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rulez added on the 2008-08-27 11:19:57 by PENETRATOR 
Sorry to say this but I don't like it. Sure, the concept is pretty nice but it feels like the demo suffers from design recycling... and I don't like the design. To much eyestrain. I hoped for more...
yep, that's the ASD in action. as psychedelic as it is.
p.s. isn't the demo name spelled wrong here?..
p.s. isn't the demo name spelled wrong here?..
Ahhh.. that was great! Seriously good style and feel, and I love that tune.
Yes, the name is spelled wrong. The correct title is "Midnight Run". Fix me beautiful!
this thumb is for the demo and alot for the music, its so nice to hear someone doing something a bit fresh and daring to stray from the typical demoscene style music i hear so often, so respect for that, as it stands the track in its own right is really very nice, i'd love to know what the (greek?) lyrics are saying :)
nice demo aswell, beginning this from the end of the previous demo was lovely, a really nice ride, thanks :)
nice demo aswell, beginning this from the end of the previous demo was lovely, a really nice ride, thanks :)
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The correct title is "Midnight Run"
Oops. Fixed. Btw, next time you include a pouet screenshot, make sure it's <= 64kb. :)
Fantastic as always, love everything about it! =)
Keito, the lyrics lose a lot when translated from greek, but here it goes anyhow:
Ten thousand stars in front of me
like light-blue paper pins holding/keeping my dreams..
...true
...carefree
Between my teeth I hold a leaf of spearmint
I close my eyes and see the world...
..with colors
..transparent
Maybe I am...
...a ray of sunshine, ...a god long forgotten
Maybe I have...
...let a heartbeat skip, ...fallen asleep in your arms again
Ten thousand stars in front of me
like light-blue paper pins holding/keeping my dreams..
...true
...carefree
Between my teeth I hold a leaf of spearmint
I close my eyes and see the world...
..with colors
..transparent
Maybe I am...
...a ray of sunshine, ...a god long forgotten
Maybe I have...
...let a heartbeat skip, ...fallen asleep in your arms again
Actually it translates pretty ok, it sounds beautiful when sung in Greek though, thanks for the translation, as now next time i watch this it will have a bit more meaning and depth for me :)
whoops.. right after ..a god long forgotten there's one more verse:
...air of Scirocco, ...Aura's enemy
...air of Scirocco, ...Aura's enemy
Well keito, it's some allegory in greek words with dual meanings that are not easily translatable to english without making the english lyrics look like a wikipedia analysis =) Of course rhyming and rhythm is totally lost as well =)
i love it!
the great animations, all the lovely little details, the transitions, and the music.
the great animations, all the lovely little details, the transitions, and the music.
love it,
and extra thumb for the amusic, good work.
and extra thumb for the amusic, good work.
and it runs super-smooth on my laptop :-)
Sure i understand that the meaning gets lost in translation like so many things, but it's still nice to have a little understanding even if i can only grasp half of the meaning through translation, so thanks again :)
Nice! Great track aMSUIC!! I love it :)
i can't stop watching this! HELP!!
anyway I really love it, while it does re-use some Metamorposis tech, the overall tone is completely different, there's enough new tricks and the vocals are so catchy; definitely a demo on its own and not just a recycle
anyway I really love it, while it does re-use some Metamorposis tech, the overall tone is completely different, there's enough new tricks and the vocals are so catchy; definitely a demo on its own and not just a recycle
i've enjoyed this one even more than metamorphosis, so pure and trippy!
it reminds me a lot of psychedelic art from the beatles (yellow submarine) or the zanny monty python movies :)
it reminds me a lot of psychedelic art from the beatles (yellow submarine) or the zanny monty python movies :)
Is that olympic champion Phelps swimming in the demo ? :)
I liked Metamorphosis more but this is also very cool!
I liked Metamorphosis more but this is also very cool!
Sorry to say, I got bored and pressed esc.
I'm a huge fan of ASD and expected them to take Nvscene by storm, but I don't feel demos like this show what they're capable of.
I'm a huge fan of ASD and expected them to take Nvscene by storm, but I don't feel demos like this show what they're capable of.
ABSTRACT Demo Style at its best!
i second wade on his first sentence
beautifully designed and so relaxing..
Metamorphosis sequel :)
wonderful! this is still just the most beautiful style, but let more things happen in it, like, let the little guy stand dome adventures or so!
the background image reminded me of the chaos illustrations by ian malcolm =)
much love for the music, too!
the background image reminded me of the chaos illustrations by ian malcolm =)
much love for the music, too!
it was supposed to be 'some' adventures, but dome adventures might be cool, too
Awesome
It looks very much like a credit sequence for some hip movie :) It was interesting enough but it is just a bit too much Metamorphosis.
You get a thumb for not doing another Lifeforce just to wow NVscene!
You get a thumb for not doing another Lifeforce just to wow NVscene!
Best music evar
Music sets a pretty mood. The value in this one lies in the details and mood. Personally I liked that it started with my favourite screen from their BP demo.
Would have been good if metamorphosis didn't exist.
