TC McQueen
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It's Japanese military scifi with giant robots and international politics. That's the appeal (not counting male & female oriented fanservice/character designs).
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SbF: Super Best Friends Play Thread: ReBoot
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Well yeah, I get that. I feel like I said as much. I just don't get what people are there for more, the giant robots fighting or the people politicsing in rooms. Woolie said Thunderbolt might be a good thing to show people who want to get into Gundam, but if I watched that then I would be lead to believe a lot of Gundam is fighting when it has a good chunks of guys in rooms talking I assume. So I'm just confused if Woolie has a different image of what Gundam is then what most people do. Fighting outweighs politics, vice versa, or 50/50.
Never read it, watched the first episode, yes.
TC McQueen
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Oh, I get where you're coming from, but the problem is that some of the installments are more like that, so technically that image of Gundam is valid.
But it's really closer to 50/50.
You don't need to know anything from the vast, shitty UC EU to comprehend Thunderbolt.
TC McQueen
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Finally got to the IBO part of the podcast and holy shit does Woolie not realize how much better the world is for not having a Crossbone Gundam adaptation. It's the goofiest shit imaginable.
Also, yeah, I get the feeling that Woolie's taste is hard to pin down, because he's really into UC and wants that version of Gundam, which doesn't appeal to people outside of the OVAs because Tomino is a crazy man, it's super dated in a lot respects, and the whole "Zeon = Nazis/Imperial Japan" thing. IBO is more for western people who like modern military scifi and stuff like Band of Brothers, so there's less focus on the plot, politics, and fighting and more on characters and their dynamics.
youtu.be/52Gzp8mQms4
Also, yeah, I get the feeling that Woolie's taste is hard to pin down, because he's really into UC and wants that version of Gundam, which doesn't appeal to people outside of the OVAs because Tomino is a crazy man, it's super dated in a lot respects, and the whole "Zeon = Nazis/Imperial Japan" thing. IBO is more for western people who like modern military scifi and stuff like Band of Brothers, so there's less focus on the plot, politics, and fighting and more on characters and their dynamics.
It's on YouTube now:
youtu.be/52Gzp8mQms4
I thought it was pretty good. It's been a while since I watched anything Game Grumps, but I enjoyed it. Matt and Woolie were Matt and Woolie while Arin and Dan brought a bit more character to the game since it had none at all. I forgot how good on the ears Arin and Dan's voices are too.
Glitchesarecool
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I think my first Gundam was G Gundam, and that's what I want Gundam to be.
Probably why I ended up liking Build Fighters so much.
Probably why I ended up liking Build Fighters so much.
Xux
Member
I'm kinda scared to watch the others 'cause they're apparently different from Gundam Wing which I'm most familiar with. Wish there was an easy way to watch all them but they weren't on any streaming service last I checked.
TC McQueen
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ArclightBorealis
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I'd say Season 1 of 00 is the closest you'd get to what you want, in so far as the main characters and their Gundams are a group launching small coordinated strikes against the Earth governments and their military, though it's not for forcing them to stop oppressing the space colonies (as there are none) so much as it is "eliminating all conflict" in the world. A goal that is quite frankly fucking insane when you think about the methods being utilized. There's even a princess character who knows the main protagonist.
I liked it just fine, especially as someone who's first Gundam was also Wing, though I never bothered with Season 2 as that relied more and traditional Gundam tropes and archetypes, and from some spoilers I read, certain developments that seemed to really stretch the boundaries of what I'd consider acceptable for a "real robot" show.
Phantasmal Repose
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I just listened to the Madden Town part of the podcast. Holy shit, that was amazing.
TC McQueen
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Oh yeah, 00 S1 is good if you're familiar with western military scifi, but 00 S2 shits the bed due to the executive meddling that Woolie complains about in the podcast. The 00 movie tries really hard to get back a lot of the 00 S1 elements, but the movie length hurts it, along with the writer and director beating you in the face with the message. There are some great fight scenes in that movie, though.
Imperfected
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I was waiting for someone to "oh snap!" after Pat said that the next Assassin's Creed will probably have better combat than the Witcher 3, but the oh snap never came, and then I had to re-evaluate whether or not the statement was oh snap worthy.
