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Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent Cartogra
Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com>Date: 6/14/11 11:07 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent Cartogra (Rockslider)


: I noticed the land masses around the island but I think it's reasonable to
: view this as just part of the graphical enhancement. It's extra detail -
: in this case to the background scenery. I'm not worried about it, and for
: me it'll be a far less significant visual change than those in weapons and
: covies, for example. All of these things will constitute noticeable
: inconsistencies with H1, but I see no reason to pick out the background
: scenery for special objection. It's just going to be a case of jumping
: into the CEA world as a new imagining of things to some extent. That's how
: I view it.

It 'dis-enhances' MY experience. I know I'm in the vast minority on this.

: In a slightly earlier post you said "It's a change for change's
: sake", but I don't think that's right. The addition of extra land
: will undoubtedly make the view out to sea more interesting and attractive.
: I assume that was the rationale for including it - rather than to change
: things for the sake of it. I anticipate enjoying the resulting views.
: Given that so many other things will be looking noticeably different from
: H1, making the CEA world so evidently not a minimalistic facsimile, I
: actually welcome the enhanced background. Might as well have it and get
: the benefit I think.

Exactly. What if the point in the original game was to show how isolated the island was...it was the case on the actual Halo topography. I stand by that statement. They changed where the island is located all of a sudden and actually had to expend time and effort to do so. It would have been more consistent and less effort to keep it as it was. That's what I define as "change for change's sake."

: Again in that earlier post, you said "If anything it takes away from a
: story element...that the security system on the ring went from very
: isolated to just on a nearby island". But firstly, was there anything
: in H1 about it being very isolated? If you're going by a book or
: something, that wouldn't carry any weight for me. Secondly, I don't see
: how the presence of extra land implies that the island is any closer (to
: MC's last location) than it was before. Actually you might still be free
: to think of the island as remote; namely as part of a remote group of
: land masses.

: But what of it? We'll also see visual changes in all other features, in
: varying degrees. I'm not sure why these changes would concern you. It's
: not like you'll be switching modes as part of the actual gameplay. Not if
: you want an immersive experience anyway.

This is just something I noticed in a single viewing of the trailer. I guess what upsets me is if I see this, what more will be inconsistent in the final game.

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I made a few quick comparison shots:The Alpha ELite 6/9/11 10:01 a.m.
     Cool!Revenant1988 6/9/11 10:03 a.m.
     Very nicePsychoRaven 6/9/11 10:04 a.m.
     Very, very nice *NM*ElzarTheBam 6/9/11 10:08 a.m.
     SuggestionWayward Spleen™ 6/9/11 10:10 a.m.
           Re: SuggestionThe Alpha ELite 6/9/11 10:27 a.m.
     Re: I made a few quick comparison shots:Beckx 6/9/11 10:16 a.m.
           Re: I made a few quick comparison shots:The Alpha ELite 6/9/11 10:26 a.m.
                 Re: I made a few quick comparison shots:Beckx 6/9/11 10:29 a.m.
                       Re: I made a few quick comparison shots:The Alpha ELite 6/9/11 10:39 a.m.
           Re: I made a few quick comparison shots:Shishka 6/9/11 11:59 a.m.
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                                                     I will pull this forum overGeneral Vagueness 6/9/11 6:52 p.m.
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                 No Bioshocking.Narcogen 6/10/11 3:11 a.m.
     Noodlie ElitesCapt Spanish 6/9/11 10:26 a.m.
     Re: I made a few quick comparison shots:Leviathan 6/9/11 10:35 a.m.
           Something looks wrong with The Silent CartographerRyanTheHeretic 6/9/11 11:38 a.m.
                 Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent CartograStephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/9/11 12:33 p.m.
                       Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent Cartograbluerunner 6/9/11 12:53 p.m.
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                             Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent CartograStephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/9/11 2:38 p.m.
                                   Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent CartograNarcogen 6/10/11 3:16 a.m.
                                         Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent CartograStephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/10/11 6:42 a.m.
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                       Because everyone does it.uberfoop 6/9/11 12:58 p.m.
                       Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent CartograLeviathan 6/9/11 2:26 p.m.
                             Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent CartograStephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/9/11 3:50 p.m.
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                             Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent CartograStephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/10/11 6:39 a.m.
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                                         Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent CartograStephen L. (SoundEffect) 6/10/11 2:07 p.m.
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     Re: I made a few quick comparison shots:zerowind117 6/9/11 3:45 p.m.
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