I honestly don't know what to say about this.
Beautiful, beautiful.
Beautiful, beautiful.
very nice!! :)
Big plus for music! ASD Style ;]
Thumb up for the (a)music!
The demo is great but it's too fucking dark o_O
The demo is great but it's too fucking dark o_O
By the way what keeps bugging me is the awkward walking animation of the polonaise dudes :/ would be great if you could somehow fix that for a final version?
ah, the second episode! you should release both demos as one :D
paralax scrolling galore! i like the occasional splashes of color in there. the music was a funny contrast to the moody set. some scenes seemed to be a bit too empty.
this looks like you're on your way to finding a new kind of chemistry in your demos, please continue your exploration :)
paralax scrolling galore! i like the occasional splashes of color in there. the music was a funny contrast to the moody set. some scenes seemed to be a bit too empty.
this looks like you're on your way to finding a new kind of chemistry in your demos, please continue your exploration :)
Great pleasure, maybe more than metamorphosis. Loved the smooth mood..
Fantastic fantastic fantastic. I love the whole cyclical thing.
Just whoa.
Just whoa.
I absolutely adored Metamorphosis, and even tho this didnt not pack quite the same punch on me, i would sure like to see a single exe including both demos :D
brilliance. awesomeness. shock.
the BEST demo so far.
just nothing to say more.
LOVE YOU GUYS.
<3<3<3
the BEST demo so far.
just nothing to say more.
LOVE YOU GUYS.
<3<3<3
nice...
Nice sequel to Metamorphosis. It would be cool if you merged the two demos :)
ah, and the KILLER soundtrack!
indeed nice sequel
very sooth :D
very sooth :D
what wade says
Pretty much a remix of Metamorphosis but I really loved how this was taken in an entirely different direction moodwise and this was my personal favorite from the compo.
video? (damn thing won't start here.)
a bit too much of a design recycling here, but still the music created just the perfect mood for such a sequel.
kalimeras, to our greek friends!
kalimeras, to our greek friends!
very nice, but not as fun second time around
A seamless demo with nice 2D art, a retro style and a fitting soundtrack.
Beautiful and runs just fine with my poor old machine.
Letkajenkka!
Letkajenkka!
what xeNusion said...
Good! I like mellow demos :)
Awesome! If the comparison to Metamorposis has to be done, then I like this one a lot better actually. Has a completely different feel, and the track is just so... so.. happy :)
if it's the last time, why not :)
Cool. This is art.
absolutely not my taste. couldn't even stand it until the end. but as i can see the effort...
nah
Nice music, interesting style. I give it additional scores for the fact, that this is the only demo from NVScene that ran on my computer :)
I like it and it is good to see you weren't afraid of reusing the rendering style of Metamorposis for another demo.
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Thumb down for cheap re-using old design (I know it is some successor to Metamorphosis, but..)
Still thumbin it up for music and mood
Still thumbin it up for music and mood
I love the style of these...great palattes and really interesting use of texture
great work as always asd! though it doesn't match my personal taste and have to admit i kept waiting for some 3d or fancy effects. ;) i did love the part of the workers thrown through the meat grinder :)
awesomeMUSIC and little nice ideas all over the place. i miss some connection between music and visuals. music sounds more like bright-warm-colors-sundown-at-the-beach-kind-of-mood than midnight to me.
anyway, for the music alone i will be watching this over and over again i guess.
anyway, for the music alone i will be watching this over and over again i guess.
So enjoyable, has a great feeling to it.
What wade said
What canonball said ;)
i love the music, didnt like the demo as just like metamorphosis it just doesnt work for me... and next to that, also what okkie said it's a good title sequence for some weird symbolic art 70s movie.
Metamorphosis 2? Even better than the first imho. Maybe hearing a greek voice in a demo singing a silly song made me laugh or made me like this one :)
It was awesome! Really!
now now optimus =) It might be happy but it surely ain't silly =)
Good, but strange. The music does not match the visuals and makes the demo appear irrelevant.
luved it!
well it contains much stuff of methamorphosis..
but its arranged pretty well (again)!!
the music is just awesome!
well it contains much stuff of methamorphosis..
but its arranged pretty well (again)!!
the music is just awesome!
What dbug said.... I did not like the original either so....
I feel happy demo!
Refreshing.
Neat 2D gfx.
The song (even though it's not my cup of tea) is really great.
Thumb up.
Neat 2D gfx.
The song (even though it's not my cup of tea) is really great.
Thumb up.
nice trip
Many very nice ideas, and I think it adds wonderfully to "Metamorphosis" -- instead of being just a rather cheap sequel. Although admittedly, I did fear the worst when the demo was just underway :).
Personally the best aspect of the demo was the uplifting mood, in no small part because of the excellent soundtrack. It really left me in a good once it was over.
Personally the best aspect of the demo was the uplifting mood, in no small part because of the excellent soundtrack. It really left me in a good once it was over.
