Is it wrong to secretly have a sliver of yearning that it'll turn out to be XIII-tier trash if only to enjoy the meltdowns that would ensue?
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Is it wrong to secretly have a sliver of yearning that it'll turn out to be XIII-tier trash if only to enjoy the meltdowns that would ensue?
Valdfellgar
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I wasn't going to be picking it up any time soon
Still don't own a PS4
Either way at least I still have 8, 10, 10-2, and 13-3 to play before I have to worry about 15.
Dedication Through Light
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13 wasnt trash it got me into FF, Hopes story was really good.
Hellwarden
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I mean, at this point we can all only hope Lightning shows up in 15 to save it.
hosannainexcelsis
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Pretty sure from what I've heard that that's a misunderstanding and/or taking an off-hand statement from Tabata out of context.
Honestly, despite the wild hyperbole with which people treat FF XV, I feel pretty safe saying it will neither be a perfect masterpiece or an abject failure, but somewhere in the middle of those two extremes.
cj_iwakura
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I enjoyed XIII as well. It gets a lot of undue hate.
It's also quite challenging.
At least it doesn't pander like a certain other RPG developer I know that churns them out like clockwork. I'd say its only flaw is that the battle system doesn't get to truly sing until nearly halfway through.
GoldCrusader
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I'm pretty hyped for FFXV! Give it to me!
nintendoman58
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I think I'll enjoy FFXV.
Will I enjoy it as much as I did Xenoblade and Cold Steel 2? Probably not.
But I'll probably still enjoy it.
Will I enjoy it as much as I did Xenoblade and Cold Steel 2? Probably not.
But I'll probably still enjoy it.
cj_iwakura
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I have high hopes for XV. I love everything about the setting.
Just, uh, need a PS4 first.
Just, uh, need a PS4 first.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
If you watch Argevollen over Mob Psycho then you're dead to me
Hellwarden
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Argevollen was a gre-zzzzzz...
hosannainexcelsis
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Can't resist that Fafner allure, huh?
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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So Duck is re-watching Captain Earth after going through a Eureka Seven Ao marathon?
Cornbread78
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Sadists all of you! FFXV has to be good, or decent at least, I've been waiting forever...
Fairy Tale ep.62
Fairy Tale ep.62
Awesome reaction faces to witnessing the other Wizard Saint's magic against the dark guild leader. The new OP is terrible, but the ED is ace! They still can't beat Nirvana because the dark guild leaders son holds the power now, but they will find a way to save Carla and Wendy's guild.
Hopefully you enjoy Captain Earth and E7 AO more the second time!
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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When the bully becomes the bullied, I'm sure Narag feels all warm and fuzzy inside about this.
Cornbread78
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Someone needs a hug..
Hellwarden
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Just because he bullies people sometimes doesn't mean we should bully Naragroll guys.
We need to be above that.
We need to be above that.
cj_iwakura
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Danganronpa 3: Future Arc 6
Man, these cliffhangers.
Man, these cliffhangers.
That megaphone.
Hellwarden
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How are the Mobile Suit Gundam Origin specials?
They're free on youtube right now. Worth checking out?
They're free on youtube right now. Worth checking out?
names2hard4you
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FFXV won't be any less than good. Aside from all of the benefits the Pro brings in other games, I quite honestly got mine for this game. After waiting for 10 years, I wanna play it at its best at launch. Shame it took this many systems to get to this day, but better late than never amirite.
hosannainexcelsis
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Yes. Very melodramatic but very good animation. The third is the best one so far.
nintendoman58
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Cornbread78
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Fairy Tale ep.63
Yes, Erza is pissed and is gonna kill this Emu loser's ass now... please, please, please. He is a horrible villian and needs to go away. I mean, he liked his fave a Erza like a creep. Super pissed off and powered up Erza is best Erza!
Ok, I'll partially redact the "terrible" part and call it a big step dowm from the previous ones, lol. The ED is pretty damn good though.
