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Flying Fenix

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Flying Fenix is a music supported machinima video using the Gears of War Unreal engine. Flying Fenix is the first machinima video for Lit Fuse using Gears of War and one of the first in the community for using GoW animations and lipsync.

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2009-12-24 05:28:34 Ydna	I personally prefer machinimas using the source engine because they remind me of my favorite games. It kinda extends their universe. As TF2 fan stuff becomes official if it they're very good, machinimas using valve games may be inserted somehow in their context. And also, the source engine is more flexible, it allows more customised stuff. I miss things like War of the Servers, although I know you are very unlikely to make something this big again.
2009-11-16 22:41:12 rock	oops the game
2009-08-10 14:29:15 Chaossmjester	haha, you guys died.
2009-05-30 07:35:49 blackguard	was a bit boring, mostly because of marcus doing the same thing over and over again. the ending was a bit of a flop since wretches aren't really a threat. and the colors were too saturated - probably because of the lighting. one more thing: those damned shadows on his face... ugh. try to get rid of those. keep trying :) you'll nail it eventually
2009-04-25 19:55:47 Crossu88	reminds me of ingus solus teh way the besurker chases Fenix
2009-02-25 11:02:30 Jakizzla	heellloooo
2009-02-16 14:14:01 Biscuts 360	What were you smoking. lol
2009-02-15 17:58:01 Mayor Qwert	I think that Gears of War has some real machinima potential! (Chaos use CONSTRUCTIVE criticism)
2009-02-11 09:26:23 Hawke	GoW just isnt as flexable as Gmod. Sure the lip-sync was great, but you could have also used one of the many Gow Model packs out there. Just Constructive crit.
2009-01-31 05:59:07 David	I thought 'flying fenix' was great! I certainely would like it to return ( love the berserkers!). But next time could there also be other cogs and more shooting? thx
2009-01-21 22:58:12 ChaosSMJester	you guys were stoned and bored to tears when you wrote this. go back and stick with gmod! gears of war wasnt meant for machinima!
2009-01-14 21:06:17 Deadrocks	Honestly; I didn't like it. I'm not dissing you guys, but it just wasn't very good in my opinion. You guys should try something else with Gears, maybe the next one will be better.
2009-01-04 01:55:39 Venality	I can honestly say, I think you should stick with Garry's mod. From what i've seen, you can do more with it then this, and personally, i think gears was terrible.
2008-12-21 18:55:44 TheLinx	Awesome as always. Lol'd when suddenly he starts flying :D
2008-12-02 14:06:30 Thomas D	I don't know what to think. The Litfuse fan in me wants to cheer in joy, but the hardcore gears player in me makes me unimpressed. As a whole I thought the camera angles were great, The animation decent(apart from Fenix's bland flying animation), and the voices very spot on. I just don't think Mr. Bada$$ Marcus Fenix should go in an Ironman direction. Overall I think it was good as a first release for the engine.
2008-12-01 07:19:21 Shade 117	Awesome, but next time i want to see bullet too! 7 / 10
2008-11-15 08:30:52 SGT MattyW	Excellent camerawork, always nice to see. Guess I agree with the comments about the, eh hem, "Story" though. But seriously good work with the unreal engine, lads. Top notch.
2008-11-05 18:35:58 tony	this was great i hope to see many great episodes
2008-11-03 13:22:07 Jibblez	To all those that say this does not suck..... This is not a bad movie, a bit slow at times, but overall good, not great. Now to the point, If you saw this video made by someone else you would probably think less of it. You might not stand up for it as much, even though it is their first time. Remember if you don't point out the things in it that need improvement, not overlook them like some here suggest. Even though they are new, they still should have light criticism. Without it, and without re-assurance of their flaws, and successes how can they grow to be even greater? Remember, when you see a small child draw something poorly, you don't say its horrible even though you think so, but you do need to help them repair their issues. Personally.. the only problem I had was the pace, and the small points where the flames came from. PS, I rant, and I am sorry.
2008-11-03 02:08:53 Moggie	For a first go on a new engine it was alright. The animation was good and smooth, the camera angles were perfect as always. The only thing I didn't like was the storyline, or the lack thereof. Now I am by no means a machinimator but as a viewer I was wanting perhaps more of a plot. However, I am hoping now with this one out that now you have learnt the engine to some extent and can spend more time on the story, as that is often your strong point.
2008-11-02 07:46:31 Colt	personally enjoyed it - and was good to see a move from the comfort zone of Gmod / source. Really can't understand the 'knockers' - more power to Lit Fuse for keeping the Machinima coming despite hectic RL! Personally, I wish his 'boosters' were more tempremental, resulting in his clashes with the bad guys ending in hilarity : but hell, I didn't spend the days and weeks it takes to make a film! nice one.
2008-11-01 10:30:59 Kase	I liked it. Y'all are just saying it was bad because of the amasing standerd of films Lit Fuse produce.
2008-10-30 22:32:44 Connor Case	Guys really now LITFUSE is best at the garry's mod and hammer editor. GIVE CREDIT they are trying something new and for there first movie of using the Unreal Engine I call this an achievment. To everyone that says this sucks. EVERY HAS GOTTA START SOMEWHERE!!!
