What's so remarkable about it?
Defending the indefensible is remarkable.
What's so remarkable about it?
All of the writing isn't bad but I think some people form an opinion and apply it in the broadest sense.What's so remarkable about it?
All of the writing isn't bad but I think some people form an opinion and apply it in the broadest sense.
I don't think Log Horizon and SAO are setting out to do the same thing. One is a poorly executed harem and the other is not. Not all of the episodes are terribly written like you would suggest, however, I do believe that the underlying principles are poorly realized. SAO has a terrible foundation but it isn't like there are no redeeming qualities to be found. That's my opinion on the show.Even in the broad sense SAO is badly written; witness why so many people are praising Log Horizon, the latter knows and understands MMORPG tropes and the former does not, which stems from the writing.
I don't think Log Horizon and SAO are setting out to do the same thing. One is a poorly executed harem and the other is not. Not all of the episodes are terribly written like you would suggest, however, I do believe the underlying principles are poorly realized. SAO has a terrible foundation but it isn't like there are no redeeming qualities. That's my opinion on the show.
All of the writing isn't bad but I think some people form an opinion and apply it in the broadest sense.
Defending the indefensible is remarkable.
From what I see, people have an opinion and lets that cloud over their logic and fail to have a proper discussion. Meh...
Man, Kayos, you're like the CNN of ToonamiGAF
LICH KING DEMARCO ‏@Clarknova1 16m
#toonami fans- question: next year for DST, would you rather we repeat the 2-3am hour? Or do another "experimental" hour? Let me know.
I'm not entirely familiar with CNN so I have no idea what this means... lol. blame my naivety. Can you explain? T_T
I would be fine with another "experimental" hour next year, though I think it'd depend on what they had in mind. I'd prefer different stuff over two episodes that we just watched.Right, enough of this, incoming message from The Big Giant Head:
https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/397153307204255746
I agree with this 100%From what I see, people have an opinion and lets that cloud over their logic and fail to have a proper discussion. Meh...
I would be fine with another "experimental" hour next year, though I think it'd depend on what they had in mind. I'd prefer different stuff over two episodes that we just watched.
Something like this
I'm just kidding around, of course, but almost all of the criticism of SAO beneath its immediate shock value reactions has some solid grounds to it and pretending that there's no attempt to have a proper discussion is kinda dumb
i did the right thing and voted for Great Teacher Onizuka
this is the exact same thing with SAO lol the first episode they said kirito was a beta tester.I think there's a bunch of interesting little tweaks in Log Horizon, apart from the just straight-up better pacing and writing, that make it more immediately interesting than SAO. (First two episodes)
Firstly, the main characters and most of the anciliary characters so far are veterans of the actual game, so they know a lot about it. But because it's not the game proper, there's still some boundaries to test and new things to discover. So you get both the "Holy shit they're badasses" from having experience in the world, and then you get the "Wow this world operates on different rules!" bits as they figure new stuff out.
Secondly, it doesn't seem to show any IRL bits so you don't get hung up on technical details like "You guys are stuck in a hospital bed for whatever years!". In fact, the mystery of whether they're in the game or in a world that's like the game or whatever is pretty cool so far, too.
Finally, just the setting and its immediate parallels to the real world are so much more interesting than Alfheim. It taps into familiarity with already-existing geography, but again overlays this fantasy element so you don't quite know the specifics, as such. Also the scenery is fuckin' boss.
this is the exact same thing with SAO lol the first episode they said kirito was a beta tester.
Experimental is still cool, we just rolled badly this year
Experimental is still cool, we just rolled badly this year
Just did. Though it was hard to figure out how to sound fine with experimental despite it not being to my taste within the character limit.Be sure to tell that to Demarco, this seems like one of those your voice counts deals.
Yeah, I think this sums it up.Experimental is still cool, we just rolled badly this year
Experimental is still cool, we just rolled badly this year
Just did. Though it was hard to figure out how to sound fine with experimental despite it not being to my taste within the character limit.
i'd rather they do experimental stuff as well; as fucking atrocious as King Star King was, on some level it's better than a rerun.
Hey guys, we're testing out the first Toonami Post-show Watchblock tonight. Message me for more details. Here is the schedule written using an ancient, unbreakable codex. The first one to decrypt it gets a free cookie:
9 pm EST : Smart Money
9:05: Kawaii Instincts
9:30: Webligence
10:00: Deep Balls
10:25: Let's Watch Anime
That's all happening starting at 9 pm, Eastern, tonight. It's short notice, but it can't be helped.
Bleach was terrible, Naruto/One Piece/ Brotherhood hype is reaching critical levels, Soul Eater was solid as always, GitS looks poised to carry the banner of most underrated show on the block and SAO was...well, just go back and read the reactions.So what did I miss this week thanks to falling asleep yet again?My work week schedule has forced me to become a responsible old person who goes to sleep on time out of exhaustion and it's carried over to the weekends it seems... At least I have a legit certification in Photoshop now. Career building, hooooo!
Can't figure out what the first one is, but going with that theme, the other two would also be Anime Mirai films -- Kizuna Ichigeki and Wasurenagumo.10:00 Death Billiards
10:25 Little Witch ACademia?
I'm the only one willing to talk about GitS here on off days, it doesn't get the same level of attention as a One Piece, SAO, or Soul Eater. Obviously people like the show but it's underrated, people are way more hyped about FLCL which has been done to death on Adult Swim.Err, I'm pretty sure underrated could never ever apply to GitS:SAC. It's rated. Properly so.
Sometimes I feel like some of this belongs in the anime thread and not here. I don't feel strongly about it, but I still feel such.
mmm I might join that post block, but I want to get through atleast rozen maiden traumend by tonight so I can start on rozen maiden 2013, dammit branduil if I knew sooner I would plan around it better