game.

nah, i mostly enjoy the non-game parts from all modern HD games. gameplay comes after music, atmosphere, scenery, details etc.

if i want super awesome gameplay i play shoot 'em ups or something.

 

[K.Jack]

at least i know i'll get 120fps with this game! fuck yeah!

Yes, your 7900 GT will do you proud!

 

[Confidence Man]

Technically sub-par, and the pseudo-cartoony stylization is nauseating.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

this is the new shit?

all jokes aside I got over the graphics in DA:O I can do it here, but bioware needs to make sure its engaging and fun that's for damn sure.

 

[Axiom]

What in the world are they doing releasing those shots. It isn't even hyperbole to say it looks like a late 90s PC game.

I have a fuckton of issues of PC Gamer to prove it.


As if the PR talk describing Dragon Age turning into Dragon Effect 2 wasn't bad enough.

This...I love you Bioware, you gave me the first cloth map I've had for years and made my game of the year in ME2 AND my favourite game this gen in ME1, why are you hitting me baby?

 

[Digital-Hero]

The first screenshot isn't so bad (I actually like it) but when you look at the others it doesn't appears much has changed.

 

[Cels]

"visually super hot"


come on, ME2 looked better than this

 

[WanderingWind]

Why is the marketing for Dragon Age so consistently awful? Someone actually went though the game and selected these screens with the apparent intention of promoting it. So, who wants to guess what ill-fitting and awkward song they will use for the Dragon Age 2 trailer?

Seriously. Listen. If anybody from Bioware is here, I will work on the marketing for this game for you for free. I am a well-educated professional marketing and public affairs correspondent. I will help you out for free, because your marketing push on the original Dragon Age and this one so far are flat out embarrassing for everybody in this field.

I'd consider it pro bono work.

Yes, your 7900 GT will do you proud!

I think my Voodoo 3 would be sufficient.

 

[Yasae]

Something seems to have gone terribly wrong during the concept art -> game transition.

 

[Killthee]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/yasae/gaga-denim-strong-shoulders-onesie-.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
:lol


[spoiler];_;[/spoiler]

 

[Tokubetsu]

Bioware can go suck a bag of dicks =/

 

[Discotheque]

Bioware can go suck a bag of dicks =/

Truth. I heard they're Mass Effect 2-ing the shit out of this game. I am disappointed.

This could have been an incredible series of games... :/

 

[CabbageRed]

I think that BioWare/EA should be applauded for their bravery in creating the first ever "Graphical Prequel."

(And I'm sure that the final game will not look like this.)

 

[toastyToast]

3DS version confirmed.

 

[water_wendi]

The thing that blows my mind is that Bioware had to hand these shots out. Usually when there is pre-release stuff shown its something put together exactly for that purpose. It might not even be an actual place in the game itself but you showcase what the engine can do. This whole thing makes no sense. Well at least we know they just finished level three.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

Joke post?

Jesus fucking christ.

/facepalm of god

 

[Dorrin]

 

[WanderingWind]

Jesus fucking christ.

/facepalm of god

Is this going to be a thing with you?

 

[Yasae]

Seriously. Listen. If anybody from Bioware is here, I will work on the marketing for this game for you for free. I am a well-educated professional marketing and public affairs correspondent. I will help you out for free, because your marketing push on the original Dragon Age and this one so far are flat out embarrassing for everybody in this field.

I'd consider it pro bono work.

Even you would admit it's atrocious.. But it worked.

 

[Sanic]

Was there an expectation for improved graphics with such a short development period? Did Bioware say something to that effect?

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Bioware can go suck a bag of dicks =/

No offense, but seriously you have issues. There is what, 8 months before release? No way these are final, and the lighting is far from finished.

Chill the fuck out. :lol

 

[WanderingWind]

Even you would admit it's atrocious.. But it worked.

I'm not sure it has, actually. They're clearly trying to appeal to the crowd of people who wouldn't normally touch a classic CRPG-style of game, but I think that's a fools errand.

These screenshots should have never left the editor's computer, and there is somebody in that chain that is solely responsible for polishing these shots up. They failed in that regard.

 

[Concept17]

Poor armor design. Not much else to say really. At least its not over-the-top exaggerated armor I guess.

 

[Gattsu25]

This is som--
What th--
How does the second game look significantly wor--
This shit looks horri--


My GOD what the hell were they thinking?

