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10th January 2010, 16:03
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This reminded me of The Dark Tower books
A post on reddit.com has fans pondering the connection between Borderlands, a comic-shaded video game that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland, and CodeHunters, a comic-shaded animated short that begins with a bus trip through the wasteland.
The argument began yesterday via a post by reddit user Stupidname (thanks Tom!), who asked, "Did Borderlands get an art style inspiration from this?" The 'this' in question was CodeHunters, an animated short from Ben Hibon with Stateless Films and Blinkink, which became the theme for MTV Asia's movie awards in 2006.
The graphical style is instantly familiar to fans of Borderlands. Developer Gearbox Software completely revamped the art for the game last year, introducing a new style in April that looked extremely similar to CodeHunters.
The similarities don't end at the style, however. Here's the intro for Borderlands:
Now check out the opening for the CodeHunters short film. Or watch the whole thing. It's quite good.
Alot of this short movie reminds me of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of books.
(Whilst I haven't finished the books I will do my best to avoid spoilers.)
The guy at 1:15 looks what I imagine Roland of Gilead to look like. There's a kid who could
very easily be young Jake... and there's even a Monorail.
Just coincidence? Maybe but they're all great stories (Borderlands, Dark Tower, CodeHunters) and worth a looksee.
The argument began yesterday via a post by reddit user Stupidname (thanks Tom!), who asked, "Did Borderlands get an art style inspiration from this?" The 'this' in question was CodeHunters, an animated short from Ben Hibon with Stateless Films and Blinkink, which became the theme for MTV Asia's movie awards in 2006.
The graphical style is instantly familiar to fans of Borderlands. Developer Gearbox Software completely revamped the art for the game last year, introducing a new style in April that looked extremely similar to CodeHunters.
The similarities don't end at the style, however. Here's the intro for Borderlands:
Now check out the opening for the CodeHunters short film. Or watch the whole thing. It's quite good.
Alot of this short movie reminds me of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series of books.
(Whilst I haven't finished the books I will do my best to avoid spoilers.)
The guy at 1:15 looks what I imagine Roland of Gilead to look like. There's a kid who could
very easily be young Jake... and there's even a Monorail.
Just coincidence? Maybe but they're all great stories (Borderlands, Dark Tower, CodeHunters) and worth a looksee.
"And so is the Golden City blackened With each step you take in my Hall. Marvel at perfection, for it is fleeting. You have brought Sin to Heaven And doom upon all the world."
