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  1. For the first part, I think we're totally in agreement on that. I liked the intro, and actually never really noticed any spoilers in it, but hey, maybe I was just being an idiot. I can't pin which "killing stakes" scene you're talking about so It's hard for me to talk about. Personally, I think SAO 1's ending wasn't terrible, but it left a lot of things unanswered and didn't close off the arcs of a lot of characters,albeit in exchange for a nice happy ending. It feels more like just the end of one arc rather than an entire series. SAO 2 did the ending much better I believe. And yeah, i always thought something was up with Asuna in the first arc of season 2, why does she always hang back as a healer now? But I think the Mother's Rosario arc kind of brought her back to snuff. I already touched on why I don't think the characters are one dimensional in other replies and don't wanna repeat myself, but It's interesting to discuss. And like I replied to another user, I don't think Kirito is an all out mary sue, but he has some really big ass pull bullshit moments where he becomes a mary sue for a short time. Self insert? Actually, yeah, I can see it being that way kinda. Shortcuts? Yeah, I agree with you on those too, the amount of time skips when there's potential for so much more interesting content is criminal. As for the whole tragedy/romantic thing, I actually think it combines and blends those two sides pretty well, and keeps them separate when they need to. What I'm saying is the show knows when it needs to be romantic, and when it needs to be dramatic. I've already said before I don't think It's a harem, but I get that viewpoint a little clearer now. And SAO in itself I don't think is a realism based show, so I can take logic leaps with a grain of salt, but I can agree there are moments that are just TOO out there and nonsensical in both seasons. Just a quick add about the last few parts, I still need to look at the abridged series, I hear It's good. And yup, there were times when I questioned if these games had shoddy design, but I always thought of that as an intentional thing, like them showing that these VRMMO's aren't fully perfected as a genre and have their qwirks and kinks that should be ironed out, that's the vibe I got anyway. Oh yeah, i forgot about Sachi. I thought her character and view of the situation was interesting and wished they explored it a little more before her death. I would disagree on the matter of the brooding though, I do remember that later on Asuna is told what Kirito did, and he remembers what happened with the members of the guild including Sachi in a morbid fashion, it gives him a reason for his rather solo nature, he doesn't want things like that to happen, or for people to get hurt. While I don't think the anime would be better off with Sachi X Kirito, because I like his connection with Asuna, I may have to look into the novels, the idea of those two being closer intrigues me.
  2. That's a fair point, I wish Kirito would meet a girl who they were just friends with for once. Just to quickly talk about your other points too, here's my view on those. The characters aren't the best admittedly in terms of fleshing them out, but I think they have enough individual traits to distinguish them from each other. Season 2 did a lot better on the characters front, where characters like Asuna, Sinon and Yuuki had WAY more depth to them than before, with Asuna maybe being the only exception, I have a feeling since she's the main heroine she got the most development. Kirito is likeable to me but I can totally see a sort of mary sue side to him, I get that. His prowess doesn't irk me often, I rather like it and I think the fact he's emotionally vulnerable and kind balances out his physical capabilities, however some moments are complete boosh, like him suddenly coming back to life after dying to Heathcliff with no real explanation given. I dunno how to feel about this one, it doesn't really explain much. Formulaic? I don't think I've heard of another anime with a premise like SAO. Stereotypical? See my replies above. And the mental maturity thing sounds kind of mocking, as in you're saying "if you like this show you aren't mature". This reply puzzled me the most, sorry if I sound harsh but I can't really think of any other way to put it.
  3. SAO does have some good comedy moments I like to think, but the main focus is on the action and romance, as well as building the lore of the game itself, so I can see why it may not be as appealing to people who don't care for action. It's all a matter of opinion really, I get that way of thinking though. Sometimes when you hear something's bad, It's only natural human instinct to stay away from it, and that's fair enough. I don't think an entire franchise should be judged entirely on word of mouth though, whether I love or hate something I'll always at least look at it so I can justify my feelings about it. The premise does sort of shift focus from season to season unfortunately, and I prefer the first season over the second but that's not to say season 2 isn't worth looking at. A lot of people compare SAO to a harem, but I never really got that comparison. Just because there are a lot of female characters, doesn't make it a harem in my eyes. And even if it was, I like harems, I don't see where the negativity is in that. There's a lot of mystery solving in SAO but I don't like how the conclusions Kirito and co come to are sort of out of the blue and aren't based on factual evidence. Not much to say about this one, I essentially agree on all fronts here.