2008-10-30 07:25:29 Phasy	As much as I'd like to go into an eleborate discussion as to why exactly I considered it bad, I won't. I know both the source and the unreal engine and the machinima and mapping options they offer. I know animating is time-consuming and a pain if you're not skilled at it. I've also seen the other Lit Fuse works, and this was the first one I've really considered as 'not amusing'. It feels like a mix in between serious and comical, but it's really neither of both. Like Spork said, it would have been better to call this a technical demo.
2008-10-30 02:58:15 Vapymid	This was NOT bad. Quite a solid piece of machinima actually. And taking into account that it was a debut work I'd say it is quite an achievement. To those calling it bad - why don't you go and do something better yourselves? Then we can compare and decide whose one is bad and whose isn't.
2008-10-29 12:07:53 Arctic Avenger	Exelent music by Lars. :) Great camera work. For a first movie in the unreal engine, it's not bad. The animations in some places where kinda stiff, but overall I liked it. Haha. Am I the only one to notice that Fenix went out with a bang ? :D ahem I find it kinda sad, when people (like phasy) say this movie is "bad". What would the world do without experts like you ? Seriously. They do these movies in there free time. As a side note, could have used a couple more shots with Marcus chainsawing (then again, that's just me).
2008-10-29 06:41:37 Phasy	This was bad, real bad. How long have you worked on this? A day or 3? The music was good, but the video... No storyline, no revolutionary good post-production or anything. It's not worthy to be called a lit fuse film imo.
2008-10-28 18:25:59 moo	flying animation was laughable
2008-10-28 18:15:09 Capper	I was a little disappointed with that one guys. There were some good parts to it like the very end and the very beginning but the flying part was pretty bad. I like the idea of using the Unreal engine and I know this was your first run with it, but you can do better... PS: the streaming isn't working for me, I just get a blank webpage. This happen for anyone else?
2008-10-27 21:37:23 Jonny Bee	What other people said, Not Lit Fuse quality. Please do not do something like that again. I usually watch Lit Fuse films more than once and that is the only one I do not want to see again. 4/10 WFT guys....
2008-10-27 17:26:43 Jimmy	Andy, what makes you think they're leaving the source engine behind? They're simply experimenting with new engines, playing with some new toys if you will.
2008-10-27 15:49:31 Andy	Seriously, I think Lit Fuse is far better off with Garry's Mod Machinimas. I loved every single video they had that was made with Garry's Mod, especially Melon 3 and Combine Nation. So why leave that behind?
2008-10-26 11:42:05 Don	I liked it, although I think LitFuse can do better.
2008-10-26 09:51:21 Spork	The camera work was great. However, the flying animation looked a bit stiff, and there isn't much of a thought-provoking story to it. It's a good start, but not the same quality that I have come to expect from Lit Fuse. You may have been better off saying this was just a technical demo. Don't get our hopes up only to bring about disappointment.
2008-10-25 16:21:00 Jay	I thought you guys did a very good job. Better than anyone else could do. Can't wait to see more of this kind of stuff in the future. Awesome using the Unreal Engine also
2008-10-25 14:02:12 Exin	I was kinda hoping for something better. no offence but this movie was kinda bad. i was hoping for something more dramatic or funny.
2008-10-24 06:42:28 tenyu_huang	Well, great camera and graphics... If the animation is better then it's perfect...
2008-10-23 01:15:51 A.Wood	Good Job Michael! Very impressive first go at it. Although, I must ask, why laser beams? Anyway, great work, keep it up.
2008-10-22 17:40:51 Anthoni_C	Some of the animation was a bit stiff but, Jeez... take it easy it's Micheal's first unreal engine film.
2008-10-22 07:28:56 Ortzinator	I didn't like it. Giant cliche.
2008-10-21 21:14:49 Chris	I've been checking this site everyday for this!! This was HORRIBLE!
2008-10-21 13:32:42 Codey	Like Nick said this is Lit Fuse's worst movie. The lip synching and animation were horrible, especially the flying. No flow at all. Good concept though.
2008-10-21 10:29:38 Ricky Grove	Very entertaining and beautifully crafted film. The work involved must have been enormous. The custom animations are superb ans is the look of the film. Really excellent work. Congratulations, Michael.
2008-10-20 21:28:45 zim1112	It's a bird, it's a plane,it...it's Marcus?
2008-10-20 21:18:48 Peanut	In my opinion it is about a 8 out of 10. Excellent work with the GoW graphics and sounds. Lip synch was close to if not flawless. But what got me was the same animation for Marcus in flight was used the entire time. It lacked flow. This may be the graphics or engine or animation's fault, but hey, it's still a LitFuse Film and was still a great success. Keep it up.
2008-10-20 21:17:20 Turkey72 ModDB	wow.amazing job there,lol its not so tough to fly.
2008-10-20 19:42:11 Scott ModDB	Brilliant and shiny, good job working on GoW.
2008-10-20 19:23:27 Dillon	Holy damn you guys are good at these. I have absolutly no idea this could ever been done using a computer game...
2008-10-20 19:18:21 dave T	great job michael - gorgeous
2008-10-20 18:52:21 Dremth	If you could figure out how to do animations in UT3 you'd be my hero.
2008-10-20 18:31:42 Paul	Amzing, I've been waiting for a Gears of War machinima.
2008-10-20 18:11:58 Hinatanova	Wow, The video is nicely done, and the music is just fantastic!
2008-10-20 17:19:51 nothin	lol the end "thats not so tough" XD
2008-10-20 16:42:49 emPiRe14	Fenix can fly? Hahaha, I knew it was called Flying Fenix, but I didn't know he was actually gonna be flying around.
2008-10-20 16:37:04 AJ	Awesome video; it looks and sounds great.
2008-10-20 14:55:19 Matt	It's not even here yet... (reply to Jason Garwood)
2008-10-20 14:46:14 JasonGarwood	THIS ROCKS :D

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