Huge CGI and voice over improvements

[hyde]

Nice find.

It is hard to say if the Tychus/Bar scenes are actually improved. They said they have "in game cinematics" and the traditional CGI stuff which they just pre-render.
They could have been cheaply/underbudgted scenes quickly put together for the sake of presentation...and of course...these are all works in progresses (except maybe the Tychus Marine-Suit-Up scene)

This came out at announcement, there's no difference in quality from this and "today"




Check this out in 1080p...it looks just as good as these "new and improved shots". My guess, is that those shots are finally "finished"
The Tychus Marine suit up scene actually had so much stuff to render, it crashed on the first run through. They had to actually do multiple passes and then assemble it all together because of the amount of detail/animation in it.

[Hav0x]

Nice find.

It is hard to say if the Tychus/Bar scenes are actually improved. They said they have "in game cinematics" and the traditional CGI stuff which they just pre-render.
They could have been cheaply/underbudgted scenes quickly put together for the sake of presentation...and of course...these are all works in progresses (except maybe the Tychus Marine-Suit-Up scene)

This came out at announcement, there's no difference in quality from this and "today"

Check this out in 1080p...it looks just as good as these "new and improved shots". My guess, is that those shots are finally "finished"
The Tychus Marine suit up scene actually had so much stuff to render, it crashed on the first run through. They had to actually do multiple passes and then assemble it all together because of the amount of detail/animation in it.

The Tychus suit-up cinematic is pre-rendered. The ones we are talking about are in-engine.

[spychi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki9zz...eature=related

llloooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

I just got more hyped over singleplayer

[TheEconomist]

@hyde: All you have to do is take one look at the pop-in to see that it's all in-engine.

[Josue]

So who else think that the old voice was better? I'd even say a hell lot better.

Also, notice that they used one of the Protoss theme in the 2007 video for the encounter while they made a new background music for the most recent video.

I totally agree with you.

I disagree with you sandwich bird i think the echo in Zeratul's voice makes his voice better than in the original CGI.

Well, While certainly the effects such as the echo are a lot better in the 2nd video, the voice itself is not as deep and creepy as in the 1st one. The 1st video reminded me a lot more of SC1's Zeratul voice. The 2nd voice, in spite of having better sound effects is just too different. I would rather have the voice actor that did the 1'st video but with the improved sound effects the 2nd video had.

Also about visual effects... the 2nd video is obviously better in most aspects, but I didn't like how they diminished Zeratul's eyes glow, it looked better in the 1'st one with that psionic effect that reminded archon's eyes.
in the 2nd video, it's just a round green glow without the gas styled psionic emanations... too bad so sad... why did they do such a thing?

Also, the dialogues and story context of the video changed... that sounds quite interesting...

[Hav0x]

I totally agree with you.



Well, While certainly the effects such as the echo are a lot better in the 2nd video, the voice itself is not as deep and creepy as in the 1st one. The 1st video reminded me a lot more of SC1's Zeratul voice. The 2nd voice, in spite of having better sound effects is just too different. I would rather have the voice actor that did the 1'st video but with the improved sound effects the 2nd video had.

Also about visual effects... the 2nd video is obviously better in most aspects, but I didn't like how they diminished Zeratul's eyes glow, it looked better in the 1'st one with that psionic effect that reminded archon's eyes.
in the 2nd video, it's just a round green glow without the gas styled psionic emanations... too bad so sad... why did they do such a thing?

Also, the dialogues and story context of the video changed... that sounds quite interesting...

I believe protoss eyes change depending on their pysical/mental state at the time. Something like Angry = very bright chaotic glow. Lethargic = Small almost soothing glow.

[TheEconomist]

Their eyes are pitch black as seen in various CGIs in the original. The color and glow comes from psionic energy which does, indeed, change with their current state.

[Josue]

I believe protoss eyes change depending on their pysical/mental state at the time. Something like Angry = very bright chaotic glow. Lethargic = Small almost soothing glow.

Yeah, could be... besides, Zeratul's eyes are'nt just green, they change colors as he uses his telepathy to comunicate in SC1...
EDIT

Their eyes are pitch black as seen in various CGIs in the original. The color and glow comes from psionic energy which does, indeed, change with their current state.

Then... well we seem to have an explanation here... if you see my avatar it's SC1's animation and the psionic emanations flow from orange to red.
if that depends on their energy and the original color is black then protoss' eyes are just like gray dudes?



or this evil alien cat?



About the voice... I still hope they bring back the old one... Zeratul without a creepy deep voice is not Zeratul...

[TheEconomist]

The old voice actor is dead.

[Josue]

The old voice actor is dead.

W.... wait a second... do you mean the one in the 1'st video is the SC1 original voice actor who died?
Ouch!!! I... I just can't believe it... *sorrow*
I didn't know too much about that, I just knew he died, I didn't knew he died so recently that we even have a SC2 cinematic with his voice... before he... passed away.