Attog
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This guy breaks it all down and explains what is going on. I figured there was a lot of lore in 40K but holy fuck. The explanation for what we were watching takes longer than the actual show.
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sakkath
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This show is pretty great. Not a single bad episode imo. New World one was the most enjoyable for me, very comical.
40k was about what I expected and despite that I still had a huge grin on my face the whole time because watching space marines be badasses never gets old.
Pacman one was lol, did not see that coming!
40k was about what I expected and despite that I still had a huge grin on my face the whole time because watching space marines be badasses never gets old.
Pacman one was lol, did not see that coming!
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I enjoyed this series. At minimum, I thought it was just a great demonstration of continued CGI progress. In particular I was rather impressed with the Crossfire episode. This really conquered the uncanny valley. We have certainly come a long way. Overall I liked how short and to the point they were. I'm in for 10 - 20 minute episodes as a way to kill a bit of time.
The Pac-Man episode caught me off guard, that was great. Clearly enjoyed the Warhammer episode coming from that IP in my youth. Seeing these come to life is quite fun as technology improves and does it justice.
The only negative I would agree with from some critics is that the episodes did feel 'empty'. They were showcases and / or quick hitters without huge substance, just enough to give a taste. However, that was kind of the point of this series. There is only so much you can do in that amount of time.
I am definitely looking forward to the next batch.
The Pac-Man episode caught me off guard, that was great. Clearly enjoyed the Warhammer episode coming from that IP in my youth. Seeing these come to life is quite fun as technology improves and does it justice.
The only negative I would agree with from some critics is that the episodes did feel 'empty'. They were showcases and / or quick hitters without huge substance, just enough to give a taste. However, that was kind of the point of this series. There is only so much you can do in that amount of time.
I am definitely looking forward to the next batch.
I agree, but that's pretty much the nature of the beast - the robot ones were animating successful published short stories, the secret level ones actually have to come up with a story themselves.
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Second half is out.
No surprise Outer Worlds has some of the best writing of the series - I could see it being a real episode of L, D, & R. It may just be my unfamiliarity with most of those titles, but I found most of the rest pretty forgettable - I think I'd actually put Concord in second for the back half.
Speaking of unfamiliar, I don't get how Exodus worked? Why would the dad have greater time dilation than the daughter if he followed the same route? The best I can come up with was the daughter had a 'faster' FTL driver than the father and arrived at the next destination sooner (less experienced transit time), but _lived_ far longer at each stop than the father.
No surprise Outer Worlds has some of the best writing of the series - I could see it being a real episode of L, D, & R. It may just be my unfamiliarity with most of those titles, but I found most of the rest pretty forgettable - I think I'd actually put Concord in second for the back half.
Speaking of unfamiliar, I don't get how Exodus worked? Why would the dad have greater time dilation than the daughter if he followed the same route? The best I can come up with was the daughter had a 'faster' FTL driver than the father and arrived at the next destination sooner (less experienced transit time), but _lived_ far longer at each stop than the father.
Finished up the second half and it was ok. I think it suffered from some expectation built from the first half. It could just be me though as I didn't connect with the IP in most of latter episodes. They were still neat / fun in general.
I did find the using augmented reality to gamify Amazon delivery drivers with power ups and skins to be solid. Seems like something that would actually happen.
That is my take as well. I just presumed that the father lived the majority of his life near light speed while searching and the daughter lived her life at each stop for years at a time.
My stumbling block of was the Honor of Kings. This was a pretty episode that had cool things happening. Why were they cool? Did they make sense? I couldn't tell you.
I did find the using augmented reality to gamify Amazon delivery drivers with power ups and skins to be solid. Seems like something that would actually happen.
That is my take as well. I just presumed that the father lived the majority of his life near light speed while searching and the daughter lived her life at each stop for years at a time.
My stumbling block of was the Honor of Kings. This was a pretty episode that had cool things happening. Why were they cool? Did they make sense? I couldn't tell you.
