The Saga of Ryzom

Saga of Ryzom on high graphics detail looks freaking awesome.

This game could easily rival EQ2,Lotro and Vanguard in graphics.

On high detail the game world really comes alive and animations are fluid.

normally i play my mmos on medium detail for large group pvp, I only recently turned the graphics up.

I'm glad i did.

Here's is a couple screenies i had both are decent.

Originally posted by metalhead980

Saga of Ryzom on high graphics detail looks freaking awesome.

This game could easily rival EQ2,Lotro and Vanguard in graphics.

On high detail the game world really comes alive and animations are fluid.

normally i play my mmos on medium detail for large group pvp, I only recently turned the graphics up.

I'm glad i did.

Yes, I agree.

Despite the age of the game, the graphic is awesome. I always played the game in full high details at 1600x1200 and now, since the reopening i'm playing it at 1920x1440 (I'm still using a 4:3 CRT monitor). I never never needed to lower the details, even during OP battles with massive player numbers.

If you are lucky to have a stable client (i never crash in game and pw's are very very rare if nothing at all) the game is incredibly smooth and clean.

Ryzom rocks.

How about some screenshots to make a comparision?

I can't really comment on the high graphics since I'm running on an aging business laptop and have to use mostly medium settings (or lower than that in newer games).

I can say that I've tried many different games in the last year, and Ryzom just "feels" better to me. The characters, landscape, mobs, plants, weather, seasons, and sounds all just seem to belong together in ways that I haven't experienced elsewhere (save the real world).

That is a purely subjective thing, of course, and can't be measured with polygon counts or frames per second. Nor does it specify exactly what combination of graphics engine features and art direction makes it that way for me.

I *can* say that I prefer a game that feels more like original art and less like an attempt to mimic reality (or mimic other art, like anime). I'm sure there are games that have more "realistic" graphics, but to me realism is less important than an integrated and aesthetically pleasing experience. Ryzom has that, and I like it.

Last night I (my character) sat under cover in Dyron as a thunderstorm blew through. The wind whipped the trees about and blew waves of sand across the desert ground. The light grew gray and dim, the flashes of lightning briefly picking out details in the distance. Even the animals seemed affected, the NPCs seemed to scurry a little faster about their business and hunch their shoulders against the wind and rain. (I know that was just my overactive imagination, but still...) Then after a while the clouds parted, the wind abated, and the sun came peeking out again. The colors warmed in the light, and everything seemed to relax again.

I spent probably twenty minutes just watching the environment, and had an amazing time "not doing anything". I've never, ever, ever done that in any other game. And that's on MEDIUM!!!!

Originally posted by Loke666

How about some screenshots to make a comparision?

I don´t have low res. screenies, but how about some high res. Videos?

www.vimeo.com/1417970 - about Matia

www.vimeo.com/1417585 - about Zoraï

www.vimeo.com/1413505 - about the Fyros

www.vimeo.com/1655106 - about combating the Kitin

www.vimeo.com/1725194 - about the World and friends ;)

Enjoy

SaM

i find the water the most amazing part of Ryzoms graphics

i haven't seen better in any other MMO i've tried

I love the grapics in ryzom and the art style. I often read how it looks 'cartoony' but I just don't see this at all. For me the apeal is how realistic the art style looks. It has a flare that makes everything 'feel alive' which is great for submersion.

I've played far too many MMOs where the game worlds just feel flat/fake (I'm racking my brain but I really can't think of a better word to describe what I mean right now)

Originally posted by gatheris

i find the water the most amazing part of Ryzoms graphics

i haven't seen better in any other MMO i've tried

Either you have not tried LOTRO or you are lying.

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Originally posted by donjn

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Originally posted by gatheris

i find the water the most amazing part of Ryzoms graphics
i haven't seen better in any other MMO i've tried

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Either you have not tried LOTRO or you are lying.

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I believe gatheris was doing something known as "expressing an opinion".

I have played both games, and LOTRO does indeed have a pretty world and nice water. So does Ryzom, though the styles differ greatly. You pays your money and takes your pick. (Or feel free to enjoy both.)