VFX Artists React to Bad & Great Video Game Cinematics!
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00:00 Intro
01:17 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
05:05 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
06:38 Hellgate: London
09:08 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
11:07 Astartes
12:51 The Elder Scrolls Online
14:24 Halo 2: Anniversary
17:31 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
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21:39 Outro - Zábava
Please understand, this is like having Michael Jordan reviewing basketball moves, this is such an epic milestone for Corridor Crew, huge kudos! Jerome is an absolute legend in the VFX world!
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Is he the 3rd Jordan?
Don’t forget you’re in VFX nerd country now.
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@@lucbloom ya wtf is sports even?
@@lucbloom All viewers are not. I had no idea who he was, so this comment might have not been for you, but was great for me.
Agreed
There’s so many amazing video game cinematics, hope this become a series!
they HAVE to react to Sonic Unleashed. It's iconic. We literally haven't gotten anything like that opening since.
hell yeah i hope so too! i'd love to see them react to the diablo 4 trailer
That would be so great to have a series for this
exactly. would love to see some stuff from Digic
Literally any Tlou2 or Tlou part 1 cinematic would be awesome
"We all have something to gain when we're a community of storytellers" 12:20 Wow that quote is really quite incredible.
The Halo anniversary edition cinematics stuff was cool because the originals were basically previz for the new stuff. I imagine that made some of the work easier on Blurs part. Also, the whole bit about "wanting to work on a project you saw as really cool" honestly struck a chord with me in a way I can't even fully express.
The Halo 2 remastered cinematics are unreal. Id love if blur did them for H3 too
Idk if I’d be able to handle H3 Remastered with Blur cutscenes. That would be incredible.
Yes imagine if they did halo CE and halo 3 and maybe even reach
You at this point in the generation Halo 3 will have in-engine cinematics again, which is probably a better approach for scalability (and for modders of course).
Halo 3: Anniversary pls.
I'd kill for Halo 3 + ODST Anniversary with Blur cutscene. Maybe an HD remaster for Reach too which adds 2k-4k textures, improved lighting and more intense scene fidelity + Blur cutscenes.
@@Deliveredmean42 At this point in generation we won't have a halo anymore
You can never talk about Astartes enough, it’s incredible what’s been made and an entire episode on it would be amazing
Agreed. They should also check out the X-wing fan film done by Noble Engine that was released back in May. That was one hell of a fan film.
And then all of his work was pulled from his channel so they could show it exclusively on their site because he was hired by the Warhammer people
@@ethanstyant9704 there are plenty of copies hanging out on the youtubes, both original and remasters...
Honestly I thought it was out of place, they really should've put the SWOTOR trailers in there instead since those were Blur projects
@@ethanstyant9704 And then they put a weird green/blue filter on it and messed with the esposure and contrast
This is such a sick idea for a series. There are a lot of awesome cinematics from the 2000s that still hold up surprisingly well.
There's some cinematics from the original God of War series that I'd put here, but I can't decide which. Definitely GoW: Ascension, but that's like 2013 so maybe too late for your example.
The Halo 2 Anniversary cinematics made me cry a few times. It truly was a moment of “this is what it looked like to me back in the day when I was a kid”
I don't think anyone will be surprised that all of us working on ESO had our minds completely blown when we first saw what Blur did for us, and continued to do for us. Mad respect.
Oh, they're Argonians! I didn't see a title mentioned for it and was racking my brain trying to figure out what other games have an Iksar-race.
You guys should do the Old Republic cinematics! They're so incredible.
Wanted to suggest the same thing. Those cinematics are amazing.
They are not only amazing to look at, they tell a cohesive and compelling story.
@@shoesncheese More so than the new Disney movies 😂
They are masterpieces
You’re incredible
Their work on halo 2 still gives me chills every time I remember
The moment the Astartes clip showed in the intro, my eye bulged out! Would have been awesome to see a longer review, but a shoutout with a Blur veteran makes me happy. Hope to see more game cinematic reacts from this channel.
