One thing that Quake IV won't have...

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:08 pm

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.

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:11 pm

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

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:16 pm

Quake IV intro?

Where?

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:18 pm

Eraser wrote:Quake IV intro?

Where?

Not seen it?

Not even the floating half a marine in space?

Ahh shucks...

TOUGH!

Nah i'll see if i can dig it up.

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:19 pm

Well this doesn't help... I have a video i downloaded of it and its just called "movie9", lol... Maybe its hosted someplace.

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:22 pm

The way he talks about the "lone marine" from Quake 2 is good though, gave me a chuckle.

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:47 pm

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

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:48 pm

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

Poof. :icon32:

Post by **R00k** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:07 pm

I liked Q3's intro, as short as it was.

Post by **StormShadow** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:29 pm

i dont even remember the q2 intro cinematic..

Post by **ppp** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:11 pm

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

Post by **hemostick** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:00 pm

At least, we know it'll have your beloved Horka Thane. He registered for the CPL winter event.

Post by **zewulf** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:03 pm

The only Q2 intro I've seen was that of the PSX version, and it wasn't anything special I don't think

No idea if it was the same as the PC version...

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:30 pm

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 No idea if it was the same as the PC version...

That was the mission pack intro, lol.

Post by **Grudge** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:31 pm

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.

Post by **DooMer** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:45 pm

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

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:31 pm

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

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Post by **o'dium** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:17 pm

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

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:29 am

o'dium wrote:
MKJ wrote:
o'dium wrote: 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

not quite :icon32:

Post by **glossy** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:25 am

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

that was fun! :icon25:

Post by **Eraser** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:39 am

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.

Post by **axbaby** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:14 pm

quake2 intro was awesome.

Post by **Oeloe** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:10 am

Just watched it again, and yes, it's quite immersive.

Post by **Norlan** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:30 am

got a link to the q2 intro file?

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 2:39 am

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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