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Anakin Skywalker · 09/08/2011, 02:19 am

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Originally Posted by Lambonius

And the TSL self-promotion machine revs back into high gear!

Tis truly shameless.

Anakin Skywalker · 09/08/2011, 02:22 am

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Originally Posted by Cez

Of course, I'm biased, but I wouldn't mind seeing Telltale's game taking a next gen take at this look:

You could always mod The Sims 3 if you want a KQ game with that kind of look.

KatieHal · 09/08/2011, 06:26 am

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Originally Posted by Anakin Skywalker

Tis truly shameless.

Hell yeah it is

Did we mention Episode 4 is coming out in October?

LOL, Cez, I think you meant to say the maze scenes used to be more isolated, not desolated!

Cez · 09/08/2011, 11:00 am

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Originally Posted by Anakin Skywalker

You could always mod The Sims 3 if you want a KQ game with that kind of look.

Yeah, why don't you go ahead and put those screens next to Sims 3 screens and compare them. I'm sure you'll have a great time trying to spot what makes them look "exactly" the same.

If you had a better eye, however, you'd see they are mostly based on the backgrounds previously posted here because those always were the inspiration to our artists, and we aimed to recreate the look found in KQ5/KQ6/Disney cartoons.

MusicallyInspired · 09/08/2011, 11:15 am

Disney cartoons are more a KQ7 style. I'd say TSL, KQ5, and KQ6 are something closer to Anastasia.

Cez · 09/08/2011, 11:41 am

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Disney cartoons are more a KQ7 style. I'd say TSL, KQ5, and KQ6 are something closer to Anastasia.

It depends at what you are looking at. The Black Cauldron was probably the number 1 source of inspiration for our guys (aside from KQ5/KQ6 that is):

http://animationbackgrounds.blogspot...ACK%20CAULDRON

Disney's environments always tended to be very rich and KQ5 like, while the characters were more and less detailed --I guess because of animation reasons-- KQ7 like.

Of course I'm not an animations and art connoisseur, so I may be wrong.

KatieHal · 09/08/2011, 11:53 am

Ooo, I am loving that link. And I can definitely see where some of those images were possibly used as references for some of our screens, too.

DAISHI · 09/08/2011, 01:29 pm

Let it be said that The Black Cauldron is awesome.

MusicallyInspired · 09/08/2011, 03:01 pm

Indeed.

Hehe, this screenshot from Sierra's Black Cauldron looks quite close the original posted on the link Cez posted. Never noticed that before.

http://newgamesprograms.com/NewGames...shot1174-1.jpg

BagginsKQ · 09/08/2011, 04:07 pm

Ahh black cauldron the game that awarded you for not following the path of the movie!

DAISHI · 09/08/2011, 04:20 pm

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Indeed.

Hehe, this screenshot from Sierra's Black Cauldron looks quite close the original posted on the link Cez posted. Never noticed that before.

http://newgamesprograms.com/NewGames...shot1174-1.jpg

This is my favorite game of all time. It's the game I'll remember on my death bed. It's my main inspiration for making one right now.

BagginsKQ · 09/08/2011, 04:30 pm

I sure hope there are more important things for me to remember on my death bed than a computer game! Just saying!

DAISHI · 09/08/2011, 05:54 pm

Hah. There will be other things on my mind, yes

KatieHal · 09/08/2011, 07:20 pm

I gotta say I didn't think the movie was that good--especially once I read the books it was based on, which are SO much better--but the game will always hold a special place in my heart.

The game was definitely fun though. Climbing the castle walls and avoiding rocks! Hiding behind tapestries! Jumping across the swampy marshes!

BagginsKQ · 09/09/2011, 07:48 am

The only thing the movie has going for it, is the fact that it is so very different than most Disney movies... It defied the norm... It's darker, its more violent, its not particuarly silly, etc. Even got a higher rating than most disney movies. It barely missed a Rated R or PG-13 rating too IIRC, for a violent or scary scene that was in the test version (but got edited before final release).

I place it up there with The Black Hole, for edgier and risk taking version of Disney...

I would love to see the uncut version... It's about 12 minutes longer... It apparently still exists in the Disney's vaults.

