The evolution of video games has been rock history– There are stones, that, the revelation is actually when we get big blockbuster movies like Detector Pikachu and Sonic. They reach the top feeling that there are great celebrations just because they can be basic, fun family movies. But it's Netflix The castlegumi it has made a niche for itself not to overshadow and enrich the world it breathes: and it does so by striking a well-placed balance.
Balance can be represented rather than its creative team. To watch for a moment by The castlegumi makes it clear that the team at Frederator and the artists at Powerhouse animation love the beauty, action and world of Konami's prestigious plays. It is because its battles with beautiful images shine as one of the best events of the series. It can be Its shocked references in some of the most intriguing sequels to a series featuring a rich family of vampire-loving hunters who follow Dracula is much more entertaining with a rough comparison of this sad and selfish world.
But what does it do The castlegumi The actual performance is something the games themselves are only painted with a range of strokes: characters. This is where the author of the series Warren Ellis — who has long been open about his lack of knowledge with her The castlegumi
"There were some pieces, I got to choose from a variety of game genres- so, if you know very well The castlegumi on the other hand you will see things you see coming into areas from the canon, "Ellis recently told io9 in his own series." If, like me, you have never played games, it will make little difference to your enjoyment of this thing … I do as I go along. OK! "
Next season it largely led Ellis down an exciting path, which included a The castlegumi a character inspired by history itself he was acquainted with: Santa Germain, who first appeared in the 2005 PS2 game China: The Curse of Darkness, and played by Bill Nighy on the show. “Saint Germain may have been a unique source of Bible literature that I would recommend. Not least because you find that thing that filters through a horde of young creators, the Japanese who, 20, 30 years ago were choosing things with European experience and sorting through their ideas, ideas and insights, ”says Ellis.
"And then back in the games, and then you get this weird, revolutionary thing – with Saint Germain, it was a long, rich history of magicians who would visit the great European courts and want to be held back," Ellis said. "And so, when I realized that Saint Germain was actually one of the strongest characters ever since, he was just wandering around Europe trying to hold coins in barrels, practicing magical arts and astrology … to put Trevor (Belmont) on another character. the night I arrived at the actor's voice … and a few months later we had the privilege of renting that voice, Bill Nighy! ”
But while Ellis's lack is unknown The castlegumi as the game series is its way of approaching writing its characters, the times when the show accepts those game roots directly can lead to some of its most satisfying moments. Take, for example, what else could happen most mentioned showtimes – a victory battle between Alucard, Trevor, Sypha, and Dracula's generals. It was marked for the first time that this show used one of the The castlegumi the franchise's favorite things: its soundtrack. "Actually that was all Kevin and Sam (Deats, The castlegumi co-director), ”said Ellis. "I usually write about musical instruments or notes in a script, but use & # 39;Blood-filled tears& # 39; It was Kevin and Sam all. ”
But as Kolde has shown, even with such lovely music The castlegumi, It will never be as easy as adding a tune after any event and calling it a day. It should, like the moment of "bloody tears" – arguing that the title is the most advanced of all – be found.
"It's always been an ongoing business just how much music comes from games we can use or not use because, as you say, music is very important to sports lovers," Kolde said of the event. "The challenge is when you do a narrative, in a different format, and you want background music, it's not always appropriate – or it may seem – to throw in those game tracks, you know?"
What makes “blood tears” work? The castlegumi not only is the long-awaited use of a piece of beloved music. This year's sophomore season marks a a big change in speed its predecessor. For most of its performance, the series focuses on its heroes and villains who plan, plot, and plan to meet each other, rather than an act of blood that shows its thunder. The battle at Dracula's castle is the first of the season, the culmination of everything our heroes have spent the season working on, and the recognition of his enemies as to how much of their pitfalls are. It saves The castlegumiA temporary thumbnail audio track like that makes sense.
"I think that thinking that if we did it, it should have been the right place to do, and obviously, that turned into a battle on the battlefield of Dracula's fortress," continued Kolde. "It sounded good, and that track felt good, and (Sam's brother) Adam (Deats, director of Powerhouse Animation at The castlegumi) we actually built the first types of that storyboard using the & # 39; Blood Series. & # 39; We've been fortunate enough that our composer, Trevor Morris, came up with a version of it, and all genres came together in that beautiful moment. I think people found what they were looking for. Will we be able to repeat that? I don't know. A track that is a beautiful building and a moment of magnificent structure. You will find just that. ”
So if you love me, and hope to find somethingDivine writings"Love this season, maybe don't let your hopes up yet." It's interesting because everyone has a favorite track. Sam has a favorite track, Adam has it, "Kolde said of the upcoming Easter Eggs on the show." It's about finding the right balance. and the results of how it supports our efforts, for example. ”
But for all the enjoyment of the times, it was not the power of the game itself – or the lack thereof – that it acknowledged The castlegumi skipping the unpleasant history of video conversion. Kolde, at least, has made the work of the show an Ellis ability The castlegumiAn esoteric world-building, it was created near the very end of the action that defined the games themselves, and turned into a playground for his characters.
"What Warren was able to do was take, of course Castlegumi 3, a subject that many of them were present in the textbook, and perfectly understood the spirit and the feeling, the things that people respond to. ”Said why he thought The castlegumi acted as a TV show. "He was able to create these missing characters, the people who responded, he incorporated them into the world of game-based design."
“For me it always is. It's always characters, ”concludes Kolde. "Trevor Belmont, Alucard, Dracula … you understand exactly what I think."
The castlegumi returns for the third season on Netflix this Thursday, March 5.
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