Meet the Devs #6 : V - Skyrim

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:24 am

Pretty sure you need a license to ship alcohol across state lines. But I would totally drink that. Already have a bottle of Honeyrun Mead (Ragnar's Reserve) ready to go on that day. :-)

You better share.

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:15 am

What is your favorite type of pie? Choose wisely...

Key Lime.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:16 am

What?

They're frikkin fonts and they all look the same, just slightly wider or thinner.

Yeah. :laugh: Please enlighten us!

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:42 am

Yeah. :laugh: Please enlighten us!

I am a complete typography snob, and I am offended at the statement that all fonts are the same. Helvetica is beautiful. Arial is trying too hard. Papyrus is an overabundant mediocrity. Didot is dapper. Et cetera.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:06 am

1: how often do you guys get in arguments over things in game (WHY ARE THE GLASS WEAPONS SO HEAVY? or WHY ARE FACE TEXTURES SO LOW?)

2: How often do you cringe at part of the game you created (like hearing horrible dialogue accompanied by a horrible face)

3: if someone tells you to do something- do you ever respond with "what a stupid idea"

4: in your opinion, aside from bethesda, who is the greatest game developer company of all time?

1. If I had a septim for how many heated arguments I was a part of in a design meeting... It's part of the creative process and it's all for the passion of making games like this.
2. If it's that bad, it gets fixed. If it ends up in a shipped product, then I chalk it up to a learning experience.
3. Never. We're not here to insult people or inflate egos. We're here as a team to make a game.
4. Blizzard. Absolutely amazing.

» Sat May 28, 2011 10:22 am

I am a complete typography snob, and I am offended at the statement that all fonts are the same. Helvetica is beautiful. Arial is trying too hard. Papyrus is an overabundant mediocrity. Didot is dapper. Et cetera.

Not all fonts. Just all the ones you're comparing. You know what font does look pretty nice? Calibri. It's like all the fonts you've mentioned (save Papyrus and Didot) except with slightly curved edges.

I'll just be prepared and assume that is also an insult to fonts.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:24 am

Papyrus is an overabundant mediocrity.Et cetera.

Well said. I see this font (and its brother Parchment) in business logos everywhere. It's the official font for businesses of health foods, beauty products, and art.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:06 am

Not all fonts. Just all the ones you're comparing. You know what font does look pretty nice? Calibri. It's like all the fonts you've mentioned (save Papyrus and Didot) except with slightly curved edges.

I'll just be prepared and assume that is also an insult to fonts.

It's a matter of specialization, like the way a non-gamer might confuse Oblivion and Dragon Age, but to people who know, they're very different. I think I can differentiate Arial from Helvetica at 100 paces (even though Arial was designed to look like Helvetica). And for those who know and care about such things, the differences are important.

I concede that for vast overwhelming majority of people it's not a crucial thing.

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:01 am

It's too early for font talk. Not enough coffee in my system.

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:23 am

What do you think of Blackadder (the font?)

And if arial was designed to look like Helvetica why didn't they just not make Arial and use Helvetica for whatever they made it for?

» Fri May 27, 2011 9:46 pm

What do you think of Blackadder (the font?)

And if arial was designed to look like Helvetica why didn't they just not make Arial and use Helvetica for whatever they made it for?

Licensing issues. Fonts are intellectual property, and Helvetica is owned by Linotype. You can consider Arial to be the lousy cover version of Helvetica.

Re: Blackadder the font -- a little too specific for my tastes. But for my graphic design stuff (which is purely hobby work) I have a more modern aesthetic than I do for the games I work on. :-)

Re: Blackadder the TV show -- love it. :-D

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:04 am

If you had to pick a favorite Daedric Prince who would it be and why?

Edit* secondary questions. Are you interested in the work of Rooster Teeth productions? If so what do you think about Immersion?

For those of you who don't know what that is it's a new video series where they take things that we take for granted in games and apply them to real life. Such as Driving a car in a third person camera angle, or trying to complete a obstacle course seeing things only from a 2d perspective.

P.S. If you are interested by that you can check out the first link in my signature.

» Fri May 27, 2011 9:10 pm

Post limit. New one coming up.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1151553-meet-the-devs-7/