[Wajus]

I know many of you know, but you know... I must share!

You know who Gendy Tartakovsky is? Yes, he is the mind and hand that created the hilarious Dexter's Laboratory. The very same show that entertained me through my elementary and high school times (and it still does). Well, I've heard that he decided to do something else, something different, something fresh and unique. And boy, did he suceed!





I've watched my first episode just yesterday. I was charmed. There was no dialogue for first fifteen minutes of the show just simple story told through visually and aesthethically striking images with the ambient of very atmosperic sounds and music. The cinematic panoramas and cuts were really something I wouldn't expect from a traditional cartoon.

Jack Into Cutting Edge Animation

About Samurai Jack

Official Samurai Jack

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This may interest you.

[Kingzjester]

High style, no substance. A sort of Kill Bill before Kill Bill.

[Kingzjester]

... which doesn't mean it is bad. I like.

[Igor]

Gendy Tartakovsky is god... no, really.
I still think Dexter's Laboratory is his best work (and along with Spumco's Ren&Stimpy one of the best cartoon shows).
Samurai Jack is visualy absolutely one of the most stunning TV cartoons to date. It has STYLE. That being said, however, i agree with Kingzjester. It certainly is style over substance. It can be very entertaining, but most of the time it lacks any stronger story/point and so doesn't come close to Dexter as whole (with exception of a few episodes).
Still, it would be unfair to say it's not good... it's just not amazing.

[Esseb]

I agree with Kingz and Igor. It does have an amazing style, but the repeating element where he finds a way to return back in time every episode but can't for some reason got boring before I finished watching my second episode.

That said, I prefer watching it over most of the other dreadful stuff that passes as cartoon series these days.

[Kingzjester]

Originally Posted by Igor

Gendy Tartakovsky is blah blah blah-blah BLAH blahblah.

BTW, Igor, you have made a little AGS game, but the link is broken on their game download page. I want it. Can you send it to me, or better yet - because I have no room in my inbox - put it up somewhere whence I can download it? Another question (and pardon my going off topic here, it is but an efficient way of drafting Igor's attention), do you know if it is possible to make an inventory in AGS that has transparent places bellow which you can see the current room? I have not actually tried it, I will turn on AGS once I finish the game on paper.... But I would like to know what I can plan. The programming is just C or C++, right?

[AGA]

It's nowhere near as complicated as C or C++. It just uses basic programming precepts, like if, else, while etc. And as for your inventory question, yes, you can. You can essentially do ANYTHING in AGS, with a little effort.

As for Igor's game, get it here (temporarily, at least.)

[Kingzjester]

Well then. I guess I can wing the mofo. I'll download the game later since I am not at my computer right now.

[ysbreker]

talking about cartoons: anyone heard of this cartoon? It is kickass story & artwise

It's a mix of dexter's lab and futurama, but the humor is so weird & twisted, try to see it sometime

Oh and samurai jack is verrrry interesting indeed

[Kingzjester]

The same fellow who does the voice of Zim does the voice of Raz in Psychonauts, FYI.

[ysbreker]

cool, I didn't know that

Good voice actor, I like how he shapes invader Zim

[Igor]

Thanks for posting link AGA

PD was actually more of a testing polygon (to learn AGS scripting, etc.) than a game... no real story (that little there is of it, it's so cliche it hurts) and there's even one poor excuse for a puzzle, heh

As for inventory- AGA said it best, you can do practically anything you want in AGS and the best part is, it's *much* easier than C, C++