GENIAL
von Julian Dasgupta,
Project Eternity: So sieht es in Aktion aus
Heute ist es soweit: Erstmals zeigt Obsidian Bewegtbilder aus Project Eternity. Dabei handelt es sich nicht um tatsächliches Gameplay, sondern eine Demo, die einen Eindruck von der Optik des Rollenspiels vermitteln soll. Als Grundlage dient der Wasserfallabschnitt, den man bereits in Form eines Screenshots zu sehen bekam.
Die Entwickler bauen sämtliche Level in 3D in der Unity-Engine und rendern dann daraus die 2D-Spielwelt. Vom Look her orientiert man sich an den RPGs der Baldur's Gate-Ära - allerdings wird die Umgebung deutlich mehr dynamische Elemente bieten, wie die Entwickler anhand einiger Wasserspielereien, sich bewegender Blätter und des Tag/Nacht-Zyklus zeigen.
Letztes aktuelles Video: Tech-Demo
"The Infinity Engine games were known for their art, and we wanted to hit the high standard of visual quality established by games like the Icewind Dale series. We also wanted to introduce dynamic elements into the environment that were mostly absent from the classic games, like dynamic water, movement in foliage, and dynamic lighting of the scene.
In a 2D game, this required our programmers and artists to come up with some creative solutions. What they came up with surprised us initially and it continues to amaze us. While we are still working on refining some of the dynamic elements, we're very happy with the progress we've been able to make and hope you feel the same way. Special thanks to Hector Espinoza, our lead environment artist, and Michael Edwards, our rendering programmer, who did a lot of amazing work to bring this environment to life."
Die Entwickler bauen sämtliche Level in 3D in der Unity-Engine und rendern dann daraus die 2D-Spielwelt. Vom Look her orientiert man sich an den RPGs der Baldur's Gate-Ära - allerdings wird die Umgebung deutlich mehr dynamische Elemente bieten, wie die Entwickler anhand einiger Wasserspielereien, sich bewegender Blätter und des Tag/Nacht-Zyklus zeigen.
Letztes aktuelles Video: Tech-Demo
"The Infinity Engine games were known for their art, and we wanted to hit the high standard of visual quality established by games like the Icewind Dale series. We also wanted to introduce dynamic elements into the environment that were mostly absent from the classic games, like dynamic water, movement in foliage, and dynamic lighting of the scene.
In a 2D game, this required our programmers and artists to come up with some creative solutions. What they came up with surprised us initially and it continues to amaze us. While we are still working on refining some of the dynamic elements, we're very happy with the progress we've been able to make and hope you feel the same way. Special thanks to Hector Espinoza, our lead environment artist, and Michael Edwards, our rendering programmer, who did a lot of amazing work to bring this environment to life."
