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The Black Culture Thread
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NotebookJ2
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I dunno.
As someone who has gotten back into anime recently, there are still good anime out there, you just have to shift through a lot of crap, which admittedly is kinda hard to do if you just want something simple to watch, though I guess moe is problematic. Though my tastes are pretty out there to begin with and I barely watch any TV at all these days much less anime.
As someone who has gotten back into anime recently, there are still good anime out there, you just have to shift through a lot of crap, which admittedly is kinda hard to do if you just want something simple to watch, though I guess moe is problematic. Though my tastes are pretty out there to begin with and I barely watch any TV at all these days much less anime.
spindashing said:
Charles Barkley Shut Up & Jam Gaiden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkley,_Shut_Up_and_Jam:_Gaiden
it has, without a doubt, the greatest story ever for an RPG. you owe it to yourself to look up youtube videos of it.
Trailer
like, if they got some funding and made a legit one for XBLA, I'd buy that shit.
edit: the Gaming side's post about it
Urban Scholar
Member
Tokubetsu said:
Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only one.
NotebookJ2 said:
The thing about anime is that I can't get into 90% of what on the market for the mentioned reasons. More so earlier on watching anime wasn't cool for black kids growing up. Which seems funny once DBZ blew up. I still think the notion of watching anything not shonen is considered frowned upon. I still think the coolest short anime I've seen in a year or so was Giant Killing a freaking soccer drama.
toastyToast
Member
Think I'm burnt out on JRPGs. I don't think I could stomach the ones I enjoyed when I was younger, don't have the patience for the plots anymore tbh.
Really enjoyed Persona 4 recently though, I was pretty down when I finished that one. Got SMT: Nocturne still wrapped up, need to get onto that one but I'm worried about the difficulty. Heard it's a real pain in the ass.
Really enjoyed Persona 4 recently though, I was pretty down when I finished that one. Got SMT: Nocturne still wrapped up, need to get onto that one but I'm worried about the difficulty. Heard it's a real pain in the ass.
Urban Scholar
Member
toasty_T said:
No way brother if you beat P4 you are ready for Nocturne.
soundscream
Member
LOLRBH said:
Whenever one of my Dominican friends starts getting uppity I put this video on, shuts them right up.
magnificent83
Member
toasty_T said:
My first jRPg burned me out completely, playing FF8 back in high school while writing my A-levels just totally wrecked me. That's what I get for listening to a friend tell me to grind for 40 extra hours to get Lionheart and level up all of my party in preparation for the final leg of the game. The friend claimed that was the best way to finish the game and as the only guy, I knew, to play and finish both seven and eight, I believed his lying ass. Never again.
toastyToast
Member
Fuck FF VIII, junction system can eat a dick.
I got to the end of that convoluted mess of a story and couldn't complete the final dungeon because Squall was 30 levels higher than everyone else and the monster's scaled to him.
Come to think of it, the only FF game I enjoyed was XII and that was hardly an FF game at all aside from the naming conventions and whatnot.
I got to the end of that convoluted mess of a story and couldn't complete the final dungeon because Squall was 30 levels higher than everyone else and the monster's scaled to him.
Come to think of it, the only FF game I enjoyed was XII and that was hardly an FF game at all aside from the naming conventions and whatnot.
NotebookJ2
Member
magnificent83 said:
FF8 is one of the few RPGs where grinding will not benefit you due to how it's set up. I actually kinda liked that [despite me liking grinding in general]. I would go on and explain but I'm pretty sure you're not interested. I thought it was pretty neat in that regard.
spindashing
Banned
Hahaha @ the Barkley Shut Up And Jam stuff.
Urban Scholar
Member
"Its like 96 degrees. Yeah it is hot" *continues cooking in hot kitchen.*
Haitian moms must be made out tough stuff.
Haitian moms must be made out tough stuff.
As is the case with most things, I usually dig around to see what others say is good and gives those a shot. To make sure nothing else slipped through the cracks I check out some other ones that no one has mentioned and read a synopsis on them to decide if I want to check it out.NotebookJ2 said:
toastyToast
Member
What animes are worth checking out at the moment? Would prefer something without a shonen male protagonist.
I was enjoying High School of the Dead before it became softcore hentai. Much as I like ridiculous art <<< it killed pretty much the only thing I liked about the show which was the seriousness.
