Sugar Cube

On 3/9/2018 at 12:49 PM, PathfinderCS said:

Likely a casualty of the golden days of 3D-platformers from the 90s, but I have good memories of Croc for the PS1. Heck; it even had a sequel! The Completionist's review of the first game brought back some memories and it saddens me we haven't seen him since the 90s.

 

I love the Croc games! Man, if they can bring back the likes of Bubsy, then I see no reason Croc can't make a comeback.

As for me, Super Monkey Ball. I LOVED the first two games beyond words, but the series really took a nosedive once developer Amusement Vision folded its tent and the series hit the Wii with that hideous new art style. Hasn't seen any major games for several years now.

The theater I went to wasn't terribly crowded. There were a lot of families though. I didn't have the best experience though because a lady sitting in front of me kept turning her phone on and disturbing me with her bright light. There was very little in the way of audience reactions, with just a few laughs to be heard, and not too many bronies. It was a nice time though. 

It is very nice to see the folks here in the MLPF community being more positive about the upcoming games than the Sonic fans on actual Sonic sites, like the SEGA boards and Sonic Stadium especially. Those sites are toxic cesspools of whiny babies crying about how bad Forces is going to be. I personally think it looks good. Generations got a nice reception so I'm confused as to why there's some vocal fans hating on Forces which looks a lot like a Generations sequel but with hopefully more to the story and a nifty character customization feature. I don't care for the idea of wisps returning nor the inclusion of classic Sonic honestly, but I can see why they are both included, and I think the game looks like a great deal of fun. As for Sonic Mania, I am extremely psyched. It's truly shaping up to be what Sonic 4 should've been, and I am blown away with the creativity and and just how true to classic Sonic games it is. I honestly feel like I'm back in the 90's again.  I just had to pre-order the collector's edition for PC. 

But yeah, I know Mania will do great and I really am pulling for Forces to be better than the haters are predicting. I think this is definitely the most exciting year to be a Sonic fan in a very long time. I lost a lot of interest in the series starting with Colors because I disliked the direction the series was going, but I can safely say I have a renewed interest in what was once an all-time favorite game series that I've been a huge fan of since I was a kid. I can't wait for Mania and Forces. 

It's really unfortunate in the case of Sunset, and I agree it is frustrating that Sunset, who is wildly popular, doesn't see much merch whereas the more blatantly polarizing character is just pouring out products. I don't think it's fair to compare the two characters, and I'm not a fan of the Sunset vs Starlight war this fandom likes to fuel, but the simple fact is that Starlight is a character in Friendship is Magic, and it's the more prominent and marketable of the two. Equestria Girls is a spin-off, so less resources are devoted to it. Perhaps Sunny would see more merch if she appeared in some FiM episodes? Would only be fair since Glim has already appeared in EQG. I honestly don't understand the marketing sometimes. Sunset is a big deal in the fandom so it's crazy there's not more of her.

Hard to Say Anything was fine. I would like an option for that on the poll. 

I definitely cried at the end. It was a precious and heartfelt episode from start to finish. 

I think the episode implied there were more stories to be told, if the conversation between Burnt Oak and Big Mac is anything to go by, so I definitely don't think this has to be the last story about the Apple parents. I love all of the flashback scenes depicting Apple Family members and I would absolutely love to see more backstory on the Apple parents.

Well, for starters, the scene takes place at Applejack's barn! Pinkie doesn't know the rest of her friends are in there, (save for Dash) and she's not supposed to, so it makes sense that it'd be AJ there to cover up for the others as they work on the surprise party. AJ had no choice but to lie or else the surprise party would be spoiled. If you replaced that scene with any other character it simply wouldn't have worked. Besides, it's clear through AJ's sweating and awkward smiling that she's struggling immensely at lying. There's nothing wrong with any of it tbh. 

There's nowhere enough to suggest they're wrapping up the show. Introducing the parents of two major characters for the first time isn't really tying up a loose end. These were long overdue scenarios. They're about to launch a high budget MLP movie in a effort to "broaden" the brand, and that's not a move they'd be pulling if they wanted to pull the plug on the show. It's too big of an IP for Hasbro to end, and the show proves every single season to be limitless on quality storytelling and ideas. On the contrary, I think FiM has a lot more to offer and isn't ending anytime soon. Fans ask pretty much every season if the next one is going to be the last. Why don't we just enjoy the ride until it ends and not worry about the future? It's way more fun that way.  

I swelled up with tears at the very end of the episode. I don't know if it was just that last scene. I think it was rather a culmination of the entire episode coming to a close, and just being really moved and impacted by the entire thing, though the apologies from Grand Pear and Granny Smith in particular, really tugged at the heart strings. I just loved the whole episode more than words can say. The only other episode to bring me anywhere close to tears before this episode was Pinkie Pride. For whatever reason I just don't cry much when watching the show because it tends to uplift me and fill me with joy, but this episode did that but still had just enough tearjerker moments to start the water works.  

Mane Six. I've always excluded Spike. Yes, he's a "main" character, but he's not a "mane" character because he's not a pony and therefore has no mane.

