I think I'm right in the middle. I looked at the list of series represented in SRW V & some stood out (yay Full Metal Panic, Getter Robo, Mazinger Z, Space Battleship Yamato 2199, & Eva), but then a few were...eeh (Cross Ange & Unicorn), & the rest were "I don't know enough of these to feel excited", though I know in previous games, they had stuff like Eureka 7, Big O, Macross, Escaflowne, Sega's Virtual-On, Tekkaman Blade, Code Geass, Gurren Lagann, & Zoids. But the problem is that all those franchises are spread across all the different games, so it's hard to decide which game would have the most characters I'd care about.
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Probably would've run into the usual copyright issues. It's the first officially localized English mainline SRW ever.
Check out SRW J, it's a pretty good intro to the series. And it has a complete translation patch!
One more thing!
JadedWriter
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And knowing my luck they won't give a shit with the game that has Macross Delta in it.
I have no interest in SRW and I'm not fan of crossover stuff in general, but I was talking with a colleague during a podcast about SRW just now actually. They were saying something similar, where most crossovers take characters from their respective worlds and have them meet for the first time in a wacky adventure, while SRW is more an established combined canon world of its constituent franchises.
El Toro Fuerte never removes his mask!
They probably do give a shit, but it's impossible to risk it when Harmony Gold's involved. Macross is one of the primary reasons that SRW games don't get released in English.
They do a good job of it in Project Cross Zone 2 as well, though I doubt the franchise continues.
Yeah, SRW games aren't crossovers in a typical "universes combining" sense, they're internal fusions of their constituent series. It's total fanservice, and it even actually makes sense!
Like, for example, one of the SRW games ties in an equivalent of Newtypes from a Gundam show with Spiral Energy from Gurren Lagann, and manages to have it make sense and be more interesting. And nearly everything is like that, from concepts to characters to plot points! It's really impressive, from a writing standpoint.
So Cross Ange is actually tolerable? Well, that already makes the game more interesting.
It's kind of interesting to see a crossover series have an established canon & not have everyone be all "OMG WHO'RE YOU!?", which was kind of nice in Project X Zone 2, even with the new characters (i.e. every Sega character was completely familiar with Segata Sanshiro, even if they were originally from a Genesis or Dreamcast game).
I seriously hope for PxZ3 just so we can have even more Nintendo characters. PxZ2, for the most part, was able to cut down on the tediousness that the first game had, so I'm hoping they can take feedback from the sequel & further improve on it for the 3rd game.
....plus having a Switch version would be neat.
Hey all, I'm making the OT for Samurai Jack S5, and seeing as it's going to play on Toonami, if you have any input or want to see the thread (so far), feel free to PM me. I'll get back to you ASAP.
I don't watch Toonami altogether too much (no cable), but I am going to making the expense, and watching for the next ten weeks, and of course will link this thread in the OT.
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I don't watch Toonami altogether too much (no cable), but I am going to making the expense, and watching for the next ten weeks, and of course will link this thread in the OT.
: )
JadedWriter
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Oh I know exactly what you mean. It's just that Frontier is one of my favorite Macross shows and Delta...I didn't like Delta too much.
Yeah, everything in the SRW games takes place on the same world, and the backstory gets tied together. e.g., SRW J adapts Makinkaiser, which is a sequel, and so everybody in the game knows Koji Kabuto and all the other main characters, since the events of Mazinger Z already happened and made them famous.
They also usually simplify and tie stuff in together, like having all the "student" characters from various shows like Full Metal Panic go to the school from Code Geass in the SRW Z series. Plus a ton of super fanservice-y crap, like having Simon from Gurren Lagann and Noriko from Gunbuster be a "big bro" and "big sis" to the EVA kids.
I cannot promise that they actually managed to salvage Cross Ange's plot
I don't have any advice for the thread other than you should link the Behind The Scenes video in there somewhere. (it's always great to hear directly from the creator)
That said people might be confused "which thread do I post in?" The short answer is 'either, whichever one you're more comfortable with'. That said I think quite a few people might use this thread for the live-watch reactions and then use the Samurai Jack Season 5 OT for extended thoughts and discussion. But there aren't any hard rules or anything, they can avoid the Toonami thread entirely if they want.
JadedWriter
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God damn. Which ones?
I forget their names, but I think they came back after a few years
Hellwarden
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Lone masked man declares he alone has the right to judge all humanity.
Powers that be and Newtypes uncertain in how to respond.
When pressed for a response Kira Yamato merely seemed to question "Athrun? Athrun Zala?"
It wouldn't work without rendering a lot of characters unrecognizable, and people would complain. Besides, you barely see them outside of dialogue portraits.
The mechs are unified in style, though.
Lone masked man declares he alone has the right to judge all humanity.
Powers that be and Newtypes uncertain in how to respond.
When pressed for a response Kira Yamato merely seemed to question "Athrun? Athrun Zala?"
There's actually only a few Newtypes in that timeline.
Kira is one. Mwu and Lacrusset are as well. Ray probably is being another clone.
Crimson_Echidna
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Another terrible episode of Family Guy as the lead-in.
JadedWriter
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So Athrun isn't considered a Newtype?
I don't think so.
He's got that Seed exploding graphic thing that some characters have that works more like a limit break but the actual ones with enhanced spatial awareness and minor telepathic abilities are Kira and the various La Flagas.
ShinRPGamer
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Caught up with what the last two weeks of Unicorn and I think I can sum up my thoughts on the series as such. Great animation, good music, good mech fights, completely uninterested in both the story and characters. Were it not for Parasyte, this would currently be the least interesting show I've seen on Toonami, and it is definitely the least interesting Gundam show I've currently seen.
Dr. Chaotix
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These older Family Guy episodes are actually making me laugh.
JadedWriter
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I'm fine with this. Athrun ain't meant to be perfect and the only "newtype" with a likable personality is Mwu. At the very least he didn't have to beat up his best friend to impress the girl or still is childhood friends fiancee.
Why do that when you can do both?
Kira and people who use funnel weapons well in SEED are the Newtypes.
Mwu and Ray and Ray and Kira can sense the other one in SEED DESTINY, so there are four. Three are related by blood and one is supposed to be the perfect created human who probably used some DNA from their father somewhere.
Dr. Chaotix
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I've never bought or played a Zelda game before.
I had a chance to when I purchased the bundle with Wind Waker with my Wii U but... apparently the code for it got up and disappeared the day I bought it so...
Whatever.
I had a chance to when I purchased the bundle with Wind Waker with my Wii U but... apparently the code for it got up and disappeared the day I bought it so...
Whatever.
Doctor Decimate
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y'all are on your own after Jojo for this very reason
Dedication Through Light
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Hellwarden
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Isn't James Woods actually kinda nuts in real life?
Not to mention that Kira and Athrun are Ed and Edd, respectively.
Doctor Decimate
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whoa on the simulcast I just got some weird 240p For Honor commercial in a square
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