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Title: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: soilder198 on July 04, 2013, 01:56:00 am: So I watched all five of them today for the first time in a few months, and I just have say I don't think I've ever witnessed anything more beautifully crafted. I mean, just, the narrators monotone voice goes so well with the music (which in itself is fantastic btw, especially cutscene #3) And the whole mood and atmosphere is just so perfectly set. Literally I'm more impressed right now than I can ever recall being. I swear, it's days like these I could fall in love with the V.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: Arpit on July 04, 2013, 02:08:05 am: Ya, even I liked them. :)
But have you seen remixes done by Dan Wentz.

Still I like the original ones. The voice quality IMO was better and good in the originals.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: fightermedic on July 04, 2013, 02:58:06 pm: they are good yes, much better than boshs monologues in FS2
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: mjn.mixael on July 04, 2013, 03:20:42 pm: Quote from: Arpit on July 04, 2013, 02:08:05 am
Still I like the original ones. The voice quality IMO was better and good in the originals.

Le wut. The compression of the audio alone in the originals kills it.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: Scotty on July 04, 2013, 03:29:14 pm: Quote from: fightermedic on July 04, 2013, 02:58:06 pm
they are good yes, much better than boshs monologues in FS2

I really have to disagree. Bosch's monologues are excellent, though granted mostly because Ronnie Cox has a wonderful monologuing voice.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: Droid803 on July 04, 2013, 03:34:07 pm: Bosch Monologues > * in terms of canon fs cutscenes imo, at least in terms of fluff/content.
(FS1 intro is pretty good as well)
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: Arpit on July 04, 2013, 03:53:05 pm: Quote from: mjn.mixael on July 04, 2013, 03:20:42 pm
Quote from: Arpit on July 04, 2013, 02:08:05 am
Still I like the original ones. The voice quality IMO was better and good in the originals.

Le wut. The compression of the audio alone in the originals kills it.

I mean your ones with the original sound in .ogg compression. :D
(not the .mve ones)
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: Beskargam on July 04, 2013, 04:39:53 pm: I don't like Bosch's voice.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: Parias on July 04, 2013, 10:38:31 pm: Yup - agreed about the Ancients stuff being good, but I really liked Bosch's monologues too. Especially the one where he's citing the question "Have I led my people into this desert, only to die?".

I didn't have a problem with the voice acting, personally - different perspectives, I guess.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: AdmiralRalwood on July 05, 2013, 02:42:06 am: Quote from: Scotty on July 04, 2013, 03:29:14 pm
Bosch's monologues are excellent, though granted mostly because Ronnie Cox has a wonderful monologuing voice.
Seconded; although I found them to be somehow even better when
Spoiler:
you hear them again in BP:WiH's Universal Truth; something about Ronnie Cox's calm monologues combined with adrenaline and terror has a profound impact...

On the flip side, the Ancients monologues were one of my favourite parts of FS1.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: soilder198 on July 06, 2013, 01:13:24 am: Quote from: mjn.mixael on July 04, 2013, 03:20:42 pm
Quote from: Arpit on July 04, 2013, 02:08:05 am
Still I like the original ones. The voice quality IMO was better and good in the originals.

Le wut. The compression of the audio alone in the originals kills it.
Actually, the fact that the narrators voice is so compressed makes me like it more. It gives it more of an alien feel. But that's just my opinion.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: Luis Dias on July 08, 2013, 01:32:17 pm: The writing in FS1 is generally average at best. The ending monologue is sufferable, but of course they all are informative. They have a certain B5 style to it. FS2 monologues are excellent writing material. They only frustrate because the writers did not want to convey too much information about the wider narrative, and focused on Bosch's perspective, which seems parochial at first. However, FS2 decided not to repeat the same omniscient-like narrator in FS1, and instead show how wide the gap is between our world and the Shivan's. And it works.
Title: Re: The Ancients Cutscenes
Post by: seraphuriel on July 09, 2013, 11:44:52 am: I just had to register to tell you i like them so much a have them converted as mp3 on my ipod since a few years. And yes - no. 3 is the best without question!