 Exposure to other media through gaming, *devil horns* |
 Sep 24 2010, 07:46 PM
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Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,654 Joined: 29-October 06 Member No.: 9,731  |
I just ordered all four of DragonForce's albums because I heard "Through the Fire and Flames" while playing Brütal Legend and found it unspeakably awesome. Anybody have a similar experience, where a game referenced a work in another medium and inspired you to check it out?
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Sep 24 2010, 10:20 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,104 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
This has happened to me with movies and TV shows, but not with a game, as far as I can recall.
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Sep 24 2010, 10:29 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I found an appreciation for the work of GOBELINS from several of their shorts being included as "what's playing on a nearby TV" in Heavy Rain.
~J |
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Sep 25 2010, 12:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,576 |
I found the band Nightwish from the user created Gridstream radio station that started for Anarchy Online. That count (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Sep 25 2010, 05:10 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 427 Joined: 24-June 09 From: Earth...I hope... Member No.: 17,317 |
QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Sep 24 2010, 06:29 PM)  I found an appreciation for the work of GOBELINS from several of their shorts being included as "what's playing on a nearby TV" in Heavy Rain. ~J I found this before playing Heavy Rain, but when I played, it seemed top be the only tv show in existence... I don't think a game has ever influenced me to purchase a different pie e of media (other than more games) unless said game is directly related to the other media...i.e. perhaps Rock Band makes me want to find a particular band that was on the game (music game leading to music purchase...no brainer) or maybe the game is based on a book/movie. I DO often find that media within a game is something that I already like/have seen/listened to. Like in my Heavy Rain example or like in Brutal Legend, where I already listen to a lot of the songs on there... I guess I'm just a few steps ahead of the game makers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Sep 26 2010, 04:41 AM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
QUOTE (Tanegar @ Sep 24 2010, 03:46 PM) I just ordered all four of DragonForce's albums because I heard "Through the Fire and Flames" while playing Brütal Legend and found it unspeakably awesome. Anybody have a similar experience, where a game referenced a work in another medium and inspired you to check it out? As an aside... Trying to play a DragonForce song on Rock Band is downright murder on the fingers. -k |
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Sep 26 2010, 12:13 PM
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Dumorimasoddaa Group: Members Posts: 2,687 Joined: 30-March 08 Member No.: 15,830 |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R made my hunt down Firelake tracks. After dirge for the planet got stuck in my head for weeks. Am a bigish fan I know I'm one of the few big English fans.
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Sep 28 2010, 10:13 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 29-October 03 Member No.: 5,765 |
I discovered http://www.blind-guardian.com/ While playing the Sacred RPG on Xbox 360 last year. The band actually had its own quest where you went and helped the members get their instruments back. you were then treated to a full motion animated Rock video in-game of the song the bang wrote for the game. That was really cool I have since bought several of their old albums. Great Rock band.
Oh, and the trailer for Gears of War did make me go buy the single "Mad World" from the Donnie Darko soundtrack. |
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Sep 29 2010, 10:27 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,803 Joined: 3-February 08 From: Finland Member No.: 15,628 |
Warhammer 40k:Dawn of War, got me really intrested with the world. Now days i own a stack of novels taking place there.
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Sep 29 2010, 02:27 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,104 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (Mäx @ Sep 29 2010, 06:27 AM) Warhammer 40k:Dawn of War, got me really intrested with the world. Now days i own a stack of novels taking place there. Yes, come to think of it, SR got me to read a lot of SR novels... despite the fact that many of those novels were very poorly written and/or edited.
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Sep 29 2010, 03:24 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
QUOTE (Mr. Mage @ Sep 25 2010, 12:10 PM) I found this before playing Heavy Rain, but when I played, it seemed top be the only tv show in existence... There are, IIRC, three or four television sets you can watch during the game. Each one has a different GOBELINS short looping endlessly. ~J |
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Sep 29 2010, 08:45 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
Every time I listen to classic rock/folk music about the Vietnam War it makes me go back and play Jagged Alliance 2 and Vietcong.
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Sep 30 2010, 01:26 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,654 Joined: 29-October 06 Member No.: 9,731 |
QUOTE (Wounded Ronin @ Sep 29 2010, 03:45 PM) it makes me go back and play Jagged Alliance 2 That's a good impulse. Trust that impulse. Man, what I wouldn't give for a new Jagged Alliance game. I wonder if I could get Silent Storm to run under Vista... |
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Sep 30 2010, 02:32 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
Oh, here's an example of exposure to other media through gaming.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCPL3DJ72tM It's gaming...it's VCD...it's both! |
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