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Geek Culture / Anyone got 'The Movies' yet?

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David R
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Posted: 13th Nov 2005 15:19
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http://www.themoviesgame.com

Came out on the 8th
I got it on Friday night

Just wondering whether anyone else has got it yet - everyone has been so excited about it, and now its come out, no-one cares


Well, its amazing anyway. Slightly more limiting than I expected, but still a damn fun game. One of the most bug-free games from Lionhead yet I think

Got a pretty good review on gamepsy aswell (8.3/10) although I must say the stress meter on the stars is very infuriating. I'm working on a little 1940's sci-fi film. I'll upload the results in a WMV soon**... (hopefully)

**Don't expect wonders here, my script quality has been graded as 'awful'...


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blanky
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Posted: 13th Nov 2005 15:59 Edited at: 14th Nov 2005 17:19
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Dude on my MSN made this with the game:
(each screenshot 15kb-ish)





Actual animation [w/sound, streaming]:
http://media.putfile.com/Chicken-Wars

I'll link him to this thread sometime, so say NICE THINGS
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David T
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Posted: 13th Nov 2005 16:00
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I didn't realise it was out - will get it right away

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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Posted: 13th Nov 2005 18:10 Edited at: 13th Nov 2005 18:13
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Quote: "I didn't realise it was out"


Same here, I'll have a read of a few reviews and probably have it by the end of the week.

EDIT:: Just had a quick look, the community area of the website looks pretty good.


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David R
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Posted: 13th Nov 2005 18:28 Edited at: 13th Nov 2005 18:28
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Yeah, its pretty good - but make sure your not running an AMD processor that is lower than 2.4ghz. There is some weird bug that crashes the game on AMD processors under this speed, because they don't have SSE instructions that the game uses


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Posted: 13th Nov 2005 18:40
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Gaaahhhh, I've just seen that new DBP book (see DBP Discussion) now I don't know which one to buy, the book or the game.


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David T
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Posted: 13th Nov 2005 20:52
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Quote: "Yeah, its pretty good - but make sure your not running an AMD processor that is lower than 2.4ghz. There is some weird bug that crashes the game on AMD processors under this speed, because they don't have SSE instructions that the game uses "


I have an AMD that's exactly 2.4ghz...

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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Posted: 13th Nov 2005 21:08
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Yeah, same here.


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Posted: 14th Nov 2005 10:08
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I have AMD 1800+, and I really wanted that movie maker.

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Posted: 14th Nov 2005 21:06 Edited at: 14th Nov 2005 21:09
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Just ordered the Premiere Edition with bonus Star Maker Demo Disc from EBGames should be fun.

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Quote: "I have AMD 1800+, and I really wanted that movie maker."


It doesn't mean it won't run, its just likely it won't run - but not defintite.

Quote: "bonus Star Maker Demo Disc"

eh? Starmaker comes free with it anyway But the premiere edition apparently has extra music and stuff though


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Just orded it off Amazon (as in, 10 seconds ago )

Can you import your own music as soundtrack?

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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Yes, but you can only do that if you export it to a program outside of the game - since they export as WMV's

(but it won't let you upload movies to the community site if they've been edited externally)


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Yes, I got it, 2nd best game ever made.

Graphics: Terrific
Sound: Good
Controls: So-So
Longetivity: Terrific
Lag: Good
Gameplay type: Addictive/Hobby
Customizability: Setting the bar

I say exactly what's on my mind, like "Imagine your grandpa in a speedo" or "I eat Jell-O while waxing the table" and my personal favorite, "I drink bathtub water"
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You can't import your own MP3s?

I only have windows movie maker I would have hoped for a once stop solution. I've got osme amazing film music here.

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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Posted: 16th Nov 2005 19:19 Edited at: 16th Nov 2005 19:22
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Quote: "ou can't import your own MP3s?

I only have windows movie maker I would have hoped for a once stop solution. I've got osme amazing film music here."


Well, it kind of includes a hell of a lot of media for you. I mean, its predominantly a game, not a movie making tool

I mean, they couldn't let you import copyrighted material - guys would be including it and uploading to the movies site willy-nilly, and that defeats the whole object of it.

If you have movie maker, you could simply import the footage, add the mp3/etc. and re-export as WMV

Also, just to clarify; don't expect a limitless movie-making experience. To keep things simple, the game relies on templated actions which to 'glue' to certain characters (e.g. hitting another character, firing a gun etc) - this means all movement and stuff is already pre-calculated. Don't worry though - there are literally thoasands of templates for all manner of things.. Its a great game


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Posted: 16th Nov 2005 19:31
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Quote: "Well, it kind of includes a hell of a lot of media for you. I mean, its predominantly a game, not a movie making tool "


I was looking forward to the latter

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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Posted: 16th Nov 2005 21:36
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Same--- I still want to make my old woman falls for robot servant love story.

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Quote: "Same--- I still want to make my old woman falls for robot servant love story"


Still entirely possible I wasn't saying it couldn't make some decent movies, but it isn't a 'hardcore' movie making tool. Y


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Just playing it now. Going through the tutorial thing, so the movies are a bit boring. I haven't found out how to customize camera angles etc yet...

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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Have you got the custom script-writing office yet? Until you get that, there's very little you can do with the films with regards to customization

But: (little tip) Double click on the set just before the crew start filming (you'll get the weird little glasses icon when hovering over the set if you get the right time) You can then alter how the film pans out (a bit)

Also: When the Lionhead studio logo appears at the start, hold down left click, and move the mouse around. Enjoy


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I've got a script writing office now, so I've got some custom ones churning out. I'll try and dbl click the set just before filming, see what happens

"A book. If u know something why cant u make a kool game or prog.
come on now. A book. I hate books. book is stupid. I know that I need codes but I dont know the codes"
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BIG tip:

you can use the same footage twice if you alter the sliders each time. Great tip because there's only so many fight scenes, and such a large hole to fill with nonsensical violence!

I say exactly what's on my mind, like "Imagine your grandpa in a speedo" or "I eat Jell-O while waxing the table" and my personal favorite, "I drink bathtub water"
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oh, oh, its out! I just remembered. I knew it was sometime around the beginning of november. I'm going to get it next chance I get .

Video games…they take you places unreachable, unfeasible. Putting you in the book...putting you in the movie...putting you in a world, that before could only be imagined. expage.com/piratesmainpage.
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