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Monday, May 30, 2005 |  |
The Hand that Feeds
It's the end of the month, and we happen to have a bit of bandwidth left over. So I went through some of the recent rejections from the Movie Peer Review Rating System, and I found a film I wanted to post. Partly, it's because I enjoyed it - it's the story of the Arbiter, set to 'The Hand that Feeds', by Nine Inch Nails. It mixes cutscene footage with gameplay footage, and does a nice job synching the music to the action. Partly, though, I was hugely amused by some of the comments this film received from reviewers - it taught me that context is EVERYTHING. You need to understand that this film, put together by Epyon, uses cutscene footage from our Cutscene Library, and gameplay footage, taken from Mike Miller's Legendary Walkthrough. None of the footage is original to this film. (That's not what makes it funny, though that IS what disqualified it in the eyes of several reviewers.) The funny part is this: the footage, while recognized by some reviewers, was totally missed by others - there were comments like "this whole thing was just cutscenes with mediocre gameplay mixed in," or even better, "Try doing gameplay footage on legendary, and pull off some awesome moves, like Mike Miller on the Legendary walkthroughs." My eyes were watering, reading this stuff. So it seems only fair to release the film and let others see it, as well. It's 15.3 mb in QuickTime format, or 15.7 mb in WMP9 format. (I guess Mike's gameplay looks much more awesome when viewed in the context of the walkthrough itself...) And for anyone who doesn't believe Mike has what it takes, after seeing his footage put together like this, I'd remind you of clips like this (in QT, or if you'd rather, in WMP9) - it's all in how you look at it. Okay, back to hotdogs and chicken wings - I hope you're all enjoying this Memorial Day! (Louis Wu 18:08:00 UTC) (permalink)
Truth and Reconciliation Begins.
The first pair of cutscenes from Halo's third level, Truth and Reconciliation, are now available in our Cutscene Library. Check 'em out! (Louis Wu 12:34:14 UTC) (permalink)
Enemy At The Gates.
What do you do when your carefully crafted message is undermined by a well-meaning but unthinking superior? Today's One One Se7en looks at one possibility... (Louis Wu 11:41:54 UTC) (permalink)
Monday Missives
Thirteen new pieces posted in the Fan Fiction section this morning - begin Memorial Day with Halo! (Louis Wu 11:31:20 UTC) (permalink)
Voice Actors Needed
HALOChat is looking for voice talent for an upcoming Halo movie - information about the film, test scripts, and how to apply are all available in this forum post. Swing by and try out. (Louis Wu 11:16:12 UTC) (permalink)
Additional Zelda mod movie links
The Zelda mod movie we mentioned yesterday has exceeded its bandwidth; thanks to the folks who pointed out a thread on the Gearbox forum with a couple of other links that still work. (We still don't have any other formats for this video - if you can't watch Flash, you're out of luck. Sorry.) (Louis Wu 11:13:56 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 2 Wins Spacey
A few weeks ago, we mentioned that Halo 2 was up for a Spacey Viewer's Choice Award - the ceremony was held last night, and Halo 2 took the Favorite Game award (with 41% of the vote) - thanks, Laird. (Louis Wu 11:11:20 UTC) (permalink)
Sunday's news in brief:
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Advanced Combat Techniques: Brute Shot and SMG TIE 10 Halo Cutscene Goodness Tricking interview at Hackaday.com Oh. No. What shall we do? Zelda Mod Movie Map Pack Screenies |
Saturday's news in brief:
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Tips for Beaver Creek The Autumn! She's been hit! The Ultimate Halo Freak - a Followup Halo 2 Cursor Set for WinXP |
