https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfeR8KaQWRs
Immediately saw Louisoix and then realized nearly the entire End of an Era cinematic appears to be ripped off in this trailer. From the look of the guy himself, to his physical animations, to him teleporting his party members away, all the way to the guy with the axe at the end looking down over the valley.
This dude look familiar to anyone else?
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12-25-2019, 04:51 AMArthemThis dude look familiar to anyone else?
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12-25-2019, 05:01 AMSoulEchelon
Sad kitty :(
Yeah there are a few familiar bits in this, and MAYBE there was some inspiration from our own grandpa martyr, but if that was the case then I'd honestly see it as a compliment. It's not a pure copy/paste or anything so *shrugs*
That said there are some similarities. Still, wouldn't call it a rip off but that's just me. Fact is - one of the best ways for the older folks in fantasy games to die is to be martyrs for the younger ones. It's a bit of a trope, but one I can respect if done right. -
12-25-2019, 05:02 AMAdonan
Eh, it looks like ESO is taking a page out of FFXIV's book. Not that big of a deal, honestly.
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12-25-2019, 05:08 AMArthem
It's mostly his animations and how he looks that seem like they were lifted directly from End of an Era. Like the way he clutches his staff to brace himself to the face he makes as he's about to be blown away, and just his face in general, beard and everything lol.
Yeah they're still totally different overall but eh, still incredibly similar in specific ways. -
12-25-2019, 05:08 AMArazehl
Yeah it does seem grossly similar between the two. I guess you know you're that good with cinematic trailers when others start ripping from your ideas.
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12-25-2019, 06:07 AMCabalabob
If that’s a rip off of ffxiv then ffxiv is a rip off of Gandalf and Gandalf is a rip off of Ben Kenobi and... you get the picture.
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12-25-2019, 06:29 AMVrankylI can see some vague similarities but that's it at most. He isn't even the one that does the teleporting, the Khajiit is. All he is doing is keeping the blast at bay. The only moment that looked like it had any real comparison to the End of an Era is where he's leaning against the staff with two hands and well... I mean... that's not much.Quote:
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12-25-2019, 06:56 AMJennah
"Gandalf is a ripoff of Ben Kenobi" ... umm...
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12-25-2019, 07:07 AMEli85It should be pointed out that Gandalf pre-dates Ben Kenobi by several decades.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cabalabob
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12-25-2019, 07:07 AMElladieThis is hilarious. I guess books don't count anymore ....Quote:
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12-25-2019, 07:12 AMAnimaAnimusThis made me cringeQuote:
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12-25-2019, 07:42 AMLauraAdalena
if "wise old man saves group of heroes from firey death" is ripping off FFXIV then I could make a story where that happens and be a rip-off.
This is definitely inspired because they are trying to make parallels between them and their struggles to make it a good game and SEs to maybe attract MMO fans since right now FFXIV is kind of in the spotlight thanks to Shadowbringers. But they are as similar as Gandalf and Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter. They have similarities and one is likely inspired from the other but they are wildly different people most likely. -
12-25-2019, 08:19 AMBarraindAs written, yes.Quote:
It should be pointed out that Gandalf pre-dates Ben Kenobi by several decades.
Visually, Ian McKellen's performance drew some aspects from Alec Guinness as obi-wan (albeit mostly in his mannerisms), and Louisoix as animated draws quite a bit from McKellen. -
12-25-2019, 09:27 AMCabalabobWhen the topic is about ripping off visuals... yeah books don’t count, unless louisoix is a giant wall of text.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elladie
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12-25-2019, 10:04 AMRyuDragnier
The entire thought process behind this being a rip off of End of an Era is laughable, and I ask that the OP watches more movies or plays more games before they make a thread like this again.
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12-25-2019, 02:55 PMAngus-Beef
Its a rather common trope tbh
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12-28-2019, 02:55 AMSsmiley_Bjakkzz
Hellluuuuuu
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12-28-2019, 04:51 PMhynaku
Looks like I will having something new to play till another huge patch comes out for ffxiv. Trailer looked pretty good to it.
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12-28-2019, 07:30 PMElladieIf you think books don't have visuals, you are clearly not reading them properly. Lord of the Rings has some very powerful and detailed descriptive passages which are very clearly utilised in the film.Quote:
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12-28-2019, 07:48 PMTheodric
It's likely just a coincidence. A character opting to sacrifice themselves in the face of danger is a pretty common trope in general.
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12-28-2019, 09:25 PMSenorPattyPrecisely. Super old but extremely powerful wizard sacrifices himself for the world saving party is a trope as old as time. At this point, no one cares who started it and tbh, acting like some other piece of media copied it in recent years simply means that one hasn't watched enough of this trope to shrug it off and move on.Quote:
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12-29-2019, 01:58 AMSturmChurro
Now I haven't actually played the Elsweyr expansion (even though I own it), but isn't that guy supposed to be Abnur Tharn? Dude is far from good.
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12-29-2019, 04:26 AMRyuDragnierHe's a lot less of a jerk this time around, and became far more likeable in the expansion and Dragonhold DLC.Quote:
Originally Posted by SturmChurro
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12-29-2019, 04:32 AMAvidria
I don't see it...
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12-29-2019, 05:27 AMDestinova
SE outsourced the making of some? all? of their cinematics maybe Zenimax diid as well.
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12-29-2019, 08:31 AMLambdafishI do get Cabalabob's point though, book description =/= cinematography no matter how good it is. The Gandalf scenes in the films are choreographed and storyboarded in the exact same way that XIV FMVs are, novels are very very different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elladie