Anachronox Movie Finished

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.

Comments

Plumful

[OldMiner]

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.

Re:Plumful

[BadmanX]

Um...excuse me while I completely disagree. While the movies you're getting have been reduced down to about 320x240 and therefore aren't going to look as sharp as the in-game graphics, the main reason to watch this movie is for the excellent plot, the interesting situations and plain ol' funny dialog. I think you did yourself a grave disservice by downloading the last movie first.

I watched the first nine or so movies and then stopped and ran out and bought the game, so I could both see all these cutscenes in their full 1280x960 glory and also so I could get the WHOLE story (the movie naturally has tons of stuff cut out). I certainly did not regret the purchase. The movie is worth the download.

FileShack link

[Steve Gibson]

The link on the frontpage isnt quite right, here's a link to all the movies that makes a bit more sense.

Although we're a bit full tonight with the release of a couple of big demos.

BitTorrent Link

[mxs]

is here, along with all the others ...