First Dragon Age 2 screenshots sport better graphics, familiar imagery

Saying that Dragon Age 2 has better graphics than its predecessor isn't much of a compliment. Though Dragon Age: Origins remains one of our favorite games from 2009 (as a matter of fact, it was our #4 pick!), on consoles, it looked like the game's entire texture library was secretly replaced with macro photographs of roadkill.



The game's announcement promised 'updated graphics' and a 'new visual style,' and the first two screenshots - part of Game Informer's month-long look at the title - are certainly updated, but we're not quite ready to call them 'visually super hot' and we're not seeing the 'new visual style.' The image above shows a highly detailed Hawke (remember, s/he's the new Commander Shepard-esque lead) but look at that ground texture! The image after the break shows a new Ogre, some awkward Hurlocks, and Hawke's not insignificant ups.



Be sure to peep the full-res images at Game Informer, then come back and tell us what you think. We're going with: unconvinced but optimistic.

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