skLaFarebear
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Didn't know the Tales of Zestiria the X was getting a broadcast dub with a lot of the original VA coming back for it. Guess I'll be subbing to the Funimation website soon to watch it all.
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Toonami |JunJul16| You Thought It Was Dragon Ball Super, But It Was ME, DIO!
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Toonami saw the huge "SUCCESS!!" banner on the wall.
Something something Itsygo.
We're already past that point.
Is Zestiria the Cross a good representation of the game? Not expecting it to be super detailed but at least Cliffs Notes enough that I understand the story?
I can see both sides of the coin. I've laughed off big obvious spoilers and also have avoided teasers/trailers so I could go in blind. It's kinda fun to go out of your way to be fresh to an experience if you think you're going to enjoy it more. That's what I did with the last Star Wars movie, though I stumbled on the goal line because of a MNF trailer.
skLaFarebear
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Well the game itself doesn't really have an amazing story so i wouldn't expect the anime itself to be much better. I've only seen episode 0 but it seemed really solid with the usual fantastic looking ufotable animation.
Ill definitely give it a watch, especially since its in the same world as Beseria which looks really interesting.
Some things I want to avoid like the obvious and the how, but at this point spoiler culture is beyond out of control.
There is something seriously wrong when you have to have the 1st ROUND of the NFL Draft be spoilered, when people are asking about EVO 2016 tournament updates not to be spoiled FOR JUST DAYS 1 AND 2, and when people clamoring that episode previews or movie trailers are spoilers, and it goes on and on and on.
That's not even counting the endless threads that pop up that some games which should not be spoilers are spoilered anyway. This seriously has to stop. You're just making people no longer respect you.
There is something seriously wrong when you have to have the 1st ROUND of the NFL Draft be spoilered, when people are asking about EVO 2016 tournament updates not to be spoiled FOR JUST DAYS 1 AND 2, and when people clamoring that episode previews or movie trailers are spoilers, and it goes on and on and on.
That's not even counting the endless threads that pop up that some games which should not be spoilers are spoilered anyway. This seriously has to stop. You're just making people no longer respect you.
It's like picking a fight with an ocean of information. You want to not be spoiled by the internet? Don't go on the internet. You can skip movie teasers/trailers if you want. You can ask your friends/coworkers to not "spoil" something. You gotta be proactive when you don't want something to be "spoiled" but what you can't do is expect people, especially random ass strangers on the internet, to know exactly what constitutes a spoiler for you.
But but I'm at work/on the road/and I treat live breaking news as spoilers.
To be fair though this isn't some modern phenomenon. There are tales of people taping up the bottom of their screen to not get the ticker on ESPN to not spoil sports scores because they have the game taped.
So, my parents are watching 16 candles on IFC and they are getting like a crunchy roll advertisement every commercial break
It's weird
Also, my parents are looking for a Blu-Ray/Streaming service box. I suggested an Xbone, or a mixture of a Roku 3 and a cheap Blu-Ray player. Anybody else got suggestions?
It's weird
Also, my parents are looking for a Blu-Ray/Streaming service box. I suggested an Xbone, or a mixture of a Roku 3 and a cheap Blu-Ray player. Anybody else got suggestions?
Sony makes a decent Smart Blu-Ray player. Has most of the normal apps. Nothing has quite the selection of Roku though if they're into niche stuff.
They got one and it broke in a year (basically like any Sony product, they break way too easily)
BassForever
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The big problem with spoiler culture is that not all spoilers are made equal and generally its the why not the what I feel is more important. Saying Aerith dies in Final Fantasy 7 is technically a spoiler for that game your first time playing, but the context of why she dies, the impact it has on the characters and narrative, and when it happens in the story have not been revealed and are what actually matter in the end. A good story should be about the journey not the destination and even if you know it's coming a good twist will still impact an audience member when done well ie in Bleach I knew of the Aizen twist ahead of time but when it actually happened it still worked since everything that built up to it and the payoff afterwards were very well done.
