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kotukawi

The Bestest Birthday Present Ever. Among other things.

Dec 13, 2009 23:43

First off, I submit to you a picture of awesomeness: My contribution for our annual Thanksmas gift exchange.

( The Aperture Science Weighted Present Cube )

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om_nom_berries December 15 2009, 02:19:37 UTC

Will watch that video later with Dan, but enjoyed this rambling, possibly-added-while drunk/illiterate comment on the movie ( ... )

kotukawi December 15 2009, 02:24:16 UTC

Drunk/illiterate definitely captures the gist here.

I think some people are expecting this to be a picture-perfect retelling of the story of OoT... and they're constrained by what they know. But it's meant to be an interpretation/inspiration instead. While I admit that I can nitpick a game to death, it's not funny when you're trying to convey that nitpickiness to others.

om_nom_berries December 15 2009, 02:49:51 UTC

Seriously.

Like, if you've got the themes, the you're okay.

I gotta say, though, they put too much eye makeup on the guy who is playing Link. That combined with the awkward angles and hair that may or may not be a wig, he doesn't always present as well as he could. But, well, props to them for actually finishing this monster project... or at least a third of it. Aren't they doing a trilogy?

kotukawi December 15 2009, 06:14:35 UTC

Not that I'm aware of. I thought this was it! I mean, it's taken them a LONG time to get this far as is. ;)

Props to them for doing whatever it is they've done; I don't know because I spent last night playing Spirit Tracks.

krizoitz December 15 2009, 18:45:12 UTC

Oh lord, if that was his real hair the dude should shave his head and go bald. He'd be doing himself AND the world a favor.

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kotukawi December 17 2009, 08:53:41 UTC

A friend and I were discussing this earlier, and I think that the explanation that finally stuck with us is an explanation that makes so much sense for the entire series:

Fandom appeal = How good it actually is - How good we expect it to be.

Take Twilight Princess versus Ocarina of Time. TP is a technically superior game. They've fleshed out the world and the main characters about 10 times as their corresponding ones in OoT. The world is a lot more rich in TP with a lots of stretching terrain, perhaps a little more than OoT. And the story in TP is a lot deeper than OoT's.

Yet the fandom keeps resorting to OoT as its all-but-sole inspiration and love. Why? Because OoT floored us. Those who had played LttP got blown away at how OoT was different from LttP -- deeper story, deeper gameplay, and very excellent 3D. Those who hadn't expected a Mario-like game, but they too were blown away by presenting something much deeper than Mario 64TP didn't have that same luxury. The hype for the game was VERY high -- too high, in fact. It ( ... )

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