Comments on: Gothic Cathedral: Oh Ye of Little Faith

By: Gideon

Gideon — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:56:26 +0000

Could you use the active lights from Loot to light up the space a bit?

Also, am I the only one surprised we’re still getting personal spaces that are prema-day or perma-night. We KNOW there’s can be a switch!

By: BONZO

BONZO — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:42:55 +0000

Review Fail! Forgot to mention the sound design of the space. Anyone else find the murmurs creepy. Specially when there’s no one else there. to some degree it ads to the atmosphere but it is creepy. The bells were a nice touch, so were the crickets when you step outside.

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:15:40 +0000

Great review Bonzo,
I love the detail of this place. Studied and always love cathedrals. I know they tend to be dark inside already so with this one having a permanent night;makes it too dark for me as a personal space. The stained glass windows blew me away. I think had it been a daytime space they would have been spectacular. The shear size is overwhelming for my little avatar.
I like Burbie, could see weddings there, but for Dracula, and the corpse bride.All in all it is a welcome surprise from the developer. Looks like some ones been listening.

By: ElSkutto

ElSkutto — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:14:30 +0000

I’m thinking this space would look pretty good decorated with Fool Throttle’s new line of fantasy-themed furniture. Other than the Wizard’s Den, we really haven’t gotten any personal spaces that work well in a medieval fantasy theme. This could be an abandoned church, or a temple to some kind of evil demon that the hero has cleared and claimed as their own.

By: BONZO

BONZO — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:18:09 +0000

I didn’t mean they should be commended for omitting religious relics, i mean’t to commend them for doing a good job of making the place neutral. I was raised catholic, but I am now agnostic, but it wouldn’t bother me if they had added a large cross or other religious iconography. But had they, it would have opened a can of worms, with all the other religious groups whom felt unrepresented in home. They the forums would be filled with, why isn’t there a mosk, why isn’t there a temple, why isn’t there a buddhist pagoda, why isn’t there a shrine, and so on. Had they represented the gargoyle to look more like Pan or had they added a pentagram, then you would have had all the Mrs. Lovejoys screaming, THINK OF THE CHILDREN, home is making them worship Satan! I think they did a great job of avoiding those pit falls, and in design alone they should be commended for making it neutral. And this country isn’t filled with fanatics, thank God [see what I did there :)] but the media pays too much attention to SELECTIVELY puritanical loud lunatics who look for any reason to get some media attention their way and increase the number of butts taking up the pews.

By: BONZO

BONZO — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:00:57 +0000

you’re right Burbie, I felt that as a personal space it would have limited appeal, it’s not that it is too large but the space’s expansiveness isn’t used well for a personal space. As a club it serves a better purpose but it is still a pretty great looking space.

By: Kassadee Marie

Kassadee Marie — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:32:18 +0000

Well, it is large and the first view is fairly awesome, but… there are really only two rooms as most of the space is made into halls. (That’s really all there is upstairs.) And one of those rooms is the main room (nave) where you spawn. Yes, there are two courtyards also, but one is full of a pond/statue and one is small with just a view. Anyway, I can see that a lot of people will like it. (If it’s a club house, it will be a great place for a Halloween party.) But I still want a pink fairy castle… and a pink fairy costume, too. Please, Uncle Sony?

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:56:05 +0000

I looked at this and was astounded by the detail and size of it. As a personal space it is a fail for me just because of the sheer enormity of it, and I don’t think there will be much baked in furniture as all the pieces there in the open house can be looked at like the ones we place in our personal spaces, they all have numbers. It is a beautiful space I agree, love the stain glass, but too big to furnish properly. If it was a clubhouse I could see a lot of weddings here, as well as some of the subcultures in Home embracing it. Nice review Bonzo.

By: NorseGamer

NorseGamer — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:46:07 +0000

Noticed that little bit of in-humor, eh? I was hoping someone would pick up on that.

My first thought looking at the Cathedral: “Holy fark, it’s Ravenloft!”

By: Gideon

Gideon — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:34:23 +0000

Irony is great isn’t it? Norse uses “Amen” to echo Bonzo’s comment about what he feels is an overly puritanical society? LOL wonderful!

Although, I do disagree with the statement. If our society was so full of puritanical fanatics, I think games like Dante’s Inferno would get much more flack. In fact, that game was SO not a problem with this puritanical society of ours that EA had to HIRE a group of protestors for publicity at E3 2009. Well, they didn’t have to… but they did.

Honestly, I think it’s just as likely that the cathedral’s ambiguity was maintained to not bother those who don’t follow the faith that spawned cathedrals more than it was to protect those that do. Bonzo, you commended on the developers on the lack of religious iconography within the space. If there were religious relics, crosses, statues of saints, vigil candles or an alter would they have been a point of condemnation?

All in all, great review Bonzo and boy, you sure are Johnny on the spot! I likely wouldn’t have given this space another look if it weren’t for this review.

Also, I really wish this had come out BEFORE Godzprototype’s “Dante’s F13” Maybe the sequel?

Hmm… a confession mini-game like in Catherine could have been fun. OH! What about a Virgin Mary that cries blood? Or maybe a penance game in the vein of guitar hero?! lol. That would have been awesome.

By: SealWyf_

SealWyf_ — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:57:43 +0000

We need a whole collection of “Classical Music for Home”.

By: BONZO

BONZO — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:55:43 +0000

I’d vote for Carl Orff’s “O Fortuna” I know it’s been overused by I love it.

By: SealWyf_

SealWyf_ — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:41:14 +0000

Can we convince some developer to sell us a music box with, say, Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, for use in the Cathedral?