Well, we also live in an age where people get mad over everything. I've seen people get mad over being told stuff as trivial as "Dark Souls 2 has a hub area which just has 4 branching paths" under the reasoning they want to go in blind. I think people largely forget they could go and play games while being mildly educated about what they're playing and they haven't suddenly ruined the experience.
You were waiting for that...
SigmasonicX
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I keep seeing this argument, but what if the person does go on to spoil the details as to why it happened?
BassForever
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I mean I hate to victim blame but if you start reading something and realize it's something you don't know about yet stop looking and report to a mod/walk away/ask the person to stop talking. If you see Aizen is a traitor and here is the foreshadowing and what happens afterwards bail once you see that first line.
And Man God I promise the aizen twist even if you know its coming you can't prepare for it since when Aizen shows up dead you start wondering if the doctor chick is faking his death, if thats not the real aizen why can't people figure it out? If it is really aizen how does he revive himself? The hypnosis twist and gin was on his side are far bigger twists to have spoiled then Aizen is the bad guy in an epic troll twist.
Dedication Through Light
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I think its been a pretty good adaptation so far, though the pacing is a bit slow as were on ep4 and were only at Ladylake, however the sound and visuals is pretty fantastic and little details in character interaction is nice.Storys been easy to follow.
ShinRPGamer
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Oh yeah Toonami is tonight. Forgot that today was Saturday.
Doctor Decimate
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my standpoint has always been that media is generally not so disposable that we are only capable of enjoying it once and never again; if something outright requires the element of surprise to be any good and is bad lacking that element of surprise then...it's not actually any good.
while i understand that desire to preserve that first-time experience, you then have to wall yourself off completely from discussion of that particular thing because just about anything can color your experience; there's rarely such a thing as going in blind anymore.
while i understand that desire to preserve that first-time experience, you then have to wall yourself off completely from discussion of that particular thing because just about anything can color your experience; there's rarely such a thing as going in blind anymore.
The thing is, this is one simple community thread, and you only really need to care about spoiling shows that are currently running, which is a small number. Future shows aren't even a big deal unless they're just a few weeks from airing, as people who haven't seen them will forget the spoilers in the first place unless it was a large twist.
For those who watch Toonami via the online stream, what's your average internet speed? I might just have to resort to that if I can't work out getting CN with my Charter cable since I don't want to spend $20 extra per month JUST for that channel. From the sheet I got, I'd be getting speeds of 30mbps, which would be a HUGE improvement over what I have now (around 3mbps, maybe 5 tops on a good day).
Have you considered ditching cable TV service and going with Internet and PS Vue? That's what I did.
I was considering PS Vue but I heard it's slightly behind live TV. I also have internet that is just not great for streaming, though hopefully that'll change once I get Charter.
I was just gonna get cable because I can get it as part of a bundle for $30/mo. for my first year. Then maybe after the year is up & they bump the price up, I might ditch the cable since the only channels I really watch are FXX/Simpsons rerun channel & CN/Toonami.
I recall not being TOO far behind when I had to resort to streaming when Dish & Turner couldn't come to an agreement, meaning CN was taken off for about a month.
I was just gonna get cable because I can get it as part of a bundle for $30/mo. for my first year. Then maybe after the year is up & they bump the price up, I might ditch the cable since the only channels I really watch are FXX/Simpsons rerun channel & CN/Toonami.
Yeah, this is the main issue I have, plus I'd have to lose TV because my internet wasn't working.
I recall not being TOO far behind when I had to resort to streaming when Dish & Turner couldn't come to an agreement, meaning CN was taken off for about a month.
For the record, PS Vue is only 20~30 seconds delayed. I thought it would be a deal breaker but I can still enjoy/contribute to the thread just fine.
Sling TV is at least 60 seconds delayed. That was too much for my tastes. I don't know how delayed the Adult Swim stream is but I'd assume it's also 60 seconds.
