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NEW DOC: How Microsoft Flight Simulator Recreated the Entire Planet
🕑 Added 2020-11-26 14:00:04 +0000 UTCYOUTUBE LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w7q1ZFfsxs
Hey Patrons,
I'm really excited to share this one. It's been a labor of love over the past few months as I learned about the development of the game, fell in love with the game itself, had the opportunity to interview two of the leads and then craft this little doc.
Honestly it feels like a return to the original Noclip days. A 30 minute video packed full of info, with loads of attention to detail and hopefully a nice arc in there too. We even filmed the standups not that far from where our first Rocket League standups were filmed.
My intension recently has been to spend more time on each production to make them as good as we can make them. 2020 was a busy year and we put out more docs than ever before, but I recognized that it was having an effect on quality with some of the docs, and I was getting burned out a bunch too. So I hope you get to see the care and detail that was put into this one.
Aside from that this was a pretty therapeutic video to work on. Like many of you I am stranded very far from family and expect to be for quite some time more. Flight connects us to those we miss, and without it we are all that little bit more stranded. I thought putting this out on Thanksgiving, and leading up the holidays, would allow this little story to be a vector for those feelings. I'm not sure if the story and release of this game will resonate with people the way it did with me, but I'm hopeful it will.
Thank you so much for supporting our work. We have bunches of fun stuff being worked on including the finale to our Hades series, videos on Double Fine, Bugsnax and a bunch of new stuff. In the meantime, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
Happy Thanksgiving,
Danny
Comments
Pedro Ferreira
This was the video that made be become a patron. Thank you for making these amazing documentaries
Christopher Kelly
"They flew home" - yup, I got choked up at that line.
Jake Hakim
hi Danny - loved this doc so much. Yes it was clear how much effort and love you put into this. Keep on the path you're on - you inspire me all the time. All the best to you and Jeremy and everyone on the Noclip team.
Adam McDermott
Absolutely beautiful doc. Feels like you hit a new level. I didn't think I'd be tearing up watching a video about Microsoft Flight Simulator, but here I am.
Ivan Mikulic
I just finished watching this one and I had to come here and let you know it's one of your best works so far, especially the script. The delivery on the 'flying home' line got tears in my eyes.
Corey Williams
Another wonderful look at incredible folks doing great work. I loved it.
Pocket Vinyl
Happy Thanksgiving, Danny. Thanks for another great doc.