"left me in a good once it was over" => "left me in a good mood once it was over" even
argh, thumb up of course! :)
I am so much in love with this demo, because it counters the tension which Metamorphosis built due to its moderately dystopian message (at least if you follow my interpretation). The fly ended up as a terrifying, unnatural creature due to the mechanical turn which the world took, and flies away into the stars.
I see Midnight Run more as the lifestory of a human person, with his souls coming from the stars which the fly went lost in, and into birthwater. In the demo, he goes through a period of leissure (the men with hands on each other shoulders), which turns out to be completely mindless, as the man leading the line has his arms raised though there are no shoulders to hold, making him appear more like a zombie while he goes into the big machine.
However, the protagonist survives, and eventually the demo ends with him flying into the stars, which were the setting which started the demo, completing the cyclus.
I see the end as his soul leaving earth complete, as opposed to the fly which lost itself in the menace.
It's hope and tragedy at its finest. True art.
I see Midnight Run more as the lifestory of a human person, with his souls coming from the stars which the fly went lost in, and into birthwater. In the demo, he goes through a period of leissure (the men with hands on each other shoulders), which turns out to be completely mindless, as the man leading the line has his arms raised though there are no shoulders to hold, making him appear more like a zombie while he goes into the big machine.
However, the protagonist survives, and eventually the demo ends with him flying into the stars, which were the setting which started the demo, completing the cyclus.
I see the end as his soul leaving earth complete, as opposed to the fly which lost itself in the menace.
It's hope and tragedy at its finest. True art.
Oh, and my mom loves it :)
Some more information about the music in respect to the demo. When I first saw the initial video (which was up to the part with the swimmers hanging from the strings), the visuals gave a trully dark and suffocating mood.
At that point I decided to write a tune that would contrast the whole dark mood instead of enhancing it, giving an ironic sentiment of what us greeks call "Harmolipi" (meaning joy and sadness at the same time), and this is why even the song title (Afternoon Stroll) contradicts the demo title.
Throughout the demo, visuals and music battle with each other to set the dominant mood (sad or happy) and in the end it's up to the viewer who won =)
Personally, I believe that even though the main protagonist (who is not Phelps but has at least equally good lungs for such a deep dive) dies and his soul flies to the stars, the visuals give in to the music and set a generally happy mood.
Besides... as the protagonist leaves this world, another life is being born to form a new cycle. It's no mere coincidence that the last scene takes place in the Lifeforce mountain with the bicycle and the tree.
Finally the lyrics (sung by Matilda) refer to the dependancy of human beings from each other, and how a connection to one alter one's personality to feel and think of things greater than he/she is.
At that point I decided to write a tune that would contrast the whole dark mood instead of enhancing it, giving an ironic sentiment of what us greeks call "Harmolipi" (meaning joy and sadness at the same time), and this is why even the song title (Afternoon Stroll) contradicts the demo title.
Throughout the demo, visuals and music battle with each other to set the dominant mood (sad or happy) and in the end it's up to the viewer who won =)
Personally, I believe that even though the main protagonist (who is not Phelps but has at least equally good lungs for such a deep dive) dies and his soul flies to the stars, the visuals give in to the music and set a generally happy mood.
Besides... as the protagonist leaves this world, another life is being born to form a new cycle. It's no mere coincidence that the last scene takes place in the Lifeforce mountain with the bicycle and the tree.
Finally the lyrics (sung by Matilda) refer to the dependancy of human beings from each other, and how a connection to one alter one's personality to feel and think of things greater than he/she is.
uh.. it's up to the viewer to decide who won
aMUSiC: i watched your NVScene entry with some BB mates the other day. at some point i remember to have said: and now some great female vocals!
and they came :) bigup for the musix!! ;)
and they came :) bigup for the musix!! ;)
All these self quotations... ASD is the Dream Theater of the scene :P
Soo beautiful, happy and warm. Qualities that are really difficult to match. Well done.
Now that you explain that colour dichotomy thingy it all makes perfect sense. But I still think it needs more saturation. Maybe it's my screen :|
scene flow idea, design are nice.
and great trax.
great demo.
and great trax.
great demo.
good
my favourite in the compo! the music is so great
Too much recycled stuff in my opinion.
thanx for your explanations aMUSiC :)
and the greatest part is that midnight run doesn't need any explanation to be enjoyed :)
and the greatest part is that midnight run doesn't need any explanation to be enjoyed :)
The music is awesome and overall generates a very uplifting happy mood but also with deepness , soul, and melancholic afterthoughts. very well done!
Wow, you guys are really able to do different kinds of prods. Although i'm not a big fan of the "small tiles" style, this was beautifull.
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I don't feel demos like this show what they're capable of.
Quite the opposite, i'd say.
Same shit again, have to thumb it down now.
This really has a great feeling about it! Kudos for the "different" music. Artistically this is top notch imo, even if it doesn't have much of that "coder pr0n" the other contestants had...
