[QUOTE=Punchy;51696966]Is it just me or are artsy SFM really... boring?
I almost always just spam click through the timeline to get to a point of interest, get bored and quit out. Seems like most SFM these days are lackluster (especially in terms of saxxy award finalists)
Most don't have any spectacular animation or writing, and if they have one they usually don't have the other.[/QUOTE]
it's hard to paint a compelling narrative when all of your characters are effectively popular culture icons and all the assets you're able to use are so universally recognizable that your characters just feel stapled to their designated roles like darts on a board
all the while the engine you're working in is limited graphically and cant, without extreme skill and a lot of time, render complex lighting and portray any convincing atmosphere
SFM is honestly garbage which is why shorts like EotL are so damn impressive. It's making a temple out of a turd
[QUOTE=ikes;51739281]it's hard to paint a compelling narrative when all of your characters are effectively popular culture icons and all the assets you're able to use are so universally recognizable that your characters just feel stapled to their designated roles like darts on a board
all the while the engine you're working in is limited graphically and cant, without extreme skill and a lot of time, render complex lighting and portray any convincing atmosphere
SFM is honestly garbage which is why shorts like EotL are so damn impressive. It's making a temple out of a turd[/QUOTE]
its like you said you can't make a compelling narrative on videogames because videogames are for KIDS.
[QUOTE=Punchy;51696966]Is it just me or are artsy SFM really... boring?
I almost always just spam click through the timeline to get to a point of interest, get bored and quit out. Seems like most SFM these days are lackluster (especially in terms of saxxy award finalists)
Most don't have any spectacular animation or writing, and if they have one they usually don't have the other.[/QUOTE]
Saxxy Awards 2016 didn't truly happened, mate./s
Even tho I speculate that the jury used a lotto system to nominate entries. Almost none of the finalists were good (i speak on my category I joined, Extended. Engie's nanites was plain boring and yet it went up to the finals). I enjoyed only Timeless Thief of all the winners.
[QUOTE=ikes;51739281]it's hard to paint a compelling narrative when all of your characters are effectively popular culture icons and all the assets you're able to use are so universally recognizable that your characters just feel stapled to their designated roles like darts on a board
[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;8VXsva5MjKk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VXsva5MjKk[/video]
[video=youtube;AGT4lAItCkQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGT4lAItCkQ[/video]
Try again, mate.
It only really works with comedy videos because the characters, unlike Dota/CS and the like, can be made to work in almost any situation and setting by adding a couple of cosmetics, and their overall appearance allows for much better comedic moments.
Anything dramatic and edgy just doesn't work. I can't think of any example where it's worked
TF2 is very much a lighthearted comedy, making drama with it is extremely difficult, i don't even know how the comics manage to do it.
[QUOTE=MarcusSmith;51740314]Saxxy Awards 2016 didn't truly happened, mate./s
Even tho I speculate that the jury used a lotto system to nominate entries. Almost none of the finalists were good (i speak on my category I joined, Extended. Engie's nanites was plain boring and yet it went up to the finals). I enjoyed only Timeless Thief of all the winners.
[video=youtube;8VXsva5MjKk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VXsva5MjKk[/video]
[video=youtube;AGT4lAItCkQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGT4lAItCkQ[/video]
Try again, mate.[/QUOTE]
did you even READ my post?
[QUOTE=ikes;51739281]
all the while the engine you're working in is limited graphically and cant, [B][I][U]without extreme skill and a lot of time[/U][/I][/B], render complex lighting and portray any convincing atmosphere[/QUOTE]
though i should amend that to be more clear
[I]without extreme skill, iron will and patience, and a hell of a lot of time on your hands[/I]
the engine is severely limited, and you're effectively forced to use existing game assets, so to be able to paint a unique narrative and atmosphere from characters in an already-existing universe with its own narrative and atmosphere is nigh-impossible and anyone who can manage it should be revered
[video=youtube;SDqpNDoMV00]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDqpNDoMV00[/video]
idk where else to post this
background audio is a podcast i was listening to at the time
[QUOTE=ikes;51742219]did you even READ my post?
though i should amend that to be more clear
[I]without extreme skill, iron will and patience, and a hell of a lot of time on your hands[/I]
the engine is severely limited, and you're effectively forced to use existing game assets, so to be able to paint a unique narrative and atmosphere from characters in an already-existing universe with its own narrative and atmosphere is nigh-impossible and anyone who can manage it should be revered[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;sbhgzKeTPrk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbhgzKeTPrk[/video]
Oh gawsh, a ugly video with 90% of TF2 assets used.
While I agree the engine is severely limited, is not that limited as you say. It obviously uses the [B]2007 SOURCE ENGINE[/B] from before the Mannconomy update, but is not limited as you say.
Perhaps, is always trying to be updated and people are using the Source 2 Filmmaker, too.
[QUOTE=MarcusSmith;51742696][video=youtube;sbhgzKeTPrk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbhgzKeTPrk[/video]
Oh gawsh, a ugly video with 90% of TF2 assets used.
While I agree the engine is severely limited, is not that limited as you say. It obviously uses the [B]2007 SOURCE ENGINE[/B] from before the Mannconomy update, but is not limited as you say.
Perhaps, is always trying to be updated and people are using the Source 2 Filmmaker, too.[/QUOTE]
jesus christ do you not realize these talented saxxy animators are EXACTLY the people I'm referencing?
[QUOTE=Contra132;51742689][video=youtube;SDqpNDoMV00]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDqpNDoMV00[/video]
idk where else to post this
background audio is a podcast i was listening to at the time[/QUOTE]
Reminds me of this old gold
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzQ-uOvRiY[/media]
Guys sfm videos are shit except for when they aren't.
[QUOTE=Drury;51745321]Reminds me of this old gold
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzQ-uOvRiY[/media][/QUOTE]
i wish i'd been around for the earliest days of a blissful lack of spy awareness
[QUOTE=Contra132;51747298]i wish i'd been around for the earliest days of a blissful lack of spy awareness[/QUOTE]
Go to 2fort
[video=youtube;HWSehTugEx4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWSehTugEx4[/video]
this is me inside
[QUOTE=Contra132;51752341]
this is me inside[/QUOTE]
I'm so sorry
I'd say "I'll live", but we all know being a Spy Main is a terminal condition
[QUOTE=Contra132;51752726]I'd say "I'll live", but we all know being a Spy Main is a terminal condition[/QUOTE]
Well, spies are a form of cancer, after all.
[video=youtube;gqZLYqexmUs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqZLYqexmUs[/video]
Worth a watch
Remember [B]King Raja's Raj-lander tournament?[/B] Neither does Raja.
But that didn't stop me from asking for the full length HD .flv for the [B][U]ENTIRE SECOND DAY[/U][/B] (the final two rounds) a year and a half ago, that I then dropped on my dropbox and forgot about until today. Enjoy the competitive Hydro shenanigans, featuring Getawhale, KevinisPwn, myself and a few other dudes that you might know!
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL3nVD5Hgeg[/media]
[B][U]EDIT:[/U][/B]
[B]SFM intermissions by The Fox Denn[/b] (the dude who made the TF2can and Flares That Care Logo)!
[QUOTE=Le Tomi;51754185][video=youtube;gqZLYqexmUs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqZLYqexmUs[/video]
Worth a watch[/QUOTE]
I get this video's main focus is talking about the analytics of the TF2 community and that the gaming footage in the background is purely just there for the sake of having something interesting, but my god it's pretty hilarious how the person playing TF2 doesn't seem to know what they're doing.
I mean how he was dealing with that spy at 04:03 is just magical
