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Anachronox Movie Finished

Posted by michael on from the time-to-kill dept.

Sim9 writes "Recently, Anachronox: The Movie released its final episode. The movie is based on the PC game, and is actually rendered using the Quake II engine! (Note that the official mirror is usually full, so also try: Fileplanet, The Archive, AusGamers, and Fileshack. Enjoy!" Update: 04/12 04:58 GMT by T : You can also find BitTorrent files at f.scarywater.net.

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  1. wow. by Satai · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I loved this game... In fact, I think it's the last game I've played to completion, and the first one I had in several years. It was funny, the engine didn't overshadow the game, the characters were likable, it had a really cool premise, and even good voice acting.

    Too bad they never made the sequel that it set up at the ending...

    Then again, this movie looks promising. :-)

  2. Plumful by OldMiner · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I don't need to mention that those of us who subscribe to Slashdot saw this thing about a half hour early but I can say honestly that I don't feel like I gained terribly much in this case. The server was still happily yielding files at the time I connected and I downloaded part 13 of 13 to determine if it would be worthwhile to check parts 1-12 once the inevitable Slashdotting finished, shortly after I downloaded that one piece.

    Now, I'm a critical sort, but the graphics on this video were about the quality of the cut scenes on the N64 with similar levels of subtelty in the expressions. The characters had faces textured on that simply did not move. So when one of the characters yelled "No!" when the apparent villain did some evil thing, he looked just as passive and stoic as ever, and it seemed dramatically out of place. He could have at least temporarily had his texture switched to one of a slightly shocked look -- something akin to the sudden face changes you saw from the female villain in Reboot.

    The effects animation weren't terrible, but, let's face it, a glowing white fountain of energy shooting into the sky is (1) relatively easy to produce and (2) somewhat cliche.

    This is all terribly critical, and I realize that these people don't have the resource of a studio like Mainframe let alone Pixar, but I would recommend those of you currently saturating this link:

    • Don't waste your bandwith. It's not all that good.
    • Don't waste their bandwidth. They need the money to hire artists.
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  3. Re:Down with Fileplanet! by deadsaijinx* · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That's kinda a difficult situation to address. After all, Fileplanet and Fileshack have their place and provide an important service. They have ALWAYS up access to files. To get these files, you have to sign up (bleh), but sign up is free. No hard feelings there, just give them a hotmail address and wam!, you have access. They also host a wide variety of files from most popular games, even older ones like tribes. However, the real pain in the ass is waiting in line, a necessary, yet extremely aggrivating affair. So, if you can spare a hotmail address (you can), and don't mind waiting inline (have patience young one ^^), then fileplanet isn't so bad.
    Granted, i HATE waiting inline, but if it bugged me that bad i could PAY for their premium service (i know you don't want to pay, but it's only optional, not mandatory), and have instant access to the game related files I want.
    Course, it's your choice

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