Yes, Erza is pissed and is gonna kill this Emu loser's ass now... please, please, please. He is a horrible villian and needs to go away. I mean, he liked his fave a Erza like a creep. Super pissed off and powered up Erza is best Erza!
Ok, I'll partially redact the "terrible" part and call it a big step dowm from the previous ones, lol. The ED is pretty damn good though.
nintendoman58
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Plz get to episode 67 tonight.
ThatChairMan
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Oh boy, I'm always happy when more people start watching it.
Cornbread78
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Leaving work now, so I'll play some World of Final Fantasy on my Vita to wind down, then pass out for a few hours before going to the office in the morning, lol. On other words, not tonight, but soon.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
The Great Passage 06
The last sequence was really, really good. I almost teared up a little
The last sequence was really, really good. I almost teared up a little
names2hard4you
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The Great Passage - 06
Goddamn it folks, stop cutting onions.
Goddamn it folks, stop cutting onions.
Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - Episode 1
The most positive thing I can say about this introductory episode is that there's something nostalgic about it in how early 00s it feels. This is absolutely a show made in the post-Eva era where it was still considered trendy to make a serious mecha series with a bunch of child characters being used begrudgingly by adults, fighting against an unknown alien threat which seems to have a connection to something in the past that people have not understood yet. Sadly that alone doesn't make for very compelling anime.
So what I gathered from this episode is that they're going for a large ensemble sort of story where there are many characters and they all have families and connections with one another, and it's on a quiet remote island town which has a lot of mysteries. There's an event with a radio when all these kids were younger which seems to be a major point of importance which will no doubt be revisited later on to explain some of the mysteries. Oh and electromagnetic waves is going to be a huge plot point. There's a lot of obvious and really dated CG camerawork and digital effects, the director seems to really like awkward camera motion and dutch angles to make a point about the dissonance in a scene. There are sudden tragic turns throughout the episode which are so telegraphed they cannot be seen as surprises so they merely feel like a communication of the sort of tone to expect from this series. The art is pretty bad. It feels like a relatively cheap show.
Yeah not much positivity here. I'm not hating it or anything but it feels by the books, mundane, and not something with a lot of potential if I'm being honest. So the only reason I'm continuing is because trusted folks say it's going to be worth it. I can't even imagine how something that starts like this ended up being 2 full TV series, an OVA, and a film. That mystery is more intriguing than anything presented in the first episode so far.
The most positive thing I can say about this introductory episode is that there's something nostalgic about it in how early 00s it feels. This is absolutely a show made in the post-Eva era where it was still considered trendy to make a serious mecha series with a bunch of child characters being used begrudgingly by adults, fighting against an unknown alien threat which seems to have a connection to something in the past that people have not understood yet. Sadly that alone doesn't make for very compelling anime.
So what I gathered from this episode is that they're going for a large ensemble sort of story where there are many characters and they all have families and connections with one another, and it's on a quiet remote island town which has a lot of mysteries. There's an event with a radio when all these kids were younger which seems to be a major point of importance which will no doubt be revisited later on to explain some of the mysteries. Oh and electromagnetic waves is going to be a huge plot point. There's a lot of obvious and really dated CG camerawork and digital effects, the director seems to really like awkward camera motion and dutch angles to make a point about the dissonance in a scene. There are sudden tragic turns throughout the episode which are so telegraphed they cannot be seen as surprises so they merely feel like a communication of the sort of tone to expect from this series. The art is pretty bad. It feels like a relatively cheap show.
