st challenges Best Picture Competition

[SimCoug 5,977]

Militant Radical - 5

Takemethere - 2

[Dazzyls 576]

MilitantRadical - 6

 

Takemethere - 2 (I love your CJ, though)

 

(I think he's just unbeatable!)

[TakemeThere 5,834]

^No worries and thanks!

[_Michael 2,681]

And......Time's up! Whose next?

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

MilitantRadical - "When in Rome"

 

 

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Ln X - South Weckum Station

 

 

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I'm next!

[Dazzyls 576]

This is a hard one!

 

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MilitantRadical - 0

 

Ln X - 1

[TekindusT 3,809]

MilitantRadical - 1

Ln X - 1

 

MilitantRadical - "When in Rome"

 

Ln X - South Weckum Station

[Mr Saturn64 742]

EDIT: Oh crap.

 

Um... if you could put in a vote for Ln X, that would be nice, if it still counts?

[_Michael 2,681]

MilitantRadical - 0 

Ln X - 1

 I don't know how Saturn was voting, so I'll continue after TekindusT.

 

MilitantRadical - 1

Ln X - 2

[RipRap 4,400]

MilitantRadical - 1

Ln X - 3

[SimCoug 5,977]

MilitantRadical - 2 <------

Ln X - 3

[gviper 922]

Militant Radical --3

 

LnX -- 3

[tonyr 926]

LnX - 4

Militant Radical - 3

[Snugies 91]

Militant Radical - 4

LnX- 4

[Terring 6,476]

Militant Radical - 5

LnX- 4

[Dazzyls 576]

Wow MilitantRadical won again!

 

 

I think I'll give it a try:

 

Ultimate727 - Skylines

 

Who will be my opponent?

  Edited April 20, 2015 by Ultimate727  

[TekindusT 3,809]

MilitantRadical - 1

Ultimate727 - 0

[MilitantRadical 2,844]

Hold up. I think my pic has won 4 of 4 already.

[Dazzyls 576]

Hold up. I think my pic has won 4 of 4 already.

Shall I remove your picture from my previous post and ask who will compete against me?

[Balthoraz 178]

Wow MilitantRadical won again!

 

 

I think I'll give it a try:

 

Ultimate727 - Skylines

 

Who will be my opponent?

 

 

I will do it, just for trying it. It's not my best screenshot but let's give it a chance 

 

Balthoraz - Angel Pine Church

[TekindusT 3,809]

OK, again voting first!

 

Balthoraz - 1

Ultimate727 - 0

[_Michael 2,681]

Balthoraz - 2
Ultimate727 - 0

[gviper 922]

Balthoraz -- 3

 

Ultimate727 -- 0

[Dazzyls 576]

Not your best pic?! Man, that's beautiful!

I already know who's going to win this round.

[MilitantRadical 2,844]

I think Skylines pics would be much better if people shot them isometrically or from a top down perspective. I know it is tempting to put the camera street level because it's something you can't do in SC4, but I can't really see the work you put in to creating and designing a city. Both pics, although beautiful, could be from anywhere, any game. Might as well just go and take artistic screenshots of buildings from the PC version of GTA 5 and put them in this competition. Who says we can't?

 

I'm not saying this to disparage anyone's work, like I said I think the pics are aesthetically pleasing, especially Bathoraz's which I will vote for. I just wish they showed off city building skill rather than simply the eye of the photographer and the graphics of the game.

 

 

Balthoraz -- 4

 

Ultimate727 -- 0

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Balthoraz - 5

Ultimate727 -0

[_Michael 2,681]

I think Skylines pics would be much better if people shot them isometrically or from a top down perspective. I know it is tempting to put the camera street level because it's something you can't do in SC4, but I can't really see the work you put in to creating and designing a city. Both pics, although beautiful, could be from anywhere, any game. Might as well just go and take artistic screenshots of buildings from the PC version of GTA 5 and put them in this competition. Who says we can't?

 

I'm not saying this to disparage anyone's work, like I said I think the pics are aesthetically pleasing, especially Bathoraz's which I will vote for. I just wish they showed off city building skill rather than simply the eye of the photographer and the graphics of the game.

 

 

Balthoraz -- 4

 

Ultimate727 -- 0

I partially agree Militant, but it's about best picture, not necessarily quality of the city design. (looks over functionality!) 

[Balthoraz 178]

I think Skylines pics would be much better if people shot them isometrically or from a top down perspective. I know it is tempting to put the camera street level because it's something you can't do in SC4, but I can't really see the work you put in to creating and designing a city. Both pics, although beautiful, could be from anywhere, any game. Might as well just go and take artistic screenshots of buildings from the PC version of GTA 5 and put them in this competition. Who says we can't?

 

I'm not saying this to disparage anyone's work, like I said I think the pics are aesthetically pleasing, especially Bathoraz's which I will vote for. I just wish they showed off city building skill rather than simply the eye of the photographer and the graphics of the game.

 

 

Balthoraz -- 4

 

Ultimate727 -- 0

 

In part I'm agree with you. The problem is that is 'the best picture' not the best city planning as michae95l said. So, not sure about the importance of the isometric view of the city planning, because is not what we are showing on this competition.

As I seen on the Hall of Fame, I seen screenshots of Mass Effect and other games. So, no one say you can't

[MushyMushy 3,618]

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In part I'm agree with you. The problem is that is 'the best picture' not the best city planning as michae95l said. So, not sure about the importance of the isometric view of the city planning, because is not what we are showing on this competition.

As I seen on the Hall of Fame, I seen screenshots of Mass Effect and other games. So, no one say you can't

 

 

Technically those Mass Effect shots are from SC4, just with lots of custom content by Huston (and some Photoshop effects). The theme is just done so well it looks like it's from a real Mass Effect game.

 

Balthoraz -- 6

 

Ultimate727 -- 0

 

Both really good CSL images!~

[MilitantRadical 2,844]

 

I think Skylines pics would be much better if people shot them isometrically or from a top down perspective. I know it is tempting to put the camera street level because it's something you can't do in SC4, but I can't really see the work you put in to creating and designing a city. Both pics, although beautiful, could be from anywhere, any game. Might as well just go and take artistic screenshots of buildings from the PC version of GTA 5 and put them in this competition. Who says we can't?

 

I'm not saying this to disparage anyone's work, like I said I think the pics are aesthetically pleasing, especially Bathoraz's which I will vote for. I just wish they showed off city building skill rather than simply the eye of the photographer and the graphics of the game.

 

 

Balthoraz -- 4

 

Ultimate727 -- 0

 

In part I'm agree with you. The problem is that is 'the best picture' not the best city planning as michae95l said. So, not sure about the importance of the isometric view of the city planning, because is not what we are showing on this competition.

As I seen on the Hall of Fame, I seen screenshots of Mass Effect and other games. So, no one say you can't

 

 

There are no Mass Effect screenshots in the Hall of Fame. The only screenshots that are in the Hall of Fame are from SC4. There should be 1 or 2 Skylines pic but those haven't been added yet.

 

I understand it is a "Best Picture Competition" but how far do we take that is my question? Would it be okay to take screenshots from GTA 5 or Skyrim? Personally, I don't think so. This is a competition on a site dedicated to city-sims. I think it is important to show off the design of the city itself rather than just being able to place a camera and take a picture. I want to see the skill and technique of the builder not just the talent of the photographer. Ultimately it is up to the rest of the judges, just my opinion.