11/09/05 - The Movies (Everything)

[Comstar]

Me, I want to make 2 movies: The making of WW2OL in 60 seconds flat (I already have the soundtrack for it) and The Rise and Fall of LtM.net.

[Daeven]

I still can't decide if this is the coolest sounding concept ever, or the most idiotically retarded thing anyone ever invented. Someone let me know in about 2 weeks.

[Shockeye]

The Rise and Fall of LtM.net.

Yawn.

[stray]

After watching Point Break for the first time in 10 years, I'm seeing a big need for

Bodhi: The Early Years


Yah....Definitely.

[edit] No really. Monumental character and all that. Xtreme relevance to the current Mountain Dew generation.

Hey, there's a thought...

Will we be able to simulate ad placement just like they do in the REAL movies? I'd like that. Bodhi would like that.

[schild]

The Rise and Fall of LtM.net.

Yawn.

UO sucks.

Lum got a job.

O RLY?

YA RLY.

fin.

couldn't help myself.

[NiX]

The Rise and Fall of LtM.net.

Yawn.

I'm stealing the plot to SAW and renaming the movie to Shock. Can you do some voice clips Shockeye?

[Shockeye]

The Rise and Fall of LtM.net.

Yawn.

I'm stealing the plot to SAW and renaming the movie to Shock. Can you do some voice clips Shockeye?

I'd love to. I'll even do the voice I used when I stole the show as Dick Deadeye in my school's production of HMS Pinafore.

[Rasix]

I'd love to see a script for "Useless News 2: The Revenge of Cruise".

[stray]

Anyways.....Back to hype and Molyneux:

Here's a movie (albeit a stupid one) that gives a good idea as to what's possible:

Love Bite (Large 146MB)

Love Bite (Small 18MB)

More than 40 Sets, 7000 scene types, fairly open ended costume design, and they're already setting up a online infrastructure similar to the Sims/Sim City games (lol, with accompanying movie award ceremonies/contests at that...and virtual prizes like credits to spend at virtual prop shops).

Freaking sandbox lover's dream.

There is a story mode as well (where you try to build a studio from 20's to the present), but that, I'm not too interested in. Stories are fun.....But not so much when I can create my own.

Oh, and yes, you can make zombies (to whoever asked..)

[edit] Oh yeah, forgot to mention. It'd be hard for this game not to be good. It's not dependent on developers delivering a world to you. Just the pieces and tools. Most sim games already pull this off.

[stray]

On second thought, some of the story mode stuff sounds great

As The Movies is set over a number of years, will the actors develop from young aspiring actors to movie-making veterans?
Definitely! You will notice them age, and so will your audience. If you want to keep your aging leading lady playing the young love interest, then you can send her to have cosmetic surgery to shore up her sagging looks. Your actors' appearances will also be affected by any drinking or eating habits they may have.

What if a movie star gets too ugly and/or out of shape?
If you have the money you can send your star to get some liposuction or plastic surgery. These procedures will help add a few more years to a star's youthful looks, but they won't be able to beat time forever.

Do the actors specialize in certain film genres?
Yes. Actors carry a rating for each of the game's five genres. Ratings will increase the more they star in a certain type of movie. So, say you cast a star in horror after horror film. You'll soon see their horror movie experience and ability rocketing. However, try to then cast them in a genre that they have little or no experience in e.g. comedy, and you'll find their performance more than a little lacking.

Are there other ways to improve my actors' abilities?
You can drop your actors into an unused set and they will start practicing the genre meant for that set. So if you drop a Star into an alleyway set, he/she will start improving his/her action movie skills. If you then drop another actor into the same set, they'll start rehearsing together.

[Shockeye]

Gamespy
Boomtown
Telefragged

Worrysome is this quote from the Gamespy review:

Often your movie voice track will suddenly shift out of whack, and you'll have to manually go in and move every single line of dialogue back into place. Fixing this bug alone can take anywhere from ten minutes to half an hour for a two-minute movie, so you can imagine that people will have a hard time using The Movies to film any epic masterpieces.

