Blizzard's New Cataclysm Video Is Shameless Scenery Porn

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AWDMANOUT

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I wish I played WoW as a child instead of Runescape...
Or maybe that I had a girlfriend.
Yeah, the latter.
 

Eri

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NO! YOU FOOL! You linked me to tropes and I can't stop :(
 

Stilt-Man

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I really liked the music to this. I hope it's in game at some point.

I've been checking out my hunter's old stomping grounds, and have been digging the revamped lands and quests. I feel like I've actually accomplished something other than gathering a few kobold ears. Blizzard truly outdid themselves this time around.
 

Dexiro

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Damnit Blizzard, I don't wanna go back to WoW D: Stop making it difficult.
 

Scrythe

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Sadly, I don't play WoW anymore. I'm sure everything awesome has already been said, so I'd just like to say that I approve of the new WoW theme song, ominous Latin aside.
 

DirgeNovak

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It's pretty hard to do "scenery porn" when the game looks like a PS2 game... Not a bad-looking PS2 game, but still...
 

John Funk

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geizr said:
John Funk said:
Blizzard's New Cataclysm Video Is Shameless Scenery Porn
Very much like this title is shameless link/hit bait.
I thought it was actually very appropriate :)

ciortas1 said:
Doctor Glocktor said:
They've only been remaking shit for a while now, that's my whole problem. Since the original WoW, there's not been a single new memorable piece of music that's come out of their artists. 'Least for me, anyways, but it's funny how it correlates with their former composer leaving after composing for the aforementioned game.
The first part of that video is pretty awesome musically, anyway. And I thought WotLK's zone music was absolutely superb.




And while this these are technically based off of the WC3 theme, these are fantastic arrangements:



If anything, I think that aside from a few early standouts like 'Making of the World,' the game's music has only gotten better.

Either way, it seems a bit iffy to call them out on "rehashing" music when the entire point of leitmotif is to have a consistent theme that gets reworked. WOW has a theme song for the series, and it's to be expected that it'll pop up in various composition. Why shouldn't they use their game's theme?

Mazty said:
Good design, yes. Colourful, yes. Pretty?....It looks beyond dated.
After playing Metro 2033/seeing it on Max, it really puts into perspective what is and isn't damn nice/eye candy.
http://www.girlsentertainmentnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/metro_2033_screenshot.jpg
http://dailymaily.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/metro-2033.jpg
Of course. It's running on a ten year old engine that was originally designed to run on less powerful computers. There's no question that on a technical level, it's ancient.

The art design is still fantastic. I'm really just impressed that a game that's that technologically dated can still look so good.
 

The Lunatic

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It's so dated these days it's hard to see past it.

Sure, there's a couple of nice scenes, but, I don't think it's the kind of game that should be making videos to show off it's graphics.
 

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Mackheath said:
Meh, I'm glad I left WoW, but it still does look so pretty.
Same. I'm glad I left that crack behind and went to better things in my life. I let myself get addicted for 4 years like an idiot, and glad I left before WotLK. But it's still beautiful to watch how the game grew from the graphics back then, to how it looks like. That's one thing I will always love about MMOs, growth.
 

BrunDeign

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Scenery Porn? More like Scenery Gorn. Amirite?

Look it up.

Anyways this looks interesting. I won't be getting WoW, but it does look like it'll be good fun for those that do.

And this is odd, this is the second article I've read in a row that includes a link to TV Tropes.
 

BloodyThoughts

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Son of a *****, I just got off my TVTropes addiction!
Damn you Funk, DAMN YOU! XD

Anyway, I don't play WoW nor do I ever plan to, but this scenery does look simply beautiful.
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And, that's it. I can't say more...
Hey! Wanna hear a story about Candle Ja
 

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ciortas1 said:
Doctor Glocktor said:
They've only been remaking shit for a while now, that's my whole problem. Since the original WoW, there's not been a single new memorable piece of music that's come out of their artists. 'Least for me, anyways, but it's funny how it correlates with their former composer leaving after composing for the aforementioned game.
No they haven't.
They've made superb music for the game that fits so well that you just don't notice that there's music there.
But if you were to hear the music on its own, you'll recognize it right away.