the movies

madrab

enyone else looking forward to this?

aidan_walsh

Yes. Looks like it could either be a lot of fun, but there is always the problem that Lionhead games have suffered from: over-hype. There is also very little chance of a demo.

I expect RoosterTeeth to be getting their copies free

madrab

yeah, as much as i love lionheads original game ideas, their execution sometimes isnt as good as it should be

but if this game works well, imagine the amout of new crap on the internet just look at what garrys mod did for hl2

humanji

Is it out today or Friday? I've heard conflicting reports.

Ri_Nollaig

i have been waiting for ages for this but yeah lionhead do come up with brillant ideas and just fail to put them together... waiting on reviews to decide if ill spent 50eur on it on friday
its out in the US today (the 8th) and EU on friday (11th)

kaimera

anybody try the demo?

have it at home but just don't have time to try it out

humanji

Didn't even know there was a demo. Well that'll give me something to do until Friday!

CombatCow

Pretty sure there is no demo.... have yah got a link ??? not expecting great things from the game, tho it does look like an interesting concept.

:v:
CC

madrab

are you thinking of the starmaker program?

kaimera

ahhh, thats what it could be madrab. Didn't even install it > just assumed it was a playable demo.

my badd.

:v:

Maccattack

yes. ive been waiting on this for ages. it was supposed to be out about two years ago.

Hopefully its decent coz like you say its a great idea.

Canis Lupus

Biggest thing to overcome in this game is how are they planning on making a game from it?

Plus it's biggest selling point: making your own movies. Is also it's weakest. Watching a movie you made yourself is pointless as you know what's going to happen and will it be worth paying so much money for something to watch other peoples amateur movies??? I don't think so.

I think this will be like the sims, will be great for a day, boring afterwards.

Sand

Yeah it true, what the actual game is supposed to be is kinda vague. As I understand it its like Movies Tycoon or something, hiring actors, scripts, man management, building up your studio and the actual moviemaking section is supposed to be the gimmick that sells the rest? Like you said, the movie making bit will get old really fast unless youre incredibly talented in which case why would you need The Movies for your machinima?

Ri_Nollaig

the movie making section is suppost to b very simple yet powerful overall it seems like an incredible orginal idea and fair play to lionhead for making it. but yes the idea of making movies does sound like it can get boring fast which just leaves it as another <industry> tycoon game
its going to be released on all formats (i think?) does not seem like a kinda game that u could play on a console

mewso

Sand wrote:

why would you need The Movies for your machinima?

Because it's easier. I know you can make great machinima with HL2 for example but there is no easy way to figure out how without researching loads of different angles - map making, model making, sound recording and importing, camera manipulation and so on. The Movies, if it works, will let people put their ideas to work without spending a year working out how to manage it. I am excited about this because I love the idea of machinima and have never had the time to invest in it. Only annoying thing now is that they have a very expensive special edition coming out too but with loads of set, model, sounds etc. which is tempting.
Anyway I'll wait for the reviews too because I want to be sure it works well.

Ri_Nollaig

http://pc.ign.com/articles/665/665338p1.html ign 8/10
on the lionhead boards one poster said pc zone uk gave it 95%....
all are in the 80-90 really expect maybe gamespy who gave it 3.5/5
its more then enough for me

madrab

yep seems good enough for me too

hopefully something good comes about from this

*runs off to start making a second season of firefly*

Canis Lupus

Ri_Nollaig wrote:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/665/665338p1.html ign 8/10
on the lionhead boards one poster said pc zone uk gave it 95%....
all are in the 80-90 really expect maybe gamespy who gave it 3.5/5
its more then enough for me

While in general I listen and take note of PCZones reviews as far as I'm concerned PCZone is just an extension of Lionheads PR Department.

Ri_Nollaig

Canis Lupus wrote:

While in general I listen and take note of PCZones reviews as far as I'm concerned PCZone is just an extension of Lionheads PR Department.

yeah! they gave black and white 2 something in region of 92%!

Placebo

ign wrote:

. The films use canned animations on a variety of sets with plenty of extra props to add flair. This certainly has limitations

CANNED ANIMATIONS.
does this mean we can obviously only pick select few actions, but despite that would you be still able to move characters around.

i would have liked something with total freedom [adding in your won textures and movements etc] bit hard though since this game is concentrating on actually being a producer etc

mewso

There is a review on Boomtown which is a bit more glowing than Gamespy and IGN but the reason I point to it is I recommend you download his two movies particularly the Boomtown reviews The Movies film which does a good job of explaining some of the things you can do.

Placebo

to download the vid youve linked =
have to be a member to download.
have to pay to be a member ?

mewso

Placebo wrote:

to download the vid youve linked =
have to be a member to download.
have to pay to be a member ?

Nope choose the free membership option.

Ri_Nollaig

well i bought it yesterday and i have to say i love it
so far i have really only played the tycoon part and it is good. u have huge options in wat way u want ur movie made and the radio guy is actually really fun. i have just had a quick look at u can make ur own movies and there really is a huge amount of stuff to choose from. u can pick an era and even add in your own voice lip-sycned! ofcourse to actually make a good movie that people would want to download would really require some talent

corblimey

I got it yesterday and was pretty "ho hum" about it until I finally got my hands on the Custom Script office. This opens up the entire game in a whole new way - you directly control every facet of your movie, plot, sets, backdrops, costumes. I'm still in the 20s, but I assume that when the 'talkies' come around, I'll be able to add voice and music and all that too.

The tycoon side is pretty fun too. A little too much micromanagement for my tastes (you have to make sure your director doesn't just wander off set for a drink), but I guess that's the way most sim games are these days.

One problem I've had is that I can't get into the Studio Attractiveness screen, pressing L does nothing for me. Anyone else had this problem?

madrab

Uwe Boll inc is now in production

my first movie that i made(took ages to get it right) didnt work out too well, as my actors and actresses were soo drunk and unhappy they never got changed into the costumes they were assigned


think my next game will be a version of halo

Tusky

is there any way to export the movies so we can have a look?

KdjaCL

1st Boards porn movie gets into Cannes!!!



kdjac

Ri_Nollaig

Tusky wrote:

is there any way to export the movies so we can have a look?

yeah the game can export them as wmv for uploading ...very nice touch by lionhead i have to admite, will probably create a huge community cause of this

p.s. i love ur sig

madrab

best one i have seen yet

http://movies.lionhead.com/movie/1168


it should be interesting over the next few weeks to see what people come up with

projectmayhem

KdjaC wrote:

1st Boards porn movie gets into Cannes!!!



kdjac

is that a promise?