Having a narrative is certainly an interesting approach for a demo but even though I am familiar with the Tibetan Book of the Dead I totally missed the reference while watching the demo twice. In my opinion, there is generally too much to concentrate on to appreciate a good demo to be able to follow a narrative at the same time and there is always the risk to see people start appreciating the demo for the narrative and visuals even if the demo is overall nothing special technically. If we concentrate on the narrative, in the end people will be voting for demos which are in essence the best movies rather than than the most capable of exploiting the hardware. That's not the case here as the effects are quite technically impressive but there's always the risk that commenters will appreciate the demo for its art and looks rather than for its prowesses. IMO, demos should engage viewers by talking to their intelligence and ability to understand the underlying hardware and educate them about it rather than move them emotionally via their narrative or visuals. But as a coder I am likely to be in the minority. ;)

i speechless 😶, did the end is a reference to TBL startruck with a kick to the raven ? 😆

@@MrThairacer Yep! Shots fired!!!

How is this possible?! Love it 😍

Agreed - knocked the ball out the park with this one...

See you un Posadas Party 2023!! ;)

This is very finely done no doubt but many OCS demos have displayed similar effects and smoothness. The difference really is in the story telling and presentation. Not groundbreaking in terms of performance but a very fine demo indeed.

Let me correct my earlier statement: after a second viewing, it's clear that many effects have top performance. I blame my initial impression on watching it on a low res iPad. Also, to be noted: even on a PC in 1080p, KZfaq still seems to have trouble resolving individual pixels, especially with the dot effects.

Yeah!!!!

A 7mhz 1mb computer developed in 1984 and released in 1985...

@@mattjames1978 yeah man! It was incredible leap from C64/128 to A1000/A500 OCS, I did C128 -> A500 upgrade and it felt like leaped over one generation completely.. on top of that Amigas were absolute pleasure to program for. Good times.

Nope, the best Amiga demo, on OCS at least, is "Hardwired" by Crionics & The Silents, followed by "Desert Dream" by Kefrens, with "Made in Croatia" by Binary at #3 spot.

@@AnnatarTheMaia Hardwired is way too overrated but for sure nothing beats the nostalgia feeling watching the old gems.

@@premium-insane-padua-parad2105 it's not overrated; it's Amiga OCS at her finest. Fast code, phenomenal graphics, legendary music and exceptional storytelling and directing. It has everything, and does everything perfectly.

In terms of performance this beats Hardwired, the 3D is as smooth or smoother and more complex, there are way more pixels manipulated by frames, and the direction is more consistent and elaborate.

@@nekononiaow yes, the code is faster and the design is nice but it isn't as nice as Hardwired's, so Hardwired is still better. They picked a commercial comics' topic and shot themselves in the foot with it, whereas Hardwired has an original story and directing, and that's why it still wins. Hardwired is like Eye of the Beholder: it has heretofore unbeatable atmosphere. That's something fast code cannot compensate for.

I would even dare to say it's a TBL Eon killer.

I dare to say it is best since Arte or Desert Dream.