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Anyway, I agree with your point in this thread... many people seem to really obsess about the graphics. |
I personally love 2D to death, but I'm not letting that get in the way of looking forward to these games! |
Graphics isn't everything, and besides - I think Tales looks fine! |
• @Armakuni said: Seriously, what is the deal with people making new posts instead of editing their last one, when their post was the last one in the thread anyway? |
:p Just kidding :) |
Nice one :D |
Seriously... what's with people starting rants with seriously? i mean just... just... seriously!!! |
Yeah, definitely. I'm really not that worried, telltale won me over with sam and max, so i'm pretty sure it will be a blast. |
It's not just a single post though. Why should the complainers be allowed their own topics when the defenders can't? |
• The beard bothers me. Not much. |
Thats about it. |
• I agree with you, and if it's any consolation, from what I've observed the people who want 2D are in a stark minority. It's also fair to point out that one shouldn't confuse a fan of one of the first three Monkey Island games (Lechuck's Revenge was my favourite) with someone who obsesses about 2D. |
The problem is (and this has something to do with how human psychology and social engineering works, too) that those who like 2D are generally louder and more passionate than those who love 3D, despite being greatly outnumbered. If there were more people who were passionate about the 3D graphics (as opposed to simp... |
I, for one, am actually quite passionate about Telltale's choice, because let's be fair and look at what they did... |
1. They looked at Monkey Island 2 and saw how Guybrush had evolved (compared to the reverse evolution that the following two games suffered) and learned from that, they based their character on that evolution, and continued to evolve from there, instead of remaining stuck in the past. This is a good thing. |
2. They looked at what worked from all the games (things like vibrant environments, curly clouds, and so on) and worked that into their design. Thus, Tales of Monkey Island is the first game to show respect to its forebears, all of them, something that even the remake has failed to do. This, again, is a good thing.... |
3. 3D offers for a greater degree of freedom than 2D. No matter what you do with a 2D adventure game, it's always going to be flat characters walking around on an image slideshow. You'll never be able to look behind a hut, or turn an item over in your hands. Whilst keeping the style of Monkey Island to the best of ... |
4. For all the gusto of the games of old, I feel that more can be done with 3D animation than with 2D animation (sorry!). When you compare movies like Bolt with older Disney movies, this becomes rather apparent. 2D animation can often look choppy and stilted, whereas the 3D approach can provide smooth, cinematic sc... |
(Telltale, give your animators a raise!) |
On the topic of 4, I will point out that bad animation can kill a 3D game, because a big part of 3D is the animation, the way you move, the way the environment flows, the way everything interacts, it's all important. Compare a game like Gothic 3 with Oblivion, the animation thereof at least. Oblivion has very poor ... |
So I love the new 3D approach, it makes the game feel alive and this is something that I feel is new to Monkey Island given the restrictions of 2D. Whereas 2D can only have very basic pans and cut-in closeups (both of which MI 1 and MI 2 relied upon), 3D can spin around, swoop in and out dramatically, it can zoom i... |
That's why I'm glad that Tales of Monkey Island is in 3D, but not so much the OMG hi-res textures, mip-map shadow filtering, bump-mapping, anisotropic filtering, environment-mapping... *drool* side of it (just the purely technological aspects) but what can be done with it if one has a stable of people who really un... |
Another 2D game would be dull in my opinion, and just as dead-looking as most 2D games of the past are. So how can one not be excited about this? It's Monkey Island, and not just in 3D, but well done 3D! |
There, that should help even out the perceived imbalance. |
My work here is done. *teleport!* |
• You know, as much as I'm looking forward to Tales of Monkey Island (very much!), I reckon that if time, money, and resources were not issues, the Monkey Island series would be 2d to this day. |
There is something about traditional 2d background art, at least, that seems better suited to capturing the warmth, character, quirkiness, and magic of Monkey Island's setting. The trouble is, it's time consuming and expensive to make games with MI2/CMI-quality production values. |
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Karva Chauth Fasting is observed from sunrise to sighting of the moon on the fourth day of the Krishna Paksha of Kartik Month as per traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India. Here are the important rules regarding Karva Chauth fasting. |
Unmarried women are not supposed to observe Karva Chauth. |
Women who are pregnant, working or are under treatment for any sort of medical problems should not observe fast. They should opt for partial fast. |
The fast begins early morning with sunrise. |
After self purification, one should prepare a thali (large plate) – in it one should keep a small pot filled with water, in a mud pot one should keep few wheat grains, in a small vessel one should keep sugar, and finally a token amount of money. |
One should then offer prayers to Ganesha with roli, rice and jaggery. |
Using the roli one should create a swastika symbol on the Karva and one should also keep 13 bindi on the karva. The person observing the fast should also stick a bindi on the forehead. |
