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Post by gregm on Aug 20, 2018 7:03:29 GMT
The DART page on Facebook indicates that all the primary recording for The Masks of Nyarlathotep has been concluded. There may be some short sessions for pick-up, etc, as the story is edited. No information confirming or revising the approx 1 September release date. By the way, the deluxe editions (which have extra props) have sold-out on pre-order.
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Post by gregm on Sept 10, 2018 6:52:21 GMT
A post today on the DART Facebook page reveals that the 6 CD Masks of Nyarlathotep story is taking longer than expected - The 'basic assembly' of the recorded dialogue is almost done (The first 5 CDs worth has been done). The score is written based on these assemblies, and it and other sound design elements will be mixed in with the dialogue. The current guesstimated release date is late October.
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Post by pawntake on Sept 10, 2018 15:07:52 GMT
Am downloading "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs" as i speak
"Masks of Nyarlathotep" not yet available on download,i might take a punt??Love all this spooky Egyptian (Help i want my Mummy!!!) stuff!!
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Post by gregm on Sept 11, 2018 4:09:01 GMT
Very little detail on Masks of Nyarlathotep at the moment - it's based on a Chaosium product of the same name (which I'm not familiar with), and appears to feature a range on locations. For instance, in the previous post I mentioned disc 5, which the original post also called 'the Australia disc'. This may or may not mean there are six distinct locations - as shown on the previous page, there's an Egyptian feel to the cover art, so that seems likely that Egypt will play some part
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Post by ljwilson on Oct 26, 2018 10:22:30 GMT
Very little detail on Masks of Nyarlathotep at the moment - it's based on a Chaosium product of the same name (which I'm not familiar with), and appears to feature a range on locations. For instance, in the previous post I mentioned disc 5, which the original post also called 'the Australia disc'. This may or may not mean there are six distinct locations - as shown on the previous page, there's an Egyptian feel to the cover art, so that seems likely that Egypt will play some part gregm - has this come out yet?
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Post by gregm on Oct 27, 2018 20:28:51 GMT
Very little detail on Masks of Nyarlathotep at the moment - it's based on a Chaosium product of the same name (which I'm not familiar with), and appears to feature a range on locations. For instance, in the previous post I mentioned disc 5, which the original post also called 'the Australia disc'. This may or may not mean there are six distinct locations - as shown on the previous page, there's an Egyptian feel to the cover art, so that seems likely that Egypt will play some part gregm - has this come out yet? No - the most recent update indicated that 'the Egyptian disc' had been finalised, but I'm not familiar with the game module being adapted, so no idea where that is in the overall story, or if they are doing it in story chronological order. Haven't seen a new guesstimate on release date, so the late October seems unlikely to be met
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Post by gregm on Nov 20, 2018 17:57:08 GMT
Slightly cryptic update on Masks at the DART page on Facebook - "Yay! Another milestone done for Masks. Inching ever closer to completion."
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Post by gregm on Nov 23, 2018 8:27:36 GMT
No Masks news but...
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Post by gregm on Dec 7, 2018 5:27:25 GMT
There's an update on the DART Facebook page. It says: "Polishing up Masks audio. Adding some very nice music by Troy Sterling Nies."
A question was asked about estimated release date. The answer was "We've given up on projecting dates. One of these days we'll just say "hey, it's done"."
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Post by gregm on Jan 1, 2019 4:01:16 GMT
I haven't received it yet, but the DART FB page advises people to keep an eye on their email, and someone has said they are downloading without specifying what...
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Post by ljwilson on Jan 2, 2019 19:48:12 GMT
I haven't received it yet, but the DART FB page advises people to keep an eye on their email, and someone has said they are downloading without specifying what... Post your reviews on here mate when you eventually get this
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Post by newt5996 on Jan 8, 2019 0:35:08 GMT
So I've read a bit of Lovecraft last October and have heard of these, but a few questions before I dive in.