Going over all of the SWOTR cinematic cutscenes could be a full episode of itself. Some of my favourite scenes of a game.
I came here to say the same thing. Those cinematics blew me away. And looks amazing years later!
Some of the best SW content out there
The SWTOR "Sacrifice" trailer is so damn good
100% I really hope they do!!
So good, please make this a series and look at some of the Star Wars: The Old Republic Cinematics. Those are bonkers.
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Yess, they're awesome
swtor cinematics look better than the movies
yes please !!!
Yess!!
16:15 i love how the new cinematics are so similar to the originals, but with more modern cinematography and some added details like how Chief running here has so much more weight to it, like it actually looks like hes desperately running for his life instead of just a canned videogame running cycle
This needs to be a series, there's so much stuff you could talk about!
Please make this into a series! Also, react to League cinematics, The Call in particular is really good. Nico in particular will love it for a very specific reason!
The Call and Awaken are amazing. like the framing on Jhin's final shot is literally wallpaper worthy
Call of Power is amazing too
pore-stretch AND subsurface scattering???
Blur did a couple League cinematics
@@lyone1885 Yep. Pantheon's close up. xD
that scene where the psyker gets corrupted by the void and gets brutally wasted is still one of the coldest scenes in cgi animation history. astartes is a masterpiece.
The blur style is making the best video game cutscenes for every generation
Would love to see y'all react and give commentary on the original StarCraft cinematic's. A classic from a age that's been over looked now but was so defining for millions of people worldwide.
totally agree, the original blizzard and team 17 Amiga cut scenes/intros were great.
I remember watching the “Heart of the Swarm” StarCraft 2 cinematic with my older brother when it came out- absolutely amazing!! Would love to see more video game cinematics on this channel ✨
I would love to see this channel cover the Star Wars: The Old Republic cinematics! Stuff like the lightsaber cooling down after turning off, and Vaylin setting the field of oil on fire with her lightning!
Some of the best star wars lightsaber dueling is from these cinematics. It needs to be covered. The animation is flawless.
Best thing about Niko is he explain things in such a simple manner .
Halo Wars 1 & 2 animations also done by blur were something else man. I still watch these cutscenes sporadically every now n then due to just how cool everything is presented, just pure dopamine rush.
Even the menu cinematic? Cool look
All of the league of Legends cinematics are amazing. The most recent ones like "The Call" blew my mind because of how good it looks
They have always been inpressive, even stuff like A Twist of Fate and A new Dawn
You can tell Niko is so genuinely excited to be talking to Jerome about this stuff. The passion is so real here!
My favorite work from blur was hands down The Old Republic cinematics. I wish he could’ve talked about those here. They captured the essence of Star Wars better imo than Disney has yet to. Amazingly talented studio.
The cutscenes are cool as fuck of course but I disagree that they capture the pure essence of Star Wars. Star Wars isn't just about looking as cool and violent as possible with no substance underneath it's so so much more than that.
@@ZachBobBob well they got the essesnce of, at least, the lightsaber fights
@@ZachBobBob I mean it comes down to one’s own interpretation and what they loved about Star Wars. This the “imo”
@@ZachBobBob I mean that's not entirely fair the mandalorian, rogue one, solo, the final season of the clone wars all managed to capture star wars pretty well. Tbh there track record is about even for every awful thing they've done they've made something else amazing.
'The essence of Star Wars'...gimme a break.
If you ever react to any more game cinematics, definitely take a look at the intro to Sonic Unleashed. It's phenomenal, especially when you realize it was made in 2008
First off, love seeing the reaction to Warcraft 3. That said, I'm sad that you missed the best WC3 cutscenes: ascent of the Frozen Throne, Destruction of Dalaran, and Fall of Lordaeron.
The star wars old republic cinematics are so impactfull especially the saber fights
I've commented that too
Yes!!
PLEASE DO MORE. Could have an entire Blizzard cinematic episode lol
Yess, all wow expansion cinematics are great
Yeah IMO say what you want about Blizzard's game as of late but their cinematics can't be touched.
