tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post7041837436123560720..comments2024-03-28T18:43:06.423+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: Willy Beamish - Horny vs TurbofrogThe Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-63724124811515476812016-01-04T19:43:42.012+11:002016-01-04T19:43:42.012+11:00Longtime lurker here... I was just going to ask ab...Longtime lurker here... I was just going to ask about how the GIFs are created, because I think the're impressive; a great alternative to embedded video. Then I see there is a discussion about them, nice!This Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382961661202202977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-91262960048505021692015-12-20T17:47:55.732+11:002015-12-20T17:47:55.732+11:00This is brilliant! Except it seems to have nothing...This is brilliant! Except it seems to have nothing to do with this game. :)Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-88445258165350034822015-12-14T23:07:09.349+11:002015-12-14T23:07:09.349+11:00What a bizarre game! I do like how Dynamix kind of...What a bizarre game! I do like how Dynamix kind of went for broke on this and threw seemingly whatever came into their head (random inspirations? ADD? Drug use?). I just hope, for your sake, that the whole game holds up.<br /><br />Regarding the GIFs, I'm not a fan. I would prefer--and tried to do in my reviews, but failed--of video capture that I can choose to start and stop.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946742995687817751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70592269644960640382015-12-14T07:53:32.649+11:002015-12-14T07:53:32.649+11:00I agree that the GIFs have been too long, in gener...I agree that the GIFs have been too long, in general. I think including brief ones is great to show off the animation and stuff, but when it's mostly dialogue, it's not as useful to display whole scenes. I'm not so concerned about the loading times, personally, even though I do read on my phone sometimes, but it's more that they're so long that I usually end up watching them starting in the middle and then have to loop through the beginning again. Shorter pieces would loop quicker and it'd be easier to see the whole thing. This is important when it's a format that automatically loops rather than being started by the user.Reikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326356159794723662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-14120963744036680082015-12-12T09:20:59.800+11:002015-12-12T09:20:59.800+11:00I'm all for majority short GIFs, though there ...I'm all for majority short GIFs, though there are a few instances where longer ones make sense. A quick synopsis of the frog jump is good - full dialogue not so. (There again I've been just as guilty of this and admit to probably continuing thus in the future!)Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-39914882956506878382015-12-11T16:42:12.185+11:002015-12-11T16:42:12.185+11:00My emulator doesn't even have that. I have to ...My emulator doesn't even have that. I have to position a window over the window and not move anything around to capture the video. It's quite a bit of work to get the ones that I got, but if they are not well-liked then I can just avoid doing that work. <br /><br />But I do want to figure out a good way to get the flavor of the game across better than still images. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-79771267297960995292015-12-11T15:07:40.526+11:002015-12-11T15:07:40.526+11:00Joe: If your emulator just has the means to make v...Joe: If your emulator just has the means to make video clips, remember that we have our own Youtube account where we can upload stuff and then link it here. This might be a better solution for longer scenes than GIFs.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85004629962963072412015-12-11T10:10:27.353+11:002015-12-11T10:10:27.353+11:00I appreciate the feedback and I am interested in o...I appreciate the feedback and I am interested in other opinions.<br /><br />For me, I know that I enjoy posts that have a good ratio between pictures and text and from experimentation, I find that I like around 170 words per image or so. Not an exact science by any means, but that looks "nice" to me.<br /><br />Using the animated GIFs when there is a lot of stuff to portray or where there is an interesting scene is in some ways a shorthand, so that I don't have to do image-image-image. Think of the ninja sequence last post, for example. I'm not sure that I could have captured the spirit of one of my favorite scenes so far without showing it animated. <br /><br />Willy Beamish also is a very animated game. Even just watching Willy stand around and look impatient, it's quite a bit better than almost all of the games of this era. There are custom walk animations in various circumstances. It's hard to capture that.<br /><br />And to Fry's suggestion, I can't link to LPs because I can't watch them until I am done playing myself. I have been very "no spoilers!" this playthrough. <br /><br />I do think this post was a bit GIF heavy because we are approaching (I hope!) "the end". I can dial that back in subsequent posts, even if the consensus is that animated images are okay. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-52493590278527598482015-12-11T09:10:08.538+11:002015-12-11T09:10:08.538+11:00I think a tasteful, short animated gif adds to the...I think a tasteful, short animated gif adds to the experience (I remember appreciating the ones for Elvira). IMO all the animated gifs for Willy Beamish have been way too long. Just put in a link to someone's LP on YouTube if you want to show "the morning routine."Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-54983923052975445922015-12-11T02:41:00.958+11:002015-12-11T02:41:00.958+11:00Personally, I don't mind them, when I am readi...Personally, I don't mind them, when I am reading, but they do tend to clog my machine, when I am uploading the content in the blog - but this is just admin's worry :P<br /><br />Perhaps we should put up a poll for this at some point.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-89071506284282747772015-12-10T17:26:19.677+11:002015-12-10T17:26:19.677+11:00I've like the gifs so much I started using the...I've like the gifs so much I started using them myself in Martian Memorandum.(not just from this game - I think I first noticed them when Deimar reviewed Elvira)<br /><br />Now I'm thinking I've ignored that a lot of our readers are reading on mobile and I may be annoying them (I usually read on my computer or tablet, but always when home so with constant access to fast internet)<br /><br />So I also have a stake on the answer to this question. Do we like gifs or dislike them?<br /><br />It seems Kenny's got the first vote with 'only short gifs'TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-81430384033560904502015-12-10T16:19:06.136+11:002015-12-10T16:19:06.136+11:00I like short gifs that loops within 5 secs.
Anyth...I like short gifs that loops within 5 secs.<br /><br />Anything more and loading time on mobile becomes horrible.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-73076905105437948692015-12-10T16:05:17.755+11:002015-12-10T16:05:17.755+11:00Ooh. I have a plan.
Putting it in Rot13 in case I...Ooh. I have a plan.<br /><br />Putting it in Rot13 in case I'm somehow correct.<br /><br />1. Gur enpr vf fcbafberq ol Qvrg Fynz Qhax<br /><br />2. Pna lbh trg fbzr Qvrg Pbyn?<br /><br />3. Be znxr lbhe bja?<br /><br />4. Gur naabhapre fnvq vg hfrq Gbbgfjrrg<br /><br />5. Pna lbh fbzrubj hfr fbzr Gbbgfjrrg jvgu gur pbyn<br /><br />6. Vs gung qbrfa'g jbex, hfr gur pbyn ba jngre gb znxr vg qvrg.<br /><br />If I am correct, I'm claiming I'm a good adventure game player. The evidence of my being stuck multiple times in King's Quest V and solving puzzles accidentally in Martian Memorandum are just anomalies.TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-57017826687492252672015-12-10T04:14:44.860+11:002015-12-10T04:14:44.860+11:00Something I forgot to mention the first time I pos...Something I forgot to mention the first time I posted here: There is a great Lucasarts-style adventure that for some reason got terrible reviews--Randal's Monday. Randal's is a really cool tribute to the classics, with great characters, hilarious jokes and really complex puzzles that follow internal logic despite requiring lateral thinking--and most of them can be solved with neough thought. I really recommend it.Obdurate Hater of Rhythm Gamesnoreply@blogger.com