You fanboy approves of this demo ;)
You fanboy approves of this demo ;)
absolutely gorgeous.
this fine piece of art creates a wonderful atmosphere - uplifting and melancholic at the same time. the soundtrack is one of the best i've listened to within the scene context and the visuals are made with an excellent portion of imagination and love for detaiil. a rare demo beauty.
how can one thumb this down!?
this fine piece of art creates a wonderful atmosphere - uplifting and melancholic at the same time. the soundtrack is one of the best i've listened to within the scene context and the visuals are made with an excellent portion of imagination and love for detaiil. a rare demo beauty.
how can one thumb this down!?
Too much circles and not enough colors crash down a really nice plot and idea. And Navis, get back to 3D ;)
Just ok for me...
Just ok for me...
Great music! Very inspiring, thumbs up.
This demo doesn't evoke the wow-factor of other asd demos, but it's still a nice, mellow style show nonetheless.
soo wonderful!!
One of the best demo-soundtracks I've ever heard. Is that Matilda a professional singer? Did she come up with the lyrics? What was the recording process like? I'm so curious :)
nice adventure
chromag, Matilda is my g/f =) I came up with the lyrics. The recording took place at 3am on my radio broadcast PC right before we left for vacations =)
Honestly, when I first saw the screenshot I thought "oh not again...".
But the step away from the scheisse-colorscheme and the very VERY nice music really made the difference.
Beautiful work.
But the step away from the scheisse-colorscheme and the very VERY nice music really made the difference.
Beautiful work.
I will probably never be skilled enough to do something like this.
Still I don't like it. It doesn't feel like a demo. But more like some abstract animation from 1970's public service tv. The wallpaper style background tiles really didn't make things better.
But I'll keep it a pignose for the work involved..
Still I don't like it. It doesn't feel like a demo. But more like some abstract animation from 1970's public service tv. The wallpaper style background tiles really didn't make things better.
But I'll keep it a pignose for the work involved..
Not running out of breath for 2min 30 seconds is pretty neatly done..
amusic: I had a sort if more professional picture in my mind but I find that story even better :)
the music reminded me on the Beach Boys...
...so its ASD Surfing USA :)
very nice sequel,thanx :)
...so its ASD Surfing USA :)
very nice sequel,thanx :)
HAHAHAAAA!!! :) I listened to the music before watching the demo just to imagine how it was... and as usual it was better, plenty of metaphors and energy! Congratulations once more!
I forgot to give my felicitations to aMusic for this excellent soundtrack
Really nice :)
Lovely
Cool! The music is a nice change from normal. Reminds me of those Monty Python cartoons.
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Theres much recycling.... Next time bring something new or thumb down! This time you get a piggy.
A "music video" with a swimming man: definitely not my style... or even close.
damn good that was.
piggie
the music is a stroke of pure genius.
and the visuals are amazingly well done (as ever with asd). plus i like the wry humor :)
and the visuals are amazingly well done (as ever with asd). plus i like the wry humor :)
Sorry, but this kind of "2D" demos on a current PC are totally boring - do this on an oldschool computer and it would be good.
In my opinion a demo should show the hardware capabilities of a plattform combined with design, graphics and music.
In my opinion a demo should show the hardware capabilities of a plattform combined with design, graphics and music.
haha, WTF? Have you started doing drugs Navis?
Really love this new style. Peace and love!
See the chance of some talented Amiga and/or C64 do a stripped down oldskool version of this.
SCROLLING is teh shit on AAAMIIGAAAH!
Really love this new style. Peace and love!
See the chance of some talented Amiga and/or C64 do a stripped down oldskool version of this.
SCROLLING is teh shit on AAAMIIGAAAH!
zzz zzz zzz ... ... ...
I love the desing even the music... When I saw the mincer, I remembered videoclip for song "We don't need no education" (Another brick in the wall) by Pink Floyd :)
Lovely, yes. I kinda liked the music, for my surprise.
Feel the same way about this one as I did the first one.
Another masterpiece from ASD
nice"sequel" to metamorphosis
the music roxxxx like hell (pure beauty !!!!)
nice"sequel" to metamorphosis
the music roxxxx like hell (pure beauty !!!!)
Hmm... demo is nice, but is there a reason for doing a sequel/expansion/whatever for metamorphosis? Also I found that visuals didn't compliment each other too well (music beeing cheerfull, visuals beeing moody)
.. the visuals and the music didn't... (sorry)
oh i really enjoyed this one, absolutely great visuals and soothing atmosphere.
Not quite on par with Metamorphosis which had some more interesting stuff going on - but still a very enjoyable demo with nice and different music. Kudos for showing up with a 2d-demo at an Nvidia event :-).
What really makes this demo stand out is the music. aMusic, you're my hero! :-) First Lifeforce (that piano melody gives me goosebumps every time I hear it), and now you do this. Lovely!
