EverQuest II Preview
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With respect to the visual aspects, art direction is always an area in which each gamer's personal preferences play a vital role. That said, it's clear that the art team's work is of a very high caliber both technically and artistically. It's not completely clear yet how this will impact in terms of hardware requirements. One would have to guess they'll be on the high side, although there are numerous settings that can be tweaked to help improve performance. Of these, quite possible the most interesting is the letterbox, which allows you to adjust how much on-screen real estate the game action occupies, from none up to a ratio in which the picture portion takes on a widescreen movie-like aspect ratio. Assuming you have the hardware to run full-screen, whether you prefer the more cinematic view seems primarily a matter of taste. So is the decision to use the first-or third-person perspective.