This would be insane.
Holys*** I would LOVE if you guys would take a look at the intro cinematic for Descent Freespace. The first one, The Great War. That is still my favorite video game intro cinematic of all time. The chills it gives you, the whole style of it, the voice acting of the guy freaking out and making you really feel that sense of dread and panic, and it's shot so beautifully too. Absolutely worth checking! Still gives me goosebumps to this day.
Dang, i thought i was the only one who loved that cinematic.
The pilots last scream is hunting me to this day.
bro, i was wondering when yall were gon do a vid like this when you guys had another Blur studio member as a guest a few episodes back-like i'm sitting here thinking "damn, if only they reacted to the stuff Blur did for gaming, they'd be blown away"
glad yall finally did it, especially when yall covered H2A
Blur did so well on the Halo 2 scenes! I’ve said that the way these visuals look is how I saw the originals in my head. It’s perfect, it could be a movie if they filled in the missions. Badass! For my favorite game
117th like, hehe
and yeah, Halo 2A cutscenes are 🤌
as someone whose first video game was Halo 2 at the age of 4, it holds so much importance to me. the campaign is by far one of my most favourite things in the world and i love that **** to death; it quite literally makes up a good portion of my childhood and possibly influenced who i am today-so, seeing the entirety of Halo 2 remastered WITH the addition of some killer cinematics? whole goddamn nostalgia trip for me, sent me back to my childhood man lmao, ong just like you said: "these visuals look how i saw the originals in my head"
this game is _still_ on my top 3 list 14 years later, and if Halo 3 or Reach ever gets a remaster-i really hope Blur Studio does the cinematics as well cause that'd be *God* tier
Thats why they want 100k for a minute of cutscene, cause blur is just way on TOP
@@travelsizedhispasian fully agree! I have the mark of shame tattooed on my chest 😅 was my first Xbox game and have tons of memories with my brothers, it is very important to me. Story was so good man. Thanks for sharing!
I would love for you guys to get someone from the Blizzard cinematics team and do an entire episode on their stuff. They have always been ahead of the game as far as cinematics go and I'd love to see you guys dive deeper into them.
100% ☝️☝️
Blizzard Cinematics team has carried the company for many years. I haven't been interested in any of the actual games for nearly a decade but I will gladly watch every cinematic they produce.
please MORE VIDEO GAME CINEMATICS on this channel!
Many of these cinematics have been such a huge part of my childhood/adolescence, to finally hear from someone that actually worked on them has me starstruck!
The amazing artists and directors at Blur are responsible for EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of my Most FAVORITE video-game cinematics out to date.
On top of that, every artist & director that you guys have had on your show have been the most genuine and amazing people.
From beginning to end this Series has been the best on CZcams. Thank you guys for keeping this going.
A series about this would be sooo good!!
Any of the World of Warcraft cinematics, Diablo 4, Badlur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, League of Legends.. There are so many good cinematics
They NEED to watch Wrath of the Lich King cinematic, and why not the original one from 2004
Totally agree with that. Some of my favorites and best I have seen.
Westwood's original Command & Conquer (ms-dos), that game completely changed how games would use audio and video ... This game was so polished that just starting the installation program already blew you away. It showcased many firsts in the industry and many other developers took note of what the guys from Westwood had delivered. A few of the firsts i can still remember by heart: (prerecorded) voice speaking to you during the install of the game, multiple animated progress bars in installer, video in the installer (after the copying is complete), high quality intermission video with real actors, real scenery mixed with bluescreen'ed CGI (the storytelling), high quality CGI video's (the "weapon" explainers), the use of actual video during the gameplay (in-game videolink with your boss), video in the titlescreen, extensive use from cd-quality audio during gameplay, many more things I forgot over the 25+ years since I played the game...
Nowadays we won't see those video's as High Quality anymore, but when the game was released it was unseen; remember we're talking about a game released in 1995 and ran on MS-Dos.
