Hey guys, we all know about the guardian angel video from the PSX version of AO, the oddworldinhabitants YouTube channel has released a high quality version of it and it looks gorgeous. So I've embedded the original video and the high quality one uploaded by Oddworld Inhabitants, the thing to notice though, aside from the slight change in the voice is the change of dialogue spoken by the shrink, as he goes in towards Abe, in the original, he says "You need to look within, if you wanna be free" however, in this new video, he says "You need to look within, it's time to confess!"
Can anybody explain the change of dialogue?
Other changes in the new video include the addition of the OWI, PSX, GT and Windows logos at the end and the ESRB Teen logo during the gameplay videos.
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Last edited by JennyGenesis; 04-24-2012 at 03:42 PM..
That looks pretty good. I'd guess that OWI just re-did the dialogue recently. The "time to confess" line sounds like it's just an aggressive way of shrinks getting information from mudokons, like an over-zealous preist. It's not really relevant to the trailer, maybe they just wanted to give more insight into shrinks.
I hear a definite "c" sound, so it could be "confess". "Unflesh", while unsettling, is not a word and isn't really in line with the rest of Shrink's dialogue. Whatever it is, I don't know why they'd change the dialogue. "If you wanna be free" kind of sums up the entire game in one sentence.
I'm sure if you ask them, they'll answer. They're usually pretty good about that, provided your question isn't buried in recent comments.
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It's confusing cause confess should be pronounced with emphasis on the 'fess' sylabol, but the video puts emphasis on 'con'.. it definately sound like confess to me, just not spoken as you'd expect to hear it.
I'm not entirely sure it means anything, but it does say not only in the description but the title itself that it's "the original" trailer. I don't whether they're just saying that it's the Shrink advert or another version that didn't make the cut though.
Edit: Just noticed the "new" dialogue doesn't match up with the Shrink's lips, so I'm probably wrong anyway.
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The new shrink's voice sounds less aggressive in the new one, which I kind of like because it makes it seem devoid of emotion. I wonder why it's been changed though?
Also, the video looks a little out of place in HD, like it's in fast forward. Maybe it was designed for a lower resolution/frame rate, like how cinema still uses 24 frames per second to make films look more um... cinematic.
I hear a definite "c" sound, so it could be "confess". "Unflesh", while unsettling, is not a word and isn't really in line with the rest of Shrink's dialogue. Whatever it is, I don't know why they'd change the dialogue. "If you wanna be free" kind of sums up the entire game in one sentence.
I've listened to it a few more times now and it might be 'confess'. I couldn't hear the 'c' the first time, as it's partially obliterated by the mechanical noises. But, that said, it might also be non-existent and merely my brain confusing the mechanical noises with the voice.
My first thought was also 'Unflesh', but I rejected that because it made no sense. Not that 'confess' makes any sense in talking about the game either...
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Also, the video looks a little out of place in HD, like it's in fast forward. Maybe it was designed for a lower resolution/frame rate, like how cinema still uses 24 frames per second to make films look more um... cinematic.
I've noticed that it looks like it's running in a faster frame rate, but I think that could be down to the smoother animation given the high quality.
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I've listened to it a few more times now and it might be 'confess'. I couldn't hear the 'c' the first time, as it's partially obliterated by the mechanical noises. But, that said, it might also be non-existent and merely my brain confusing the mechanical noises with the voice.
My first thought was also 'Unflesh', but I rejected that because it made no sense. Not that 'confess' makes any sense in talking about the game either...
Unflesh would make sense since it looks like he is going to cut up Abe, but all I hear is confess.
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I've thought of something.. They had to change the dialogue to get the advert on TV because the tv ppl thought the original was too creepy. The second one seems more relaxed and less likely to make any kids who might be watching tv shit their pants
I've thought of something.. They had to change the dialogue to get the advert on TV because the tv ppl thought the original was too creepy. The second one seems more relaxed and less likely to make any kids who might be watching tv shit their pants
I thought it only appeared on demo discs?
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We have loads of copies of the Guardian Angel video in various qualities and degrees of completion. They all say ‘It's time to confess!’, and we just uploaded the highest quality one. If you went through our archives you'd never have any idea the line in the game was ‘If you wanna be free.’
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