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| Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent Cartogra | |
| Posted By: Stephen L. (SoundEffect) <soundeffect@hotmail.com> | Date: 6/13/11 7:31 a.m. |
In Response To: Re: Something looks wrong with The Silent Cartogra (Narcogen) : That was a joke :) : They could have done what they did with clouds : That seems insufficiently quantified to be your actual observation :) : The level of consistent detail you require I think is much, much higher than
: To interpret these minor details as being identifying, we're forced to admit
: Or, we can identify these inconsistencies as compression artifacts, of sorts,
Keep in mind that I don't just play the game, I examine it. I've been high enough above the island for it to be a couple of inches across on my monitor. It's very apparent from up there that the island is alone in the sea. This is part of what gets my back up about this. Nothing is served story-wise to suddenly put mountains in the background of the island. It's a change for change's sake. If anything it takes away from a story element...that the security system on the ring went from very isolated to just on a nearby island. Changes the perception of the location. The level of detail I require isn't so important as taking stock of what has been established. If it was in a novel, the visual details are only as good as described. When you actually make something real, you need to keep track of that in case it gets used again later. I'd have no problem with the Chief's armor if it was only described in a novel. The Halo 2, 3 and 4 versions of the armor would be the same. When you make it visual, you break the immersion when the same armor is visually different. There are changes I don't like but understand. Miranda's voice, Truth's...if they couldn't get a person back (or in the case of Mercy the voice actor died) then they have to make due. But changing an isolated island to one with land nearby....I have to be able to accept the reason why it's been changed for me not to have the immersion broken. You should be thankful that so much can be altered without it ruining your enjoyment.
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