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[Maferath]

This has potential! I like the art style and hope the story is well done. Anyone knows who is writing it?

[biomar]

Looks good. Will this be free to watch?

[Slayer299]

Brockololly wrote...

On second thought, this whole thing must be a fraud: I saw horses. HA! Imagine that, horses in DA!?

You missed the DW warriors, I saw two of them (1 male 1 female). Looks like they jumped backwards on that stance

[Slayer299]

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

Brockololly wrote...

KiddDaBeauty wrote...

Well, the graphics look fine, definitely. Didn't tell us much about the plot, though. And why is it called anime when it's simply CGI? xD

Well, considering that in Japanese its supposedly titled "Holy War of the Blood Mage" I think that sets the stage. Add in the titles on some of the concept art and I'll take a stab at the plot in that it involves Cassandra and her Seeker buddies being tasked by the Chantry to investigate blood mages who are using blood magic stuff to awaken dragons and demons and stuff to make Michael Baysplosions at some big Chantry building/event thing and have dragons do stuff.

Only thing I'm wondering is when this takes place- before, during or after DA2?

I think it details Cassandra's rise to Seeker status.

Pretty sure the American title will be Dawn of the Seeker.

I don't think its before at all, because at  0:47 you can clearly see Varric in the front row standing next to two other people one of whom is a dwarf and the other looks to be a human while Isabella is standing on
the row behind him.

So being pre DA2 doesn't seem very likely.

edit - annoying formatting

Modifié par Slayer299, 30 novembre 2011 - 02:18 .

[Lynata]

Huh, nice find - thanks for sharing!

I wish they would've went for a more "classic" approach rather than CGI - but, oh well. Looks interesting enough that I'll take a look; certainly I want to know more about the story.

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...
He's actually right about this, assuming I'm understanding him correctly. Ghost in the Shell likes to tackle philosophies and there is a very deep element to the GitS story.

Aye, GitS was awesome.
And really, it's a simple fact that anime as a medium has a range just as wide as live action productions, whereas cartoons are pretty much limited to kids stuff. I'm not really surprised they went for the former.
I am surprised that the production seems to focus more on the Japanese market than the NA/EU one, though. Bioware tapping a new market here?

Modifié par Lynata, 30 novembre 2011 - 02:56 .

[TEWR]

Slayer299 wrote...

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

Brockololly wrote...

KiddDaBeauty wrote...

Well, the graphics look fine, definitely. Didn't tell us much about the plot, though. And why is it called anime when it's simply CGI? xD

Well, considering that in Japanese its supposedly titled "Holy War of the Blood Mage" I think that sets the stage. Add in the titles on some of the concept art and I'll take a stab at the plot in that it involves Cassandra and her Seeker buddies being tasked by the Chantry to investigate blood mages who are using blood magic stuff to awaken dragons and demons and stuff to make Michael Baysplosions at some big Chantry building/event thing and have dragons do stuff.

Only thing I'm wondering is when this takes place- before, during or after DA2?

I think it details Cassandra's rise to Seeker status.

Pretty sure the American title will be Dawn of the Seeker.

I don't think its before at all, because at  0:47 you can clearly see Varric in the front row standing next to two other people one of whom is a dwarf and the other looks to be a human while Isabella is standing on
the row behind him.

So being pre DA2 doesn't seem very likely.

edit - annoying formatting

That's a scene from DAII, where Varric and the expedition find the Primeval Thaig.

[Complistic]

lmao so bad

[xkg]

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

Slayer299 wrote...

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

Brockololly wrote...

KiddDaBeauty wrote...

Well, the graphics look fine, definitely. Didn't tell us much about the plot, though. And why is it called anime when it's simply CGI? xD

Well, considering that in Japanese its supposedly titled "Holy War of the Blood Mage" I think that sets the stage. Add in the titles on some of the concept art and I'll take a stab at the plot in that it involves Cassandra and her Seeker buddies being tasked by the Chantry to investigate blood mages who are using blood magic stuff to awaken dragons and demons and stuff to make Michael Baysplosions at some big Chantry building/event thing and have dragons do stuff.

Only thing I'm wondering is when this takes place- before, during or after DA2?

I think it details Cassandra's rise to Seeker status.

Pretty sure the American title will be Dawn of the Seeker.

