Something the Epilogue showed me...

Sliths · 06-01-2010, 01:37 PM

Sprites vs 3D models. I know you could be thinking, "wrong board, jackass", but gimme a minute.

I vaguely recall at one point nuklearpower had an article where Brian talked about how 3D Final Fantasy never really brought anything to gaming. I only vaguely remember the details of the article but if I recall the gist of it was that gaming lost something in the transition.

I never, ever agreed.

Until reading the epilogue.

Of course I have no complaints about the epilogue, the writing and the art was fantastic. If in any part of my post you think I made this thread to whine or moan, read that previous sentence. Multiple times if you need to.

It does strike me though that if 8-bit theater had been done hand drawn this entire time, I don't think I would have liked it as much. Maybe because I've grown used to using my imagination to "fill in the blanks" when it comes to the cast's expressions? I think it's kind of like the difference between reading a book or watching the film version: When you let someone else's imagination fill in the blanks, you miss out on letting your own do it for you.

In my head, something just feels iconic about the way BM would sometimes move his eyes. It even felt like there was a different "tone", if that word can in any way apply, in the characters "voice" when they raised their arms above their heads. With Thief, you knew it was because he was probably angry and calling someone out on something stupid. With RM, you know it was because he thought he had a great idea. With fighter, it was because he was happy.

They're all just simple pixels on a page. There is no movement, no tone of voice, no emotion at all. But it definitely wasn't just the words that carried everything. Or am I just some sorta psycho?

06-01-2010, 01:37 PM	#1
Sliths Shyguy Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 122	Something the Epilogue showed me... Sprites vs 3D models. I know you could be thinking, "wrong board, jackass", but gimme a minute. I vaguely recall at one point nuklearpower had an article where Brian talked about how 3D Final Fantasy never really brought anything to gaming. I only vaguely remember the details of the article but if I recall the gist of it was that gaming lost something in the transition. I never, ever agreed. Until reading the epilogue. Of course I have no complaints about the epilogue, the writing and the art was fantastic. If in any part of my post you think I made this thread to whine or moan, read that previous sentence. Multiple times if you need to. It does strike me though that if 8-bit theater had been done hand drawn this entire time, I don't think I would have liked it as much. Maybe because I've grown used to using my imagination to "fill in the blanks" when it comes to the cast's expressions? I think it's kind of like the difference between reading a book or watching the film version: When you let someone else's imagination fill in the blanks, you miss out on letting your own do it for you. In my head, something just feels iconic about the way BM would sometimes move his eyes. It even felt like there was a different "tone", if that word can in any way apply, in the characters "voice" when they raised their arms above their heads. With Thief, you knew it was because he was probably angry and calling someone out on something stupid. With RM, you know it was because he thought he had a great idea. With fighter, it was because he was happy. They're all just simple pixels on a page. There is no movement, no tone of voice, no emotion at all. But it definitely wasn't just the words that carried everything. Or am I just some sorta psycho?