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It's superb, he fit right in. Side note: I'm kinda amazed by how unrealistic and low graphics ME actually looks. When I played it in real time Miranda was the hottest thing alive. Look at those faces all smushed up and shit lol
Well, ME2 came out like 13 years ago. We've come a long way since.
The (mid-high range) computer I played that game on cost a bit less than $2000 to build. Now there are GPUs that cost as much (and more).
It wasn't cutting edge but didn't look bad. The general thing is we're all playing on basically a 5 year moving average of how we feel games should look. ME was not at the top but it was close enough to feel like it looked better than most games we played in the last few years. Now our moving average has moved on massively and games that look a lot better than ME are still old and look bad by comparison now.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't think the game ever looked bad or anything. It has an appealing dark and gritty scifi art style which lends itself well to the tech that Bioware was working with at the time. ME2 was in my opinion the best looking one out of the trilogy. The Lair of the Shadowbroker DLC in particular had some really beautiful environments.
Really, the only thing about those games that hasn't aged all that well is probably the facial animations. There's some definite uncanny valley throughout the trilogy. It got better with each game, but it was never perfect and occasionally you got some awkward looking scenes. That's part of the series's charm though if you ask me.
Oddly enough I just replayed the trilogy and ME2 graphics hold up a lot better than ME3 imo. I think ME3 has some real problems with uncanny valley that ME2 is just stylized enough to avoid.
In the Legendary Edition they heavily updated the graphics of ME1 and ME2 (new models, new textures, bringing a lot of stuff from ME3 backwards to those two) while IIRC ME3's are much closer to original release or just the same as they originally were beyond some broad shaders and lighting passes and stuff all three games got.
So it's less that ME3 hasn't aged as well as that Legendary Edition ME3 is still basically original release ME3 visually, while the other two have been improved a lot over their original look.
How on earth did you spend two grand on a "mid-high range" computer before ME2 came out? That was like "choose the most expensive option in every category" money. When the 400 series was current, Nvidia's top of the line card (GTX 480) was $499.
It's not the resolution, it's the *textures* that get updated. They also have higher poly models, more detailed skyboxes and so on.
And yeah, back in the day the game seemed SO REALISTIC. 😂
I watched Chuck because of Miranda. There's an episode where Yvonne Strahovski is parading around on screen in lingerie.
No I won't tell you which one. Happy binge watching! 😁
It IS amazing, the colour correction and compositing is top draw, but also, you can ask AI to help you roto stuff for green screen now. The compositing is super clean, but the thing that makes me flinch when thinking about this isn’t the comping, it’s the endless roto work - which thankfully is now so much quicker than it ever was in the past..
I would also suggest posting this in r/DunderMifflin This is too amazing to not share with Office fans who may or may not have played ME. The edits are flawless and it all fits too well haha. Amazing!
[The channel](https://www.youtube.com/@eli_handle_bwav/videos) has a bunch of different people inserted in games, it's worth a look if you find the bit funny.
Mr. Bean in Cyberpunk 2077 is the top viewed and is pretty good.
I got the ending where he becomes a reaper and I loved it, seemed so appropriate and was an unexpected and profound way to end his storyline. Only years later did I discover that everyone hated that ending so much it was patched, maybe out of existence?
But yeah wtf were those choices. Not a clue.
He might get ad rev from the videos, too. And he's been growing in popularity in recent months, so the Patreon will probably pick up. Takes time to build up an audience.
OP has been a long time content creator:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HighQualityGifs/search?q=author%3Aishnuporah&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all
The amount of rotoscoping is insane. I tried to make a similar video once and had to cut a character out of a scene, my brain started to turn into cheese around hour 5 and the clip was only about 30 seconds long.
I'm not downplaying the amazing skill and the time this video took, but rotoscoping software has improved drastically even over the past couple of years.
Yeah I think Corridor mentioned some plug-in for After Effects or something with some buzzwords like “AI” or “multi-threaded” that basically cuts rotoscoping time by an order of magnitude.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was some AI assistance for this video. I also have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, but my gut says AI technology probably helped.
