Delorean Error
ok so a few of us at bttfhillvalley.co.uk noticed that the Delorean has Mr. Fusion but not the futuristic license plate, instead it has the outatime license plate. I was wondering why that is (I'm asking for a friend who is a stickler for details like this.).
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What? That is within at least two of the multiple logics of the triology!
Mr. Fusion is a useful upgrade. A futuristic license plate is not, since it serves no real purpose beyond avoiding standing out in 2015 (where Doc isn't planning Marty to go).
It did went through that "problem" again (more like a side-effect), all through the trilogy, but in much lesser proportions. Even before it was destroyed by the train, you could see the thin frost layer formed on the top of the doors.
I'm inclined to say it's a new DeLorean, because of the blank "Last Time Departed" readout -although it arrived from somewhen else (!)- and because taking the trilogy DeLorean would be 4th-dimensionally risky.
It looks like the Torin blower and relays are missing, no big deal :P, and that the explosions the sparks make when they fire from the wormhole emitter/flux coils go through the car and can be seen from the interior. It looks weird, I don't know if that can be fixed or is an engine limitation.
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The what with the which thing now?
Accuracy is key for Movie Games like this.
The relays are on the Flux Capacitor. They are the yellow tubes with orange tops.
BTW, the torin blower goes next to the flux capacitor.
Actually, I meant the relays above the Torin blower, on the left of the flux capacitor (watching the DeLorean from the front)
I'm O.K. with the "OUTATIME" license plate and the missing parts, anyway
It's probably a case of 'I'll only be convinced that there's an in-universe explanation either when Telltale lets me pore through their development materials or when I play through the whole series, and I'm not touching the series unless I'm convinced that they've resolved the continuity errors they've made.' The first obviously ain't gonna happen, and the second is a chicken-and-egg problem.
LMAO. My new favorite pic.
This is like the Jump To Conclusions Mat, only better. This will be posted so many times and it will make me feel happy every single time.
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SOME details are key. Others are simply not that important, or at least are only important to certain extent. Issues of characters, plot, continuity are far more important than "they forgot the nickel-sized widget next to the gizmo that's behind all the hoses are pipes, which you can see if you have the original prop two inches from your face"
An exaggeration? Maybe, but I think the point still stands. Some silly little knick-knack that can only be seen on a high-res still is hardly crucial for capturing the spirit of the movies. I think the guys at TellTale spent the right amount of time and effort on the DeLorean, and it hardly looks sloppy.
I mean, look at it this way; if they tried to model the DeLorean down to every last detail, that extra effort would produce diminishing returns. They'd end up spending a whole lot longer trying to make sure that every single nut and bolt was the right style, and that the proportions were accurate to within 3-5 decimal points, and after all that the only people who would really care about the difference would actually be a pretty small part of the fanbase. A lot of extra time and money spent to make only a small handful of people happy.
That doesn't mean they're giving the detail-oriented people the finger, because it does look like they did put a lot of work into modeling the thing.
It's nice to have shout-outs to the more devoted fandom set, but realistically speaking, the casual fan who grew up with the movies and may now be into gaming isn't going to give a rat's patooie about what color or what position the relays are on the Flux capacitor.
Besides, they kept all the recognizable parts of the car. That's p. much one of the only things that matters at this point.
All further complaints about BttF not being on the 360 get this as a response. Agreed?
As a 360 owner, I have a sadface. ;(
Still I am curious....could you do a comparison with stills from the movies and this trailer?
Same here. I keep seeing people ragging on the inaccuracies of the Sunstar time machines when the only inaccuracy I've ever noted was with the cables going over the rear wheel wells. *shrugs* To me, the DeLorean in the trailer looked very good.
BTW, as to the flux capacitor's flux pattern...there is actually a scene in the movie where it fluxes the "wrong" way like it does in the game trailer.:p
That's because Doc replaced Mr. Fusion with the much advanced 2020 model, Mr. Fission.
How does toxic waste and decreased energy output make the Mr Fission more advanced? Or were you being sarcastic?
Since this is apparently the nit-picky thread, the C in DMC actually stands for Company, not Car.
But serious, you got my point exactly. If something was horrifically misplaced or missing, it would be one thing. But you can't really complain about the game DeLorean not being 100% when the miniature flying model used in BttF2 is arguably less accurate.
And don't get me started on the silly license plate argument...
Most shots yes, but there were some shots that were obviously using a different model. First example, the shot of the time machine landing in the alley. Main differences are the "cooling towers" on the back and no DMC logo in the middle of the hubcaps.:p