1. Are they as high quality as Big Finish audios? 2. Do you need the props that come with the CDs or can you just get downloads? I'm a student so money's always tight. 3. How are the stories adapted? Are they kept true to Lovecraft's style, including the warty elements of the time period and horrible life of the man?
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Post by gregm on Jan 9, 2019 7:29:22 GMT
So I've read a bit of Lovecraft last October and have heard of these, but a few questions before I dive in. 1. Are they as high quality as Big Finish audios? 2. Do you need the props that come with the CDs or can you just get downloads? I'm a student so money's always tight. 3. How are the stories adapted? Are they kept true to Lovecraft's style, including the warty elements of the time period and horrible life of the man? 1. They are good quality, but they aren't aiming to be Big Finish. Rather, they are in the style of old time radio stories. 2. The props are a fun bonus, and not required to understand the audios. 3. It's unlikely that Lovecraft's style would adapt readily to audio drama. The stories stick largely to the storylines of Lovecraft, but vary a bit for clarity, length, etc (the majority of the stories are 1 CD in length, so an hour and a bit). There is some updating to avoid the worst (for example, the name of the cat in Rats in the Wall is changed), but not everything. Have a listen to The Case of M Valdemar - an adaptation of a Poe story that was released as a freebie a couple of years, which you can still purchase for nothing (you have to go through the purchase process, but there's no charge). That'll give you a chance to listen to a short audio drama and see if you like the way they are presented
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 20:19:11 GMT
So I've read a bit of Lovecraft last October and have heard of these, but a few questions before I dive in. 1. Are they as high quality as Big Finish audios? 2. Do you need the props that come with the CDs or can you just get downloads? I'm a student so money's always tight. 3. How are the stories adapted? Are they kept true to Lovecraft's style, including the warty elements of the time period and horrible life of the man? 1. They are good quality, but they aren't aiming to be Big Finish. Rather, they are in the style of old time radio stories. 2. The props are a fun bonus, and not required to understand the audios. 3. It's unlikely that Lovecraft's style would adapt readily to audio drama. The stories stick largely to the storylines of Lovecraft, but vary a bit for clarity, length, etc (the majority of the stories are 1 CD in length, so an hour and a bit). There is some updating to avoid the worst (for example, the name of the cat in Rats in the Wall is changed), but not everything. Have a listen to The Case of M Valdemar - an adaptation of a Poe story that was released as a freebie a couple of years, which you can still purchase for nothing (you have to go through the purchase process, but there's no charge). That'll give you a chance to listen to a short audio drama and see if you like the way they are presented Tip of the hat to gregm for pointing out the freebie on DART's website - been meaning to try Dart for months yet despite browsing through the titles several times I completely missed that! Anyway, downloaded and ready for listening this weekend. Thanks again! đ
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Post by gregm on Jan 17, 2019 23:08:40 GMT
I haven't received it yet, but the DART FB page advises people to keep an eye on their email, and someone has said they are downloading without specifying what... I've received an email today saying my standard edition CD set is on the way. Not sure about the sets with the extra props, I don't get sets like that because the postage to Australia would be horrendous!
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Post by gregm on Jan 30, 2019 20:35:14 GMT
I was asked earlier to make some comments on the Masks of Nyarlathotep once I'd heard it. So here we go...
"Epic" is the right term for this. It's approximately 7 hours long, on 6 CDs, each based in a geographic location (America, England, Egypt, Kenya, Australia and China). The cast of characters is large and changing - the investigation is large and dangerous, and some of the investigators do not continue after the events they encounter. It runs against what you might expect from Lovecraft - women play prominent roles, and different racial and religious backgrounds are prominent rather than reviled. But warning: some of the put-on accents are simply atrocious - being an Australian, the Australian accents stand out particularly, but your personal tastes and triggers will apply. To be fair - these are produced in the style of old time radio shows, so expecting accurate accents or non-stereotypical depictions of different races, you'll probably need to dial down your expectations (but not Lovecraftian fear and loathing).
