Chaos2Frozen
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Happy SG50 XD
Anyone watching the parade?
Anyone watching the parade?
Happy SG50 XD
Anyone watching the parade?
wow. The voice acting is incredible.
haha hope you can recognize who they are! - take a guess
not sure if you guys seen this yet!
but our own local game developer (Witching-Hour Studios) and local game publisher (Ysbryd Games) have just released the latest gameplay footage for Masquerada!
It features some amazing voice talents that have done work in Dragon Age and The Walking Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-31E_dOxCA
there's a GAF discussion going on too - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1098129
Made in Singapore but with a distinctly western voiceover? Meh. Why not get some locals to do it instead? At least it would lend a unique flavour to the game.
No one wants to hear these lines in a Singapore accent.
No one wants to hear these lines in a Singapore accent.
Made in Singapore but with a distinctly western voiceover? Meh. Why not get some locals to do it instead? At least it would lend a unique flavour to the game.
Heya, dev here. For the record, I did try. Due to scheduling issues, we just couldn't make it happen. I'm big on promoting creative work in Singapore, but sometimes the stars just aren't aligned.
Also, remember that the voices have to fit the setting. Picking local accents for the sake of local accents isn't the best path. The people playing the game probably wouldn't know it's a Singaporean product, so they'd find the accents odd and wouldn't know the significance of the choice. And yes, the locals I spoke to could do a range of accents past Singaporean.
I would have to give credit to Foresight. It's a locally made game that embrace the idea of local talent for the voiceovers.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gCiz1AO5euc
Yeah, I did think about the setting part and how it'd be nice to see some local flavor in videogames, especially those made here. All the best for your game!
If anyone care,
National Day Rally 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvAJH9cDyhg
hoping for some election goodies .
wait
Kit singing home !?
How's the haze these days in Singapore? I'll be there next week for a few days.
Also, anyone know a good place to pick up some Star Wars: TFA merchandise? Preferably near Marina Bay as I want to go there to check out an exhibition at the ArtScience Museum as well.
If I have time I would like to browse for English secondhand books too. Anyone know of a good place?
How's the haze these days in Singapore? I'll be there next week for a few days.
Also, anyone know a good place to pick up some Star Wars: TFA merchandise? Preferably near Marina Bay as I want to go there to check out an exhibition at the ArtScience Museum as well.
If I have time I would like to browse for English secondhand books too. Anyone know of a good place?
You have bad luck, cause the haze just came back with a vengence.
You can try Bras Basah Complex as there are a few shops selling old and used books.
You might want to pack a N95 mask or at least a normal surgical mask. The haze is so bad I suffered a headache upon walking outside unprepared. Most of the days are ok except it can get really really terrible on some of the days. The normal surgical mask will not help you during these days.
My main concern currently is how to secure a single-room apartment with a good connection to the MRT/work. I can be pretty frugal when it comes to housing, but considering I have to do is ASAP once I return for work (and actually I'm not sure where I will live during it...).
Btw did anyone immigrate from elsewhere and got used by now to the climate? I'm walking through the city the whole day and have to constantly seek shelter in malls and the subway. I swear I get the feeling I'm the only person in the city whose sweating like a pig haha
Oh boy.... In less than two months I'm moving from Germany to Singapore for a postdoc position...
I guess I'm posting in this thread because I'm exited and scared
Currently visiting for a week, first time I've been here or anywhere that far east. I like the city and I also checked out my future working place.
oh and from what I understand you probably will giggle about that I found a cheap hotel in the Geylang district
My main concern currently is how to secure a single-room apartment with a good connection to the MRT/work. I can be pretty frugal when it comes to housing, but considering I have to do is ASAP once I return for work (and actually I'm not sure where I will live during it...).
Btw did anyone immigrate from elsewhere and got used by now to the climate? I'm walking through the city the whole day and have to constantly seek shelter in malls and the subway. I swear I get the feeling I'm the only person in the city whose sweating like a pig haha
edit: my city impression: Western+Eastern+Scifi architecture = Cyberpunk but nice and not Blade Runner-dark, with shit like trees in the skyscrapers. Also everything is a mall or food court, wow.
Btw did anyone immigrate from elsewhere and got used by now to the climate? I'm walking through the city the whole day and have to constantly seek shelter in malls and the subway. I swear I get the feeling I'm the only person in the city whose sweating like a pig haha.
Oh boy.... In less than two months I'm moving from Germany to Singapore for a postdoc position...
