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Added by Jeff Gerstmann on Jan. 7, 2009

If World of Warcraft moved like this, I'd probably still play it:

  


That's a pretty cool little clip that probably took hundreds of hours to actually make. Since nothing in World of Warcraft moves that fluidly, I'm guessing the creator ripped the models and environments out of the game files and imported them into something else. There I go, trying to use my tiny brain to think all technical-like again. Maybe I should just leave it at GOOD VIDEO LOOKS GOOD.

And before you say it, the guy that made it--going by "percula" on Vimeo--already seems to be keenly aware that the music is kind of... bad.
About the music, it wasn't something I choose at random but an element that I consider to be just as important as the models, lighting, animations,...etc. It was the driving force for the pace and the inspiration for the story. With the feedback I've gotten consider your voices heard and it'll be something I take into account in the future. I still think I made the right decision and it's not something I'm going to go back and change so lets agree that we disagree. :)
Maybe if he was making some sort of epic Michael Jackson-like video where people were dance fighting, that song might fit a bit better.

Filed under : World of Warcraft

45 Comments

Driadon
on Jan. 7, 2009
Unfortunately I am at work and without speakers. What song is playing for this video?

dudacles
on Jan. 7, 2009
Seriously, what's the point of saying "first"? It doesn't matter at all. >_>

Anyway, my sound set just died, so I can't listen to the vid. Which sucks.

Endogene
on Jan. 7, 2009
Extremely well done but machinema, god i hate it...

BiffMcBlumpkin
on Jan. 7, 2009
You start that video, turn the volume all the way down so it's muted, and then you pause it at 15 seconds. Now turn on that YouTube video below it, don't watch it - it's just for audio, and immediately press play on that paused MMO video and it makes it way better.

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grainger
on Jan. 7, 2009
impressive, i prefer the one featuring mr. t. or maybe mini me :P

Hdfisise
on Jan. 7, 2009
Whatever the song is it is pretty bad. the video is alright though.

Rowr
on Jan. 7, 2009
lolwut.

:|

Maxszy
on Jan. 7, 2009
That was really good, even though it clearly wasn't made in-game.

If the game models rally moved like that though.. wow.. that would be something. But I recognize, that is just too much.

floodiastus
on Jan. 7, 2009
wtf the music to that vid was totally pointless, why not just use ambient sounds instead of music. :O

DBZ_Fanatic
on Jan. 7, 2009
very cool, i think blizzard should hire this guy seeing as how this video made me a person who hates mmos want to play one

RHCPfan24
on Jan. 7, 2009
Biff, I actually just did that with the two videos....lol.  It looks like it may work together with the two, how funny.  Still, the music from the original is really bad.

ZmillA
on Jan. 7, 2009
kind of like the music for this video... :/

Hector
on Jan. 7, 2009
Okay....

Rasgueado
on Jan. 7, 2009
Is it true? Are you actually posting something about Machinima? You?

momentarylogic
on Jan. 7, 2009
LOVED the video, but the music was so tiring that I turned it off less than 1 minute in. I was perplexed.. But, then I realized something.

Most "directors" use temp tracks when filming and editing to portray the energy in a video. I think this video suffers from the director choosing the music based on the music that motivated them while making the video, or was inspired by the video for the music. Either way, I would simply suggest getting someone else to do the music, the audience has replied. That sound is terrible.

On the plus side, this is probably the best machima (sp) that I have seen since the Master Chief / Samus battle, if not better. Great job

GAZERK
on Jan. 7, 2009
"Hide and Seek" by Namie Amuro

ahoodedfigure
on Jan. 7, 2009
I sometimes feel like I'm the only person who roots for the common guards in situations like this :P

And that music better not be stuck in my head or I'm going to have to call Oliver Sacks.

Player1
on Jan. 7, 2009
The music just ruined it for me. Well done though.

MrKlorox
on Jan. 7, 2009
I expected this to be about the poorly animated KOTOR MMO.

SmugDarkLoser
on Jan. 7, 2009
Well done animation, but seriously, this is boring.


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