I don't think its before at all, because at  0:47 you can clearly see Varric in the front row standing next to two other people one of whom is a dwarf and the other looks to be a human while Isabella is standing on
the row behind him.

So being pre DA2 doesn't seem very likely.

edit - annoying formatting

That's a scene from DAII, where Varric and the expedition find the Primeval Thaig.

Hmmm now I am curious - Why is Bertrand with full beard here - he isn't in the game


TRAILER



DA2 SCREENSHOT:

[Complistic]

could be from the japanese version of the game?

[tmp7704]

Could be early game build footage.

[jlb524]

Brockololly wrote...

On second thought, this whole thing must be a fraud: I saw horses. HA! Imagine that, horses in DA!?

I thought they were really huge mabari at first...because I need more coffee.

[SphereofSilence]

 Here's another link with two videos on some concept art and character designs, plus a bit of storyboards too, in case you haven't seen them.


Some thoughts:
1. It's good that they're expanding out to other forms of media, that may help bring in more audience. It's looks interesting and will definitely take a look.
2. Is this place in Orlais, Val Royaeux? Didn't really want the anime to spoil that place before DA3 comes about. Sets seem so far didn't really give the place that grand of a look that I imagine the capital of Orlais would be.
3. Feedback to Bioware: For the upteempth time, I hate seeing characters jumping, flipping, and slashing about in such 'heroic' fashion, executing blood exploding instant-kills without breaking stride, it's like trying too hard to be stylish and cool. One can be stylish without being over the top, and being a bit more realistic. Also, there's no functional difference if the character wears full armor and if s/he does not, the character continues to be able to jump and slash about without the need to block or soften blows...so what's the point of wearing the armor other than 'Oh here am I the cool character in a cool set of armor?' 
4. The art style, it definitely look very CGish, which IMO suits a more futuristic or contemporary setting than a fantasy/medieval one such as DA. It looks good, but at the same time, there's something about it that makes the anime a bit into the realm of uncanny valley - mix of anime bright colors, with more realistic 3D perspective, plus pronounced lighting on faces, doesn't really mix well. The newest version of the anime Evangelion I heard was done in CG but retained the overall feel and style of traditional animes - the result was amazing. Hope Funanimation would go for that direction. 
5. The elf in the character design video definitely looked more like a proper elf than the standard anorexia nervosa, flat nosed, goat-like elves in Dragon Age. 

[tmp7704]

SphereofSilence wrote...

2. Is this place in Orlais, Val Royaeux? Didn't really want the anime to spoil that place before DA3 comes about. Sets seem so far didn't really give the place that grand of a look that I imagine the capital of Orlais would be.

The movie seems to have its own designs, so it's not really spoiling anything if that's the case -- how Orlais looks in it is likely to be quite different from what it looks like in DA3. The difference in elf designs is example of that.

Regarding over the top dynamics in action sequences and such, that's pretty much core part of the anime aesthetics. A :dealwithit: stuff, really.

[packardbell]

What the hell was that crap? It couldn't stay on one scene for more than a nanosecond.

[TEWR]

tmp7704 wrote...

Could be early game build footage.

Possibly. The first pic is when they stumble onto the Primeval ruins, because Varric makes the same exact face he made when he said "Holy ****..."

The second pic is when the expedition just enters the first part of the Deep Roads, where the branded hireling says a cave-in is blocking them from going further and Bartrand slugs him.

[macrocarl]

Looks cool. That type of animation is totally strange in a way that I can get behind. I like the stylized art. Boobah doobah

[Heimdall]

Slayer299 wrote...

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

Brockololly wrote...

KiddDaBeauty wrote...

Well, the graphics look fine, definitely. Didn't tell us much about the plot, though. And why is it called anime when it's simply CGI? xD

Well, considering that in Japanese its supposedly titled "Holy War of the Blood Mage" I think that sets the stage. Add in the titles on some of the concept art and I'll take a stab at the plot in that it involves Cassandra and her Seeker buddies being tasked by the Chantry to investigate blood mages who are using blood magic stuff to awaken dragons and demons and stuff to make Michael Baysplosions at some big Chantry building/event thing and have dragons do stuff.

Only thing I'm wondering is when this takes place- before, during or after DA2?

I think it details Cassandra's rise to Seeker status.

Pretty sure the American title will be Dawn of the Seeker.

I don't think its before at all, because at  0:47 you can clearly see Varric in the front row standing next to two other people one of whom is a dwarf and the other looks to be a human while Isabella is standing on
the row behind him.