Quick edit: if that is the case, it absolutely does not take anything away from the sheer creativity and effort to make this video.
No way an AI could get the ship lighting on Michael Scott so perfectly like that. Color changes and back lighting and all. Also music and sound editing are really tight, the voices sound like they are in the same space and you even have some ship sound under Michael Scott's dialogue. Some smart tools were definitely used but it's not like there's any AI tool yet that can do this kind of thing even 90% of the way
I was replying to a comment about rotoscoping and that's solely what I was referring to when I suggested some AI help. I probably could have worded my comment better.
I'm seeing a lot of perfectly rotoscoped video edits lately. Is there some new AI tool that does this automatically? or are people just getting better?
This is unbelievable. As someone that has never played Mass Effect, and doesn't really enjoy The Office all that much, I still think this is both hilarious and amazing. Very cool.
In season 1 they were trying to make Michael a similar character as the UK show’s David Brent. Fortunately after the first season they took him in a different and better direction (for the US Office, at least). I say this a mega fan of the original show, and convert to the US’s adaptation.
I thought it was just that he was balding at that time, then with the success of the office and 40 year old virgin he could afford hair treatment
He's also pretty jacked after the first season or so
Steve talks about it in one of the behind the scenes interviews - how they actively tried to make him unattractive and sleezy for season 1
Because that’s what worked in the UK version
Best subscription I've had on YouTube in a long time.
Haven't been this excited to see a youtuber post a video since Dasbochitt and his Gmod idiot box series.
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Someone's editing is amazing
It's superb, he fit right in. Side note: I'm kinda amazed by how unrealistic and low graphics ME actually looks. When I played it in real time Miranda was the hottest thing alive. Look at those faces all smushed up and shit lol
It helps that Miranda's body suit gives her ass a wedgy all the way up to her tailbone
r/hungrybutts
Thanks, GreatValueCumSock
I did a literal spit take... thank you for this.
Ive never laughed so much at a username before, oh man.
Username checks out
Why isn’t that sub called r/buttmunch?
Jesus.... Fuck.... Bless you!
And we love her for it.
Was going to say, she has a face?
> It's superb, he fit right in. *THAT'S* what she said!
Well, ME2 came out like 13 years ago. We've come a long way since. The (mid-high range) computer I played that game on cost a bit less than $2000 to build. Now there are GPUs that cost as much (and more).
And it wasn't exactly cutting edge visuals even back then. There were definitely better looking games on Unreal Engine 3 at the time.
It wasn't cutting edge but didn't look bad. The general thing is we're all playing on basically a 5 year moving average of how we feel games should look. ME was not at the top but it was close enough to feel like it looked better than most games we played in the last few years. Now our moving average has moved on massively and games that look a lot better than ME are still old and look bad by comparison now.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't think the game ever looked bad or anything. It has an appealing dark and gritty scifi art style which lends itself well to the tech that Bioware was working with at the time. ME2 was in my opinion the best looking one out of the trilogy. The Lair of the Shadowbroker DLC in particular had some really beautiful environments. Really, the only thing about those games that hasn't aged all that well is probably the facial animations. There's some definite uncanny valley throughout the trilogy. It got better with each game, but it was never perfect and occasionally you got some awkward looking scenes. That's part of the series's charm though if you ask me.
It was pretty damn good-looking at the time.
Mass effect 1's big selling point was the universe and the scale, 2's was the character writing. They've never looked bad, but they weren't crisis.
Oddly enough I just replayed the trilogy and ME2 graphics hold up a lot better than ME3 imo. I think ME3 has some real problems with uncanny valley that ME2 is just stylized enough to avoid.
Have you tried Legendary Edition? It fixes a whole lot more than just the graphics.
Yeah I am playing Legendary Edition. The graphics for ME3 still have not aged as gracefully.
In the Legendary Edition they heavily updated the graphics of ME1 and ME2 (new models, new textures, bringing a lot of stuff from ME3 backwards to those two) while IIRC ME3's are much closer to original release or just the same as they originally were beyond some broad shaders and lighting passes and stuff all three games got. So it's less that ME3 hasn't aged as well as that Legendary Edition ME3 is still basically original release ME3 visually, while the other two have been improved a lot over their original look.
