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12-12-2008, 01:30 PM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/12/225_wrathgatehd.jpgWith the release of Wrath of the Lich King and its inclusion of world-changing phased events (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/08/25/phasing-is-the-new-instancing/), Blizzard's stated goal of ramping up their dynamic storytelling seems more and more like a success, but it doesn't stop with quests alone. The in-game cinematic for the final legs of the epic Wrath Gate quest line (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=12235) really shows what Blizzard is capable of outside of CGI with the in-game engine and a bit of creative tinkering. Not to mention it's a huge lore explosion that fuels the story for the rest of the expansion!
Yes, yes, old (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/09/24/spoilers-angrathar-the-wrath-gate/) news (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/10/12/blizzcon-2008-dvd-production-panel-reveals-wow-tidbits/) for some. For those of you among us who haven't yet experienced this particular quest line, of course, it's not to be missed. For those who've seen it in-game already or who just can't contain themselves, though, you can stream the incredibly spoiler-heavy cinematic in full HD (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/wrathgate.xml) on Blizzard's site now or download it directly from BigDownload (http://www.bigdownload.com/games/world-of-warcraft-wrath-of-the-lich-king/pc/wrath-of-the-lich-king-gateway-in-game-cut-scene-hd/). If you're into it, there's also a nice short story/summary of the momentous events directly under it.
We can hope for two things--that Blizzard continues to put these kinds of awesome scenes in the game, and that when they do, they give those of us with nice monitors/TVs the ability to watch them all pretty-like.http://www.wowinsider.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.wowinsider.com)Blizzard releases Wrath Gate trailer in HD (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/12/blizzard-releases-wrath-gate-trailer-in-hd/) originally appeared on WoW Insider (http://www.wowinsider.com) on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.wowinsider.com/media/2008/12/225_wrathgatehd.jpgWith the release of Wrath of the Lich King and its inclusion of world-changing phased events (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/08/25/phasing-is-the-new-instancing/), Blizzard's stated goal of ramping up their dynamic storytelling seems more and more like a success, but it doesn't stop with quests alone. The in-game cinematic for the final legs of the epic Wrath Gate quest line (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=12235) really shows what Blizzard is capable of outside of CGI with the in-game engine and a bit of creative tinkering. Not to mention it's a huge lore explosion that fuels the story for the rest of the expansion!
Yes, yes, old (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/09/24/spoilers-angrathar-the-wrath-gate/) news (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/10/12/blizzcon-2008-dvd-production-panel-reveals-wow-tidbits/) for some. For those of you among us who haven't yet experienced this particular quest line, of course, it's not to be missed. For those who've seen it in-game already or who just can't contain themselves, though, you can stream the incredibly spoiler-heavy cinematic in full HD (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/wrathgate.xml) on Blizzard's site now or download it directly from BigDownload (http://www.bigdownload.com/games/world-of-warcraft-wrath-of-the-lich-king/pc/wrath-of-the-lich-king-gateway-in-game-cut-scene-hd/). If you're into it, there's also a nice short story/summary of the momentous events directly under it.
We can hope for two things--that Blizzard continues to put these kinds of awesome scenes in the game, and that when they do, they give those of us with nice monitors/TVs the ability to watch them all pretty-like.http://www.wowinsider.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.wowinsider.com)Blizzard releases Wrath Gate trailer in HD (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/12/blizzard-releases-wrath-gate-trailer-in-hd/) originally appeared on WoW Insider (http://www.wowinsider.com) on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Read (http://www.bigdownload.com/games/world-of-warcraft-wrath-of-the-lich-king/pc/wrath-of-the-lich-king-gateway-in-game-cut-scene-hd/) | Permalink (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/12/blizzard-releases-wrath-gate-trailer-in-hd/) | Email this (http://www.wowinsider.com/forward/1399770/) | Comments (http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/12/12/blizzard-releases-wrath-gate-trailer-in-hd/#comments)
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