[tazelbain]

Wait, this game is sim hollywood and movie construction set?

[Shockeye]

Wait, this game is sim hollywood and movie construction set?

Yes.

[HaemishM]

Gamespy
Boomtown
Telefragged

Worrysome is this quote from the Gamespy review:

Often your movie voice track will suddenly shift out of whack, and you'll have to manually go in and move every single line of dialogue back into place. Fixing this bug alone can take anywhere from ten minutes to half an hour for a two-minute movie, so you can imagine that people will have a hard time using The Movies to film any epic masterpieces.

Patch plz, kthx.

[schild]

Yea, that sorta shit will be patched before we know it.

[Bunk]

One thing that hasn't been clear in the previews: it almost sounds like you need to play the Sim side of the game to unlock things to use in the sandbox mode. Anyone able to shed more light on that?

[schild]

One thing that hasn't been clear in the previews: it almost sounds like you need to play the Sim side of the game to unlock things to use in the sandbox mode. Anyone able to shed more light on that?

I don't think so. I've been wrong before. I do know that the collector's edition comes with more characters and music and shit though.

[Shockeye]

I do know that the collector's edition comes with more characters and music and shit though.

It comes with 10 extra costumes, not characters.

[schild]

I do know that the collector's edition comes with more characters and music and shit though.

It comes with 10 extra costumes, not characters.

I don't see the difference.

[HaemishM]

Characters have bodies, costumes just fit over the bodies.

[schild]

Characters have bodies, costumes just fit over the bodies.

I *THINK* the game is rated T. If so, Characters have bodies you can't see, costumes are what make the character.

Also, I was beeing a little tongue in cheek there. But I hate colored text.

[voodoolily]

So, doesn't a finite number of costumes (and characters) somewhat limit the types of films you can make?

[schild]

So, doesn't a finite number of costumes (and characters) somewhat limit the types of films you can make?

99.9999% sure you can import your own shit and rearrange everything at will. If not, I will destroy people.

[HaemishM]

The character maker let you adjust breast size, so I'm assuming the costumes won't necessarily make the character.

[voodoolily]

Someone better release a Downie patch, s'all I'm sayin'.

[Shockeye]

Someone better release a Downie patch, s'all I'm sayin'.

Are your movies going to have a touch of the down?

[schild]

Someone better release a Downie patch, s'all I'm sayin'.

Are your movies going to have a touch of the down?

Hey. That's my turn of words you just used there, kemo sabe.

[voodoolily]

I'll use System of a Down (Syndrome) for the soundtrack. (Sauced calls them Syndrome of a Down)

[schild]

I'll use System of a Down (Syndrome) for the soundtrack. (Sauced calls them Syndrome of a Down)

That's funny, because I call them shit.

[Shockeye]

Someone better release a Downie patch, s'all I'm sayin'.

Are your movies going to have a touch of the down?

Hey. That's my turn of words you just used there, kemo sabe.

Look here, Chief, I beat you to it. Respect.

[WayAbvPar]

I do know that the collector's edition comes with more characters and music and shit though.

It comes with 10 extra costumes, not characters.

Hopefully one of those will a robe and wizard hat.

[tazelbain]

At least you'll be able to make those lost episodes of "Life Goes On" you've always hoped for.

[WayAbvPar]

Someone needs to make a "Get A Life" feature film. I bet Chris Elliott would even do the voice work for ya at a reasonable price  :-D

[schild]

Someone needs to make a "Get A Life" feature film. I bet Chris Elliott would even do the voice work for ya at a reasonable price  :-D

Judge Reinhold. I want him to do voices for me.

[voodoolily]

That's funny, because I call them shit.

That is what they are. But any chance I get to say "Down Syndrome" I take. Oh! I got one: an undercover teen cop flick called "Trisomy 21 Jump Street"