Kung Lao chapter 7 furthers the story, basically starting off where chapter 6 ended. In this episode our hero gets to fight Mr. Mob Boss (whose role in this whole thing I still don't understand). Because there's no legitimate dialogue it's still very hard to follow; taking some extra time and finding some voice actors would really pay off in this department.
This incarnation of the video suffers from almost all the same things as chapter 6 (which is a bit disheartening, since it means the suggestions went unheeded). It's full of almost all still shots, which does the video a huge disservice during what might otherwise have been a neat combat scene. The choreography is sketchy, leaving huge pauses in the battle (where I would have expected Kung Lao to stab the mob guy about 6 times, but instead he sits there and waits to get the snot beat out of him -- unrealistic, don't you think?).
The biggest WTF moment in this whole video comes in a scene where Kung Lao is kicked out a highrise window. WTF?! Is that an atari sound effect? Talk about out of place. Kung Lao flies about 6 feet or so past the window ledge, yet still manages to grab it a few stories down. I think we've broken the laws of physics here.
Overall I'd say the video is slow, has too much downtime, not enough dialogue, and the camera work makes what might otherwise be interesting content dull and hard to follow. Certain scenes are obviously meant to mimic the Matrix, but without the camera work to back it up they fall a little flat. The several people I had give it a test watch-through also agreed on most of these points.
Oh yes, and once again, thrusting attacks do not sever people at the waist. Please... Let's attempt some reality here.
~Inyri
*********************************** Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy *********************************** TITLE: The Legend of KungLao Ch.7 AUTHOR: ObiWanKenody E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: No Website Right Now. FORUMS: http://z7.invisionfree.com/NewTimeStudios FILENAME: TheLegendofKungLaoCh.7.rar FILESIZE: 68.5 MB DATE RELEASED: March 18th, 2007 CREDITS: SMoKE, Shady-D, The Real Kain, Cassanova, [IMI]Azuma, Mars Marshall AkA "Neomarz1", Stellcat, Hirman, Darkahn, Tobe and RevanDark for all the stuff you guys made for JKA. Vocals from: Age of Empires 3 and Age of Empires 3: The Warchiefs (and some individual volunteers) Music: Age of Empires 3 & X-Ray Dog DESCRIPTION/PLOT SUMMARY: The 7th chapter in the KungLao (JKA) samurai series. After defeating one of the Mafia's best ninja messengers (Kuechler), KungLao sees sign, a vision of the Mafia, that haunts him until death. He feels the Mafia's presence, and decides to hunt him down and end his tyranny, once and for all. PROGRAMS USED: Sony Vegas 6.0d, Fraps (No, I didn't use fraps for recording =P lol) BLOOPERS/MISTAKES: Yes, there are a few... because there is no such thing as a perfect video/movie. The sound when KungLao gets pushed thru the wall in Room 1, isn't completely on-sync. Nothing too serious, though. CAST & CREW: ObiWanKenody (Director, Producer, Editor, yadda yadda) SMoKE (KungLao, Ninja Assassin, Kiyoshi, Amelia backup Moura Myoga (Major Cooper, Ninja Assassin) Master Motoko Aoyama (Amelia Black) SPECIAL THANKS: SMoKE {tB}Bluestormtrooper JK3Files LucasArts COMMENTS: Behold! The Legend of KungLao Chapter 7 is ready for consumption. This took quite a while because it is one of the most important chapters in the series. It is the chapter that is strongly connected to the climax of the story. (Chpater 9) I hope you all enjoy it. Chapter 8 is in production so keep an eye out for it. Until we get the new website to be functional, this is all. ***!IMPORTANT!*** If the video does not play properly, you might need to get the DivX Codec/Player from their website. Though, it should play fine. =) THIS MODIFICATION IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY ACTIVISION, RAVEN, OR LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LLC. ELEMENTS TM & © LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LLC AND/OR ITS LICENSORS.
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