Most of the items i mentioned became tropes of the whole franchise; they returned in almost every C&C game they released; although things started to decline slowly but steadily once Electronic Arts bought the whole studio... In most C&C gamers' eyes that was the worst thing that could ever happen to Westwood and they never peaked again like WW did with their first two C&C games. (the very first C&C and a year later the first C&C: Red Alert).
I would love to see you guys talk bout the baldurs gate 3 cinematics
I would love to see a breakdown of the cinematic qualities of Kojima cutscenes over time
the intro of MGS5 Ground Zeroes
Please
"i wont scatter your sorrow into the heartless sea"
@@peter_samer plus the fact that MGS is just a movie series with gameplay in between. I think the original video game series where the story was primarily told through cutscenes. I think it would deserve a video of itself just on Kojima's cinematic style.
exactly, cutscenes in stuff like death stranding that are fully engine rendered but have almost the same quality as a prerendered cutscene could be an interesting topic
Halo 2 and halo wars 2 are some of my favourite CGI I've ever seen. SWOTOR being the same studio is just the cherry on top.
Blur is simply incredible
I gotta say some of reaches trailers are some of the best
@@THE_SOSC if your talking about the halo reach ads, we're those traditional greenscreen+cgi? If they're 100% cg that's nuts
Bungie trailers and cinematics in general tend to be amazing
@@existentialselkath1264 remember reach is not 100% it was a blend between live action n cg. Kats spartan was somewhat a real person in costume but the enemies are cgi
@@existentialselkath1264 some odst's trailers were like that too. Live action people but some armour fx like visor changes were cgi
Really amazing video. I love seeing the history of video cinematics. They are so cool. I love the vfx artists react series :D
A lot of awesome game cinematics. The ones that blew me away are Assassins Creed's intros, earlier Driver cinematics Driver 3 and Parallel Lines for it's time and Mafia 3 cutscenes.
This definitely has to become a series. World of Warcraft has so many good cinematics, especially the 'Warlords of Draenor' one, and Diablo 3 has incredible cinematics too
Maybe you guys should react to Onimusha 3 Demon Siege cinematic intro. The intro sequence and Samanosuke's sword-combat motion were captured and choreographed by famed Hong Kong movie actor Donnie Yen.
The cinematics on a game like Soul Reaver back in the day looked so cool. CC should try updating it.
I can't believe you didn't include Batman: Arkham Origins, it has literally one of the most well known videogame cinematics ever...
believe it or not they actually looked at the Batman vs Deathstroke cinematic on an episode of stuntmen react. i hope they revisit Origins for this series
@@AJ__525 I know they did but it fits this series more, and the fact that they didn't show it in the new episode tells me that they're probably not going to watch it again
I feel like you could do an entire episode on the Star Wars The Old Republic trailers alone. Hope this one is to come.
yeah, I'm totally supporting your suggestion. But some cutscenes in game are also really good.
I guess I never realized it but the cinematics during a game/at the end of a level ARE rewards for playing the game. Glad we got crews like Blur to absolutely elevate a gaming experience.
This is so true. I would finish (and some even cheat through) a lot of the games back in the day just to unlock and see some sort of cinematic.
I first realized that with Diablo 2 - finishing an act and getting that amazing cinematic was such a great double whammy for the dopamine receptors.
I remember watching that cut scene from W3 each time i pass in front of the video game store.
And i was also blown away with the in engine scene with the characters in SC2
It would be really great to see some of the stuff from the really early days of video game cinematics that was still very artistic - Age of Empires (where you can somehow tell what is going on despite it being insanely low res), Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (they somehow did water caustics in this one), and the weird FMV cinematics from stuff like the Dune games and Final Liberation.
Even though it's been 10 years, the trailer and opening credits of Deus Ex: Human Revolution has stayed with me. It was so cinematic, and the soundtrack for that game is just excellent.
My god, it's been _10 years_ already...
