Jesus CHRIST that cut scene was horrid. Even the fun commentary wasn't enough. I literally was alt tabbing to the Escapist main page. My hat is off to you guys for having to watch it then do audio over it.
*looks down at feet* I... I did.GamemasterAnthony said:You typed in the word "odd", didn't you? *points dramatically* Admit it! ADMIT IT!!MonkeyPunch said:Talk about ambiguous anti-spam puzzle...
I don't appreciate that you're making a judgment call on my tastes based on this. FWIW I can't stand shaky cam. And please stop throwing around "ADHD".Zom-B said:I suppose you can say "nothing happens" in the scene, but it but that doesn't mean it doesn't tell us about the character, set tone and mood and set the story in motion. The fact that for you "nothing happens' just supports my opinion that you can't appreciate something that isn't paced for the ADHD mind set or comprised of flashcuts and shaky cam video.
You know what? If Unskippable was this concise and reasoned it would be worth watching. Instead it's two guys making bad jokes and going "hur hur hur".Graham_LRR said:I don't appreciate that you're making a judgment call on my tastes based on this. FWIW I can't stand shaky cam. And please stop throwing around "ADHD".Zom-B said:I suppose you can say "nothing happens" in the scene, but it but that doesn't mean it doesn't tell us about the character, set tone and mood and set the story in motion. The fact that for you "nothing happens' just supports my opinion that you can't appreciate something that isn't paced for the ADHD mind set or comprised of flashcuts and shaky cam video.
But still, let's get into this scene.
What do we learn from this cutscene?
- Mr. A is so bored (or depressed) by his job (or life, it isn't clear) to the extent that he's forgotten about collection day.
- He doesn't want to upset Hana so he tries to make an excuse about the rain to cover for himself.
That shouldn't take 5 minutes.
- Beyond his mopey-ness induced irresponsibility, we don't learn anything about Mr. A.
- We learn nothing about Hana (sure she's upset, but he just blew her off, anyone would be).
- We don't know what "Collection Day" even means. Presumably it's some sort of extortion deal, but that's only because we know the game is called Yakuza.
- We know there's a serial killer, because it straight-up tells us that.
As for tone, the only tone established is plodding, melancholy boredom. If that's what they were going for, kudos, but establish boredom with boredom is still boredom.
I am making the argument that whatever tone or mood this scene is trying to establish, it does so poorly.
I am not saying "it's bad because there are no jump-cuts".
Have you ever heard of something called satire?ForgottenPr0digy said:why would that be? They are a modern developed country. Tons of tech comes from Japan)cars,cellphones,video games etc..)
WTF is wrong with you?
That's why we have CheckPoint [http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/checkpoint].Zom-B said:If you want an audience that will engage you in a discussion of your criticisms and really talk about the industry, you're doing it all wrong.
So you'd rather direct me to an entirely different website? So be it. I guess it is easier to push people away than it is to accept, admittedly rude to start with, criticism.Graham_LRR said:That's why we have CheckPoint [http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/checkpoint].Zom-B said:If you want an audience that will engage you in a discussion of your criticisms and really talk about the industry, you're doing it all wrong.
Unskippable is not for taking controversial opinions to increase page views.
Sorry you don't find it funny.
Dude, seriously.Zom-B said:So you'd rather direct me to an entirely different website? So be it. I guess it is easier to push people away than it is to accept, admittedly rude to start with, criticism.Graham_LRR said:That's why we have CheckPoint [http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/checkpoint].Zom-B said:If you want an audience that will engage you in a discussion of your criticisms and really talk about the industry, you're doing it all wrong.
Unskippable is not for taking controversial opinions to increase page views.
Sorry you don't find it funny.
HA! I love it. You should include more from video games.Draconalis said:"Watchu want?"