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That would be some hot shit right there. Totally old-school LucasArts-style, right?
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I have to agree with AbsoluteZero, specifically his last sentence. At the same time I will tip my hat to Gabe, because I did notice it was a different style being used for the game. And yet within the given style, the "anatomy" of the 3D characters seems to be... lacking somehow. In fact, now that I look at them, they seem to skew and bow unusually. They are kind of like gumby, when a character who is supposed to be a "simian brawler" should not be soft. Therefore, it needs more geometry, realworld geometry. That is why I am wondering if 3D clay models were created for each character before the 3D creation via computer. If not, then wouldn't that need multiple drawings of each character to get the full 3D comprehension of these 2D characters? I am currently taking a figure modeling class, and a similar question came up in the class. A friend of mine asked how many photos are needed in order to get a decent understanding of the 3D figure. If I remember correctly, the response was one picture at about every 4 degrees. If you take into account of the multiple axises needed for action sequences, etc., this seems like too much. However, it still seems that the drawing required, even though it would be less than 90 per character per axis, would be overkill. This is where the use of 3D clay modeling comes in. Clay models created from a handful of drawings, say storyboards, would replace the mountain of study drawings of each character. Of course, each model would need to be O.K.ed by the PA crew before computer production took place. I mean, if you really want something great, does it not take that much effort to create it? And yes, I know this all takes money, so if money is the problem, then we'll just get what the budget can pay for.
Those who are arguing about the style change, you have to look at the game in a different light. There is nothing in PA that could really translate into a video game, it's more like the guys from PA are all grown up and heading out on an adventure... at least that's what I got out of the trailers.
Opinion officially almost certainly changed... potentially.
Regardless as to whether this game comes around later in development (once it has actually taken on a form even remotely close to the final product) I will still buy it because I figure it's a small price to pay for years and years of great content from Penny-Arcade.
I still remain highly optimistic though. There's a great brain-trust working on this project and I think they are more than capable of bringing life to this incredibly bold venture.
I was also lollin' at the "enjoy spectacular cutscenes in 2D!" bit. Great dig on the entire industry. (Especially since the cutscenes look like they'll be better than most other games anyway.)
And BLOOD! Wooo!
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I made that word up.
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Any doubts I had about the game were completely erased by the new trailer.
-Oscar Wilde
The make-your-own-character is pretty pimp, from the small collection of parts I saw.
The Fruit Fucker, as always, was divine ^_^
Gabe needs more of the cell shading. He was pretty flat compared with Tycho.
I eagerly await the day I can have Gabe punch a mime.
I loved the new Trailer. The last trailer had me a little bummed out, but this one more than made up for it.
I am sold already, that was amazing.
Thank you.
This has been answered on the Hothead (Questions for Dev) thread but essentially, there are a lot more options going in including skin color.