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Thank you!
Posted By: Miguel ChavezDate: 11/2/09 12:49 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY Canon (Omega)


: I wasn't around for Marathon, but I can definitely see where Miguel is coming
: from. If anything in the voice acting sounds awkward or out of place,
: even if the vast majority of it is brilliantly executed, then your brain
: is attracted to that peculiarity and you are removed from the fictional
: universe to think about the real-world process of voice acting,
: game-making, etc. The same is true for the familiar voice actors; because
: the voices are distinct and familiar, it is easy for the player to be
: removed from the game as he or she imagines actors in a studio rather than
: characters fighting an epic war.

: I know that I have experienced both of these problems while playing ODST.
: They didn't detract from gameplay: quite the opposite, I was thrilled to
: have Nathan Fillion and friends by my side and under my control. They did
: make it difficult to attach myself to the characters, however: I did not
: see Buck or Dare as hardened war-veterans so much as I saw Nathan Fillion
: and Tricia Helfer playing parts in a video game.

: Although I'd never thought of it this way, this is probably a large part of
: why I love the terminals so much. Mendicant Bias, Didact, and the
: Librarian are not given voices. This gives the characters depth through
: mystery while enabling the player to fill in the dialogue, making it as
: rich and dramatic as he or she sees fit to imagine it. (Of course the
: former problems apply wherever a typo catches the reader's attention and
: redirects the mind to the writing process rather than the stories and
: events which are written.)

: In summation, the problems with Sadie's story and the firefly cast are akin
: to why 98% of movies cannot live up to the book (though I will always
: argue that cinema has as much if not more potential than literature).

You've encapsulated my thoughts perfectly, thank you! Even down to how it doesn't mean movie adaptations of other media are to be avoided.

- M


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Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingrolandk73 10/28/09 4:27 p.m.
     Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingsharpsniper99 10/28/09 4:42 p.m.
           Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingrolandk73 10/28/09 4:45 p.m.
                 Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingSonofMacPhisto 10/28/09 4:50 p.m.
                       Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingBry 10/28/09 5:07 p.m.
                             Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingbluerunner 10/28/09 6:43 p.m.
                                   Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingGeneral Vagueness 10/28/09 7:00 p.m.
                                         Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingStephen L. (SoundEffect) 10/28/09 8:29 p.m.
                                               Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingSilent Knight 10/29/09 6:43 a.m.
                                         Me too!!! *NM*mendicantbias00 11/3/09 1:23 p.m.
           Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingFyreWulff 10/28/09 9:39 p.m.
     Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingYNation913 10/28/09 4:46 p.m.
           Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingrolandk73 10/28/09 4:50 p.m.
                 Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingYNation913 10/28/09 4:54 p.m.
     Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonLord Osiris 10/28/09 7:56 p.m.
           Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonCody Miller 10/28/09 9:11 p.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonCasimir 10/28/09 9:50 p.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonThorsHammer 10/29/09 9:12 a.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonGeneral Vagueness 10/29/09 10:36 a.m.
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                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonCody Miller 10/29/09 11:35 a.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonGeneral Vagueness 10/29/09 12:30 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonThorsHammer 10/30/09 9:03 a.m.
                                         Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonGeneral Vagueness 10/30/09 9:32 a.m.
                                               Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonThorsHammer 11/1/09 4:08 p.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonMiguel Chavez 10/31/09 1:29 p.m.
                       Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonYNation913 10/31/09 4:24 p.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonOmega 11/1/09 12:57 a.m.
                                   Thank you!Miguel Chavez 11/2/09 12:49 p.m.
                       Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonCody Miller 11/2/09 1:00 p.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonGeneral Vagueness 11/2/09 1:21 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonEiii 11/2/09 4:52 p.m.
                             Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonLeviathan 11/2/09 1:34 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonStephen L. (SoundEffect) 11/2/09 2:46 p.m.
                 Re: Halo Wars=NOT a Bad Game, COMPLETELY CanonAndrew Nagy 11/1/09 4:17 p.m.
           Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/28/09 10:12 p.m.
                 Re: Lol you're funnyLord Osiris 10/28/09 11:48 p.m.
                       Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 2:22 a.m.
                             Re: Lol you're funnyLord Osiris 10/29/09 3:49 a.m.
                                   Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 4:26 a.m.
                                         Re: Lol you're funnyLord Osiris 10/29/09 5:25 a.m.
                                   Re: Lol you're funnyBry 10/29/09 4:33 a.m.
                                         Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 5:25 a.m.
                                               Re: Lol you're funnyBry 10/29/09 8:30 a.m.
                                                     Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 2:56 p.m.
                                   Re: Lol you're funnyBernard Strauss 10/29/09 11:57 a.m.
                 Re: Lol you're funnyFrankie 10/29/09 3:36 p.m.
                       Re: Lol you're funnyGeneral Vagueness 10/29/09 4:01 p.m.
                             Re: Lol you're funnyPhoenix_9286 10/29/09 5:51 p.m.
                       Re: Lol you're funnyYNation913 10/29/09 6:04 p.m.
                       Re: Lol you're funnyAvateur 10/29/09 9:17 p.m.
                       When life gives you canon, make cannonadeNarcogen 10/29/09 10:55 p.m.
                             Re: When life gives you canon, make cannonadeStephen L. (SoundEffect) 10/30/09 6:40 a.m.
                                   BUT MAKE SURE THE CANNONADE IS SWEET. PLZ.AngelicLionheart 11/3/09 6:20 p.m.
     Re: Why Halo Wars being bad is a wonderful thingreprobate 10/29/09 1:10 a.m.
     But Halo Wars Isn't Bad... *NM*Morpheus 10/29/09 12:28 p.m.
     Halo Wars is not a Halo Game. Move along people *NM*MasterChief2829 11/1/09 1:33 a.m.
           Of course it is. *NM*Ragashingo 11/1/09 1:02 a.m.
                 Really? This Again?Lord Osiris 11/1/09 1:40 a.m.
                 rabble rabble rabbleZaneZavin 11/1/09 1:42 a.m.
           Troll *NM*Metalingus627 11/1/09 3:25 a.m.
           QQ moar. *NM*Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 11/1/09 9:22 a.m.



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