DE:HR is a good example of why pre-rendered cinematics in the same style as the main game are a bad idea. The in-game graphics are much sharper than the pre-rendered cinematics, so it's quite jarring when you suddenly hit one and the visuals get all blurry.
This needs to become an entire series! So many great cinematics in games.
This absolutely has to become a series since game cinematics are so good on so many levels! Consider doing at least trailer for Senua's Saga: Hellblade II if not some of the shots from the game. It's amazing and epic.
So cool! If you guys revisit this theme you _need_ to do the Prince of Persia Sands of Time trilogy prerendered cinematics, they were amazing for the era. And the Forgotten Sands (came out later) opening cinematic still looks good today.
Such a sick addition to the React series! The gamers, myself included, will love this!
Blur was the reward for playing games throughout our childhood. As much as I love realtime stuff, hope Blur gets to do more movies and shorts.
"A treat" is exactly how I often like cinematics. You do something cool, you complete a series of missions, reach a certain important story moment - and you get to sit and watch this badass cutscene.
Exactly. A great way to describe them
Great guest! I just missed that he didn't talked too much how they have to "fake" huge army battles in the old works...
I didn't thought that the same guy had worked on so many awesome videos!
This video game cinematics episode really made me want to see them react to Monty Oum's work such as Haloid, Dead Fantasy, Red vs. Blue Season 8 through 10, and early RWBY animations. Unfortunately Monty died in 2015, but it would still be great to see a reaction to his work. His fight choreography and animation is legendary.
You have an excellent idea
I went into the comments just to say this
Jerome is so chill and grounded. He's still got that outsider mentality, which is rare in an industry veteran.
We need an entire episode dedicated to just the old republic cinematics. I remember seeing the first one when it came out and I remember thinking "why can't they just do an entire movie that way?" Then I heard that it cost 1 million dollars per minute, along with on a podcast that I can't remember now which had a guest saying that it took them 6 months, and my heart just sank. The last part about the time it took might not be accurate, it could have been a full year from concept to release, I'm going off memory from one of the several gaming podcasts I was listening to on a constant basic over 12-13 years ago.
I just hope with the technology we have now, eventually they won't just do the stylistic choice for it to be cheap enough to make and do a movie with the style of those trailers that still have new ones coming out every once in a while when there is new content added to the game.
i love this series!! definitely need one specifically about movie/game trailers as those are their own artform
I remember the Dawn of War cinematic like it was yesterday. It put you right into the action. Epic!
A lot of those cutscenes really hold up well. Thanks for having Jerome on the couch!
Me too. Oh wait... I did play it yesterday 🤣
Before I got through the intro I already had a few in mind that I hoped were included. 40k was the top of that list, and I gave an audible cheers when it came up. That was such a staple of my childhood whenever that cinematic would play. The other 2 that I’d love to see on a future episode are the original Battlefield 1942 and Stronghold 2 intros. Those hold just as dear a place in my heart as 40k.
I was several years deep into my Warhammer obsession when Dawn of War hit, I remember losing my mind at that trailer, finally getting to see the universe rendered in high quality with so much action! I watched it over and over again.
AAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!
Speaking of game cinematics, I would love it if you guys looked at ‘The Last of Us’ Series, and how notion capture evolved through those games and the industry. It’s crazy how lifelike the second game is at some points. A video about motion capture in game would be really cool, too! Love all you guys do! Keep up the great work!
The last of us is basicaly one big cinematic
@@cyberwarrior8382 same can be said for God of War!
@@Firefight_ Both looks amazing overall, especially since you can see the evolution of their gameplay and graphics since they’ve been in the industry for so long (GoW can be said better with that with its more entries)
I think this is gonna be a good idea once the HBO show releases, and compare between the two.
@@cyberwarrior8382 Maybe you should play it?
Amazing! As a gamedev I was waiting for such a reaction series:) great job! Check out the Star Wars The Old Republic MMO cinematics next time.
They are superb!
I'd love to see you look at the old WoW trailers/cinematics. As a kid, those absolutely blew my mind.