I was enjoying High School of the Dead before it became softcore hentai. Much as I like ridiculous art <<< it killed pretty much the only thing I liked about the show which was the seriousness.
sooperkool
Member
Klik?
toastyToast
Member
zero_suit said:
Neither, I'll check them out though. Love me some short conclusive serieses.
heliosRAzi
Banned
I haven't seen Black Lagoon, but Baccano is just superb. Great english voice acting and some very interesting characters. Ladd Russo is the man.toasty_T said:
So the new season of Luther started, still haven't gotten at chance to see it though.
My sentiments exactly, I feel that they're in a creative/tech depression. Its devastating really. On one hand a lot of anime these days is either moe or trash(though the former is trash imo). On the other hand their games are technologically unimpressive and uninteresting. Also I feel Japanese games seriously need to hire REAL writers for their work, a lot of stories in Japanese media really isn't very good imo.heliosRAzi said:
I peeped black lagoon way back, but had to stop watching for some reason, seemed alright. Haven't really been up on anime like that in a while. Last full series I probably peeped was claymore(I needed somethign to satiate the berserk fan in me) and that was years ago. I watched the first episode of Gurren Lagann recently, didn't understand the hype, but maybe I'll continue it sometime.
Edit: Actually I take that back, I watched Monster Last Summer, I think it's a bit overrated. Good though.
Edit: Actually I take that back, I watched Monster Last Summer, I think it's a bit overrated. Good though.
Dreams-Visions
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what's good in here, BlackGAF?
Parallax said:
Yeah, Gungrave is great. Badass intro too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J7hLdVshds
I figured the backstory and characters in the game would definitely make for a good anime. And Dante, being the baddest motherfucker killig demons with style in animated form would be pretty ill....WRONG. the action that their was pretty tame and hardly representative of what the games were about.zero_suit said:
DMC2? I'm pretty sure their isn't a DMC2.
I got maybe 4 episodes into the 12 episode season, it was asscheeks. The gamesParallax said:
Bay Maximus
Banned
Random thought: I've had the unfortunate experience of watching Maury the last couple days because my coworkers turn it on. What the fuck man. I'm all for trashy T.V. but the disproportionate amount of black people on that show dancing around and acting a fool for the majority white audience just annoys the hell out of me. Am I being too sensitive here? Does anybody watch the DNA shows?
I think they should just pay the $400-ish it costs to do it on their own. Their dignity would be worth every penny.
I think they should just pay the $400-ish it costs to do it on their own. Their dignity would be worth every penny.
lightless_shado
Banned
Bay Maximus said:
ONLY EPISODES WORTH WATCHING.
I watch it whenever its on. I know, I should be ashamed of myself but its like a car crash you just can't look away
NotebookJ2
Member
Oh god, Maury is still on? It's been, what, over ten years now?
I don't really watch those shows anymore, though I did used to love Cheaters.
I don't really watch those shows anymore, though I did used to love Cheaters.
lightless_shado
Banned
NotebookJ2 said:
Ironically he still looks the exact same. He hasn't aged. I think black drama gives Maury Povich strength.
also I need to play that Charles Barkley RPG
Bay Maximus
Banned
lightless_shado said:
"Shit's changed Bird"
Urban Scholar
Member
It's too hot for me to post regularly. Speaking of which the highest it's been here was 96 degrees what about you guys?
ChocolateCupcakes
Member
I watch the Maury show Mon thru Thurs before heading to summer classes. Its such a guilty pleasure. I think pretty much everyone on that show acts foolish and its usually a good amount of "diversity", so no I never really cared. Unless they are really, really ghetto.Bay Maximus said:
captmcblack
Member
Maury > * as far as trash TV goes.
It's definitely a guilty pleasure thing...I catch it every now and again if I'm at home on a weekday.
As for posting here, my job cracked down on my Internet usage - so I can only post from home. :x
It's definitely a guilty pleasure thing...I catch it every now and again if I'm at home on a weekday.
As for posting here, my job cracked down on my Internet usage - so I can only post from home. :x
lightless_shado
Banned
Urban Scholar said:
I've never lived in a place that was "too hot" It got really hot last year like 30+ degrees Celsius. It still wasn't hot enough for me.
eternaLightness
Member
I don't think I was ever really into those kinds of shows. Maybe Cheaters, but that's kinda different.
Lately I've been busy looking for work as well as working out, so haven't posted much. I've been keeping up with my workout for 3 weeks now. I'm fairly skinny with a bit of a belly and I'm mostly just trying to tone up. Hope I can continue to keep at it.
Lately I've been busy looking for work as well as working out, so haven't posted much. I've been keeping up with my workout for 3 weeks now. I'm fairly skinny with a bit of a belly and I'm mostly just trying to tone up. Hope I can continue to keep at it.