  4. If it wasn't obvious enough already, I really like this show. It aspired me to start getting into MMORPG's recently, all the characters are likeable, the stories and the whole scenario behind it are really interesting to me, it just hit every mark for me, and that's not even talking about the production values of the show, like the beautiful art design or the epic music and voice acting (well, the Japanese voice acting anyway, like most anime the english dub is... Less than stellar to say the least). I'm not alone in thinking this either, I've seen high ratings for the show, It's gained immense popularity from anime lovers and gamers alike since It's introduction and overall It's become a massive successful franchise, and that makes me happy. But like every piece of media, it does have It's critics and people who despise it. The main source of negativity I've seen is the "Everything wrong with" parodies on the anime, the guy running the AniSins channel is REALLY not a fan of the show, and the people commenting are on the same wavelength. I can see where the criticism is coming from and still enjoy those videos though and take them with a grain of salt, even if I don't quite agree with some aspects (and hey, on the other side of the spectrum, he's made me realise flaws I never noticed before, and that's OK, nothing is perfect, I either enjoy the show too much to notice or aren't very good at reading into it myself so it helps somewhat I guess) he comments on over the videos. I can't help but feel a little embarrassed and ashamed of loving the show so much now because of that but my opinion Isn't going to change. So what are your thoughts on SAO? Of course be as negative or positive with comments if you want, just don't attack people for liking or disliking the show, OK? That's not cool. Oh, and one more thing, if you could, avoid posting spoilers for the new SAO movie in this thread please? I haven't seen it yet and I don't believe It's been released outside of theatres at this point in time.
  5. Wow, that's a... Harsh world. Makes me wonder how anyone learned how to play these when they first came out since It's such a hostile environment.
  6. I guess it helps that Maple Story doesn't really interest me, I've looked into it, It's not my kind of thing. And if It's that emptied of content I may end up staying away from that one. As for FFXI/XIV I may try that one, but only when I can pay for it, I don't like being restricted from levels, areas, whatever, that bugs me in games.
  7. I guess I'll see what happens with that. It's alright, I may end up working solo anyway. In total that's like 6 THOUSAND hours so I'm pretty sure you've MMO'd plenty enough for me to trust your word. Then again I may not end up playing either of those, so I guess this is advice relating to those specific games, but I'll try and apply that logic to my games and see where it goes. I have every intention of having fun, see, I'm not a competitive person, I'd prefer to work TOGETHER with players rather than against them, I probably won't even touch PVP. There are really people who ask for currency? Jeez, talk about selfish... I mean as far as I know grinding enemies and completing quests should surely satisfy people looking for money.
  8. Hiya! So, I never really used to get into MMO's in my younger years because I always found them so confusing and hard to navigate, but I think I'm at a period in my life where I can try to wrap my head around it, and after having a small look into the various games people are playing, I've really wanted to start playing them, although it was actually mainly SAO that kinda sold me on the concept. But the problem is I don't know how to ease into the genre, and there's also the difficulty of higher level more experienced players making fun of me for being a noob, I don't wanna be put in that embarrassing position. I'm thinking of starting off with Neverwinter, mainly because It's free to play so I can afford it, what with most MMO's having high prices, and some even having monthly paid subscriptions, combined with me having to console game because I won't have a good gaming PC for a while yet, my choices are limited, any recommendations could also be helpful though. So any fellow bronies here have some good advice for beginners?
  9. You make a good point, and you're right, some of these like Princess Twilight Sparkle were pretty dumb with how they portrayed her (I mean come on, I get they needed a plot but you can't have one of the most powerful ponies in the shows lore be captured THAT easily, I'm fine with the concept because I think it shows alicorns aren't as overpowered as Equestrian lore makes them out to be, it shows weakness, and how Twilight has grown close to the level of her teacher, but it loses all effect when it happens so quickly without any sort of fight) but I like to think A Canterlot Wedding and Twilight's Kingdom are respectable decent episodes, when it comes to her. Here's the thing, Discord USED to be untrustworthy. He's changed, he's reformed, so even though he double crossed everyone in the end, it wasn't unreasonable for Celestia to trust him, he's changed a lot since Season 2, and if anything it was actually a good thing Celestia trusted him because without that the episode wouldn't happen and Discord wouldn't have learned the valued lesson he did, nor would he have the last key needed for the chest. Still, I guess it would be nice if she contributed more to a threat though.