I haven't decided, but it has made me slightly depressed.
I haven't decided, but it has made me slightly depressed.
Emperor_EL
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I'm there now, this shit is bananas.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Is there anyone that's impressed by Witcher's combat? I don't think it's "Oh snap" worthy.
If someone says "X will probably have better combat than Witcher 3" it really wouldn't say much.
VidulaSaix
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I wouldn't really say there's anything impressive about it, but it's fine. That's more than a lot of games can say.
Hellwarden
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I agree with Pat. I thought the romance between these idiots
I know that opinion bugs some people who really like the couple, but they drove me nuts.
was insufferable.
I know that opinion bugs some people who really like the couple, but they drove me nuts.
Nova Bovington
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As a dutch person, I take offense to that design.
Also, since we're talking Gundam. Just caught up with Iron Blooded Orphans and boy, it's really good. Love the mix of mobster cinima and space opera. Cool kids killing shit kids and kid-based drama that's well realized and believable.
Also what's up with the weird (maybe?) pederast sub-plot?
Definitely one of my favourite anime's of the season.
Gentle Rodriguez
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If they had any sense they'd make it look like Delfts Blauw rather than literally a windmill.
So ... just like super best friends.
Gentle Rodriguez
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I feel like Matt was the weakest in that episode, Grumps were honestly fine. Yes they do dumb voices but Matt and Woolie do dumb injokes so it evens out.
KarneeKarnay
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Been catching up on the Friday Night Fistycuffs.
Gang Beats had me in tears...XD
What rendering software are you guys using? I user premier and usually get a 30min video done in about an hour. I want to be schedule multiple videos to render, but media encoder increases the time to 2.5 hours.
Gang Beats had me in tears...XD
What rendering software are you guys using? I user premier and usually get a 30min video done in about an hour. I want to be schedule multiple videos to render, but media encoder increases the time to 2.5 hours.
TC McQueen
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Shiro's a fucking moron, but he's still way fucking better than Kou Uraki, that lame, retarded piece of shit.
McGilis's whole thing is to show the politics of Gjallahorn, which apparently future aristocratic bullshit and power alliances, which is why you get political marriages between
a bastard son and his best friend's little sister
Imperfected
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I thought I considered Assassin's Creed's/Shadow of Mordor's "one-button" combat the absolute nadir of combat system design, but then Pat forced me to evaluate whether or not Witcher 3's is actually worse.
I think, for as little non-combat content as it has (AC at least has parkour), it probably is. AC isn't (or at least shouldn't) be trying to have combat as the primary game mechanic, but the Witcher seems to want to hang its hat on the combat system. (I'd argue both games rely on their combat far, far more than they ought to, regardless, just with the Witcher it seems like an intentional ground-up choice whereas with AC one of the game designers sneaks in after everyone else is done and just starts splashing masses of enemies on the canvas while laughing maniacally.)
Not even close. As much as they push it sometimes, I don't think they've ever sunk as low as the grumps when it comes to straight up phoning it in.
Yeah, I can see that. Of all the best friends, Matt is the closest to the Grumps' style of loud and random, so he's more prone to falling completely flat.
I think we are forgetting matt's entire shtick
I think we are forgetting the age of woolie the liar theif , face off, and fart gass, and may more over used jokes.
Ultimate_Trainer
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I think they made it available just incase their youtube bot doesn't unprivate the videos.
Akiyama_AE
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where in the hell is the Bloodborne finale
MillionStabs
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Whoops, "accidentally" bought FFX/X-2 for Vita.
It was 20 bucks, leave me alone.
It was 20 bucks, leave me alone.
ArclightBorealis
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*whispers* bleeetzballllllll....
Weird, they're marked as 72 hour exclusive, but I'm able to watch the Wolfenstein Finale and FFX Part 16. Usually they're not marked as 72 hour exclusive and still available to view. Dunno.
Should be today I would think? I'd guess 3 PM probably.
Akiyama_AE
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Unless pat can't seal the deal lol
Damnit, Arin, you missed the best moment in Spider-Man 3.
How About No
Member
Wowwwww that web-slinging tech.
That was a strong goddamn video
That was a strong goddamn video
Also for people who are curious about the moment Matt wanted to point out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uZX60akANU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uZX60akANU