Once again Sgt. Navis lonely hearts club band returns as the Beatles of the demoscene diving down deep... we all live in a demo-submarine!
brilliant flow, I really love this style
Excellent stuff, thanks a lot ASD
nice stuff yet again, though i think people might get a little tired if the pipes are getting recycled yet again for another time.
as it's the case for excellent movies, the sequels usually ruins it a bit, if things are being overdone. unique things aren't called unique for nothing. =)
about the music - while the song is nice, i'd say it didn't fit the overall mood at all - if i'm leaving the very end of the judgement. </narrowmindedness>
still, nothing qualifies an inverted thumb here.
oh, and pouet finally needs to get that tag-system running. i'll start:
parallax, 2008
as it's the case for excellent movies, the sequels usually ruins it a bit, if things are being overdone. unique things aren't called unique for nothing. =)
about the music - while the song is nice, i'd say it didn't fit the overall mood at all - if i'm leaving the very end of the judgement. </narrowmindedness>
still, nothing qualifies an inverted thumb here.
oh, and pouet finally needs to get that tag-system running. i'll start:
parallax, 2008
except for the singning
I liked the style somehow.
it's nice but the music didnt do it for me and i cant get over the fact that it's the same rendering :(
getting better, i would love to see some more contrast tough, but this is damn close to perfect anyway.
I already thumbed this up, but I want to comment again, because I'm totally in love with this demo. This is the single most beautiful piece of computer art or whatever category demos fall under I've ever seen.
It makes me happy. Isn't that what it's all about?
It makes me happy. Isn't that what it's all about?
Same again, for sure, we loved it the first time!
Thumb for the music and direction, perfect as I have become to expect :)
Thumb for the music and direction, perfect as I have become to expect :)
p.s. Everyone loves a mincer!
i had to vomit
I love the music (not every soundtrack has to be hardcore) and the smooth direction and motion (well, actually, it's not so smooth on my pc). A nice cooldown from Metamorphosis.
touching and beautiful. must be second.
Thanks for the 2nd part !!! One of the most artistic demoscene pieces ever... please keep this nonconform demostyle It's a pleasure to watch such innovative productions
art: 96/100
musik: 96/100
direction/ 9/100
art: 96/100
musik: 96/100
direction/ 9/100
Great. Kind of direct sequel to the best ASD demo, but stands on it's own.
You can multiply my thumb up by 10, since any demo that gets thumb down from Wade is definitely uber rules.
You can multiply my thumb up by 10, since any demo that gets thumb down from Wade is definitely uber rules.
what frost say, but I won't thumb down my favorite group... yet...
while metamorphosis made me think, well this is different, Midnight Run made me think, well this is recycle.
emotional. good good good. also
i agree with above!
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You can multiply my thumb up by 10, since any demo that gets thumb down from Wade is definitely uber rules.
i agree with above!
different.
Amazing demo with absolutely outstanding music!
strange stuff
FINALLY FINALLY someone who dares to leave the known paths of demoscene music and dares to try something new. Amusic, you get 10 thumbs from me for that alone, plus the song itself is total bliss. The hihats part with the pizzicato violins and piano reminds me of the soundtrack of the movie Atonement where a typewriter was used in a similar way. Totally brilliant stuff, Amusic. And overall a great demo as well. Rules.
yes! absolutely loved the music and visuals!
this prod obviously has lovely visuals and music... but i would never vote for it in a democompo.
do we all end in a masticator? is that the sense of the demo? come on, ASD, you can do much better! :(
Hi all,
First of all thanks for a great party experience. NVision '08 was the place to be, and on the night of the compo there wasn't any other place in the world I would like to be.
Amusic's description of the demo is spot on. Together with metamorphosis, it tries to pass a rather complex message, and, depending on interpretation, the demo ends in an optimistic or pessimistic note. Some people say that the music and visuals don't mix. I would say that that is the whole point ! We wanted to create an unsettling experience: morbid, dark (but in times comical) visuals with light (but with sorrow lyrics) music.
So for me these two are amongst my favourite asd demos. The reason is that they carry a message rather than being a dick-show (don't get me wrong, I'm not referring to the most honorable demos that rightly came #1 and #2, as well as some of the other effect-based demos in this compo. I'm talking about the kind of demos some of you want us (asd) to do for the sole purpose of making your 96-pipeline gfx card monster happy). And as a matter of fact, technically, the two demos are as hard to do as your average object-shade-display demo. As such:
"The year is 1992. Everything I do I do it for you by Bryan Adams is top of the charts for the nth week running, the youth are watching Beverley hills 90210 and Bill Clinton the saxophonist is running for president of the US and A. Most Atari and Amiga sceners are on a desperate war to prove that they can display one more shade bob simultaneously on the screen".
Hell I don't want to be part of this world anymore. You catch my drift ?
First of all thanks for a great party experience. NVision '08 was the place to be, and on the night of the compo there wasn't any other place in the world I would like to be.
Amusic's description of the demo is spot on. Together with metamorphosis, it tries to pass a rather complex message, and, depending on interpretation, the demo ends in an optimistic or pessimistic note. Some people say that the music and visuals don't mix. I would say that that is the whole point ! We wanted to create an unsettling experience: morbid, dark (but in times comical) visuals with light (but with sorrow lyrics) music.
