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fable · 01-11-2002, 12:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Micah Foehammer:
Is it a first person shooter perspective or the overhead view ala Baladurs gate/NWN?

It's a first-person shooter perspective in realtime. There's a lot that's customizable about your character with any mix of three basic profession types: fighter, thief, and mage. (There are more names given to any combination of the above, but that's what it breaks down into.)

The 3D series has always looked good, but in the past it's been the classic case of pushing non-linearity to the point that everything felt generic: every mage guild in dozens of towns was alike, every guildleader looked similar, etc. There were many political and professional factions, but they didn't interact, except with you.

From what I've seen (and Ziroc can confirm this, I'm sure), the Morrowind is going to sacrifice some of that go-anywhere-do-anything mood to give real presence and individuality to each faction, guild, etc. And if that's married to the combat system, magic system, character creation system and graphics they've had along, it could be a huge success when it appears.

01-11-2002, 12:38 PM	#6
fable Quintesson Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Where I am. Posts: 1,089	quote: Originally posted by Micah Foehammer: Is it a first person shooter perspective or the overhead view ala Baladurs gate/NWN? It's a first-person shooter perspective in realtime. There's a lot that's customizable about your character with any mix of three basic profession types: fighter, thief, and mage. (There are more names given to any combination of the above, but that's what it breaks down into.) The 3D series has always looked good, but in the past it's been the classic case of pushing non-linearity to the point that everything felt generic: every mage guild in dozens of towns was alike, every guildleader looked similar, etc. There were many political and professional factions, but they didn't interact, except with you. From what I've seen (and Ziroc can confirm this, I'm sure), the Morrowind is going to sacrifice some of that go-anywhere-do-anything mood to give real presence and individuality to each faction, guild, etc. And if that's married to the combat system, magic system, character creation system and graphics they've had along, it could be a huge success when it appears.