Champions of Norrath Preview

WorthPlaying has put together a preview of Champions of Norrath, in which they talk very positively about Sony and Snowblind’s upcoming action RPG for the PS2. An excerpt to follow:

The game’s audio and visuals are some of the best yet, totally 3D and textured beyond belief. One particularly impressive visual effect is that any armor changes will affect your appearance in game. You don’t wear armor just for stats anymore; now you can wear plate mail to look cool. The surrounding environment is also pretty to look at, and the animation and character models are fluid and not misshapen. The water effects are similar to XBOX level coolness, a level which I had thought that the PS2 hardware wasn’t capable of. Champions of Norrath has shown that the aging PS2 can still hang with the big boys in the graphics department. Far and away, the music is one of the best aspects of the game, comparable to the Lord of the Rings movie soundtrack in its intensity and ability to set the mood. Sound effects and the voice acting are of the best quality; I just love slaying goblin flesh with my sword and hearing the ensuing squishy sound. The voice acting is so good that I actually want to hear NPCs speak.