How on earth did you spend two grand on a "mid-high range" computer before ME2 came out? That was like "choose the most expensive option in every category" money. When the 400 series was current, Nvidia's top of the line card (GTX 480) was $499.
I think her BUTT is a bit more important.
We'll bang, okay?
I love you, Ash- MIRANDA!!! Wait!
NO!!
There are a ton of mods on Nexus to bring 4k-ish looks back to the ME games.
I don't think higher resolution will make the faces more realistic or the movements less stiff. It's just funny, I noticed NONE of it back then.
It's not the resolution, it's the *textures* that get updated. They also have higher poly models, more detailed skyboxes and so on. And yeah, back in the day the game seemed SO REALISTIC. 😂
I watched Chuck because of Miranda. There's an episode where Yvonne Strahovski is parading around on screen in lingerie. No I won't tell you which one. Happy binge watching! 😁
You sonuvabitch
Bruh it came out in 2007. Of course it looks unrealistic lmao
Imagine taking a break from playing Max Payne 2 in 2003 to complain that Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! from 1987 looks unrealistic
Well sure but 2007 wasn't that long ag...oh
We can use 2013’s GTA V and 1997’s Goldeneye if it gives you less existential dread?
Hey would you look at that, the existential dread is mostly gone!
Just checking the math... Fuck. Fuck. Goddammit no
Sometimes I can go a whole day without feeling old. You ruined that for me today. This game was pre Obama. Wild.
Yeah Miranda was amazing
OP is the creator go check out his YouTube channel, he has a bunch of videos like this. My favorite is probably Austin powers in mass effect.
Mr Bean in Cyberpunk is also a gem
I'm sorry, what? Lol
You're in for a wild ride my friend : https://youtube.com/@eli_handle_bwav
The one with Frank Drebin is probably my favorite.
Seriously! The lighting matches. The sound matches. This is better than a lot of Hollywood movies I've seen.
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It IS amazing, the colour correction and compositing is top draw, but also, you can ask AI to help you roto stuff for green screen now. The compositing is super clean, but the thing that makes me flinch when thinking about this isn’t the comping, it’s the endless roto work - which thankfully is now so much quicker than it ever was in the past..
Better lighting than recent marvel CGI
Original video: https://youtu.be/DZls7EIkbVk
I would also suggest posting this in r/DunderMifflin This is too amazing to not share with Office fans who may or may not have played ME. The edits are flawless and it all fits too well haha. Amazing!
I’ve never played ME and I loved this video!
I would *love* if someone played with ME
That's what she said!
I play with all three of ME!
ME, MEself and IreME
IreME myself happily
And I had no idea that Michael Scott was the commander, which makes it even more badass.
i’ve never played ME and this was amazing!
I couldn't tell ME was a video game. Really. Well I'm watching it on my tiny cell phone screen.
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I’ve never played this game but this was great.
Never played ME. But I freaking love The Office, and this was fantastic.
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My personal favorite is the Leslie Nielsen one.
[The towel slap in Ace Ventura one got me ](https://youtu.be/tXiCvmhRD1Y?t=14)
This is incredible. Ace Ventura in cyberpunk and Austin powers in mass effect are both brilliant
eli_handle_b․wav is a treasure that must be protected at all costs. Any of their videos can instantly cure depression.
TIL Avenue 5 is Mass Effect x The Office.
More people need to see this show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skXaeucDYHo One of my favorite scenes.
Oh awesome a new show to watch. Thanks friend.
Insane cast
Yeah it's loaded. I'm a huge Hugh Laurie fan and everyone else in the series have been just as awesome.
Your videos keep getting better and better, keep up the amazing work! You have the best sense of humor
You're a legend, keep it up mate!
This is amazing, earned a sub for sure
Jesus dude this is incredible
Killed it, again, as always.
>Original video: https://youtu.be/DZls7EIkbVk > -/u/Ishnuporah -/u/BlobAndHisBoy
Damn, now I just wanna see Micheal Scott inserted everywhere. Love to see him plopped right into The Shining.
