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A new Star Control should show aliens as
| 3D computer-generated images |
| hand-drawn cartoons |
| claymation |
| puppets (SC3 style) |
| puppets (Muppet style) |
| puppets (Thunderbirds style) |
| actors in suits |
| something else (specify) |
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Topic: Poll: alien appearance in sequel (Read 10504 times)
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Megagun
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3d Computer generated, though "cartoon-style" should work too.. "Arne-style" even better...
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^Nytro^
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3D.
the time has come and I see no disadvantage to it.
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Krulle
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*Hurghi*! Krulle is *spitting* again!
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2D-drawn cartoons.
Just leaves more imaginability for Talana.....
Although real aliens would just be cool.
Imagine the Melnorme landing on Earth and selling a SC2401 with real actors from certain races.......
Well,
enjoy the new year!
Martin
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Culture20
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3D has been overdone, and it's still not a good medium for lifeforms (even the latest fantasy movies have 3D art that is lacking).
The only games where I've been impressed with the 3D graphics have been mechwarrior, scrapland, etc where it's all robots. Even Thief 3's 2Dish cutscenes are better looking than the 3D in the game. If the vidscreens you communicate with the aliens with are 2D, then let 2D art make a comeback, not for nostalgia, but because it's just darn better for the given purpose. 3D art exists because it's easier to walk around a 3D object than it is to draw a 2D object from all it's angles (think doom or the original system shock). You won't get to walk around the aliens (unless there's a FPS mode to the game), so I vote for 2D, hand drawn.
That, and the ridiculousness of SC requires a cartoonish feel in my opinion.
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NamelessPlayer
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It depends.
I'd go 3D, but probably cel-shaded to keep the charm of Star Control(all of the races in realistic 3D would look...well, weird...okay, maybe not all of them, but some would definitely lose their charm). That shouldn't be too hard to do.
If not, then I might as well take some well-drawn 2D art.
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harth1026
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I too vote for 3D cel-shaded graphics. All the advantages of having 3D computer generated images with the charm of a cartoon.
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Deus Siddis
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3D computer generated (probably pre-rendered.) As a side benefit of this method, you can re-use the alien models for cutscenes or perhaps to create sprites that run around on planet's surfaces.
By the way, Meep, why did you put out this poll? Is the UQM team thinking about coordinating an official branch off of the port with new graphics and such?
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We did. You did. Yes we can. No.
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Wallace and Fwiffo!
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