It's effectively a serial in six parts. Each CD has a number of events that are largely wrapped up in that episode - although there are both threads that run through the entire story, and dangling threads from one CD that lead into the next. There are some magical elements that are outside what you might expect from Lovecraft outside the Dream Cycle of stories, so if you're expecting, say, The Shadow Over Innsmouth you might want to take a peek at The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath for the other end of the spectrum.
This story relies more on narration than other Dark Adventure Radio Theatre releases, and has more made-up sponsor advertisements (well, apart from those for Chaosium, who published the role-playing module that is the basis of the story), which you may or may not find annoying (I find them amusing but time-wasting, but again if you listen to old time radio stories, they fit with the style of the story). The narration occasionally skips over interesting events with a brief summary but assists in keeping the story moving in the already long 6 CD format.
Overall, it's pretty good. There's twists and turns (some I found surprising, other not so much). The acting is in middle to high-level amateur status, with some at a professional level. Production values are decent, especially the incidental music. Because the sheer size of the story makes it more expensive, if you haven't listened to a DART audio story before, you might prefer to start with a shorter one to get a feel for what they are like before you contemplate this one.
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Post by ljwilson on Feb 4, 2019 16:47:03 GMT
I was asked earlier to make some comments on the Masks of Nyarlathotep once I'd heard it. So here we go... "Epic" is the right term for this. It's approximately 7 hours long, on 6 CDs, each based in a geographic location (America, England, Egypt, Kenya, Australia and China). The cast of characters is large and changing - the investigation is large and dangerous, and some of the investigators do not continue after the events they encounter. It runs against what you might expect from Lovecraft - women play prominent roles, and different racial and religious backgrounds are prominent rather than reviled. But warning: some of the put-on accents are simply atrocious - being an Australian, the Australian accents stand out particularly, but your personal tastes and triggers will apply. To be fair - these are produced in the style of old time radio shows, so expecting accurate accents or non-stereotypical depictions of different races, you'll probably need to dial down your expectations (but not Lovecraftian fear and loathing). It's effectively a serial in six parts. Each CD has a number of events that are largely wrapped up in that episode - although there are both threads that run through the entire story, and dangling threads from one CD that lead into the next. There are some magical elements that are outside what you might expect from Lovecraft outside the Dream Cycle of stories, so if you're expecting, say, The Shadow Over Innsmouth you might want to take a peek at The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath for the other end of the spectrum. This story relies more on narration than other Dark Adventure Radio Theatre releases, and has more made-up sponsor advertisements (well, apart from those for Chaosium, who published the role-playing module that is the basis of the story), which you may or may not find annoying (I find them amusing but time-wasting, but again if you listen to old time radio stories, they fit with the style of the story). The narration occasionally skips over interesting events with a brief summary but assists in keeping the story in the already long 6 CD format. Overall, it's pretty good. There's twists and turns (some I found surprising, other not so much). The acting is in middle to high-level amateur status, with some at a professional level. Production values are decent, especially the incidental music. Because the sheer size of the story makes it more expensive, if you haven't listened to a DART audio story before, you might prefer to start with a shorter one to get a feel for what they are like before you contemplate this one. Top stuff gregm, thanks for the review.
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Post by gregm on Mar 15, 2019 23:58:15 GMT
In new new news, the next DART release will be an adaptation of HPL's The Lurking Fear. No details, no cover, no pre-order, no estimated release date - just what story it will be.
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Post by gregm on Apr 19, 2019 2:18:56 GMT
In new new news, the next DART release will be an adaptation of HPL's The Lurking Fear. No details, no cover, no pre-order, no estimated release date - just what story it will be. In other new news, there are two other releases planned at the moment, both of which have had treatments prepared. No story names specified amongst the teasing, though a question about two characters from the Brotherhood of the Beast elicited a response that they'd be back. That lead to a question about Inspector Legrasse, from The Call of Cthulhu and the DART-original The White Tree, and the reply was that he'd also be back, though the planned story 'was not on the production slate yet'. I's interesting to see some ongoing characters emerging...
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Post by aemiliapaula on Apr 19, 2019 9:16:06 GMT
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