Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer?

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:26:25 GMT

Snowwiewolf — Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:26:25 GMT

The pookas looked real, the swords and axes very scary.... skull scary, but in a different way

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Fri, 18 Jul 2003 14:44:21 GMT

Malefact — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 14:44:21 GMT

I was thinking more along the lines of progressive rock.

In terms of incidental music/sound effects accompanying the Pookas, my favourite has to be that used during Dickon's quest when he was outside the Crazed Heifer. A Pooka appeared with a very ominous low-pitch drone note.

Regarding the Pookas' variable mobility, one could argue that having a relatively stationary Pooka adds to the uncertainty and tension (a word I'm beginning to think I'm over-using!) because you don't know what it's going to do - rather like a lion just standing and staring. The lack of action is menacing - possibly more menacing than a pursuit.

This leads onto the big question in building tension: is the action itself tenser than the THREAT of action? The answer is the latter. Tension is anticipation. When something actually does happen the tension evaporates (and if the situation is handled correctly, it will be replaced by us jumping out of skins!)

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Fri, 18 Jul 2003 12:56:26 GMT

Werewolf — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 12:56:26 GMT

Or at least as close to perfection as you can get without involving Atomic Kitten or Christina Aguilera in some way....

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Fri, 18 Jul 2003 02:16:30 GMT

Steve — Fri, 18 Jul 2003 02:16:30 GMT

If only they could have used the series 4 pooka design with the series 6/7 technology,then we would have had perfection.

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:24:42 GMT

Pooka — Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:24:42 GMT

Mmmm... I disagree.... I prefer the Series 6/7 Pookas to the earlier style.

Sure, the earlier style has its good points, it was definitely scary, but the later style Pookas' sprites could be manipulated, which allowed for different-size Pookas - compare, for example, the Grand Pooka (huge) to the small Pooka in the Level 2 clue room (tiny). It even allowed one to be shoved in a bottle!

The later Pookas were also given their own sort of noise, which was most definitely eerie, and made them unique and distinguished - and really scary!

The later Pookas also moved around more, which made them seem a bit more of a threat than the earlier ones, which tended to actually stay in their own place, as if they'd had second thoughts about killing the dungeoneer!

Basically, Pookas rocked.

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:09:48 GMT

Malefact — Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:09:48 GMT

I think I prefer the original one from series 4, too. The series 6/7 Pooka, whilst being of higher quality, looked disjointed from its environment (no changing of lighting on the Pooka itself and on it's surrounding environment as it travelled through it). If the new series used a semi-transparant Pooka (with eyes that stay focused on the dungeoneer to add tension; I think that would work very well indeed) that cast a slight shadow it would be much more believable. Additionally, the shadow would enable the players and the audience to see how far back the Pooka would be in the room. There was no such shadowing in the original series and as such it made it rather difficult to gauge its position. Series 6/7 Pookas were able to change in scale to show that they were moving to the back but there was still a little ambiguity.

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:11:51 GMT

Snowwiewolf — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:11:51 GMT

I liked them all. Though the turnips werent scary, but they were funny!

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Sat, 12 Jul 2003 03:49:26 GMT

SrWilson3S — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 03:49:26 GMT

have just seen the pooka in simons quest - it IS the pooka from the game! how cool is that

SERIES 4 POOKA ROCKS!

You damn right they look so devilish and that earie music is just perfect.

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:59:56 GMT

Purgatory — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:59:56 GMT

LOL Didn't notice how silly they looked

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:53:31 GMT

Steve — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:53:31 GMT

have just seen the pooka in simons quest - it IS the pooka from the game! how cool is that

SERIES 4 POOKA ROCKS!

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:34:10 GMT

SrWilson3S — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:34:10 GMT

http://knightmare.v21hosting.co.uk/series/6/129.jpg <---- The stupid turnip pookas with glasses on lol.

I swear the original series 4 ones are better.

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:19:52 GMT

Steve — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:19:52 GMT

cant remember the "glasses" pookas but i wud say the series 4 ones wud be better.

the BEST, however, is the pookas from the 1992 mindscape game. if any1 has seen them - they look alot scarier if only they cud be incorporated into the show.

the old skulls were also best, they had a more "dead and decayed" look about them although pooka's were the best "danger to life force's"

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Sat, 12 Jul 2003 01:31:55 GMT

Purgatory — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 01:31:55 GMT

'the stupid turnip things with glasses on' lol

I can't remember what they looked like..

season 3 skulls where a lot more scary, but didn't sound quite as good. But season 4 they looked a little to normal.

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Fri, 11 Jul 2003 20:38:57 GMT

SrWilson3S — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 20:38:57 GMT

Just curious which Pookas you thought were better the Original Devil like ones in series 4 with the earie music or the stupid turnip things with glasses on in series 6 onwards?.

Personally I like the Original devil ones in series 4

On another Note I prefered the original Skulls in series 3 compared to the ones in 4 and 5 and the stormgeists later on.

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:28:17 GMT

Mushroom — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:28:17 GMT

I think it was something that the pookas had about them - a kind of fluidic feel - that made them the most memorable (and eerie) for me. I know they kinda smiled, but a smiling person with a gun is still a person with a gun, if you get my drift...

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:03:59 GMT

MPK — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:03:59 GMT

Agree with Derby Gem!

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Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:31:40 GMT

Brangwen — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:31:40 GMT

Have to go with the skulls.

But i did like the Pooka,

The skulls just had death written all over them, and made some odd sounds

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:05:13 GMT

Aldude — Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:05:13 GMT

i liked the storm guists. always made me hungry after seeing one. Mr. Potato head...he he he... with black contacts

Ali

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Wed, 11 Jun 2003 22:03:30 GMT

Emii — Wed, 11 Jun 2003 22:03:30 GMT

Hey, major coolness Mushy! Love the Pooka!

With me, twas but a toss up between the Pookas and the Skulls (or Storm Geists - they were quite cool too)...

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:29:11 GMT

Mushroom — Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:29:11 GMT

I would have to go for the pookas, since they were the most memorable and just plain scary. Certainly had me hiding behind the sofa, but then again i was pretty small when it was on!

(sorry, that's the best drawing of one i can be bothered to do right now )

Reply to Poll: Which floating nasty did YOU prefer? on Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:08:44 GMT

GrimaldineGrimwold — Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:08:44 GMT

Oh, the early skulls complete with eerie noises. I always thought the later Pookas looked too jolly- there was something unappealing to me about a happy haunting.