I don't include Starlight either. She sure feels like a main character with all the episodes she gets, but on the other hoof, so little of that time is actually spent with any of the group barring Twilight, thus she doesn't feel like part of the team. 

I had high hopes for this episode and it didn't disappoint. Just a beautiful, heartfelt, fun story all-around. I couldn't help but tear up towards the end of it. I'm in awe. The Apples have always been precious characters to me and I deeply cherish all of the stories and flashbacks and just everything pertaining to them and their family, but this was one of the most touching episodes ever. I loved Granny and Grand Pear and the ending with the tree and just... everything. I don't have the words for it. 

NO. I greatly dislike most celebrities and am not in favor of MLP propagating celeb worship onto impressionable young kids. I'm already miffed that the likes of Sia is in the movie. Most celebs just do not have a place in something like this. Weird Al Yankovic was a very rare exception, as I think he did a wonderful job in his guest appearance, but as a rule, I really hate the idea of whiny, self-entitled, detached from reality celebs getting their mitts on something they likely could not care less about. 

I love plush dolls, so I collect those, and my favorite franchises that I've recently started to collect are Pokemon plush dolls and Sonic the Hedgehog plushies, and have a small amount of other products of them too. Maybe I'll post pics sometime. I do collect MLP stuff. I have a decent amount of trading cards and figures, as well as a 4DE Applejack plush <3  

I love going bowling! Unfortunately, I'm pretty bad. I can do well on Wii bowling though! Nothing quite beats the thrill and atmosphere of being at a real alley though. I don't mind if I am not good. It's just fun! 

Well, you can't get much older than the 208th member out of way over 30,000, but whether or not I'm to be considered active is questionable.

Ah, the episode I'm most anticipating by far. This better be amazing. I'm sure I'll love it, but I really really hope this episode lives up to the hype. 

I haven't lost interest in the show. It's still the only animated series I care about and I'll love it the same until the end. I always make sure to catch up on episodes, and I love season 7 so far. and am very excited for the MLP movie. I am less interested in the fandom, however. There's probably a lot of reasons, but mainly I'm just a lot busier with life and sadly don't have the time to get into it like I did back in 2013. I'll always check for pony news and stop by the forums whenever I can though.

Proud and happy nondenominational Christian. 

The series doesn't need to be fixed. Every game has its fair share of flaws and because of all the different game style, there's always going to be people who dislike it because there's no consistency. I am a longtime Sonic fan and I personally don't care for the direction the series is going in. Games like Colors and Generations have bare bones content, almost nonexistent storylines, and shallow gameplay. I miss when Sonic games lasted more than 4-5 hours and had a solid amount of postgame content. There's just... nothing anymore. The boost formula was at its best in Unleashed as far as 3D games go, and the Rush series, which is outstanding might I add, were the best boost games period, and still remain the best modern 2D Sonic games.

Another issue is this seemingly endless over reliance on nostalgia. I love the looks of Mania and am glad it's a thing, but previous attempts like Sonic 4 and classic Sonic in Generations and now Forces, seems like a really desperate attempt at appealing to oldschool Sonic fans. I don't mind games like Mania, but do we really need classic Sonic AND modern Sonic in the same game? It's ridiculous. Just add extra playable characters instead. Modern Sonic should be able to stand alone, but if he can't, I fail to see how classic Sonic helps at all. He played terribly in Generations and most likely will in Forces too. 

Also, stop trying to be Mario. Sonic Lost World and to a lesser extent, Colors tried way too hard to be Mario Galaxy, and that just doesn't fit Sonic. It's pretty sad that they had to include Yoshi's Island and Legend of Zelda DLC in that game as well. Sonic should sell itself. That's pure desperation. 

And Sonic Boom isn't doing the series any favors either. Axe it. 

Eh, to each his own. I loved Zootopia a lot personally. For me it blows Coraline and Wall-E out of the water, but that doesn't make it better. We like what we like, no?

They're perfectly fine the way they are. They are alternate versions of the same beings as in the pony Equestria. The point of EQG is NOT to use different characters, if they wanted to do that they wouldn't use the same characters we know and love as FiM. They use the same characters and personalities so we can see how the characters relate to and interact with a completely new setting. I think you're missing the point of what EQG is. It doesn't need to write the characters any different. That'd be a disservice to the precious MLP characters. 

It's gonna be a flashback episode. It's about how the Apple parents met. Fat chance the episode is gonna say they're alive. 

Apple, duh. 

When I was in 6th grade I got bit on the back of my left leg by a dog on my way home from school. Hurt a lot and scared me, and I had fear of it scarring because of how slowly the wounds healed, but thankfully I turned out fine and I never lost my love of dogs.

Huge Sonic fan here so I'm definitely most interested in Sonic Forces and Sonic Mania, though I plan to get the latter for PC.

Nah, I just don't care for anime. There's a very small handful I've enjoyed over the years, but for the most part anime shows tend to be way too edgy, quirky, or just plain dark for my tastes.