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The Besson game you'll ever Luc at! Let's Play The Fifth Element

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Old 08-15-2014, 01:38 PM
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Clearly the Greedos are the result of a clandestine cloning program to churn out Super Police gone horribly awry. It's all covered in the extended universe.
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Old 08-16-2014, 07:49 PM
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There's going to be a bit of a delay before the next video, unfortunately -- one of my comrades has gone and caught some sort of throat thing that makes it difficult to talk, let alone commentate. While we're hoping for a speedy recovery, here's the answer everyone's been waiting for with regards to the aliens we've been fighting:

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Hello,

Are you the Jérôme d'Aviau de Piolant credited as Kalisto's Coach Artist for the video game adaptation of The Fifth Element released on PlayStation in 1998? I've been playing through the game, and I'm wondering about the creature design for the non-human enemies in the game -- what they're called and if they appeared in any version of the Fifth Element movie, specifically.

I can provide images from the game if necessary.

Thank you for your time.
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hello [phenwah],

you found the right address, I am usually not bragging about art directing that game, but I did.
we had very few original movie designs when we began working on the game, so, except for what can be seen in the movie, we had to create everything from scratch (we didn't had access to unused designs)
so the creatures you talk about don't really have names, and they're not in the movie, not even in deleted scenes !

thank you for playing that game ! (hope it wasn't too painful ^_^ )

Jérôme d'Aviau
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Old 08-31-2014, 10:14 AM
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Hey, we're back to things that are actually sort of vaguely in the movie again!
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Old 08-31-2014, 03:55 PM
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Man, that level REALLY shows off that Special PSX Magic when it comes to polygonal objects close to the camera, doesn't it.
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Old 08-31-2014, 08:32 PM
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That might be the most egregious padding I've ever seen in a game. I wouldn't have been surprised if there were infinitely spawning enemies that you had to fight (8 times the gameplay!), but it's... it's just an empty corridor. Over and over.
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Old 09-04-2014, 12:12 PM
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Astroport (L) isn't very good either, but at least there's less backtracking than Astroport (K). Unless you screw up.


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Man, that level REALLY shows off that Special PSX Magic when it comes to polygonal objects close to the camera, doesn't it.
I still have no idea why it does that but I can't wait until that becomes the retro-indie-game aesthetic to shoot for.
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Old 09-07-2014, 12:58 AM
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I'm mad because they never released the Fifth Element action figures because Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman wouldn't sign over their likeness rights. So I'll just watch this instead.
We're getting cheated on this game, too, since Bruce Willis is left-handed, and the game's Korben Dallas is clearly not.

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And is there a point where Corbin turns around so we can see the trapezius muscles one must assume adorn his chest?
Seconded. Since they gave Korben a back six-pack, I'm looking forward to feasting my eyes on his chest traps too.
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Old 09-07-2014, 02:06 PM
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I honestly have no idea why this level in particular stuck with me after all these years, when apparently it can be beaten in about two minutes.


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Seconded. Since they gave Korben a back six-pack, I'm looking forward to feasting my eyes on his chest traps too.
You get a very brief glimpse at the front of the Korben model at the start of the very first mission, actually.

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Bruce Willis is left-handed
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Old 09-07-2014, 02:30 PM
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They missed a prime chance to have Leeloo use her 'psionic powers' to identify the rigged phone booths in an identical fashion, and then have Korben come in to... blow them up before they can explode. They could have added minutes of top-quality gameplay!
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Old 09-09-2014, 09:26 AM
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You get a very brief glimpse at the front of the Korben model at the start of the very first mission, actually.

Aha, yes! I could almost swear that Korben's torso is reversible, but that's just based on that quick glance.
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Old 09-09-2014, 07:57 PM
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I still have no idea why it does that but I can't wait until that becomes the retro-indie-game aesthetic to shoot for.
It's already used in Eldritch to pretty good effect, although it's a cheat -- it's just some clever texturing and slightly deformed surfaces.

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Old 09-10-2014, 12:33 PM
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Today's mission takes place in the fantastic dreamscape that Korben experienced while he was sleeping through the trip to Fhloston. Enjoy!


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They missed a prime chance to have Leeloo use her 'psionic powers' to identify the rigged phone booths in an identical fashion, and then have Korben come in to... blow them up before they can explode. They could have added minutes of top-quality gameplay!
But then we'd have a mission set that requires you to play as one character before the other, and we can't have that.

