I know it's just a game, but... (spoilers abound)
I'm going to make a girl of myself here (well, I am one, so there) but couldn't the tough Elaine show a little more feeling at crucial points in this thing? Here her dude is being battered and thrown and seems to be lost in the very depths of Hell and the most emotion she shows comes after LeChuck smacks her into a post. There's no moment in the finale when she collapses with relief that things came out alright, or at least shows some sign of worry that Guybrush might not find his way back to her after all, and while this may be asking too much, well... would it alter the game rating so much if they kissed just once?
Yeah, I know, they're imaginary people. But surely I'm not the only one who'd like to see a little more feeling. It's pretty good, don't get me wrong. There's feeling. The way Guybrush said, "Elaine?" when he got stabbed at the end of chapter 4 was downright heartbreaking. And I certainly don't want it so adult that my kids can't play it. That would be way out of character for the whole game anyway.
But surely one kiss wouldn't hurt anything.
Yeah, I know, they're imaginary people. But surely I'm not the only one who'd like to see a little more feeling. It's pretty good, don't get me wrong. There's feeling. The way Guybrush said, "Elaine?" when he got stabbed at the end of chapter 4 was downright heartbreaking. And I certainly don't want it so adult that my kids can't play it. That would be way out of character for the whole game anyway.
But surely one kiss wouldn't hurt anything.
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I guess it's all a matter of interpretation - or lack of time for intensive character development.
Your post reminded me of the review of the first Bond movie starring Daniel Craig, in where they compared his performance with Brosnan's.
While there had been many critics at first, Daniel was praised for his not-so-shallow and definitively more vulnerable way of performing Bond.
While Brosnan just re-adjusted his tie after a cruel fight, smiling and making one of those "How's my hair look?" jokes, Daniel expressed true signs of weakness when struggling to survive.
It depends on what you're looking for. Characters with unnatural powers, hence fantasy heros, or characters you can draw an emotional connection to.
I just realized we never seen Guybrush and Elaine kiss in the whole series.
Or have we? I don't seem to remember any kissing scene. I've seen them watch fireworks, talking while hanging on wires, getting married, but I don't remember any kiss.
I forgot, did they actually kiss in the end of the third game?
Now this Kiss would be a step to far
Hmmm.
(And almost kiss-but-end-up-hugging in the beginning of EMI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSjG3uXk2o#t=4m5s
I think Zak and Anna kiss at the end of Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders, but that was more one character being moved to overlap over the other due to technology at the time...
Nah I bet its like in the Ramayana.
Which would basically mean that in the next Season we play as Elaine proofing her innocence by walking through fire or something.
Right up to this chapter, I was fine with their relationship. After this chapter, I just don't know. Her masterplans seem to involved GB getting hurt. A lot. By her. In particularly painful manners. Which GB being the guy he is, will just let slide.
But I agree, definitely need to see a little kissing.
Yeah, me too. That's the only thing that really bothered me about the end of CMI. I don't care it was rushed, I don't care it was short. But why the heck didn't they kiss? They just got married, for crying out loud!
The less I see Anemone the better.
I mean, euwwh...
Yeah this scene was emotional enough for me, 'cause I know Elaine is a tough chick (see: "not in front of company, dear") so when you truly see her that emotional you know she just turns to butter around the guy.
I think it's funny how you can see some hardcore making out from a couple in MI2 and the game is even allowed to show an ambiguous merfolk kiss Guybrush on the cheek, but not even something as simple as that is shown between the married couple. I think though, it's become such a tradition not to see it that it would just feel weird now. You just have to take their word for it that they do it all the time off-screen.
Exactly what I've been thinking.
Well, there's some truth in it. I wouldn't mind a little on-screen kissing anyways.
Aaaargh!!! SPOILERS!!!
Ah well, I never really intend to actually finish it anyway.
That just blew my mind.
She does tell him she loves him ("Promise me you'll kill him if something happens to me." "Don't say that. I love you.") There's a bunch of things she says, actually, that show how worried she is, but how she also completely trusts Guybrush and expects him to pull through. I can't remember the specific words, though.
Agreed! Nice animation, too. How long did it take you?
Oh my, I actually don't remember. I used 5 frames, the first one was cut out of a pencil sketch I made (that probably took me some 30 minutes or so), and the other 4 frames were roughly sketched based on that first one in, I don't know, 10 to 15 minutes. Then I animated it in Adobe Image Ready which probably didn't take that long, so I'd say less than an hour in total.