  10. I guess, but out of what people have told me, I haven't found a single good reason for it on my part. Meh.
  11. But the thing is they were already likeable from the start, at least in my view and depending on the episode. I've grown bitter and used to the fact that people will continue to just hate on an episode because they have an irrational hatred for Starlight, though as for the others last time I checked they have a decent reputation. I get that's an opinion based thing and I understand people may just not like certain characters and that's fine, but I've never seen anything on the same level as how the fanbase treats Starlight.
  12. I don't want them to necessarily get rid of the alicorns we have entirely, because their characters are likable if anything counts, and I guess if Cadance wasn't an alicorn how were we supposed to take her role seeing over the Crystal Empire seriously? I don't LIKE that they don't do anything either, but I do get why. The Mane 6 are our main focus, the show is built and revolves around them and the alicorns are secondary characters at best, they need the spotlight... Oh wait... I hear the Season 6 finale talking. Yeah, if they can do it with some randomly selected nobodies + Discord, I don't see why the alicorns don't get their own 2 parter. Eh... "many" good shows is kind of exaggerating it to me, there are only 2 I could ever really get into on that channel. You're right on the dark subjects thing though, I'd love to see more of that come out of the show.
  13. Eh, sorry, I don't really see it the same way you do. I think they've explored tons of different subjects and stuff with a variety of magic, I think all the mystery from the start of the show about the alicorn sisters was unravelled rather nicely by the end of the 2 parter. The Mane 6 are the most interesting characters in the show to me, and they'll probably stay that way. Why? Because Celestia and Luna, maybe Cadance to some extent... Don't do ANYTHING at least half the time when these dangerous situations arise each season. And personally, I'd rather have them keep the show going as it is now, It's the best road forward, and I choose not to think of it as a blessing. Plus, my problem is, if there were more alicorns in the show like you seem to want, I think that would devalue their presence in the show as a whole, they're supposed to be special and unique but if the place is full of them that just makes Equestria overpowered. I never knew Spin Master owned Paw Patrol (not that I care enough about it to watch it honestly). And on the fighting level of things, I don't think fighting as a whole is wrong, It's just when to and not to fight over what that needs to be considered, Paw Patrol can't be good if It's teaching people to let others walk all over them. On the Platinum Games thing though, hell yes! I even recall saying once that if an MLP game was ever to be considered, I'd be most excited if it was Platinum Games developing it, they've done some awesome stuff with other IP's, and hey, one of those IP's is Hasbro's very own Transformers, so It's not like their IP's haven't been proven to work well. Ouch, a little harsh on Paw Patrol. I don't care about it myself but considering how much money It's making and how widespread the franchise is getting I figure it must at least be doing SOMETHING right. But I'm more with GOAT on the LazyTown thing, that show's WAY too condescending and treats you like an idiot, there's no way it can't be a preschool show to me. The time will come eventually, but for now... Ponehs.
  14. The titles pretty self explanatory to be honest, I don't have much to say here for once XD
  15. That's a fair point, Disney probably wouldn't do it because of how much fan content comes out of MLP which would get destroyed. As for the anime thing, yes, they know about fandoms, how to make money with things... With their own stuff. My main thing against it is that MLP is an American property and since an anime network is obviously gonna need to put the Japanese fanbase first, they'd have trouble getting MLP to appeal to a Japanese market without pissing off the fans overseas.
  16. I pointed this out before when I said I would be worried if Disney bought it, however I've come to realise there's something I haven't thought about there. Here's the thing, MLP has WAY less stuff in It's canon and isn't as confusing as star wars. To my knowledge there's the show, Equestria Girls, the merch and the comics, that's it. I'm not saying that would put Disney in the right but It's something to think about. Eh, less of a conspiracy theory, more of a joke friend. As much as I would LOVE to see an anime style MLP, I doubt an anime network would ever touch it. Oh, right, like they did with Disney Infinity? Because that turned out SO well... I understand the benefits of merging your properties as long as you've still got the original IP doing It's own thing as well, but Disney take way too many liberties with that sort of thing, they sunk tons of IP's into that game which probably could've had their own games instead. The sad part is It's not them coming up with a vision, It's someone taking a vision, changing it (almost never in a good way) and hoping people will see it as theirs now and that It'll still be successful. Eh, I don't know about that. That's one thing I've always criticised about Transformers as an IP, they keep rebooting it too damn fast before the current version has time to simmer, and as far as I'm concerned it never gets as good as gen 1 was, but that's just me. Sorry if I seem a little pessimistic about this whole thing, like I said in the OP, I'll take a new generation over a reboot (and I'm one of the people who are glad FIM's been running so long so that's saying something), and that's more or less because I've grown a bitter hatred towards them over the past few years because they're barely ever done right. Most TV networks I know can't make a good reboot to save their life, that's just how I see things now. I honestly can't think of any team, even after all this discussion, who doesn't have a chance of fucking up.
