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Fighting Games Weekly | June 8-14 | We played a lot of SG and VF for some reason
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Pretty much, yeah. Glad you acknowledged that.
Japanese literature is amazing. A lot of cinema - especially older stuff - is incredible. A lot of what people think of as "western" tropes is shit that directors stole from guys like Kurosawa and his ilk. Seven Samurai, etc.
ArclightBorealis
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You can, so long as you don't opt for the player 1 or 2 slots in between matches.
I'd definitely consider it a spoiler. A lot of the early stuff is trying to figure out who Johan is and why he is the way he is. A better summary would be "Gifted surgeon saves young boy's life who the surgeon discovers is at the center of huge mystery." Something like that, I haven't read the series in years and my memory is fuzzy.
What kind of tropes?
I tend to give shows(anime or not) about a 3-5 trial run. If after 5 episodes I don't see it picking up or I'm not already into it, then I say to hell with it.
That's the general approach you can try here.
Have you ever found a few anime you did watch from start to finish you were into? That could help with recommendations.
If nothing has ever grabbed you, then what did you try and couldn't get into?
A lot of these shows are packed in layers. You have to, like a fighting game, invest a lot of time before things unfold and click.
Full Metal Alchemist is a great example of a show that the deeper you go just keeps giving and giving in the rich story and great characters department. However, the initial 20 some episodes is a lot of building up. Introducing characters, events, the world, etc.
FMA is worth trying 3-5 to see if there's something there. Premise is this: Two young boys live in a world where alchemy is real. They lose their mother, and try to bring her back from the dead. Each loses something very important in return because they fail. This is the catalyst to a grandiose adventure that is bigger than the two of them, and the challenges they face are incredible. It's light hearted at a lot of times too, but the bigger gut wrenching moments hit hard and are well done. Characters are killed off and the show does a great job of developing those characters enough for you to care in one way or another. Not saying you'll cry or be sad, but you may be like "oh damn I hope they fuck that villain up for that shit."
My 2 pennies.
make sure to do training->tactics advice (I think that's how to get there)
gives you max dmg combos and tells you what moves to use and when for every character in the game
Holy Order Sol
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I would recommend it. Then again I don't think there is a need to "say things" to be worth watching in the first place.
Probably outside the scope of the thread. Check out articles on Akira Kurosawa and the legacy of his film's influence in the west (influence on The Magnificent Seven, Star Wars, etc.). You could do worse with an evening than rent a Kurosawa flick. My fav is Ran, which is a retelling of King Lear, so the influence goes both ways. Dreams is a wild ride and has a Scorsese cameo to boot.
I know a lot about lau and would be happy to go over what he has that rules and what stuff he lacks when I get home tonight
Coffeeling
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You do realize Kurosawa was strongly influenced by western themes right?
Parallax Scroll
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All the non-dead games
When's Marvel?
Coffeeling
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wtf would anyone recommend Kill La Kill to someone who has said he doesn't like anime? That's just being stupid.
Life is too short to engage in discussions that start "you do realize."
Alright. You didn't realize. Well his work was thought of as too western and critics bashed him for it etc.
I agree but I'm growing disillusioned with pretty much every form of entertainment out there so it doesn't change my opinion.
I don't think it's worse than other forms of stuff necessarily though.
I'll note that this is one of those divisive movies. Either it's enchanting in it's exploration of a dreamlike world, or it's ResidentSleeper.
Indeed. It's pretty much the epitome of modern anime.
Fortunately, it's the better part of it, but still.
You'd be surprised. It's always on lists for animes to watch if you're not into anime or just getting into it.
Love it or hate it, not sure why anyone would suggest it to someone that hates anime.
Edit:
Weird, I had no idea. lol
http://viewpure.com/VqHSbMR_udo
This is the mindset I bet Daigo has when he plays fighting games.
Too bad Fei Long is meh character to me. I hope him and Blanka don't end up in SF5. Waste of slots.
This is the mindset I bet Daigo has when he plays fighting games.
Too bad Fei Long is meh character to me. I hope him and Blanka don't end up in SF5. Waste of slots.
True. It's not that long though. Like 70 minutes.
Those lists sound as credible as Low Tier God's tier lists.
Speaking of 70 minutes, 5 cm per second is too damn short.
I thought it was just right as far as length goes. Damn do I love that movie
I've seen a bunch of movies from the dude bc the art is Xrd-tier, but goddamn they all leave me feeling like I only had half a pizza slice instead of the whole thing.
Sounds like you need some Cowboy Bebop. And Monster.
In any case if you are actually interested in some anime then this is good to follow/check out: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=165766811&postcount=2
Gives recommendation based on what you are looking for.
CountBlack
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Yung Art gone a bit crazy setting up for ECT.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comments/398ec7/streaming_is_a_blowup/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comments/398ec7/streaming_is_a_blowup/
ST Fei long is so badass tho. He def doesn't need to be a boring character.
Fei better end up in SF5. Either him, Yang, or Sean
Struggle Louffy is one of those JP roses, don't compare Filipinoman to them
This!!!!!!
Anime is just an entertainment medium like TV or film. A lot of it sucks but there's also enough quality stuff out there for anyone to enjoy.
Watch these shows and then try telling me anime sucks:
Death Note
Black Lagoon
Monster
FullMetal Alchemist (original)
FullMetal Alchemist (Brotherhood)
These five alone are above and beyond most television shows and if you still hate "anime" after watching any one of these, then something's wrong with you.
direct_quote
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Fei will be boring though.. Give me Urien instead.. Need more middle weight class characters..
Rice-Eater
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Just beat Valle online in USF4 PC, ha ha. Time to upload that shit and go back to watch it every now and then to make myself feel better whenever I'm feeling down.
I agree...but...
I think it depends on whether you really consider these to be emblematic of the genre, currently. None of these are recent, even.
Also, fuck Ultra Fei, AE 2012 was cooler.
