Gray matter: official site / hype / marketing and publishing - Page 15

Henke · 08-21-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Neptin

Gray Matter is not dead. DTP showed a new gametrailer at Gamescom, but nothing more.

They did? Cool.

AndreaDraco83 · 08-21-2009, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Neptin

Gray Matter is not dead. DTP showed a new gametrailer at Gamescom, but nothing more.

A new trailer?

Is there a place where we can see it?

Intrepid Homoludens · 08-21-2009, 08:38 AM

Has DTP always been this lousy with their marketing and public relations?

AndreaDraco83 · 08-21-2009, 08:52 AM

Trailer!

Intrepid Homoludens · 08-21-2009, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83

Trailer!

Thanks!

Erm.....

....that was one of the lamest trailers I've ever seen. Could it be be any more flat and uninteresting?

Roper Klacks · 08-21-2009, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83

Trailer!

Like i expected, 2010.

AndreaDraco83 · 08-21-2009, 09:02 AM

I liked it. I wouldn't say that it is awesome, but it was nicely atmospheric (the face in the clouds, the skull, etc -- many little creepy details that enticed me), and I really dig the visual style of the cutscenes. They remind me of some art from Christopher Shy.

Henke · 08-21-2009, 09:08 AM

Wow, that was really great. Sparse in the animation though but if it's now planned to come out in 2010 it seems that they probably had to start pretty much from scratch.

Roper Klacks · 08-21-2009, 09:09 AM

Its nothing special, it doesnt have any gameplay footage, but i did like the mood it transmited.

Neptin · 08-21-2009, 09:12 AM

Trailer translation:

Shaped by loss

Experiments beyond your imagination

Dark secrets

A accidental meeting?

Distress and possession

Which truth is hidden behind Dread Hill House?

dekaneas297 · 08-21-2009, 09:21 AM

So Gray Matter is a manga comic book?

Nice atmosphere though

AndreaDraco83 · 08-21-2009, 09:22 AM

Thanks Neptin! I was about to dig my old dictionary out of the closet

Thanks!

On the trailer: it's true that it was sparse in animation, but I liked this style and it reminds me of the animated cutscenes seen in Sins of the Fathers. The music - albeit already known - was great and the atmosphere thick. It took only two scenes for David to steal the limelight, in my opinion

Ascovel · 08-21-2009, 10:10 AM

Very moody. The scenes and music could come straight out of a Gabriel Knight game.

Lucien21 · 08-21-2009, 12:08 PM

Cheap trailer.

Take some concept art pan slowly past it with some moody music.

Tells me nothing apart from this game is no where near finished if they can't even put in game shots in the trailer.

Unless those were ingame cutscenes in which case....LAME.

Ascovel · 08-21-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucien21

Unless those were ingame cutscenes in which case....LAME.

Really? I thought they would be much better than the usual rendered ones. I love the hand-drawn graphic novel look.

3rdFloor · 08-21-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreaDraco83

I reiterate that it's DTP not Wizarbox the one responsible for the marketing of the game.

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Originally Posted by Steve Ince

They care a lot about the fans and I'm sure they would love to say more if they were allowed to do so.

That's the part where I get lost in the discussion. Are the people working at Wizarbox slaves or what?! I have no idea what kind of obscure and mysterious publishing agreement they signed with dtp, but I believe a developer should retain the right to post content on its own website or give an interview or two. So Wizarbox can't say anything or talk to anyone about the game? Like, ever? If so, this is stupendously ridiculous, especially considering the title's complicated development history.

I'll admit I'm having a hard time taking this whole "Wizarbox aren't allowed to say anything" thing seriously. Either dtp exhibit some very unusual relationships with the developers they work with, or something else is going on.

Ascovel · 08-21-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadWolf

I'll admit I'm having a hard time taking this whole "Wizarbox aren't allowed to say anything" thing seriously. Either dtp exhibit some very unusual relationships with the developers they work with, or something else is going on.

It's a standard publisher/developer deal.

kadji-kun · 08-21-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucien21

Cheap trailer.

Take some concept art pan slowly past it with some moody music.

Tells me nothing apart from this game is no where near finished if they can't even put in game shots in the trailer.

Unless those were ingame cutscenes in which case....LAME.

Wow, brutal. Yet, you are 80% wrong. What you just said is like saying "An Animated Film isn't a film". How does the use of concept art make it any less of an animation or video? Its like calling out on the cutscene in the game thief. All it was is animated concept art.