Fasting is continued. |
In the evening or whenever the Karva Chauth Story is heard, the person observing fast should hold 13 wheat grains in her hand. The thali should be kept nearby. |
After hearing the story, the person should give the Karva, the grains in her hand and the token amount to eldest female member in the family or the person who narrated the story. |
The pot containing water and the wheat grains in the karva pot should be kept separate. |
On sighting the moon in the evening, the wheat grains should be put in water and offered to moon by raising your arms. |
The puja is complete and you break the fast. |
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The unassuming, babyface profile of Stephen Curry was one of the marketable features during his time at Davidson University where he took the college basketball world by storm. Many people thought that his game as a “gunner” may be fun to watch in the NBA, but it could not possibly make him an elite player. |
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Curry captivated basketball fans everywhere with his unbelievable shooting display against the Denver Nuggets. Media and analysts everywhere finally acknowledged what Bay Area viewers had already known–Stephen Curry is a star. Head coach Mark Jackson reiterated the Bay’s position, “those guys are just coming to the ho... |
This begs the question: what took so long for the mainstream media to catch onto a guy who’s shooting stats are unmatched in many categories, a good person on and off the floor and a leader of a young, up and coming team? |
May 16, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry (30) congratulates San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) after game six of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Spurs defeated the Warriors 94-82. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports |
First, his injuries took him completely off the radar to the point where many people discounted him completely. For instance, the Warriors may still be playing right now if he had not rolled his ankle in the playoffs. Missing about 60 percent of the lockout shortened season as well as being plagued by the injuries in... |
Many analysts and media members even question the Warriors for giving him any sort of extension in the offseason due to the chronic injuries. As a result, his numbers remained relatively pedestrian, even on his own team compared to other players (remember Monta Ellis’ “awesome” numbers?). Either way, Golden State is s... |
Location of the team plays into being overlooked as well. There are many more teams east of the Mississippi River that can be covered during normal hours of a day. Even further, there are only seven teams west of San Antonio (map), or only 23 percent, and the only major market is Los Angeles which has plenty of story... |
Take a gander at the bottom line on ESPN during the regular season. The Warriors game time is 10:30 PM Eastern Time, which means it would likely end on the other half of midnight. Many media members and fans take a look at who is playing, have limited knowledge of the current status of the team and simply ignore the ga... |
It is quite possible that some pundits only see Curry play twice a year, during both games against the team they cover. The “East Coast Bias” is alive and well–do not let anyone tell you any different. The snub of the All-Star Game and All-NBA in favor of David Lee is proof of the box score mentality for media who v... |
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Technology has helped somewhat, allowing recording of multiple games at a time, but still–unless you are paid to analyze tape, spending hours of going back and watching every game. So, unless the game is nationally televised during a prime time for eastern viewers (this allows for the maximum amount of eyes to watch t... |
Lastly, Curry’s game is not overly flashy. Until this year, you would not find many of his plays on the highlight real on ESPN or NBA TV’s top ten. That seems to be the way to gain notoriety in the league–do stuff so we can show it. Blake Griffin has all the commercials because he dunks and dunks and dunks, which is fa... |
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1. Heartbreaking goodbyes. Albert (Jeremy Irvine) is forced to sell his horse, Joey, to a soldier headed for the front, but that's just the beginning of a series of wrenching farewells as Joey is handed off from owner to owner, each of whom forms an instant bond with the noble creature. |
2. Violence. This is a war film and there are several battle sequences, one of them so intense it might have been taken out of Spielberg's R-rated opus 'Saving Private Ryan.' There are no exploding limbs or extreme gore, but several characters we've grown attached to do meet their demise. |
3. Human deaths. Speaking of deaths, the human death toll is mostly rendered off-screen (a companion-in-arms is engulfed by gas, a letter arrives to tell of the death of another), but the war definitely takes its toll. Even younger characters aren't spared, although their deaths are conveyed with some discretion. |
4. Animal deaths. We won't spoil you as to whether Joey lives or dies, but he does endure some of the most extreme trauma any screen animal has ever had to suffer. In perhaps the most traumatic, a panic-stricken Joey is entangled in barbed wire and unable to free himself. Bizarrely, this horrific scene leads to a light... |
Bottom line: Even though the film does have its soaring, inspirational moments and lots of glorious horse scenes, it's far too violent and intense for young children. Our advice: Don't bring anyone under 12. |
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