2D or 3D animation

shiki · Joined: 10 May 2004 Posts: 115

I love the movie of "tales" series.
But I watched the new trailer of FF7 Advent children
in the official site a little while ago.
(http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dvd/ff7ac/)
That is also great.
Of couse,it depends on the works.
But I still prefer 2D.
How about you?

skcll · Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 364

i prefer 3d (except in the case of cartoons).

Plushpenguin · Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 157 Location: Canada

Do you think you would have had to play and beat FF7 to fully understand Advent Children? cuz I never really got around to finishing it....

rune_devros · Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 15120 Location: Mayohiga

I think both styles have their merits. With traditional cartoon animation, it flows more smoothly and looks more personal than computer generated animation. The CG style has the advantages of looking new and sharp. It's especially good when doing things set in the future with starships or robots.
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Morwen Laicoriel · Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 4:35 pm Post subject:

I hope the FF movie can be understood without playing the game...I've never even played it. ^^;;
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Charlie · Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject:

I think it really depends on the studio and what they're making. The characters in Pixar movies are as endearing as any other hand-drawn animation. With motion-capture, computer animation now flows a lot smoother and much cleaner than traditional hand-drawn animation. Computers gives animators a lot of freedom, especially in camera movement and panning. But I think hand-drawn animation also has a certain texture that makes it really unique. Like the short in Kill Bill or Kid's Story in the Animatrix, that sketchy, roughness is a unique quality to hand-drawn animation.
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Cyllya · Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject:

I think 2D looks better (in games), but if you actually have need to make the game 3D for gameplay purposes, I don't mind 3D. Especially cell-shading.
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Emral · Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 485 Location: Derris-Kharlan

hmm...I would choose 3D, I like it better gameplay wise
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Cubre · Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 1794 Location: -IN YOUR HEAD-

2-d for cell shade...like how would u call Ww? 2-d graphics in a 3-d environment?
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Cubre · Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 1794 Location: -IN YOUR HEAD-

whoa advent children is for PSP?!?.....i dont think DS can support that stuff....heh
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skcll · Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 364

the psp and on dvd mind you.

the nds might be able to play movies as well.

Apocalypse · Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 226

...actually it CAN play movies. I believe that was already confirmed by Nintendo. It will be released on cartridges though (obviously)... which will be a little odd.
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Charlie · Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 3:47 am Post subject:

Morwen Laicoriel · Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 2:14 pm Post subject:

I think the GBA Video cartirdges can so far play 1 hour long...two episodes of each show. If I remember right, I think Nintendo says that as they work on the technology they can play longer movies, as well. (Hmm...if they had LOTR for GBA Video...I'd never be board on a trip again. ^_________^ Although I doubt they'll go THAT long)
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