Let's help the guys out! Video Texamonials HERE!!!

Thanks Cubase! I wanted to put it in my Textimonial. Hopefully I'll get it done before May 15th.

Hey gang! It's taken a bit longer than I thought, but I finally have my testimonial video ready – hope you like it!

A Tex Murphy "Tex-timonial": http://youtu.be/DOrtoRJA7JU

Nice job James. I liked your Tex shrine.

sam10100 wrote:Nice job James. I liked your Tex shrine.

Thanks! Actually, I set that up just as the backdrop for my video, but maybe I'll leave it...

A great job on your Tex-timonial, James! I really liked your montage to show people who Tex is. And your Tex merch in the background was a nice touch.

Great video James! Thoroughly enjoyed watching it.

-Cub. =o)

T'was a good watch! Really enjoyed the Tex montage at the beginning.

Two things caught my attention as someone who is familiar with Tex. The first was that I didn't know that Overseer was originally named The Poisoned Pawn. Second is that James doesn't consider Overseer to be a step back from Pandora. That may not be an easy position to defend.

Wow, great job James. I think it'd be great for introducing newcomers to the series. It does such a great job of describing the series up until now and their appeal. I can agree with a lot of what you said. The scenes from the games you chose fit really well too.

Great vid, James! And I applaud your dedication to what you love. Without you, a lot of people wouldn't know who Tex was or is. You're kind of like Drew from Drew's Script-O-Rama, lol. A sort of web pioneer.

So cool! Poster looks awesome as well! I agree with what the others say, if it wasn't for you, there probably wouldn't be us. The friendships I've made here I cherish everyday. Funny thing is, it feels like I've watched many of you "grow up", find love, fulfill dreams, start careers, get married. It's been a joy.

Thank you James.
Hugs!
Jen

Bjyman wrote:Two things caught my attention as someone who is familiar with Tex. The first was that I didn't know that Overseer was originally named The Poisoned Pawn. Second is that James doesn't consider Overseer to be a step back from Pandora. That may not be an easy position to defend.

No I think James could defend that. The story was more personal and deep. It was a much more emotional story. I remember crying as I watched poor, sweet, stupid Tex falling for Sylvia. I also remember being absolutely terrified of Big Jim Slade in the hotel room. I was hiding in the closet and thought it was safe to come out and BAM! Shot and killed by Jim. And then that great kiss at the end with Tex and Chelsee made me so happy. I loved that scene after all the hard work and heart breaks that Tex went through to finally get his girl.

What Overseer lacked in technology and game play, it made up for it in quality story telling. While it's my least favorite story because it saddened me so much, I can see why James might love it.

I see it the same way I vew Indiana Jones. If Last Crusade (Overseer) has a higher production value, better acting and all around better and more complete story, Lost Ark (UAKM and Pandora combined) has a raw edge to it that was lost in the change, and was dearly missed.

There has to be a compromise somewhere in between, which has yet to be found by both duos.

I think Overseer was scaled down because of the Intel deal and was never an intended direction for Tex. My take on it is to shoot for a game that knocks Pandora out of the water while staying true to the other games as well. Overseer probably had the best intense scenes in terms of timed gameplay that should be combined with Pandora's freedom and some of Under A Killing Moon's humor.

I'm also glad for the all the work on this site and miss other webmasters such as Stefan (sp?)and Matthew Buckstein.