So for me these two are amongst my favourite asd demos. The reason is that they carry a message rather than being a dick-show (don't get me wrong, I'm not referring to the most honorable demos that rightly came #1 and #2, as well as some of the other effect-based demos in this compo. I'm talking about the kind of demos some of you want us (asd) to do for the sole purpose of making your 96-pipeline gfx card monster happy). And as a matter of fact, technically, the two demos are as hard to do as your average object-shade-display demo. As such:
"The year is 1992. Everything I do I do it for you by Bryan Adams is top of the charts for the nth week running, the youth are watching Beverley hills 90210 and Bill Clinton the saxophonist is running for president of the US and A. Most Atari and Amiga sceners are on a desperate war to prove that they can display one more shade bob simultaneously on the screen".
Hell I don't want to be part of this world anymore. You catch my drift ?
and something I forgot, my kudos to my friends:
amusic and matilda for their smashing tune: the experiment worked !! :-)
iM and amoivikos: tireless vector designing machines, even while being on holidays! . There would be no demo without them.
amusic and matilda for their smashing tune: the experiment worked !! :-)
iM and amoivikos: tireless vector designing machines, even while being on holidays! . There would be no demo without them.
This is what it's all about for me.
it's very good. but next time make something new :)
somehow these kind of demos do not reach me... boring to watch for me ... but anyway music was quite good... so... piggy ;)
Such a breath of fresh air... The creativity and vision behind this one are phenomenal. Touching and emotional, visually superb and the music is perfect.
totally out of the demo scene, but this time I really liked this fact.
Really good.
same as z5: fresh! :D
Very good, and fantastic music!
hehe in direction I ment 95/100 not 9 of course ...
My personal favorite from NVision.
I don't know exactly why but it looks like TV commercial to me, anyway nice prod
this is on the same level as lifeforce.
a bit of recycling, but a great demo anyway!
really neat
Wow, the soundtrack makes this one really unique, despite the obvious similarity with its prequel. Very relaxing experience.
Not super fan of the visual ... but the tune is great.
A demo that, I'm sure, will grow on me with time.
A demo that, I'm sure, will grow on me with time.
Nice even though it is not my style.
Cool design. It reminded me about an intro to a James Bond movie or something like that. So many things going on at the same time, had to watch it two or 3 times to really get all the details :) The music was interesting too. Very good!
The visual style is still amazing, innovative and totally rules, even if it's just a copy of Metamorphosis.
nice sequel. different feel from the original though.
Holy shit, total recycling and it stills kick asses... thumb up for the song.
Masterpiece.
ASD: You're such a breath of fresh air! Love it.
Metamorphosis part II ?
Nice, sweet and unexpected style again.
Those lots of details, as in every ASD demo, that make you addicted to a demo, watch it over and over again.
Never tired.
Nice, sweet and unexpected style again.
Those lots of details, as in every ASD demo, that make you addicted to a demo, watch it over and over again.
Never tired.
Liked it even better than metamorphosis. Really great atmosphere.
Sadly, it does not work on my pc. Quits immediately after i press the run button.
So, i watched the video. Visuals are ok, the music is very well done.
So, i watched the video. Visuals are ok, the music is very well done.
Haven't i seen this before ?
Even if not, the soundtrack and arrangement are very well done, but it's a bit of the same for too long.
Even if not, the soundtrack and arrangement are very well done, but it's a bit of the same for too long.
I really liked all the different influences... it had a very "60s trippy animation" feel with a bit of "The Wall" and even some Monty Python. Quite enjoyable.
I like the introvocal, the music and the visuals.
good work, solid.
good work, solid.
Simply great. That triangle fractal looks so demoscenish! :)
I don't like the style, but I admire the flow of emotions that runs through it. Plus, the music rules h4rd, as ever in ASD prods.
World domination, but with soft power. :)
World domination, but with soft power. :)
oooh.easily my winner of nvscene demo compo. so fucking cool!!
what i really mean to say is. how the hell do you do this? I wouldn't even know how to start when making such a thing..
wow, loved it, I'll now go to sleep with a smile on my face
A nice continuation of Metamorphosis. Cool music, too.
Clever recycling of your BP08 demo. The soundtrack is excellent and you managed to make the whole thing look fresh again, even after the BP demo and even after Casino Royal's opening sequence ;)
Really nice work.
Really nice work.
Extra thumb for managing to make this kind of work without a tool btw, it must feel like weaving carefully ancient rugs ;)
thanks. It is actually quite easy, the whole demo took us about 2.5 weeks. There is alot less code recycle as it might seem. I think there are only 2 higher-level functions that are being used here taken directly from metamorphosis. One is the growing strips (30-40 lines of code) and another the rotating gears (another 20-30). The whole thing is not more than 6-7k lines of pure opengl.
As you can imagine, there are layers upon layers of 2D objects that come and go as the camera moves. Technically there is nothing fancy here, apart maybe from some tesselation - vectorization functions which needed some work (the hammers banging are all vector objects for example).
