Jimi-Wan Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 duuhhhhhhhhh......... theres........... 5 new screenshots at the official page.Right hya Sorry if i posted this after anyone else, but i didnt see it anywhere so far.
Proto Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 Thx, now THIS are the screenshots! They're great. There's completely new lighting (at last shown levels are completed:)). On the older screenshots enemies seemed flat as there was no lighting... now it lookes OK, my guess is they even cast shadows (screen 3). The most interesting is the second screen as it's probably the first true outdoor shot , and it's cool. I woul say monumental, just in JK style. BTW: what are those "missiles" flying over Kyle's head?
GonkH8er Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 love that green sludge. these are excellent screenshots. the lighting in this one is very nice. some incredible architecture here. love those outdoor settings. again confirming that we can walk around without our saber ignited. nice little probe droid hovering there, waiting to die. look at those pipes! :D:D Again, lovely lighting, and some very nice texturing. Can see that the force meter is the blue one on the right hand side. it goes up again and is full by the time they take the 2nd screenshot, after the saber throw. very, very nice. thanks for the heads up.
GonkH8er Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 oh, and proto, thats not the first outdoors shot. in the australian pc magazine, which none of you got to see, there is one of a little encampment in a dark purpley outdoor area. ill try and scan it.
Millions o' Monkeys Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 Those are truly very nice shots. Check out the way the stormtrooper fell
GonkH8er Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 looks very much like he's doing some breakdancing
Venesectrix Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 Dude, This game keeps looking better and better. The lighting looks awesome. Now I wish Lucasarts would release a high quality gameplay video.
digl Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 maybe the other topic about this should have been made sticky, because there were already comments of the shots there when this thread started
wardz Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 ahhh, lovely, just need a video now to see the real thang. I reckon they have changed the hilt of the saber ever so slightly, it all looks too good to be true... wardz
Agen Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 I have fully figured out the HUD. Blue thingy seems to be force. The yellow is the ammo. Red is health... and Green is still the shield... everything seems to be the same except the ammo and force. Great
CaptainRAVE Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 I really like these screenshots and i still especially like the idea of being able to hold your lightsaber with it being off. It also looks pretty cool. I also like the blue force guage which now gives a more accurate reading of how much force you have left
DeathBoLT Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 also, 100 shields appears to be the max shield level
acdcfanbill Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 anyone else think that the ST who is laying on the ground has an oddly shaped helmet? it looks to, spherecial... i dunno, i dont think it looks quite right...
Agen Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 So it seemed in JK too but if u got the armour thingy magiggy i tihkn it lit up and u had 200. even though the scale only went up to 100.
ed_silvergun Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 Very nice screenshots there. From the size of the HUD, I reckon they're captured in about 800x600 resolution. Wonder what they look like in high res!!! In both the first and fourth shots, the saber seems to distort perfectly as it moves through the air. These pictures look like they were taken straight from a Star Wars film. I love that outdoor shot... the architecture and the whole open-air environment pays homage to the look of JK without ripping it off. My only slight concern is that the HUD may be a little too obtrusive. If I am to suspend my disbelief while I play through a game and become really absorbed in it, I like to be as unaware of the interface as possible. Having said this, if these shots are indeed taken in 800x600 as I suspect they are, the HUD should appear considerably smaller in higher resolutions. All in all, though, I can't believe how the screenshots keep getting better and better. I've just been trying out the demo of Allied Assault, which has to be one of the most polished and slick games I've ever played. I'm pleased to say that with these latest screens, JK II is starting to look just as smooth and, well, finished as EA's soon-to-be-classic. A big thumbs up, Raven!
DeathBoLT Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 agen, you could get up to 200 in JK, but if you had say 145 shields the inner layer of the 'shields' would be fully lit but the outter layer would only be partially lit. in that screenshot, katarn has 100 shields, but both layers are apparently fully lit up.
digl Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 I think DeathBoLT is right, the shield indicator is fully lit and shows 100 shield
Guest X-Vector Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 Originally posted by ed_silvergun I love that outdoor shot... the architecture and the whole open-air environment pays homage to the look of JK without ripping it off. That's strange, I think the opposite is true. The first thing that struck me about that open air shot is that it really isn't very "open" - awfully boxed in is a better description (I also resent that the rock walls remind me of RTCW, but that's a more personal issue I guess). To me it's the least JK alike shot of the five. Not that one screenshot matters, it's just a small part of scenery and should in no way be considered as representative of the look of the whole game. I like the first shot a lot better, because of the darkness and because of the way the lightsaber casts its hue on the stormtrooper. The third one is OK too, again because of the reflective lighting (with the stairlights being the source this time). Still not even close to jaw-droppinga all in all, but I have a feeling still shots don't really do the game justice (do they ever?) - I need to experience this in motion and with John Williams' majestic score in the background to recreate the ol' magic.
OnlyOneCanoli Posted January 9, 2002 Posted January 9, 2002 I don't know how I missed this, but thanks a lot for the heads up! These are looking great. JKII is looking better all the time.
Bartolo_JCS Posted January 9, 2002 Posted January 9, 2002 oooh, thank you The shields may have been lowered but look at the ammo capacity.
GonkH8er Posted January 10, 2002 Posted January 10, 2002 297? That's not the ammo he's carrying! That's the number of songs on that huge imperial jukebox there.
Metallus Posted January 10, 2002 Posted January 10, 2002 This one's gotta be my favorite. So dramatic! Edit: Except that the ads cover it up :\
GonkH8er Posted January 10, 2002 Posted January 10, 2002 i'd love it if it was of the new build and the sabers and effects were as they are today.
chilli Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 All the screen shots are great but I think judging by 4+5 there is some updating to be made regarding the FAQs I found this at the question "What Force powers are available? Confirmed Force powers are: Jump, Push, Confuse, Heal, Speed, Lightning, Knock, Choke, and Pull. Kyle will also be able to throw his saber and retrieve it via the Force No word yet on weather this actualy uses Force stanima " screenshot four shows him throw his saber shot five he lost stanima.
Wacky_Baccy Posted January 12, 2002 Posted January 12, 2002 First of all, I'm sorry Gonk, I couldn't resist ...and no offence meant - you sounded so much like him! Anyone who has seen Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen on tv will understand this, and should read the quote as if being said by him... those who haven't should be suitably confused Originally posted by GonkH8er Love that green sludge ... the lighting in this one is very nice. Some incredible architecture here... Love those outdoor settings... Look at those pipes! Again, lovely lighting, and some very nice texturing... very, very nice. :eek: :eek: You sound just like Mr Bowen, Gonk! (He's a UK Interior Designer that does makeovers of ppls houses on tv) You're not related to him, are you? j/k I dunno if he's known anywhere other than the UK... is he?
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