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It's already used in Eldritch to pretty good effect, although it's a cheat -- it's just some clever texturing and slightly deformed surfaces.
This looks pretty cool, regardless!
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Old 09-14-2014, 09:20 PM
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Leeloo must also escape the waking nightmare that is the flight to Fhloston. Can she reach the cockpit before insanity eats away at her very soul? Find out in:
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Old 09-15-2014, 02:54 PM
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So every tribble independently makes WarCraft pig squeals when in audible range, huh. That's uh... that's some impressive sound design.
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Old 09-18-2014, 12:39 PM
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In today's video, Korben wakes up with the shuttle safely landed at Fhloston Paradise, changes into a nice tuxedo and makes his way to the opera hall to see the Diva Plavalaguna.
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Old 09-18-2014, 10:45 PM
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Demo Weasel said exactly what I was thinking about Ruby Rhod at the beginning of this level.

I hardly remember the details of this movie, either. What happened to Korben's sleeves? Perhaps it is some futuristic tux-wear?
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Old 09-19-2014, 12:04 PM
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I want to say he uses the jacket to garrote a mangalore, but that might just be from the screenplay for The Fifth Element 2: The Sixth Element bouncing around in my head.
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Old 09-19-2014, 06:55 PM
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I hardly remember the details of this movie, either. What happened to Korben's sleeves? Perhaps it is some futuristic tux-wear?
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I want to say he uses the jacket to garrote a mangalore, but that might just be from the screenplay for The Fifth Element 2: The Sixth Element bouncing around in my head.
He uses the tuxedo jacket as a sack to hold the stones when he retrieves them from Diva Plavalaguna. His shirt sleeves are soaked in alien blood at the end of that scene; in the next scene, his sleeves are already torn apart as he shoots his way out of the opera hall. Maybe they were just dirty and gross and getting in the way.
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Old 09-23-2014, 08:12 PM
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While Korben ventures through the parts of the Fhloston Paradise ship that resemble setpieces from the movie, Leeloo spends most of today's update down in the depths of it, continuing her search for the other Four Elements.


I apologize in advance for the delay between this update and the next one! To sate your thirst for more, I've left a bit of the next mission's cutscene intact -- as it appears on the game-disc -- for your viewing pleasure.
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Old 09-23-2014, 08:51 PM
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This sure is a game where you throw grenades at giant fans, isn't it.
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Old 10-22-2014, 03:36 PM
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After a month-long hiatus, we're back! In today's video, Korben has to scour the machine room of Fhloston Paradise in order to find the big green thing that progresses the story.
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Old 10-22-2014, 10:48 PM
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The Fifth Element : Dirge of Korberus
The Fifth Element Tactics
The Fifth Element : The Secret of the Ooze
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Old 10-24-2014, 10:56 PM
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I'm actually surprised that they didn't recut the FMVs to imply that Zorg really did steal the stones, setting up a level where you storm Zorg's Rebuilt HQ to get them back.
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Old 10-27-2014, 09:56 PM
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If you thought Machine Room (K) was great, wait until you get a look at today's video!
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Old 11-01-2014, 09:41 PM
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While Korben and Leeloo were exploring the Machine Room, Father Cornelius went and got himself kidnapped! Again!
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Old 11-02-2014, 03:02 AM
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Oh wow, that's the first time I've heard anyone call 1-ups "free men" in forever. Takes me back to the arcade days!
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Old 11-05-2014, 12:26 PM
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Now that we've rescued Father Cornelius, it's a race against the clock! Zorg has scattered bomb timers throughout Fhloston Paradise, and if Korben doesn't activate them all on his way to the rescue shuttle then it'll be... Bada boom... The end.
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Old 11-06-2014, 11:47 AM
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The tiny grate exploding into a gigantic tunnel has to be one of the highpoints of terrible game design.

Vents are for Leeloo.

Vents are for Leeloo.

Vents are for Leeloo.

Vents are for Leeloo. actually in this level you have to blow them up for Korben. And figure that out on a timer.
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Old 11-10-2014, 09:38 PM
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While Korben resets the clock on Zorg's diabolical bombs, Leeloo continues to complete global goals, collecting additional items that we'll need for the game's final showdown against Absolute Evil.

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Old 11-11-2014, 12:20 PM
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Those grating textures were absolutely supposed to be transparent. Games of that era used 0 0 255 blue as the transparency texture, but generally had to have a flag ticked to actually mask it out. They forgot to tick that flag.
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