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StubbyPosted - 2 October 2001 2:19 PST
What do you prefer/enjoy the most in a Quake done Quick production?

Recams or first person recordings?

Thomas Stubgaard

RollePosted - 2 October 2001 5:56 PST
The recams!

SdS is a damn fine piece of art! :)

the recams gives you a movielike perspective (rocks)
and the firstperson view gives you...hmmm.. something else.... :)
me dunno..

/showdown

timPosted - 2 October 2001 6:32 PST
i usually watch the first person demos first just to understand the tricks and things, then watch the recams .. a few times at least :)
amrikPosted - 2 October 2001 15:05 PST
I like firstperson. I can then actually see what the person is doing. However, *after* the firstp, I watch the recam to get a different perspective of the trick and for overall enjoyment.

- Amrik
amrikkochhar@hotmail.com

Ilkka KurkelaPosted - 3 October 2001 0:48 PST
I definitely prefer to watch a well-done refilm than the first person view.

Ilkka

RollePosted - 3 October 2001 2:49 PST
the firstperson view is better for checking out tricks and stuff like that..
the refilmed part are more anjoyable :)
listen to Ilkka, he knows what he's talking about :)

/johan

ShamblerPosted - 3 October 2001 2:59 PST
I prefer first person, I like seeing exactly what someone does from the normal playing perspective.

Recams are pretty cool when they're part of a full QDQ style movie, but I haven't been hugely impressed with the refilming in general - it's good, but having done some Q2 refilming myself, I know there's a lot of cool **** you can do with refilms to add more interest.

http://www.planetquake.com/teamshambler - it's Quake single player, bitches.

XeNoNPosted - 3 October 2001 14:40 PST
Recams are great! I've tried doing it myself and it isn't easy to make them look good, so when I see a well done recam I'm often impressed. Like others have mentioned, I only really watch first person demos to see tricks in detail. But for entertainment value (which is why I download speedruns in the first place), I'd prefer a well shot recam any day.