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The Mandalorian is basically a video game
- Thread starter Dalek
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Don't forget it has very emergent gameplay in that Mando's decision
is likely to unlock one of multiple possible endings.
to rescue Baby Yoda
Turning his money into Armor was fine the first time, silly the second. If the spacing between getting the weapon upgrade or mastering the space cow etc had been better it would be more believable. It's a dumb cheesy B tier show but enjoyable enough to keep watching.
I was actually commenting to my roommate during the last episode that it felt like an EA game's cutscenes during some of the dialogue. It reminded me of NPCs telling all the details to a (mostly) silent protagonist. Show is fun/fun to look at, but I don't think we can expect very good or great writing from it.
Its all about the egg, who cares what others die in the process.
Get Your Quests from NPCs
"Did you find that stew I asked about?"
Get Your Quests from NPCs
This was the game-iest moment to me -- the quest givers just chilling in the same seat/room for days. That said, it's an enjoyable watch.
LOL i need this meme-ified.
I am waiting for the Helmet new skin unlock with +10 protection. You can tell that Helmet is basic lvl 1 with none of the pre-order skins.
what's ironic is that i'm finding the SW video game (fallen order) to have better NPCs than the Mandalorian
I've been enjoying starwars 1313, it's weird how they split it up between a TV show and a video game and just stripped parts of it out to other things
I consider this article to be an abject failure. For all the RPG trappings it notes, it doesn't once mention the actual video game tech used in the show, UE4:
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I thought the same lol. Nice video game vibe with him picking up bounties and upgrading his armor
Yeah, I don't get the hostility. Isn't this a video game forum?
Yeah, I remember this being the kind of vibe I was hoping for back when 1313 was a possibility
Interesting take, and I can't say I disagree, on a conceptual basis. After watching episode 3, I had this odd feeling regarding the pacing and story progression in the show. While I've been highly entertained through 3 episodes, it doesn't seem like much has even happened considering the time allotted.
I think this is also affected by the fact that the protagonist is essentially nameless and faceless, which makes any character growth feel less impactful thus far.
I think this is also affected by the fact that the protagonist is essentially nameless and faceless, which makes any character growth feel less impactful thus far.
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Oh my god I was on a phone interview when I read this and it took everything I had not to start cracking up.
Noticed that too while watching it, oddly enough. 35+ age here btw, so clearly seeing that structure isn't a generation thing.
That said, obviously video games have almost always tried to copy movies for "it be art now" legitimacy reasons. What's weirder is that Medal of Honor was really blatant about it (literally taking entire setpieces from movies), yet the earliest 'cinematic' game in my mind is Half-Life, which came out earlier.
That said, obviously video games have almost always tried to copy movies for "it be art now" legitimacy reasons. What's weirder is that Medal of Honor was really blatant about it (literally taking entire setpieces from movies), yet the earliest 'cinematic' game in my mind is Half-Life, which came out earlier.
This man out here reading memes and doing an interview at the same time.
It doesn't feel like much has happened because not much has happened.
It's like popcorn entertainment at best. Not much of a plot to follow. But... I don't know, it's ok.
I love the music.
More than you realize OP. And I say that in a literal sense.
All of the previz was done in Unreal Engine 4.
And some of the background shots ended up not being SFX post renders, but real time UE4 output displayed onto LCD walls.
In short, if you have watched the Mandalorian, a good chunk of the background effects are real time Unreal Engine.
It's Polygon, so I get it, but it still seems weird to codify it as being like a video game when these things are classic fictional storytelling beats meant to signify progression of the character(s). I read a lot of Sci Fi and Fantasy novels, so for me I didn't immediately make the video game comparison... it just came across as normal moments of progression of the character throughout the story.
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