Yeah not much positivity here. I'm not hating it or anything but it feels by the books, mundane, and not something with a lot of potential if I'm being honest. So the only reason I'm continuing is because trusted folks say it's going to be worth it. I can't even imagine how something that starts like this ended up being 2 full TV series, an OVA, and a film. That mystery is more intriguing than anything presented in the first episode so far.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
Member
So your saying it's better then Captain Earth?
hosannainexcelsis
Member
It's a truly incredible journey. The first episode of Fafner is so empty, so devoid of any interest, that it's impossible to predict where the series ends up going.
hosannainexcelsis
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The Great Passage 6
This show is so unassumingly great. It has moments of fantasy, such as Majime's visualization of the sea of words turning into sludge sucking him in, but it's not particularly flashy. The animation is excellent, but in a nuanced way where there's a consistent attention to detail and character in small movements such as the closing of a book or the darting of eyes, not in immediately eye-catches bursts of action sakuga. The material continues to be mundane: a team of dictionary editors trying to deal with a publishing company that doesn't want them to succeed in making the dictionary they want to make, and an awkward guy struggling to express his love for a female chef. But in the quiet moments of ordinary life, it finds a gentle beauty. The quality of the direction and animation is what makes this work, of course. A scene like Majime taking refuge in his collection of antiquarian books, and finding new resolve to express himself to Kaguya through the Genkai's entry for "chef" - that wouldn't be so effective if the anime team's care and thoughtfulness wasn't so evident.
People who continue to complain that there's no anime being made for real adults anymore should be quiet and watch this. Though this probably isn't what most of them are looking for.
This show is so unassumingly great. It has moments of fantasy, such as Majime's visualization of the sea of words turning into sludge sucking him in, but it's not particularly flashy. The animation is excellent, but in a nuanced way where there's a consistent attention to detail and character in small movements such as the closing of a book or the darting of eyes, not in immediately eye-catches bursts of action sakuga. The material continues to be mundane: a team of dictionary editors trying to deal with a publishing company that doesn't want them to succeed in making the dictionary they want to make, and an awkward guy struggling to express his love for a female chef. But in the quiet moments of ordinary life, it finds a gentle beauty. The quality of the direction and animation is what makes this work, of course. A scene like Majime taking refuge in his collection of antiquarian books, and finding new resolve to express himself to Kaguya through the Genkai's entry for "chef" - that wouldn't be so effective if the anime team's care and thoughtfulness wasn't so evident.
People who continue to complain that there's no anime being made for real adults anymore should be quiet and watch this. Though this probably isn't what most of them are looking for.
ThatChairMan
Member
That's not a wrong summation of the first episode, or even the first several episodes. I can only reiterate that it is a series that gets progressively better, and the jump in quality in the later installations is amazing.
Jex
Member
That all sounds about right. I can't imagine watching the series back when it was airing and making through more than a few episodes before dropping it.
Hellwarden
Member
March comes in like a lion Episode 5
This is all a bit much isn't it?
First half of the episode was fine, enjoyable even, but then the second half kicks in...and it just doesn't work. That's a problem, because the second half is a pretty big moment. A lot of Rei's past comes to light, and it feels dull. The whole flashback feels dull. There's no omph to any of it.
This is all a bit much isn't it?
First half of the episode was fine, enjoyable even, but then the second half kicks in...and it just doesn't work. That's a problem, because the second half is a pretty big moment. A lot of Rei's past comes to light, and it feels dull. The whole flashback feels dull. There's no omph to any of it.
ThatChairMan
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Break Blade (TV) 01-06
I didn't remember much else beyond the premise of war between rock magicians piloting mechs, so it was pretty fun seeing it all again. Fights look pretty good with the battle damage, cracks, tears, and chips, but not as good as I remember. I do recall things picking up in the second half when Girge and Borcuse show up, so I'm looking forward to watching the rest.
Felt like rewatching it since it's been a while since I saw the OVA. Then I remembered hearing how the re-cut TV version had some additional scenes, so thought to check that out.
I didn't remember much else beyond the premise of war between rock magicians piloting mechs, so it was pretty fun seeing it all again. Fights look pretty good with the battle damage, cracks, tears, and chips, but not as good as I remember. I do recall things picking up in the second half when Girge and Borcuse show up, so I'm looking forward to watching the rest.
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