EverQuest II Preview

GameSpot has updated its EverQuest II preview, based upon what they saw of the game at a recent Microsoft event. Here's a bit of what to expect:
We got to see some environments ranging from what looked like an African savannah, complete with grazing elephants and rhinoceroses, to a dark, gloomy catacomb filled with mean-looking monsters lurking in the shadows. Ships will also figure heavily into the world of EverQuest II, and we got to see what looked like a traditional galleon, with its sails realistically flapping in the wind. The most impressive creature we saw was a living statue of sorts, which stood about a hundred feet tall, towering extremely high above the player. Its ferocious stomping attacks seem like they'd hurt quite a bit, so we're guessing this is probably one of the stronger creatures players can expect to encounter.