MusicallyInspired · 09/09/2011, 09:38 am

Black Cauldron was definitely trying to compete with Don Bluth Studios for the darker edgier tone. And it succeeded. I never watched it when I was a kid, but if I had I would have been terrified. Those Don Bluth movies freaked me the freak out when I was younger. But I loved them anyway

.

Chyron8472 · 09/09/2011, 11:48 am

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Black Cauldron was definitely trying to compete with Don Bluth Studios for the darker edgier tone. And it succeeded. I never watched it when I was a kid, but if I had I would have been terrified. Those Don Bluth movies freaked me the freak out when I was younger. But I loved them anyway

.

The Black Cauldron movie's problem, imo is that it's far too short. Seriously, it's so fast-paced as they race from one plot point to the next that it's hard to make any sort of emotional connection to any of the characters. My favorite characters of the story were Gurgi and the sword; and the sword never really gets any exploration of its past or abilities other than that it's magical.

DAISHI · 09/09/2011, 02:52 pm

Yeah the books are so friggin sweeet. They're my favorite childhood fantasy books. They're sitting there in a collected edition next to my bound version of Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe.

But yeah movie was daring for what it tried to do, and it is gorgeous. I loved it even knowing it's not the best. But the game was a game changer for me as a kid. I lived in Prydain.

Anakin Skywalker · 09/20/2011, 04:11 am

I think I'd love if it had a look like the illustrations of HJ Ford.

Or the same kinda look as the Disney film Tangled.

Lambonius · 09/20/2011, 06:56 am

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Originally Posted by Anakin Skywalker

Or the same kinda look as the Disney film Tangled.

Hey! I've made that exact suggestion before on these boards somewhere.

It'd have to be nearly as detailed and smoothly animated though--not just in a cartoon style.

09/08/2011, 11:53 am	#47
KatieHal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 111	Ooo, I am loving that link. And I can definitely see where some of those images were possibly used as references for some of our screens, too. __________________ Katie Hallahan Designer & Public Relations Director Phoenix Online Studios "Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix." Christina Baldwin

09/08/2011, 01:29 pm	#48
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,027	Let it be said that The Black Cauldron is awesome. __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

09/08/2011, 05:54 pm	#53
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,027	Hah. There will be other things on my mind, yes __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

09/08/2011, 07:20 pm	#54
KatieHal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 111	I gotta say I didn't think the movie was that good--especially once I read the books it was based on, which are SO much better--but the game will always hold a special place in my heart. The game was definitely fun though. Climbing the castle walls and avoiding rocks! Hiding behind tapestries! Jumping across the swampy marshes! __________________ Katie Hallahan Designer & Public Relations Director Phoenix Online Studios "Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix." Christina Baldwin

09/09/2011, 07:48 am	#55
BagginsKQ Yes, Fact, it is KQ8... Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,099	The only thing the movie has going for it, is the fact that it is so very different than most Disney movies... It defied the norm... It's darker, its more violent, its not particuarly silly, etc. Even got a higher rating than most disney movies. It barely missed a Rated R or PG-13 rating too IIRC, for a violent or scary scene that was in the test version (but got edited before final release). I place it up there with The Black Hole, for edgier and risk taking version of Disney... I would love to see the uncut version... It's about 12 minutes longer... It apparently still exists in the Disney's vaults. Last edited by BagginsKQ; 09/09/2011 at 07:53 am.

09/08/2011, 04:07 pm	#50
BagginsKQ Yes, Fact, it is KQ8... Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,099	Ahh black cauldron the game that awarded you for not following the path of the movie!

09/08/2011, 04:30 pm	#52
BagginsKQ Yes, Fact, it is KQ8... Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,099	I sure hope there are more important things for me to remember on my death bed than a computer game! Just saying!

09/09/2011, 02:52 pm	#58
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,027	Yeah the books are so friggin sweeet. They're my favorite childhood fantasy books. They're sitting there in a collected edition next to my bound version of Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe. But yeah movie was daring for what it tried to do, and it is gorgeous. I loved it even knowing it's not the best. But the game was a game changer for me as a kid. I lived in Prydain. __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

09/20/2011, 04:11 am	#59
Anakin Skywalker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 609	I think I'd love if it had a look like the illustrations of HJ Ford. Or the same kinda look as the Disney film Tangled.

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