Sonic Unleashed has one of THE BEST cinematics I've ever seen. It's wild that the game came out in TWO THOUSAND EIGHT and with pre production probably being a couple years before. But the squash and stretch, the expressions, the music, the sweeping camera angles. The animation does all the talking and lets you know who Sonic is, his personality, and his relationship with Eggman in about 5 minutes. You can have that as your first ever Sonic game, and get the gist of how things work between the two with no problem. I know this because that WAS my first Sonic game. And it certainly left an impact on me. It's absolute god tier. I'm SHOCKED that for the first cinematic reaction they did not react to it. Hopefully next time.
Cool I hope they react too after reading this
Honestly sonic unleashed still slaps to this day
Sonic unleashed is severely underrated
to this day, it still holds up to most AAA game cinematics
@@vincible45 TRUUUUUUUUUUUE
Gotta do the assassin's creed cinematics because they're absolutely amazing, and they keep getting better!
I remember the assassins creed revelations trailer like it was yesterday! I remember watching that daily. The song used in that trailer still takes me back
Currently playing Revelations, and man, that cinematic is something else. I thought it was real for much longer than I'd like to admit.
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Quick correction at 11:11, his name is Syama Pedersen. It's correct in the web page, but the text at the bottom isn't.
I would love to see a reaction to the assassins creed cinematics, maybe even with somebody from digic pictures. one can really see the progression of Game trailers by looking at those works of art. They reached a combined length of 2 h so there is plenty to look at, especially my favorite of them, the Unity trailers. both of them have just such great pacing and atmosphere, i come back to watch them again and again when i need motivation to proceed learning animation.
Cheers and thank you for those amazing series
gosh now that they tip their toes into Game Cinematics, its a alot of different Stuff we want to see :D
Was thinking the same, those cinematic trailers are beauties
I cannot say how many times I have watched the Halo 2 anniversary cinematics as a movie, so for that I thank the blur team from the bottom of my heart!
There was only 1 ship
@@ZChronicNebula One? Are you sure?
@@lizardlegend42 Yes. They called it "The Pillar of Autumn"
@@menpower1 WHY WASN'T IT DESTROYED WITH THE REST OF THEIR FLEET
@@bigfootwithinternetconnect2330 it fled, as we set fire to their plannet. But I faollowed with all the ships in my command.
Hey guys! Loved that you looked at the halo 2 cinematics. If you do any more video game cinematics you should look at Halo 5 and also all of the Star Wars: The Old Republic cinematics!
I played through Halo 2 legendary local co-op with a buddy recently and while we ended up playing the game with the original graphics (due to the better FPS) every time there was a cutscene we switched it to the new stuff. They added so much to the experience and we couldn't stop talking about how good they looked.
As someone whose first 'video game' was Pong, I've loved the 'how it's made' approach for generations of graphics. In this ep, you talked about '3 weeks to complete a project'. I'm curious, how that might work. What is provided by the studio, what personnel and resources planning is required.. Do you need to create storylines/boards, digital assets, where does the studio get an 'approval' that you're on the right track, are resources for final renders set aside, and what if re-renders are required? What is given back to the studio, just a final scene, or any other digital assets?
And do you have spare computers available in case the 'magic smoke escapes' on a workstation?
Love your work, guys.
I always love the early pre-rendered cutscenes. That was a huge part of what made playing the games fun for me.
Final Fantasy, or even Square-Enix (almost said Squaresoft, showing my age lol) in general have some amazing cinematics and history. I mean, you can go back to the NES 8bit days with them, Techmo and Ninja Gaiden, Etc. Sega comes to mind too with Shenmue and their arcade stuff, or Capcom with Resident Evil... So much to draw from!
Also, Bad Dudes. "Are you a bad enough dude to save the president?" (From ninjas, of course)
Can you guys please do an episode on Monty Oum? He was an incredible animator and endlessly creative. It'd be cool to see a reaction from his Haloid and Dead Fantasy work then his work on Red Vs Blue and then his own original show RWBY. Unfortunately Monty passed away in 2015 due to a surgery complication. I still think about him a lot.
