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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 04:08 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


is an intro cinematic like Quake II. I have never, ever seen an intro cinematic in a videogamet that made me shiver like the one from Quake II. Still whenever I see it, the whole mix of the sound and the music... it's just perfection.
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 04:11 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


We have all seen the Quake 4 intro. Its good, but then it gets shit... The part with it being in space with the debris and the dead bodies is fantastic, even the music is good (proper music, not Quake 2 music ). But then... It goes downhill, its almost like they ran out of ideas at that point... Troops go into a ship, it starts to fly, it gets shot, thats it. You wake up and your off... :(

I agree that Quake 2's intro is amazing, still is. Just the way the music fits so perfectly with the animation, its perfect. I love it, always have and always will. Its a shame that we couldn't see something more like this, instead of "bang, ahh, white flash" like Quake 4 does :(
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 04:16 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Quake IV intro?

Where?
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 04:18 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Eraser wrote:
Quake IV intro?

Where?


Not seen it? :olo:

Not even the floating half a marine in space?

Ahh shucks... :p

TOUGH!

Nah i'll see if i can dig it up.
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 04:19 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Well this doesn't help... I have a video i downloaded of it and its just called "movie9", lol... Maybe its hosted someplace.
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 04:22 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


The way he talks about the "lone marine" from Quake 2 is good though, gave me a chuckle.
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 05:47 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


the intro cinematic wasnt *that* good.
it was longer than needed, mostly. the music is aight though



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MKJ wrote:
the intro cinematic wasnt *that* good.
it was longer than needed, mostly. the music is aight though


Poof. :icon32:
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 08:07 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I liked Q3's intro, as short as it was.
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 08:29 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i dont even remember the q2 intro cinematic..



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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 09:11 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Eraser wrote:
is an intro cinematic like Quake II. I have never, ever seen an intro cinematic in a videogamet that made me shiver like the one from Quake II. Still whenever I see it, the whole mix of the sound and the music... it's just perfection.


agree, best intro ever

hope q4 is not dark like d3
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 10:00 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


At least, we know it'll have your beloved Horka Thane. He registered for the CPL winter event.
:D
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The only Q2 intro I've seen was that of the PSX version, and it wasn't anything special I don't think :shrug: No idea if it was the same as the PC version...
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zewulf wrote:
The only Q2 intro I've seen was that of the PSX version, and it wasn't anything special I don't think :shrug: No idea if it was the same as the PC version...


That was the mission pack intro, lol.
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 10:31 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I dunno, I never found the Q2 intro that good. I mean, wtf is up with that minute long circling around the big gun? Plus, you can really tell it's age now.
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 10:45 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


FUN FACT: Paul Steed made that entire intro himself in his free time. Except for the music.
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o'dium wrote:
MKJ wrote:
the intro cinematic wasnt *that* good.
it was longer than needed, mostly. the music is aight though


Poof. :icon32:


oh im sorry

EVERYTHING QUAKE IS SO COOL I WANT TO SUCK ID'S COLLECTIVE COCKS!!!11one



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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 12:17 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


MKJ wrote:
o'dium wrote:
MKJ wrote:
the intro cinematic wasnt *that* good.
it was longer than needed, mostly. the music is aight though


Poof. :icon32:


oh im sorry

EVERYTHING QUAKE IS SO COOL I WANT TO SUCK ID'S COLLECTIVE COCKS!!!11one


Yes, because thats the kind of person I am, always saying how great things are :olo:
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PostPosted: 10-04-2005 11:29 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


o'dium wrote:
MKJ wrote:
o'dium wrote:
MKJ wrote:
the intro cinematic wasnt *that* good.
it was longer than needed, mostly. the music is aight though


Poof. :icon32:


oh im sorry

EVERYTHING QUAKE IS SO COOL I WANT TO SUCK ID'S COLLECTIVE COCKS!!!11one


Yes, because thats the kind of person I am, always saying how great things are :olo:


not quite :icon32:



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PostPosted: 10-05-2005 12:25 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


DooMer wrote:
FUN FACT: Paul Steed made that entire intro himself in his free time. Except for the music.


that was fun! :icon25:
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DooMer wrote:
FUN FACT: Paul Steed made that entire intro himself in his free time. Except for the music.


That's pretty cool.



I don't think the Q2 intro is so great for it's grapical quality (thats all that was possible back then) and the rendering might not be extremely impressive (Steed is no Square Enix so to speak) but the whole atmosphere is perfect IMO. Maybe if you see the video only now it's kinda disappointing, but back when Q2 was brand spanking new it was brilliant.

The power of the movie is not so much in what you see but what you hear. The news flash before the Q2 logo explodes just sets an eerie mood about something big and horrible about to happen, like a "this has to work or mankind is doomed" kind of thing. When the camera circles around the big gun, there's all this radio chatter of everyone dying, crashing and being killed, indicating that things are going horribly wrong. The big gun at that point is what all those marines are doing it for, thus the circling around the big gun in that section. Then the camera cuts back to a sort of "bumper cam" mode of your dropship and you crash into the building, starting the adventure.


I can't exactly describe what it is, but in it's simplicity, the video tells a magnificent story.
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PostPosted: 10-06-2005 06:14 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


quake2 intro was awesome.
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PostPosted: 10-07-2005 03:10 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Just watched it again, and yes, it's quite immersive. :)
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PostPosted: 10-07-2005 05:30 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


got a link to the q2 intro file?
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Norlan wrote:
got a link to the q2 intro file?


If I'm not mistaken the only way you can watch it is if you buy the game or do it illegally. I'll do some checking to see if it's available for free viewing.
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PostPosted: 10-07-2005 06:54 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


riddla wrote:
just buy the Special DVD edition and watch it for yourself, Q2 is included :)


Doh! Keeps slipping my mind. Need that too since my old disc is not 3.20. Have to apply the patch every time I reinstall.
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