MOTOE Trailers

rtrooney · 10-27-2006, 04:38 PM

After seeing Jackal's notice, I downloaded the trailers. They look good. facial renderings are much better than they were in the previous game. There are some things I don't like, e.g., the twitchy "Popeye" arm of Poirot in the Antoinette/Poirot sequence. And if this is only the trailer, I'm afraid there might be more "ideosyncratic" issues with the game itself.

And I've got to say that if that was Suchet doing the voice of Poirot, I couldn't tell it was him. It could have been any other competent voice actor. Which, if it was him, makes the hoopla about landing Suchet a negative. Whatever they paid him to do the voice was money that could have been better spent

Panthera · 10-27-2006, 04:56 PM

I don't believe that the American is american.. I don't like the voices (besides Poirot of course) and the conversations also seem strange. The character models are better though, but their arms look a bit strange. Backround and setting also look promising..

***Jackal*** · 10-27-2006, 09:58 PM

Yeah, Poirot didn't sound at all like Suchet to me. It's possible it was a stand-in (maybe Suchet's lines aren't fully recorded yet; maybe they have to pay him extra for trailers?), but it's odd that they'd use something that doesn't emphasize one of the game's key selling points.

aries323 · 10-27-2006, 11:06 PM

HI

Slight spoiler: (so you've been warned...)

From the novel and the movie, I sort of remember that one of the points in this novel & movie is that no one actually is what they say they are. The counts are not counts, the English are not English, and nearly everyone is
lying for some reason, or imposting themselves to be more than they really are. (IRL)

Before the internet and such, Agatha Christie liked to look into people's minds and dissect them, and use her findings in her crime novels. She, if any, understood human psychology and that people do, in fact, lie etc. Maybe just to place themselves in a better light etc. etc.

There's one thing you'll always need to remember when reading Agatha Christie: "The owls are not what they seem" (to quote a certian Dale Cooper)

aries323

RLacey · 10-28-2006, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Jackal

Yeah, Poirot didn't sound at all like Suchet to me. It's possible it was a stand-in (maybe Suchet's lines aren't fully recorded yet; maybe they have to pay him extra for trailers?), but it's odd that they'd use something that doesn't emphasize one of the game's key selling points.

Odd. It sounded like the post-2003 Suchet to me (I think his voice changes slightly for the most recent and considerably inferior two series, probably because he's got older), and I was watching some of his stuff the other day. I should probably have another listen to see if I still think that, though.

rtrooney · 10-30-2006, 07:30 PM

Waiting for the developers to tell us whether the trailer is Suchet.

MadTricks · 10-31-2006, 04:27 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PMl9FfjapkI

?

***Jackal*** · 10-31-2006, 06:05 AM

That's not the trailer we're talking about. That one is quite obviously Suchet.

10-27-2006, 04:38 PM	#1
rtrooney Codger Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,080	MOTOE Trailers After seeing Jackal's notice, I downloaded the trailers. They look good. facial renderings are much better than they were in the previous game. There are some things I don't like, e.g., the twitchy "Popeye" arm of Poirot in the Antoinette/Poirot sequence. And if this is only the trailer, I'm afraid there might be more "ideosyncratic" issues with the game itself. And I've got to say that if that was Suchet doing the voice of Poirot, I couldn't tell it was him. It could have been any other competent voice actor. Which, if it was him, makes the hoopla about landing Suchet a negative. Whatever they paid him to do the voice was money that could have been better spent Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ For whom the games toll... They toll for thee

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Panthera female animal lover Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 1,480	I don't believe that the American is american.. I don't like the voices (besides Poirot of course) and the conversations also seem strange. The character models are better though, but their arms look a bit strange. Backround and setting also look promising.. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Pennies are never the healthy end, risk all! The Panthera Effect If you can't beat Panthera, join Panthera.. My sporadically updated blogs: Animation enthusiast, Sci-fi enthusiast and Snark, pedantry and random geekery

10-27-2006, 09:58 PM	#3
*Jackal* Hopeful skeptic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,743	Yeah, Poirot didn't sound at all like Suchet to me. It's possible it was a stand-in (maybe Suchet's lines aren't fully recorded yet; maybe they have to pay him extra for trailers?), but it's odd that they'd use something that doesn't emphasize one of the game's key selling points. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-27-2006, 11:06 PM	#4
aries323 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Denmark, Europe Posts: 577	HI Slight spoiler: (so you've been warned...) From the novel and the movie, I sort of remember that one of the points in this novel & movie is that no one actually is what they say they are. The counts are not counts, the English are not English, and nearly everyone is lying for some reason, or imposting themselves to be more than they really are. (IRL) Before the internet and such, Agatha Christie liked to look into people's minds and dissect them, and use her findings in her crime novels. She, if any, understood human psychology and that people do, in fact, lie etc. Maybe just to place themselves in a better light etc. etc. There's one thing you'll always need to remember when reading Agatha Christie: "The owls are not what they seem" (to quote a certian Dale Cooper) aries323 Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by aries323; 10-27-2006 at 11:07 PM. Reason: spelling

10-30-2006, 07:30 PM	#6
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