Jed was a great guest! He seems so smart and knowledgeable about it all. So glad you guys are looking at game cinematics now 😄
So happy you’re finally reacting to the halo 2 anniversary cutscenes!!
You worked on the H2A cut scenes? Thank you for that. It was great.
This needs to be a series
Dude this is so amazing I really hope this becomes a series there are so many jaw dropping cinematics in games! I’ll be dropping recommendations left and right haha!
It was great to see three Warhammer animations in one video! I think there are enough trailers and cinematics from the various games out there to do an entire Warhammer themed video.
Certainly didn’t expect to see you in this comment section but I just want to say that your videos are fantstic
Sure, they could make a Warhammer themed video. For a video that isn't Warhammer themed there is a lot they could have pulled from but didn't, instead of doing three different Warhammer animations.
In the Original "Superman: The Movie" from 1978 arounf the 12 minute mark when Brando is meeting with the council all their outfits are highly retro reflective with a bit of a glow, it's quiet well done and there are both close shots and very wide shots with the effect.
I'm definitely in the camp that prerendered cinematics are a treat. I mean it's cool to do it all in-engine, but having played a lot of older games it's a great way to get the feeling of a game across even if it doesn't look the same.
A couple of my favourite cinematics are:
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - the forest ambush
Dead Island - the infamous trailer cinematic that was a marketing masterpiece but had nothing to do at all with the theme of the game lol
Halo 2 remastered cutscenes are legendary. Blur studio is filled with insane talent
The Witcher 3 cinematics and Cyberpunk 2077 are a must. Plus I'd love to see you guys check out some in game stuff from different games. Especially the unreal engine 5 demo The Matrix Awakens
Swtor too. Those are gorgeous!
Great recommendations, I hope they read this.
Please keep making more vfx artists react to video game cinematics! You should check out the cinematics from the Bioshock series or the last two major Deus Ex games.
There is an entire series ready made for you - 3DMark
These graphics tests all had excellent scenes rendered real-time to push the limits of the graphics cards at the time and often it wasn't till your next computer build till you could see what they were supposed to look like. And if I recall the 1st one was way back in 1999, and they are still going so you there is at least 1 episode for each version of 3DMark - be great if you could even get the developers involved on the famous couch.
Also, please do The Last Starfighter - a look at the CGI and a modern remake of the CGI would be awesome.
I feel like you guys could have a heck of a conversation with the folks over at Ninja Labs, they've gotten really damn close to real-time rendering of photorealistic graphics and mo-cap with their Hellblade games. Same goes for Quantic Dream with their games Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit Become Human. You'd probably also get a solid conversation with Blizzard's art/cinematics dept and some of their latest cinematics from the last couple of World of Warcraft expansions (Dragonflight and Battle for Azeroth; in particular the "Old Soldier" "Lost Honor" and "Reckoning" cinematics)
damn this man actually worked on so many well known game cinematics,that's crazy
Absolutely happy for you to make this a regular thing! Blizzard have issues, but they’ve never slacked off on their cutscenes.
I get that when you have a guest on, you want/need to showcase that person's work... but having a Video Game Cinematics episode without a Final Fantasy entry is almost criminal. I hope you do another episode with just the Corridor guys so you can cover a broader range of games. Definitely want more of these!
I love every second! so educational too! Can you please review the Mortal Kombat Armageddon intro?
This should be a series! I'd love to see the Diablo 4 cinematic, or some of the Overwatch cinematics, Destiny cinematics, etc looked at!
If you feel like doing old movies you should look at “The Devil Doll.” It’s got a lot of cool effects with people that have been shrunk interacting with the environment around them, and it looks surprisingly good for being made in 1936!
If this ever becomes a series, I'd love to see the sonic unleashed intro cinematic. It has fun action, tells a story and looks good.
Me modeling in Zbrush as I watch this -- love that you're covering games now!!
Also I hope this sheds a lot of light on the production pipeline for games!