Unfortunately, that expectation never comes to fruition levels soon get staid and repetitive, with too little variety in objectives and enemy types. Early on, the flow of these stages is brisk and inviting, suggesting deeper tactical decisions down the road. They eventually branch into unseen events only hinted at in the show, like the recruitment of the other clans into the growing resistance. The storytelling never takes off in its own right, almost as if it presumes that your memory of the show’s sweeping narrative should be enough to maintain your interest in the events at hand.īattle after battle echoes major events from the show.
That sentence of whimsical nomenclature echoes what you should expect if you’re a new arrival to the world of The Dark Crystal, and the game doesn’t do a lot to catch you up. Players build and level a team of the elf-like Gelflings, along with a smattering of Podlings and Fizzgigs, helping to save the world of Thra from its horrible Skeksis rulers. A pale imitation of its source material, Age of Resistance Tactics draws on inspirations like Final Fantasy Tactics for its gameplay model, but misses the mark in the ways that matter.
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The new The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance series from Netflix is a stellar presentation of craft and storytelling, but I’m sorry to say that the game simply doesn’t maintain the same high bar. Capturing the tone of a popular fiction in a different medium is tricky, and developers are rarely given the time and means to capitalize. Episodes No.We see fewer licensed tie-in video games on home platforms these days, and that’s understandable. Flexibility was further enhanced via the use of robotics embedded within many of the puppets to handle certain head and eye motions remotely, controlled using modified Nintendo Wii controllers.
Even despite an expansive cast, efficiency also increased since 1982 with only two puppeteers required per-puppet, allowing for greater range of motion due to greater maneuverability. Wendy Froud, Brian Froud, and now for the first time their son Toby Froud all take part in the series, handling character design and 3D forms/textures respectively. Old and modern talent were incorporated into the prequel, with famous actors such as Mark Hamill coming in alongside the legacy Froud family who worked on the original film. Roughly 110 puppets, 20 main and 90 secondary, were specially made at the Henson Creature Shop and shipped to the United Kingdom for the series. The show carefully mirrors the 1982 The Dark Crystal insofar as the use of physical props and puppets are concerned, even with some backgrounds being handmade matte paintings, while CGI only melds together with the props primarily in long distance shots, to remove wires, and to obscure puppeteers. Cast CharacterĪttempts to begin development began as early as 2012, but stagnated until a successful pitch to Netflix, at which point filming commenced in the United Kingdom. When three Gelfling uncover the horrific truth behind the power of the Skeksis, an adventure unfolds as the fires of rebellion are lit, and an epic battle for the planet begins. But it is damaged, corrupted by the evil Skeksis, and a sickness spreads across the land.
The Crystal of Truth is at the heart of Thra, a source of untold power.
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