So being pre DA2 doesn't seem very likely.

edit - annoying formatting

It could be during DA2.  After all, Cassandra doesn't interrogate Varric until after the game technically.

At any rate, I think I'll enjoy this.  Their choices amount to western animation, live action, or japanese anime pretty much.  The first is usually geared towards children, the second would require a Lord of the Rings size budget to do well, not to mention that the track record of live action video game movies is quite lackluster, leaving the third which varies as widely in themes as live action but with a lower budget.

Modifié par Lord Aesir, 30 novembre 2011 - 09:24 .

[Arius23]

Cass is hot


that is all

[Sylvianus]

mrcrusty wrote...
*Clip shows of woman in full Plate Armor flipping down cliffs and gracefully slashing random mooks without breaking stride*

+ 1

good effects, dynamism, fluidity of moving images, serious fights, credible and fun to see in the same time,  without going into the too much. Cassandra is more interesting now... Want to see more.

As far as I am concerned, It looks a good job for what it is, a kind of japan anime. Now the question is whether the story will be good or not.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Sylvianus wrote...

+ 1

good effects, dynamism, fluidity of moving images, serious fights, credible and fun to see in the same time,  without going into the too much. Cassandra is more interesting now... Want to see more.

As far as I am concerned, It looks a good job for what it is, a kind of japan anime. Now the question is whether the story will be good or not.

I was actually highlighting the contradiction of what's told and what's shown.

But I agree, it looks nice and it'll be good for what it is - a promotional tie-in product.

I know they kinda had to, but pumping up the maturity and depth aspect was kinda lol. We're not gonna get Cowboy Bebop or Ghost in the Shell here. It'll be a good popcorn product to consume which gives a bit of backstory for some characters, maybe some foreshadowing too but expecting any umm... philosophical depth?

Yeah, no.

[Heimdall]

mrcrusty wrote...

Sylvianus wrote...

+ 1

good effects, dynamism, fluidity of moving images, serious fights, credible and fun to see in the same time,  without going into the too much. Cassandra is more interesting now... Want to see more.

As far as I am concerned, It looks a good job for what it is, a kind of japan anime. Now the question is whether the story will be good or not.

I was actually highlighting the contradiction of what's told and what's shown.

But I agree, it looks nice and it'll be good for what it is - a promotional tie-in product.

I know they kinda had to, but pumping up the maturity and depth aspect was kinda lol. We're not gonna get Cowboy Bebop or Ghost in the Shell here. It'll be a good popcorn product to consume which gives a bit of backstory for some characters, maybe some foreshadowing too but expecting any umm... philosophical depth?

Yeah, no.

Well, do you really expect scenes that would communicate that in a thirty second trailer?

[Kallianira]

I don't like Anime, so I'd rather see a "normal" animated movie, but oh well...

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

Lord Aesir wrote...

mrcrusty wrote...

Sylvianus wrote...

+ 1

good effects, dynamism, fluidity of moving images, serious fights, credible and fun to see in the same time, without going into the too much. Cassandra is more interesting now... Want to see more.

As far as I am concerned, It looks a good job for what it is, a kind of japan anime. Now the question is whether the story will be good or not.

I was actually highlighting the contradiction of what's told and what's shown.

But I agree, it looks nice and it'll be good for what it is - a promotional tie-in product.

I know they kinda had to, but pumping up the maturity and depth aspect was kinda lol. We're not gonna get Cowboy Bebop or Ghost in the Shell here. It'll be a good popcorn product to consume which gives a bit of backstory for some characters, maybe some foreshadowing too but expecting any umm... philosophical depth?

Yeah, no.

Well, do you really expect scenes that would communicate that in a thirty second trailer?

I'm not talking about the trailer, I'm talking the actual product. Or are you actually expecting philosophical depth with relevant and intelligent social commentary from a promotional tie-in product for a video game?

Unless you mean the whole:

Mike Laidlaw:

"Willing to tackle more meaty subjects and understand that there's a philosophy, not just kind of hey it's a bad guy let's get him kinda mindlessness."

*Clip shows of woman in full Plate Armor flipping down cliffs and gracefully slashing random mooks without breaking stride*

bit from the trailer.

Which is just .

Modifié par mrcrusty, 30 novembre 2011 - 11:34 .