Digital Nightfall on 11/2/2002 at 03:21

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Through the benevolence of Arkane Studios, I am please to present <a href=http://www.stygianabyss.com/arxhandson2/>TTLG's second Hands on Preview of Arx Fatalis.</a>

This is a follow up to the <a href=http://www.stygianabyss.com/arxhandson/>first preview</a>, where a beta tester introduced us all to the gameplay of Arx Fatalis. The second preview talks about the improvements to the game since the last writing. Here's a bit:
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More NPC animations are in the game, now. I watched a goblin as he scratched himself in various places. He scratched his armpit, sniffed his fingers, and then tasted. Then he picked his nose, and ate it too. He's a mouth breather, with his slack jaw hanging loose, raising and lowering as he takes breaths. As I sat and watched him for a minute or two, I kept seeing...
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Here's another bit:
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Much of the clipping problems that occurred before during fighting while crouched (the player's arms often passed right through the legs) have been fixed. The walk while crouched animation was changed so that your knees no longer are within range of your arms. It's not as realistic, but it certainly looks better, and is much less distracting. All of the player's body movements have been...
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Okay? <a href=http://www.stygianabyss.com/arxhandson2/>Go read it.</a> :)

The preview also includes a set of four character images (nothing we have not seen before) and a set of all-new gameplay screenshots.

Fafhrd on 11/2/2002 at 19:12

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any word on whether the minimum specs on www.arxfatalis-online.com are actually realistic? seeing as the last preview said that you needed at least 700 mhz, and the webpage says 350mhz minimum.

Spitter on 21/2/2002 at 07:46

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There's one thing I hate about Arx.

I'm goddamn sure my machine won't run it! Boooohoooo!