By the way, the decision to make a second part of metamorphosis was taken around the time when we were finishing metamorphosis, so there was a plan in place rather than a last minute effort to put together something for nvision. My only worry was that there was no time (with our other demo "size antimatters" needing alot more work, especially in 3D modelling). But it is all done now, I'm quite happy with the result.
As you can imagine, there are layers upon layers of 2D objects that come and go as the camera moves. Technically there is nothing fancy here, apart maybe from some tesselation - vectorization functions which needed some work (the hammers banging are all vector objects for example).
By the way, the decision to make a second part of metamorphosis was taken around the time when we were finishing metamorphosis, so there was a plan in place rather than a last minute effort to put together something for nvision. My only worry was that there was no time (with our other demo "size antimatters" needing alot more work, especially in 3D modelling). But it is all done now, I'm quite happy with the result.
2.5 weeks ? Damn, get a 3rd thumb then :D
the music is nice, but for me it doesnt fit to the demo at all. the visuals are great, too bad it's not that much fun to watch it for a second time.
what keops said!!
awesome! goes forward with smooth flow and the music must be one of the best demo soundtracks ever
Sorry. This didn't work for me.
Amazingly stylish demo. So chaotic and unpredictable but so tight at the same time, you guys seem to be a never ending source of creativity.
I love the music the most this time, especially the parts where the female voice starts singing. It puts me in such a good mood :)
I love the music the most this time, especially the parts where the female voice starts singing. It puts me in such a good mood :)
Metamorphosis did carry a deeper message, I thought. Anyway, it doesn't change the fact that this demo is absolute coolness.
Arrrh ... beautiful stuff, guys
Design + effect recycling. Music saves it from a thumb down though, great stuff.
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You can multiply my thumb up by 10, since any demo that gets thumb down from Wade is definitely uber rules.
Glad I can help! :)
It's not that this is a terrible demo whatsoever, but it seems like I see scrolly vector anims everywhere these days - in adverts, music vids, movie titles, flash anims and so on. Whereas demos like Lifeforce, Iconoclast and alike strike me as a much more unique and personal...and a lot more impressive.
I respect ASD for trying new styles and if they have more fun with this kind of thing, then fair play to them, but it's just not my thing this time round.
2d is still the new 3d!
Kewl!
The visuals didn't give me any special feelings but the music is sooooo good
Oh boy! ... Not my cup of tea at all!
awesomeness :)
ASD :)
but not the regular demostyle :O
but not the regular demostyle :O
at first i wanted to say something about this looking much like the prev one but its just so cute and upbeat.
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2d is still the new 3d!
Ah!Ah! Right...
awesome
...just saw this and MAN! It still managed to feel fresh even if the aesthetics were half-borrowed from the first part. It is an improvement over the first one in mainly the pacing, mood and the music!
You guys rule.
You guys rule.
Meh.
just really enjoyed this (again)..
I really like this, consider it 0ne of the Demos i'd show non-demosceners to intro them to the scene
awesome
that was beautiful
watching it over and over again...
(*plays air guitar while Chromag imitates the vocals*)
navis: can you shed a little light on how you synced/animated this thing? still hardcoding? :)
is ok, I dont like the style, but I enjoy the music :-)
i just watched it again
and
i think
it shows
there is beauty
where one would not expect
beauty
and
i think
it shows
there is beauty
where one would not expect
beauty
normally i don't like demo recycling, but ASD took the concept and were able to pull it in completely different direction, and it works.
same thing like last release. piggy for reusing the design.
niels_tpb:
Midnight run, just like metamorphosis, is hardcoded indeed. What that means is:
First of all the cameras are based on implicit functions (combination of linear movement and sin/cos). The evolving strips are based on a "logo" like movement (move 20 rotate 10 move 20 etc) that is generated on the fly through random numbers with fixed, predifined seed. The positioning of the different elements was done manually with the mouse (gltranslatef (x,y,z); showobject(); etc.) Most of the graphics are vectors (traced on the fly from the jpgs designed by iM).
I suggest you take a look at one of my presentations (either from breakpoint 08 or nvnsion ) where I explain in more detail why and how I do it this way.
Midnight run, just like metamorphosis, is hardcoded indeed. What that means is:
First of all the cameras are based on implicit functions (combination of linear movement and sin/cos). The evolving strips are based on a "logo" like movement (move 20 rotate 10 move 20 etc) that is generated on the fly through random numbers with fixed, predifined seed. The positioning of the different elements was done manually with the mouse (gltranslatef (x,y,z); showobject(); etc.) Most of the graphics are vectors (traced on the fly from the jpgs designed by iM).
I suggest you take a look at one of my presentations (either from breakpoint 08 or nvnsion ) where I explain in more detail why and how I do it this way.
navis: thanks. will do.
amazing for it's technical primitivism. Almost no graphics or effects, but has much style. Really enjoyful to watch!
somehow i like this one better than metamorphosis, even though much of that is recycled here.
it was ok to me
From Metamorphosis to Lifeforce? )
art
hmmm. i am not sure i see the need for a metamorphosis part 2. the music is really great, and the visuals are pleasant enough to look at. it's a huge gamble to combine the happy music with the dark visual content, and i admire that. however, my expectations overall were not met. conclusion: piggy.