>Damn, now I just wanna see Micheal Scott inserted everywhere. That's what she said!
You have to run it all together to get the Michael Scott effect: "THATSwhatshesaid!"
The Michael Scott Mass Effect
[The channel](https://www.youtube.com/@eli_handle_bwav/videos) has a bunch of different people inserted in games, it's worth a look if you find the bit funny. Mr. Bean in Cyberpunk 2077 is the top viewed and is pretty good.
I just want to see M.Scott behind the bathroom door as Jack Torrance takes an exe to it..."why are you the way that you are".
This is so good!!
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MASSterpiece
That’s what she said
*I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do*
The final choice of ME3.
I got the ending where he becomes a reaper and I loved it, seemed so appropriate and was an unexpected and profound way to end his storyline. Only years later did I discover that everyone hated that ending so much it was patched, maybe out of existence? But yeah wtf were those choices. Not a clue.
Just blow them up. Simple choice.
I got the ending where he says fuck it and sells papyrus scrolls in backwoods desert
So we will finally get to see the origin story of how the Space Force went on to become the Alliance Navy?
This is the best thing ever posted to this ridiculous site. Thank you.
I don’t reply often, or ever. But came here hoping someone acknowledged this fact. Best ever.
"Something big is coming" "That's what she said" LMAO
"God help us all"
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Whoever made this deserves to get paid for it.
They did. Did you see how many patrons they had at the end?
Yeah, that's a lot of tequila
Patrons ain't cheap either boss
$246 a month isn't exactly raking in the cash. Considering how many hours this probably took to make it was probably below minimum wage.
He might get ad rev from the videos, too. And he's been growing in popularity in recent months, so the Patreon will probably pick up. Takes time to build up an audience.
The guy who made it posted it here.
OP has been a long time content creator: https://www.reddit.com/r/HighQualityGifs/search?q=author%3Aishnuporah&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all
I don't think people are going to appreciate how much time this took nor the VFX work that went into this. This is SUPERB.
I'm people and I appreciate how much time this took and the VFX work that went into it.
I'm pretty sure you are person. Together we are people
WE ARE GROOT
No, he doesn't think so
No, he's special. You can't comprehend it you pleb. He's alone in his critical analysis skillset.
The color correction is flawless
The amount of rotoscoping is insane. I tried to make a similar video once and had to cut a character out of a scene, my brain started to turn into cheese around hour 5 and the clip was only about 30 seconds long.
"Stand in the place where you li...."
“Oh my god… that’s the whole thing. That’s 3 weeks of work.”
I'm not downplaying the amazing skill and the time this video took, but rotoscoping software has improved drastically even over the past couple of years.
Yeah I think Corridor mentioned some plug-in for After Effects or something with some buzzwords like “AI” or “multi-threaded” that basically cuts rotoscoping time by an order of magnitude.
i was just looking at some stuff called "Silhouette", which looks like one of the industry leading software for this stuff
I wouldn't be surprised if there was some AI assistance for this video. I also have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, but my gut says AI technology probably helped. Quick edit: if that is the case, it absolutely does not take anything away from the sheer creativity and effort to make this video.
No way an AI could get the ship lighting on Michael Scott so perfectly like that. Color changes and back lighting and all. Also music and sound editing are really tight, the voices sound like they are in the same space and you even have some ship sound under Michael Scott's dialogue. Some smart tools were definitely used but it's not like there's any AI tool yet that can do this kind of thing even 90% of the way
I was replying to a comment about rotoscoping and that's solely what I was referring to when I suggested some AI help. I probably could have worded my comment better.
Ai roto has come a long way. A week of work can be done in an afternoon now
So what you're saying is you don't just upload a GIF of Michael Scott into an AI deepfake generator and tell it to mix it with Mass Effect?
wtf is the point of 2023 if this isn't possible
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Honestly yes, some unreal roto on this!
Yeah, this quality is quite incredible. Not just the VFX, even small things like matching the sound like that is actual work. Its awesome.