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

To be fair, this was Dragon Age 1's first screenshot. Not 8 months from release, but still...

 

[mintylurb]

 

[Jerk]

Bullshots would be a mercy.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

BEARDS ARE AWESOME

 

[Killthee]

Was there an expectation for improved graphics with such a short development period? Did Bioware say something to that effect?

I think one of the key things we're working on in Dragon Age 2 is the technology, I can confirm that we're doing a lot of work on the Dragon Age engine, and doing a lot of stuff to pump it -- to make it visually super hot.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/52788/Dragon-Age-2-Will-Be-Smokin

 

[WanderingWind]

To be fair, this was Dragon Age 1's first screenshot. Not 8 months from release, but still...

There are even worse ones you could have pulled. Like the one with that green and yellow shield guy running about.

The problem is that this is less than a year away from release (yeah, right) and it looks markedly worse than it's predecessor.

Of course, the final game will look nothing like this and visuals in an RPG aren't supposed to be the main focus, but still. Thems some ugly screenshots.

 

[water_wendi]

To be fair, this was Dragon Age 1's first screenshot. Not 8 months from release, but still...

This picture is what? 40-something months before release? :lol

 

[Rapping Granny]

It's like the massive turd I took 2 months ago made it's way to southern Ontario and took a job at Bioware as the lead programmer.

 

[WanderingWind]

It's like the massive turd I took 2 months ago made it's way to southern Ontario and took a job at Bioware as the lead programmer.

You get your car fixed or what?:lol

 

[Zeliard]

It's still amazing to me that they actually released these shots.

It's one thing for your game not to look very good, it's another thing entirely to be like "hey look at how shitty our game looks. see? we told you it looks shitty. can you smell the shit? enjoy that."

 

[terrdactycalsrock]

those screens look like crap but im still exictied to play the game

 

[WanderingWind]

It's still amazing to me that they actually released these shots.

It's one thing for your game not to look very good, it's another thing entirely to be like "hey look at how shitty our game looks. see? we told you it looks shitty. can you smell the shit? enjoy that."

It's like they're rubbing our noses in it. Hey, Bioware. I didn't shit on the carpet, okay? That was left there by Jade Empire.

 

[Nirolak]

It's still amazing to me that they actually released these shots.

It's one thing for your game not to look very good, it's another thing entirely to be like "hey look at how shitty our game looks. see? we told you it looks shitty. can you smell the shit? enjoy that."

I like how the render distance also appears to be about five feet now.

I haven't seen fogged environments like that in a long time.

 

[Combine]

Compare this:

to this:

Garret is not impressed. It is also a 2011 game as well, so it's not like it's coming out sooner either.

 

[DogWelder]

I like how the render distance also appears to be about five feet now.

I haven't seen fogged environments like that in a long time.

The best part is definitely the pink 32x32 ground texture.

 

[jtb]

To be fair, this was Dragon Age 1's first screenshot. Not 8 months from release, but still...

Hey look! A game that looks more visually appealing than Dragon Age 2

edit: and where the hell would this have even been (in the game)?

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Hey look! A game that looks more visually appealing than Dragon Age 2

edit: and where the hell would this have even been (in the game)?

Maybe the church in Redcliffe?

 

[Nirolak]

Hey look! A game that looks more visually appealing than Dragon Age 2

edit: and where the hell would this have even been (in the game)?

I think that dates back to 2006, so chances are that location didn't exist in the final game.

Maybe the church in Redcliffe?

Or possibly this, yeah.

 

[Patryn]

Maybe the church in Redcliffe?

Broken ceiling would seem to indicate it's in the temple that holds the Urn of Andraste, I'm thinking.

 

[beelzebozo]

they're so bad that i am literally cracking up right now

 

[Jerk]

Maybe the church in Redcliffe?

Doubtful, it looks like it has been abandoned and in disrepair.

Perhaps a ruins of some sort.

chances are that location didn't exist in the final game.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

To be fair, this was Dragon Age 1's first screenshot. Not 8 months from release, but still...

That's not being fair in the slightest. Isn't that from like 2005 or something? It's back when they were testing Dragon Age concepts using the Neverwinter Nights engine.

 

[ntropy]

Broken ceiling would seem to indicate it's in the temple that holds the Urn of Andraste, I'm thinking.

or the temple in Lothering

 

[McHuj]

Compare this:


to this:

Or any DA1 screenshot. This is a downgrade.