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Article #82050Re: Dramatic/cinematic computer games
From: Lynley James
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:35
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:35
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 16:41:55 +1300, "Morpheus" <delusions@fools.paradise.net.nz> wrote: >Samy Merchi typed: >> What do you think are exemplary games in this vein, today? What >> games pioneer a movielike experience, *preferably* without (or in >> addition to) the usage of cutscenes -- in scenes where you are in >> control of your character, what games promote cinematics? I >> mentioned Freedom Force before...any others spring to mind? How >> about Max Payne's bullet time? GTA:VC I understand allows you to >> use your own musical score? > >Although I've not yet played it </disclaimer>, "Enter the Matrix" had >rather cinematic looking gameplay - not just the cutscenes and videos, >similar in style to the way the movies were shot, at least from watching >the preview on the "Reloaded" DVD. It looked well done. (Mind you, >I'm not commenting on the actual experience of gameplay, just the way >it looked...) > > >};> M v3.2 > >"Perhaps you're experiencing a paradoxical state-dependent associative >phenomenon?" (Tuvok) The only thing I liked about GTA:VC was that you could choose between a few "radio stations" that played certain types of '80's music. IIRC there was a pop station and rock station amongst them. Lynley
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From: Lynley James <magius@netactive.co.za> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg Subject: Re: Dramatic/cinematic computer games Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:35:50 +0200 Message-ID: <2hqauvcurkk6vctopeomh34oacmoeqihbg@4ax.com> References: <Xns9454A9EB14C8Dsamyikifi@130.232.1.14> <kH8Fb.13958$ws.1381889@news02.tsnz.net> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Host: rdg-dial-196-30-234-82.mweb.co.za X-Trace: 21 Dec 2003 20:35:52 +0200, rdg-dial-196-30-234-82.mweb.co.za Lines: 30 Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!internal1.nntp.ash.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ash.giganews.com!firehose2!nntp4!intern1.nntp.aus1.giganews.com!border3.nntp.aus1.giganews.com!small1.nntp.aus1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!uunet.co.za!news1.mweb.co.za!rdg-dial-196-30-234-82.mweb.co.za Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit