Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Previews
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Age of Conan is one of two games on the show floor using DirectX 10 (Crysis from EA and Crytek being the other). The DirectX 10 version looks better than the impressive DirectX 9 version of the game. There's more foliage than in the DirectX 9 version, as well as better lighting and shadowing and better-looking characters. Funcom showed off the visuals using a looping in-game cutscene, and we got to see some incredible reflections on water surfaces when the camera flew through a port town.
And a snip from IGN's article:
Right from the first look, it was apparent that DX10 ups the ante in just about every category. The light that filtered through the trees looked fantastic and, as we watched the camera pan around the landscape, we saw a lush and vibrant jungle that was brought to life through some excellent texturing. It certainly looks great, though not all of the kinks have been worked out with the new tools. Age of Conan had a tendency to hang for a brief period when new quests were given, a hitch we were told only occurred on the DX10 version. The framerate also noticeably stuttered a few times as the game was being played, though it wasn't a regular and constant occurrence.