I really enjoyed the original, but this was way too Metamorphosis v1.0.1. Can't help it, my "seen before" meter went to 11.
(And yes, this is kind of hypocritical coming from a guy who used to love receiving the same damn blue rotating cube in the mail every other day.. :))
(And yes, this is kind of hypocritical coming from a guy who used to love receiving the same damn blue rotating cube in the mail every other day.. :))
Very nice! though i want more lifeforce-like prods ;)
whoa.
Perfect!
wow!
Awe-fuckin'-some!
Nice, and its funny as a second part :D
ASD !!!!!!!
This is so freaking nice <3
Dig the music.
I loved the music!
This is very pleasant. The Visuals are nice and detailed, the nice soundtrack fits really good to this work. Special style, worth watching again!
cute one :D nice fishes :D And Track ruled very much :) Awesome :)
It definitely rulez, but an avi video would very nice for those of us who only have a PlayStation 3 to enjoy these graphical marvels. The same applies to all of Plastic's, Farbrausch, ASD's demos.
This one runs on relatively old computers though
Too much of recycling spoils both this as well as previous releases. Nevertheless, there are still enough fresh elements for a thumb
it is relaxed, it is beautiful, it is art.
Well this on is just great. Doesn't have the same kind of obscure and mind nerving athmosphere than the first one of these demos but the graphicx, music and overall excecution is just astonishing.
You can nothing but love this demo :)
You can nothing but love this demo :)
Wonderful.
I find new details each time I watch it.
Music is really soothing - nice!
I find new details each time I watch it.
Music is really soothing - nice!
I never thumbed it?
The music isn't my cup of tea at all but I respect the fact aMusic tries out with other genres.
Anyway, it didn't made me quit the demo at all, I really enjoyed watching it. It has poetry inside, indeed.
The music isn't my cup of tea at all but I respect the fact aMusic tries out with other genres.
Anyway, it didn't made me quit the demo at all, I really enjoyed watching it. It has poetry inside, indeed.
yes
Fantastic!
likey
cool
Together with its sibling demo, this is one of the nicest demos from the PC-scene in many years. Let's hope this can be an influence and a well-needed vitaminkick in the future aswell.
Thumb up, that is.
Feels good man
At first I didn’t like the music (cause Metamorphosis was very electronic), but after a while I get used to it and now I love it. Deserved the scene-award.
this is art, this is demo !
Damn, how did I miss this… even better than cameleon
Original. But sometimes it works so slow and it could be prettier. Plus for non-electronic music.
Thank you very much. This was a quite adequate sunshine substitute on a gloomy sunday. Love all the little animation touches, the uplifting yet sad music, the great use of artificial patterns to suggest natural elements (talking about the textures) .. and the refusal to envelop you like demos often do.
Some nice anims. Horror music.
So beautiful.
err..
i wish i would be a woman and married to navis ;)
make it a trilogy plz, i want high_flying/escaping_navis to land on some planet and have some adventures in settings never seen before ;) ( that alien ending metamorphosis and starting this one could play a major role in this ! )
make it a trilogy plz, i want high_flying/escaping_navis to land on some planet and have some adventures in settings never seen before ;) ( that alien ending metamorphosis and starting this one could play a major role in this ! )
My son likes it.
(BTW this is my favourite ASD demo and I _love_ this song.)
(BTW this is my favourite ASD demo and I _love_ this song.)
Music save it, anyway not my cup of tea.
it starts, where metamorphosis ends - I like it :)
Made a Highres Youtube Video for it on my hd channel:
YOUTUBE: Midnight Run by ASD (1080p)
Made a Highres Youtube Video for it on my hd channel:
YOUTUBE: Midnight Run by ASD (1080p)
nice \o/
fuck the idiots who thumbed this down. rot in hell idiots.
oh, and nice demo.
oh, and nice demo.
hehe. ok, i take the "rot in hell" back. but not the rest!
Great music, great visuals, but the grinder always gets to me => piggy
nice sequel, but i prefer the first one
What Frequent said.
Very very nice.
Like it better than the first one.
My first impression about this demo was bad. But not now. Best soundtrack prize is fully deserved!
beautiful!
SCENEFISHS!
Gallery: http://imgur.com/a/riZjX
just wonderful!
no thumb until nao.
Simply beautiful :)
I think this is very nice work, including the soundtrack. To those who say it is recycled from the "same" work prior, I say no, it's upcycled! Very well done, and a unique style.
I really love the music and the visuals are really creative. Its so playful! :)
Ooohh... This is beautiful. Amusic you're ingenious. And kisses to Matilda for beautiful lyrics so beautifully sang to beautiful song.
wonderful!
this works also as a musicvideo :D ... just kidding
This and Metamorphosis are all-time classics for me, my most favorit ASD demos in fact.
Relaxing beauty
late thumb, I actually like all of the three demos in this style very much.
Love, love, love this demo. It is perfect.
I've missed this one for some reason.
neato
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