Sling TV is at least 60 seconds delayed. That was too much for my tastes. I don't know how delayed the Adult Swim stream is but I'd assume it's also 60 seconds.
Nice. I may test that tonight.
Looks like I can get PS Vue for $30/mo. & I'd get both FXX & CN. Maybe what I'll do is give that a trial just to test it out, then next year, once my internet/cable bundle jumps in price, I'll cancel the cable, then subscribe to PS Vue. According to the fine print, it'd jump to $90/mo., then the year after that, $110/mo, but again, I need to actually check & see first.
Honestly, I don't know why I don't just get all the seasons of the Simpsons that I care about (that's the only reason why I want FXX), but it could be that I just preferred having the DVR set up to record most of the episodes, then I didn't have to deal with deciding what one I wanted to watch, then putting the DVD in & loading it, then swapping out when I want to play a game.
My current crappy internet is part of the reason why I don't stream or use online video services like Crunchyroll or Netflix, because I want HD quality but it'd mean having to constantly let the video buffer.
Yeah, that seems to be the amount I recall. For the most part, just as something would happen on the stream, a second or two later someone would comment on it. 20 seconds seems like I'd be reading comments 5 seconds before they'd happen on TV.
Honestly, I don't know why I don't just get all the seasons of the Simpsons that I care about (that's the only reason why I want FXX), but it could be that I just preferred having the DVR set up to record most of the episodes, then I didn't have to deal with deciding what one I wanted to watch, then putting the DVD in & loading it, then swapping out when I want to play a game.
If you're able to, would you be so kind as to post your comparisons (stream vs. PS Vue) once the night's over? This might help my decision, though I'll certain keep PS Vue in mind if my internet speed actually is around the 30mbps they promise.
My current crappy internet is part of the reason why I don't stream or use online video services like Crunchyroll or Netflix, because I want HD quality but it'd mean having to constantly let the video buffer.
Tonight on Toonami, Goku and Gohan take their training to the next level while Cell shows off his new power, Saitama and Genos decide to take the fight to the House of Evolution, Orga leads the raid on the Hammerhead to try to convince the Turbines to help in their mission to deliver Kudelia to Earth, it's on to the 4th phase of the Hunter Exam as the applicants are forced to hunt the most dangerous game of all: each other, Akatsuki learns of Orochimaru's fate and Kakashi gathers up his team to hunt down Itachi, the Straw Hats launch their counterattack on Thriller Bark while Absalom is occupied with wedding preparations, and Shinichi and Migi reunite with an old friend.
11:30 - Dragonball Z Kai - 80 - The Tables Are Turned! Witness the Power of Perfection!
12:00 - One-Punch Man - 3 - The Obsessive Scientist
12:30 - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - 8 - The Form of Closeness
1:00 - HUNTER×HUNTER - 14 - Hit × The × Target
1:30 - Naruto Shippuden - 121 - Assemble
2:00 - One Piece - 355 - Food, Nami and Shadows!! Luffy's Enraged Counterattack
2:30 - Parasyte -the maxim- - 14 - The Selfish Gene
11:30 - Dragonball Z Kai - 80 - The Tables Are Turned! Witness the Power of Perfection!
12:00 - One-Punch Man - 3 - The Obsessive Scientist
12:30 - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - 8 - The Form of Closeness
1:00 - HUNTER×HUNTER - 14 - Hit × The × Target
1:30 - Naruto Shippuden - 121 - Assemble
2:00 - One Piece - 355 - Food, Nami and Shadows!! Luffy's Enraged Counterattack
2:30 - Parasyte -the maxim- - 14 - The Selfish Gene
friskykillface
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Just caught the second episode of one punch man on adult swim toonami stream and it was fantastic , lol at the mole escaping and bam that face greeting him
Also loved that naked slap kill haha
Also loved that naked slap kill haha
These Saturday nights, man.
Imperial Bishop
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We've finally reached the episode where the Avengers show up.
Hellwarden
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So, we're gonna be in canon Shippuden for a while right?
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