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The Strangerhood: Episode 1 Released

Posted by Zonk on from the hope-it-doesn't-involve-lots-of-going-to-the-bathroom dept.

wylf writes "Rooster Teeth productions (makers of Red Vs. Blue) have just released the first episode of "The Strangerhood", a sitcom made using EA Games' The Sims 2."

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  1. Not very funny... by SkyWalk423 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I understand that they have to introduce characters and set up situations, but I just watched this first Episode and it wasn't very funny. The "cool guy" character got a chuckle from me when he "greeted" the trash can, and the camo-faced army guy has potential, but I watched the entire thing with a straight face. The stoner (Wade aka Durnt) got on my damn nerves from the very beginning.

    It's basically a rehash of the first RvB "Why are we here" episode, except that one was funny. I'll keep watching, I hope they get better.

  2. Groan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The voice acting is *horrible*. The black dude is some white guy trying to do Mr. T. You can't voice act guys... maybe it was OK in RvB where you ran the voice through a telephone for the stormtrooper effect... but it sucks here.

    Plot is... uh, well there is none. The "cast" (I suppose this is introducing the cast) just kinda wake up in the Sims and don't know why. Yay, that's original.

  3. The animation is too good by (SM)+Spacemonkey · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Red and Blue is funny, in part, because of the low key animation, and camera work. Its really just back and forth banter. Very little physical humour, really poor shots. You can't take it seriously, and that makes it funny.

    But this... The Sims 2 engine is way too advanced for what they need. They are doing pans and zooms, the characters themselves are acting physically. You start to take it seriously. Who else was watching the opening facial animations and waiting for visual cues from the sims as to when to laugh? Comedy is about timing and Strangerhood looks too good not to take serious, but it isn't good enough to be able to nail down timing.

    Going to be a lot harder to get this to work.