  17. Only Japanese because anime, I've never really had interest in many other languages.
  18. I'm pretty sure ScruffyTheStallion is just Scarface is in disguise... At least that's what I heard.
  19. I don't hate CN as a company, in fact I loved the sudden WAVE of amazing cartoons that came out after their last failure, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe, these have all been some of my favourite cartoons of my life and that's just a few. But all that does is make the fact they're making tons of new really bad cartoons more painful because I can know they've done better. I'm still really bitter about the Ben 10 and PPG reboots as well as Teen Titans GO, It's all garbage to me and when you look at the originals you see not garbage but It's like they can't make not garbage anymore. It worries and angers me at the same time, I would NEVER put FIM in their hands with the opportunity, not right now anyway, a few years ago, maybe I would.
  20. I could see the concept working well, as long as the theories are at least solid to the point they're believable, I don't mean to bash all theory makers in general but some of them come up with some reeeaaalll stupid stuff. I'm not a fan of just inserting OC's into the franchise but again, as long as they do it well I don't see any harm in it. I never said it would happen, It's just kind of a "what if" scenario I came up with. I guess in some cases It's better to chill back and not worry about the situation much. If something turns out terrible, it just turns out terrible, move on with life. That's a good philosophy now I think about it. Wow, a lot of people are betting on Disney huh? I guess it makes sense considering they're a big company that obsesses over buying out properties. But I wouldn't trust them myself, mainly because they bought Star Wars and look what happened to Star Wars. I totally side with Vulcan on the Nickelodeon thing, as much as I love the character, I would NOT want them to make something like "Planet Derpy" out of it which terrifies me. Disney screw up a lot, but I feel they've made a comeback in recent years, in fact i prefer their modern stuff over the old stuff, I doubt they would erase the brony fandom though, that's overkill. But then again the Disney Channel has barely any shows of quality on there. Gravity Falls is over, Ducktales I don't trust for a second because look at other recent cartoon reboots and I guess Star is all they have going for them right now. Nah, I don't think it would be the worst thing in the world if Disney got it, It's certainly better than other companies for this sort of thing. Because at least GF ended on the creator's own word, channels like Nickelodeon or (I'm really surprised these guys haven't been brought up yet) CN can't even keep their OWN IP's good so how the hell would I trust them with FIM. What I'm trying to say in short is Disney is the lesser of the evils, but they wouldn't have a guaranteed success rate with FIM either.
  21. So I'm bored and have nothing better to do so here's a little something for people to think about. This is a scenario that probably won't ever happen, It's just something funny to think about. So imagine that Friendship Is Magic ends, and years after It's conclusion, Hasbro, almost going bankrupt, is forced to sell the rights to some of It's franchises in order to keep itself running. The rights to MLP get sold in the process and because whoever bought it as a company have noticed the massive positive reception and sweet sweet money MLP FIM printed they decide to do a reboot. Not a new generation, just a new version of the Friendship Is Magic continuity. Personally I think if that happened in some screwed up weird world where Hasbro eventually loses success, if they rebooted it really depends on how much talent the people working on it have, and whether people actually put the effort in rather than just doing it for the cold hard cash. I know Hasbro crams a lot of things in the show to sell merch but at least they're honest about it and the writers actually make it fit into the plot. God knows what other companies would do with FIM in It's possession, the reboot would have like a 10% chance of being good. I'm not a fan of change, but I would rather have Hasbro make a new generation of characters and a new world, rather than have the current one left in the hands of someone who could screw up a new version faster than this series is going into seasonal rot. What do you think?
  22. Personally I prefer redemption over something harsh, unless I think the villain is completely irredeemable or would never change like Tirek. Redemption is just a nicer way to go about dealing with villains rather than killing someone like that. I've been blind to this kind of thing in the past but I've learned that there are some villains who would make a good turnaround and others that wouldn't. Plus redemption better fits the themes and tone of MLP.
  23. Yeah, prices like that are more normal around Britain, It's kind of a bummer but It's within my price range. I'm not getting it for certain, but It's definitely a big option for me. Because trust me, I do NOT wanna import. That seems good, I'll take it into consideration. The only problem is I can't seem to find that same PC on the Amazon of my region, so if I really wanted it I'd have to import and that's kind of a no no in my book unless absolutely necessary.
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