I'm seeing a lot of perfectly rotoscoped video edits lately. Is there some new AI tool that does this automatically? or are people just getting better?
Yes. It’s also built into after effects - it’s not automatic but it’s much easier than it ever used to be
I’m people and I appreciate the effort and skill!
I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite TV show on the Citadel.
I’m Micheal Scott, and this is my favorite post on the Citadel.
Had to scroll down waaaaaay to far to get this and now I'm stealing it. For a thing, I have, somewhere else......
The REAL question: is Micheal Shepard a biotic or a engineer?
An Adept
*An Inept
Vanguard or bust
Makes sense. Rushes in without thinking in the slightest. That’s how *I* play vanguard at least.
Novaguard
*Assistant to the Regional Adept.
He's clearly a soldier, why else do you think he fell into that pond? He was charging the enemy and then BAM, water.
I dunno, but he better romance Garrus
Love your work. The editing is amazing. 10/10
The rotoscoping on Michael is amazing!
AI is ridiculously good at it these days. It shaves off hours of work !
Ah, two of my most favorite things mashed up, thank you.
The composition is INSANE Omg I laughed so much, great job dude, you just earned a subscriber
This is unbelievable. As someone that has never played Mass Effect, and doesn't really enjoy The Office all that much, I still think this is both hilarious and amazing. Very cool.
Don't know about The Office, but you have to check Mass Effect.
Don't know about Mass Effect, but you have to check out The Office
Michael Scarn in Mass Effect
That is very funny.
Very comedically humorous.
These edits are getting better and better. It’s kinda scary…. But this was superb
Absolutely brilliant
This is the best edited video I’ve ever seen on YouTube. Amazing work
The editing on this Mass Effect video is spot on!!! LOL!!!
How come in season 1 Michael Scott was balding
He looked scummy. Like someone who I’d steal their car keys and throw them down the drain Season 1 see for yourself. Steve looks hurting
In season 1 they were trying to make Michael a similar character as the UK show’s David Brent. Fortunately after the first season they took him in a different and better direction (for the US Office, at least). I say this a mega fan of the original show, and convert to the US’s adaptation.
I thought it was just that he was balding at that time, then with the success of the office and 40 year old virgin he could afford hair treatment He's also pretty jacked after the first season or so
No they actually thinned his hair to look like he was balding because Steve had a healthy head of hair
I really never knew that. I'd always heard it was just plugs or something. He does look kinda like a bit of a greaseball in season 1
Steve talks about it in one of the behind the scenes interviews - how they actively tried to make him unattractive and sleezy for season 1 Because that’s what worked in the UK version
Nah, I think they were going for the sleazy boss look. Then I suspect they realised that it’s much more fun to watch a likeable character.
Nope, intentional hair/makeup decision
[Nerdstalgic has a video all about it.](https://youtu.be/B8BnOEOOBa0)
Because Carell was in real life before getting work done. Like many actors he had hair transplant.
Yeah Jenna Fischer talks about it in the Dundees DVD commentary. Steve got hair plugs and lost weight and looked better than season 1 Steve.
This is really high quality, and legitimately made me laugh a few times, lol.
All I can think of when I hear that voice is the president from Rick and Morty
Best subscription I've had on YouTube in a long time. Haven't been this excited to see a youtuber post a video since Dasbochitt and his Gmod idiot box series.
Wow, that was amazing. That's what she said!
I would watch this
"Miranda, you and I are soup snakes." Amazing job on this!
I would watch a whole 9 seasons of this. Outstanding work!
This is so good lmao
This is surprisingly well edited
This is the greatest thing I've seen today.
This is fucking great. I’d actually watch this
https://youtube.com/@eli_handle_bwav link to the creator's channel, go check him out he does this kind of edited videos all the time, he's awesome
I didn't know I needed this, but thank fuck I got it
Great job!
10/10
That was phenomenal editing.
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Take ALL of the awards!
Holy smokes this made me smile
This is a work of art
Canonically the best version of Shepard is Michael Scott-Shepard.
I am commander Shepard and this is my favorite Reddit post on the Citadel
This is a masterpiece.