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ATMachine · 12-06-2005, 07:00 PM

Wow. I just looked at that Mac video, and the first word that comes to mind is "amateurish."

The narrator summed up events so quickly that it was like reading the "KQ6 Intro: Cliffs Notes for Dummies." Plus all the effects with the text (the different colors, morphing of letters, and visual embellishment of "Land Ho!") seem better suited to a PowerPoint presentation than a game cutscene.

And why did the Mac team have to cut so much from the original video in the first place? I'd guess it was purely for technical reasons; from an editorial standpoint, doing so completely violates the maxim of "show, don't tell."

On the other hand, the PC text intro is actually pretty decent, regardless of a few problems with grammar. Unfortunately, generally only those with really poor computers got to read it...

Oh, I'm working on finishing KQ5EGA in order to get screenshots for a new comparison page with it and the VGA releases, but it'll take another couple of days.

12-06-2005, 07:00 PM	#15
ATMachine Retired Buccaneer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 779	Wow. I just looked at that Mac video, and the first word that comes to mind is "amateurish." The narrator summed up events so quickly that it was like reading the "KQ6 Intro: Cliffs Notes for Dummies." Plus all the effects with the text (the different colors, morphing of letters, and visual embellishment of "Land Ho!") seem better suited to a PowerPoint presentation than a game cutscene. And why did the Mac team have to cut so much from the original video in the first place? I'd guess it was purely for technical reasons; from an editorial standpoint, doing so completely violates the maxim of "show, don't tell." On the other hand, the PC text intro is actually pretty decent, regardless of a few problems with grammar. Unfortunately, generally only those with really poor computers got to read it... Oh, I'm working on finishing KQ5EGA in order to get screenshots for a new comparison page with it and the VGA releases, but it'll take another couple of days. Last edited by ATMachine; 12-06-2005 at 07:07 PM.