Hypersonic Motion - Preview and explanation

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OTDE wrote:the beginnings of narrative. not a full story but at least we're getting somewhere. nice.

sometimes I worry that with all this focus on big, impressive, tracks, people won't release anything. like, in a few years, we'll just be a community where everyone releases something once a year, if that, because each new thing has to be bigger and better, and the rest of the time we're just dead. that's kind of what it seems like already, honestly—it's hard to make stuff when you have all kinds of obligations, you know?

I dunno, I've just been struggling with this, and this grand sense of scale you got going here just brings that back. I hope the track conveys what you're going for, and so far it's pretty neat. if you're looking for presentation thoughts, I would say find some kind of motif that you can use at the start and the end to wrap it all up, with little callbacks to it in between. maybe music notes? just a thought.

OTDE wrote:the beginnings of narrative. not a full story but at least we're getting somewhere. nice.

sometimes I worry that with all this focus on big, impressive, tracks, people won't release anything. like, in a few years, we'll just be a community where everyone releases something once a year, if that, because each new thing has to be bigger and better, and the rest of the time we're just dead. that's kind of what it seems like already, honestly—it's hard to make stuff when you have all kinds of obligations, you know?

I dunno, I've just been struggling with this, and this grand sense of scale you got going here just brings that back. I hope the track conveys what you're going for, and so far it's pretty neat. if you're looking for presentation thoughts, I would say find some kind of motif that you can use at the start and the end to wrap it all up, with little callbacks to it in between. maybe music notes? just a thought.

Wizzy wrote:I agree with this. Big tracks are always epic, I want to collaborate with people more so big projects are a bit more realistic in terms of a time-frame. I thought about recruiting for a "line film" studio here. My tastes are very different when it comes to this game, though. I want it to change. A lot.

I am glad to see people are still playing and Raf always knocks it out of the park, so I'm looking forward to this. Narratives aren't really my thing in naked tracks but this one looks interesting. Hope to see it soon, at least.

Sheldon wrote:Awesome but why are you torturing yourself by making this in flash...?

Apple wrote:I love that song which just makes what you have here even better. I'm really excited to see this.

Helios Pavonine wrote:I'm always excited for a new Raf project. However, your life's work is all your tracks - not just this one

Lukking wrote:havn't seen this much story since hea or night rider. im hyped to the max dude if you need any help with animation stuff hit me up! also im sure you are able to finish this. you did it with jam too!

how long will the track be?

OTDE wrote:I should probably clarify—it's not black or white. Line Rider isn't just "low-effort random stuff" and "high-effort masterpiece" with no in-between. The track jam this year proved that given short, discrete periods of time, people can make creative and interesting tracks.

Regarding the DnB idea analogy: I don't think it's that black-and-white, either. Sometimes, it's important to ask yourself "could I express this concept with less?" So in a sense, the "low-skill" tracks aren't because the creator can't make high-intensity stuff, but rather decided that that particular tool was not the best way to communicate that particular concept. I don't think the schism between complex and simple tracks is necessarily bad, but I am firmly against complexity for its own sake in the tracks I make.

Regarding complexity increasing, I'm not entirely sure that the tendency is to always get more complex. I mean, I made The Forest Under The Earth immediately after The Friggin' Gorge of all things, and in some ways, I think TFUTE is stronger, conceptually and narratively, than The Gorge, even though TFUTE is quite simple. I'm proud of both, but it's clear the first was more critically acclaimed because of its complexity.