I thought this video was quite nice and intriguing. It got me interested.

Fien · 08-21-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kadji-kun

Wow, brutal. Yet, you are 80% wrong. What you just said is like saying "An Animated Film isn't a film". How does the use of concept art make it any less of an animation or video?

What animation...? No, rain and water in the shower don't count.

Rotten trailer. They have nothing to show. I'm glad that the people at Wizarbox care about the Jensen fans, but I'm more interested in their competence. I'm not the only one who felt they made a couple of pretty bad mistakes in So Blonde, which apparently was their first adventure game.

inm8#2 · 08-21-2009, 04:54 PM

Nice trailer, but lack of in-game video suggests progress has been s l o w.

08-21-2009, 08:38 AM	#283
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08-21-2009, 08:52 AM	#284
AndreaDraco83 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 2,684	Trailer! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Top Ten Adventures: Gabriel Knight Series, King's Quest VI, Conquests of the Longbow, Quest for Glory II, Police Quest III, Gold Rush!, Leisure Suit Larry III, Under a Killing Moon, Conquests of Camelot, Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist. Now Playing: Neverwinter Nights, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

08-21-2009, 09:02 AM	#287
AndreaDraco83 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 2,684	I liked it. I wouldn't say that it is awesome, but it was nicely atmospheric (the face in the clouds, the skull, etc -- many little creepy details that enticed me), and I really dig the visual style of the cutscenes. They remind me of some art from Christopher Shy. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Top Ten Adventures: Gabriel Knight Series, King's Quest VI, Conquests of the Longbow, Quest for Glory II, Police Quest III, Gold Rush!, Leisure Suit Larry III, Under a Killing Moon, Conquests of Camelot, Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist. Now Playing: Neverwinter Nights, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

08-21-2009, 09:08 AM	#288
Henke Headbanger Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The North Posts: 2,233	Wow, that was really great. Sparse in the animation though but if it's now planned to come out in 2010 it seems that they probably had to start pretty much from scratch. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ NP: Botanicula, Catherine, Dear Esther, Okami

08-21-2009, 09:09 AM	#289
Roper Klacks Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 344	Its nothing special, it doesnt have any gameplay footage, but i did like the mood it transmited. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Favorite Adventures: Gabriel Knight series, The Longest Journey, Still Life, The Last Express, Shivers.

08-21-2009, 09:12 AM	#290
Neptin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 128	Trailer translation: Shaped by loss Experiments beyond your imagination Dark secrets A accidental meeting? Distress and possession Which truth is hidden behind Dread Hill House? Share Share this post on Twitter

08-21-2009, 09:21 AM	#291
dekaneas297 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greece Posts: 297	So Gray Matter is a manga comic book? Nice atmosphere though Share Share this post on Twitter

08-21-2009, 09:22 AM	#292
AndreaDraco83 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 2,684	Thanks Neptin! I was about to dig my old dictionary out of the closet Thanks! On the trailer: it's true that it was sparse in animation, but I liked this style and it reminds me of the animated cutscenes seen in Sins of the Fathers. The music - albeit already known - was great and the atmosphere thick. It took only two scenes for David to steal the limelight, in my opinion Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Top Ten Adventures: Gabriel Knight Series, King's Quest VI, Conquests of the Longbow, Quest for Glory II, Police Quest III, Gold Rush!, Leisure Suit Larry III, Under a Killing Moon, Conquests of Camelot, Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist. Now Playing: Neverwinter Nights, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

08-21-2009, 10:10 AM	#293
Ascovel Spoonbeaks say Ahoy! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 1,053	Very moody. The scenes and music could come straight out of a Gabriel Knight game. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ A Hardy Developer's Journal - The Scientific Society's online magazine devoted to charting indie adventure games and neighboring territories

08-21-2009, 12:08 PM	#294
Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Cheap trailer. Take some concept art pan slowly past it with some moody music. Tells me nothing apart from this game is no where near finished if they can't even put in game shots in the trailer. Unless those were ingame cutscenes in which case....LAME. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

08-21-2009, 04:54 PM	#300
inm8#2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 569	Nice trailer, but lack of in-game video suggests progress has been s l o w. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ *Read the bolded part* "You ever wish you could just follow your instincts, live for the moment?" - Gabriel Knight Now playing - Legend of Grimrock Need to finish - The Whispered World Finished - Botanicula, The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time Up Next - A New Beginning, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Anticipating - Asylum, Bracken Tor, The Last Crown

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