Local game dev, Witching-Hour Studios, launches Kickstarter campaign to add the finishing touches to Masquerada: Songs and Shadows
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1210957
do check it out :3
I'm not a local but the bottom line is that nothing is cheap. Income tax is really low, but you're offsetting that by paying a lot on rent. (Dunno how it compares to Germany, but for example rent is a lot higher than say Vancouver)
This is the beauty of SG; dress light and use the malls to cooldown!
Rental won't be cheap. Best chance of getting lower rent would be to just rent a single room from an apartment and share the place with the landlord or other tenants. Rent a room off a HDB flat (basically government housing) and not condominium apartments unless you can find one at a cheap price. It really depends on your budget though.
And no even as a local I never got use to the heat after 32 years. The 100 or so malls do help though Some might even find the air-conditioned places too cold so bringing light outerwear is good. I'm currently working in a German company here and the German expats are mostly complaining about how cold the office gets and wanting the air-condition to be turned up or turned off, much to the annoyance of the local co-workers
Nah. As a local, I can't even tolerate the climate after all these years. The air conditioner is switched on in my house nearly the entire day
I'm sure your university/institute will sort you out, but message me if you need any help on housing or general acclimatisation to life in Singapore. It's great here.
Bonus question: how are white/Caucasian people seen by the locals? I thought the population would be more mixed but it seems kinda rare to see other Caucasians. Any prejudice (also funny ones)?
Anyone here play Overwatch on PC? I know Singapore players tend to default to Americas server for Blizzard games but I tried Asia yesterday and the ping is signifcantly lower (50s vs. 150s). But my friend's list does not seem to work when playing in Asia for some reason.
Also if anyone wants to group up, add me. ElyrionX#6495
don't do it unless you have one of those smart air conditioners that switches to standby mode when you leave the room (the one im currently using)actually, how is it with leaving the AC on while I'm gone. Is that seen as disgraceful waste of energy or as necessity? I guess it doesn't take that long to cool depending on the room size...
there are singapore servers in America region. I tend to get 9 ish ping for my games in america region 80% of the time
Anyone here play Overwatch on PC? I know Singapore players tend to default to Americas server for Blizzard games but I tried Asia yesterday and the ping is signifcantly lower (50s vs. 150s). But my friend's list does not seem to work when playing in Asia for some reason.
Also if anyone wants to group up, add me. ElyrionX#6495
Added you a few days back (tanbrother) but won't be online much for the next week - forecasting season at my bank!
Yeah I figured that was you but never saw you online. I've been staying up late to play this since release. Sleep be damned lol.
i'm looking for american bbq restaurants in singapore
ribs/brisket etc
recommendations?
oh and anybody ever tried the oyster buffet thing going on at pan pacific orchard? would like to know if it's good
Was looking for some cinemas online today and got confused why pretty much all the showings had Chinese subtitles. Now I've read that this is standard besides some unpopular R18+ movies?
Are they really not doing even just a few showings w/o subtitles later on or something? Even all the Shaw IMAX (is that actually a full screen imax?) showings seem to have them.
:/
Was looking for some cinemas online today and got confused why pretty much all the showings had Chinese subtitles. Now I've read that this is standard besides some unpopular R18+ movies?
Are they really not doing even just a few showings w/o subtitles later on or something? Even all the Shaw IMAX (is that actually a full screen imax?) showings seem to have them.
:/
The subs are probably to cater to the older Chinese population who can't speak English. There is still a small amount of Singaporeans who can't speak or understand English, or not well enough so these subtitles will help. My 67 year old dad would be one of these non English speakers.
Most movies have them, unless they're more niche or indie ones.
It's not that much of a dealbreaker. And yeah, most movies have them.
For me it kinda is. Not because it's in Chinese but because i can't stand having the actual movie covered up and it's distracting. I only watch with subs if i don't know the language (or it's something like macbeth haha).
But i don't go so often anyway, mostly just to not get spoiled on an important movie. So yeah. More blu-rays for me then.
Though I wonder why they don't even have it as separate showings (like 3D. In Germany they do it for English audio as well) if most citizens could handle it. I guess it's something you never notice if you grow up with it so there's no need to change it.
Found some real bread today after work, good day, I'm eager to try it once I'm back in my guest house haha
i'm looking for american bbq restaurants in singapore
ribs/brisket etc
recommendations?
oh and anybody ever tried the oyster buffet thing going on at pan pacific orchard? would like to know if it's good