Romire's new video, Broken Hearted, is actually a remake of a much earlier machinima. He's done a lot to clean up and improve the video. There's some new music, a new scene, and a retailored ending. Most importantly, he repaired the lag issues that destructively plagued the original.
This new video is a vast improvement over Romire's first attempt; compare it against the original and you'll quickly see the differences. The animation is much smoother and the world is well served by losing the glow-in-the-dark subtitles. I also feel Romire's new music choices are stronger; the music in the first version felt a little random, while the new soundtrack is definitely more thematic. Interested in the wide world of machinima? We have new movies every weekday here on WoW Moviewatch! Have suggestions for machinima we ought to feature? Toss us an email at moviewatch@wowinsider.com.
I'll say I was distracted by the shadows the whole time, mostly their not quite matching up right. I remember the original though and this is an improvement. My advice to Romire is keep at it, you have the skills to tell a story.
I would definitely recommend coming up with a better story though. This one is just sort of there. Doesn't really do anything, has no twists, nothing funny, it just comes across as being "artsy". In the "none of you can understand my vision" kind of way.
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Donhorn Nov 15th 2011 12:20PM
I'll say I was distracted by the shadows the whole time, mostly their not quite matching up right. I remember the original though and this is an improvement. My advice to Romire is keep at it, you have the skills to tell a story.
Edymnion Nov 15th 2011 12:59PM
I would definitely recommend coming up with a better story though. This one is just sort of there. Doesn't really do anything, has no twists, nothing funny, it just comes across as being "artsy". In the "none of you can understand my vision" kind of way.
Hairfish Nov 15th 2011 5:01PM
The story had nothing to do with the Buscaglia quote at the end.
Spinster Nov 15th 2011 5:49PM
Umm. Did I miss something? You know, something like actual characters, dialogue, or plot? Come on.
Shinae Nov 15th 2011 9:39PM
I don't like critizing, but this makes me think of bad roleplay. A preteen could write a better story.
For a good machinima with a similar theme, watch Quix0tica's Bad Romance (NSFW)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5MkV4WK_n8
Unexpected EOF Nov 16th 2011 9:44AM
A year and a half later and it's still bland and forgettable. The technical errors from the first are now replaced with all new technical errors too.