Epic does involve scope, but also personal visceral impact.
Epic combat, epic adventure, epic metal, epic novels etc all are usually not just complex, but have a lot of gut emotional impact.
Epic combat would involve nearly inhuman movements and skill. Things like DBZ (when they're actually fighting), and the matrix combat sequences could be considered epic combat, along with this video.
Epic adventure involves visually impressive locations, far ranging characters, and those great deeds like saving the universe, but all done with style.
Epic metal has complex symphonic influences, often tells a story, but certainly has a very powerful feeling associated with it.
Things that leave you going "wow" or "oh no they didn't.. they did!" tend to be indicative of things that are epic.
It depends what context it is in.If you are looking at it in proportions, something of "epic proportions" means something really really big. EG, Kevin Rudd being elected was a mistake of epic proportions.
Loading up Sandbox, attempting to load in models and view them, failing, retrying, failing, cursing at the program, failing, going to the help menu and clicking the "tip of the day" out of curiosity, and having the message "To close the editor press alt+F4." displayed.
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It depends what context it is in.If you are looking at it in proportions, something of "epic proportions" means something really really big. EG, Kevin Rudd being elected was a mistake of epic proportions.
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mostly, the story / plot / backstory id say
Epic combat, epic adventure, epic metal, epic novels etc all are usually not just complex, but have a lot of gut emotional impact.
Epic combat would involve nearly inhuman movements and skill. Things like DBZ (when they're actually fighting), and the matrix combat sequences could be considered epic combat, along with this video.
Epic adventure involves visually impressive locations, far ranging characters, and those great deeds like saving the universe, but all done with style.
Epic metal has complex symphonic influences, often tells a story, but certainly has a very powerful feeling associated with it.
Things that leave you going "wow" or "oh no they didn't.. they did!" tend to be indicative of things that are epic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_poetry#Oral_epics_or_world_folk_epics
Generally something that, after all said and done, just makes you go "wow......." and makes you glad you were able to witness it.
/political view.
oh yeah, widescreen
That said, what qualifies as epic boobs? Discuss.
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does that really need asking when we have this?
That, my friends, is epic lulz.
hans zimmer and john williams
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Haha, don't forget Juno Reactor.
It depends what context it is in.If you are looking at it in proportions, something of "epic proportions" means something really really big. EG, Kevin Rudd being elected was a mistake of epic proportions.
/political view.
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-caseyjones