Ooohyea! They got an orange program in the previews!
http://www.gamespy.com/asp/image.asp?platform=PC&genre=ACTION&image=/previews/may03/tron202pc/08.jpg

The friendly programs even got their helmets on now!


...was worried all the npc dude's were gonna be bald or somethin...




To top it off, Cindy Morgan's gonna be in it too


Now all we need's Jeff Bridges!!! Come on Mr. Bridges! Sign on too!

Go Jeff! Go Jeff! Go Jeff! Go Jeff!

And don't forget Dumont too. Can't forget that that old good guy git there. Do you mean the MCP is actually going to be put into the game itself?? Or at least a cameo appearance as for one of the levels.

Yeah I remember from the movie itself. Unless there was something left of him in the movie somewhere that we don't know of you know. Makes it interesting to see what they come up with in the game for him.

Cool, pirate programs make an appearance! I was hoping they wouldn't forget the orange programs.

Time for some good-intentioned nit-picking:

If the pirate programs are going to have helmets, shouldn't the helmets look something like the one CLU wore, with the double-arched brow ridge leading to the inverted V-notch in the front? I mean, they are a different type of program, correct?

Also, I noticed that the generic blue, yellow, green and orange programs from the screenshots on Gamespy's site all have the exact same body and helmet. Granted, the blue program has a bald head and no helmet, and the green program had a green visor on his otherwise-identical-to every-other-helmet-helmet, but otherwise the helmets and bodies are exactly the same across all generic program types. In the movie no two programs had the same light pattern, even if they were the same color. I realize that asking for unique light patterns for each and every program is probably insane, but how about a little variation between program types? Not every program wore that sash that drapes over one shoulder and passes under the belt; for instance:

FLYNN had a sash over his right shoulder and he had forearm armor.

CROM had a sash over his left shoulder, and in addition to forearm armor it looks like he had some shoulder armor as well.

YORI didn't have a sash, and I think she didn't have any armor whatsoever either (except for her helmet). At times, instead of a helmet she wore a sort of skullcap.

RAM had no sash, but he had body armor (upper torso), forearm armor, shoulder armor and upper arm/bicep armor.

TRON had neither sash nor body armor, but he did have small pieces of shoulder armor and forearm armor.

CLU had neither sash nor body armor, but he had forearm armor and a unique helmet.

MCP Guards and Tank Drivers had their own unique helmets/head pieces and armor.

At the very least, how about flipping some models so some of them have the sash over the left shoulder instead of the right shoulder? This would also put that extra armor that is on everyone's left arm on the right arm for some additional variation.

Don't get me wrong, I'm really looking forward to this game, but it would be great if color wasn't the sole distinguishing characteristic of different types of programs.

I could see the widespread reuse of the generic program model detracting from my suspension of disbelief and overall sense of immersion in the game. Heck, it bothers me now and I'm not even playing the game!

Also, it could easily be something that game reviewers point out just so they have something to say. Reusing the same model over and over is a throwback to the days of Half-Life when the exact same scientist model (albeit with one of four different heads) appeared everywhere. That little bit of variation was fine back in 1998, but now that's a bit hoary I think.

But other than that, the visuals are un-freakin'-believable. Absolutely fantastic. They capture the feeling of the electronic world perfectly. You people at Monolith have done an incredible job and I hope you are rewarded with blockbusting sales.

MutoidMan Wrote:I could see the widespread reuse of the generic program model detracting from my suspension of disbelief and overall sense of immersion in the game. Heck, it bothers me now and I'm not even playing the game! Also, it could easily be something that game reviewers point out just so they have something to say. Reusing the same model over and over is a throwback to the days of Half-Life when the exact same scientist model (albeit with one of four different heads) appeared everywhere. That little bit of variation was fine back in 1998, but now that's a bit hoary I think. But other than that, the visuals are un-freakin'-believable. Absolutely fantastic. They capture the feeling of the electronic world perfectly. You people at Monolith have done an incredible job and I hope you are rewarded with blockbusting sales.

It's also what they did with Mortal Kombat. Ninjas every color of the freakin' rainbow...but they all had the same body

and plus, imagine how much stuff you would have to install... ^^;

Not that I wouldn't mind as seeing how I have a big HD now.

Oh, Tron 2.0 o/~ I neeeeeeeeeed you o/~