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Lars Blitzer posted:"Beam 'em up" or "Fighting." Scotty wins. Fatality.
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Gavok posted:Scotty wins. Fatality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_b3k2IWCjI&t=35s
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Jul 7, 2014 14:27
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Lars Blitzer posted:Ah, got it, thanks. Sorry I used the wrong genre. I wasn't sure if the term was "Beam 'em up" or "Fighting." All I knew was it was basically by the Mortal Kombat guys, so not my usual cup of tea. It's actually marginally better than your average MK game, mainly in that the team finally realized that a dedicated Block button in a 2D fighter is a really bad idea.
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Jul 7, 2014 21:03
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404GoonNotFound posted:It's actually marginally better than your average MK game, mainly in that the team finally realized that a dedicated Block button in a 2D fighter is a really bad idea. Being marginally better than your average MK game also means it's the best big budget fighting game in the last decade or so.
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404GoonNotFound posted:It's actually marginally better than your average MK game, mainly in that the team finally realized that a dedicated Block button in a 2D fighter is a really bad idea. And then promptly forgot when making MKX.
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Kantesu posted:And then promptly forgot when making MKX. A block button is a Mortal Kombat staple at this point.
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Jul 8, 2014 03:29
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Wow that was frankly... two hours of terrible. Who'd they get for Joker? Cheech Marin?
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Jul 8, 2014 06:44
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Scaramouche posted:Wow that was frankly... two hours of terrible. Who'd they get for Joker? Cheech Marin? IMDB says Richard Epcar. Mostly an anime dude, did voices for Lupin III, Bleach and Legend of Korra. It's really jarring, though. He's clearly trying to imitate Hamill, and unlike Troy Baker, he's failing. It's especially problematic when the Trinity are voiced by the original (well, kinda, in Supes' case) actors.
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Jul 8, 2014 22:13
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I don't mind the voices, but that writing is abysmal. Can you guys try to guess exactly when I stopped caring about the story? Here's a hint: it was when a character directly told me to.
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Jul 8, 2014 23:28
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Lurdiak posted:I don't mind the voices, but that writing is abysmal. Can you guys try to guess exactly when I stopped caring about the story? Here's a hint: it was when a character directly told me to. Holy poo poo, no kidding. Just finished watching the whole thing. I know they're just to set up the fights and mash our action figures together, but still.
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Jul 9, 2014 04:44
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Lurdiak posted:I don't mind the voices, but that writing is abysmal. Can you guys try to guess exactly when I stopped caring about the story? Here's a hint: it was when a character directly told me to. When was that? I beat the game but don't remember the conversation you're talking about.
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Jul 9, 2014 04:48
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The bit with Shazam was.. unexpected  The Boys did a better "evil superman" anyway.
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Jul 9, 2014 04:51
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I'm not going to watch it, because it's 2 hours long and no one who watched it said it was good. But if it's supposed to be bridges between fights, why would any expect it to hold up as a movie?
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Jul 9, 2014 06:03
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That one Justice League animation arc with alternate Superman who lobotomized Doomsday is basically the same premise, just with certain characters and triggering events switched around. Injustice doesn't have a particularly revolutionary story.
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Jul 9, 2014 06:08
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ehh forget it the thread is kind of derailed enough as is and I have nothing to post.
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Jul 9, 2014 06:17
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Injustice has a great story... for a fighting game. Most fighting game plots (when they even have a plot) are self-contracting clusterfucks so Injustice having an actual story arc and giving reasons for why each character is fighting makes it quite the odd man out in its genre.
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ArchRanger posted:When was that? I beat the game but don't remember the conversation you're talking about. It's when Yellow Lantern Hal tries to explain that there might be legitimate and complex reasons for his heel turn, and Green Hal cuts him off. "No depth allowed, buddy!" Alacron posted:Injustice has a great story... for a fighting game. Most fighting game plots (when they even have a plot) are self-contracting clusterfucks so Injustice having an actual story arc and giving reasons for why each character is fighting makes it quite the odd man out in its genre. MK9 had a much, much better story than this game. One of the main problems with the game for me (besides the fact that it should have been set entirely within the universe where things go bad and not have been good heroes vs bad heroes) is that every single time a hero faces their alternate twin, the story has them come out victorious. It makes the evil Superman's defeat pretty foregone, and drains alllll the dramatic tension out.
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Lurdiak posted:...is that every single time a hero faces their alternate twin, the story has them come out victorious. It makes the evil Superman's defeat pretty foregone, and drains alllll the dramatic tension out. Injustice isn't something I've played, but it seems right on par with a lot of other popular comics. And, it's like, when you're reading a Batman (or anyone else) Comic, you kinda know he's not gonna die (for long) when he's fighting Joker or Bane Or Killer Croc or whomever. Nothing's different. Dramatic tension 
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Drifter posted:You mean like most normal superhero comics? In the Justice Lords two-parter in Justice League, the Justice Lords were actually tougher than the League, because they were just as strong and also huge dirty bastards. That made them a credible threat. Sorry good writing seems laughable to you.
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Jul 10, 2014 00:43
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Man, when Garth Ennis is on, no one, and I do mean no one, can touch him. From the Hellblazer story arc "Rake at the Gates of Hell" page one. I don't have a scan of the page, but I don't really need one as there is no artwork. Other than the credits, it's a completely black page. Except for a tiny caption box in the middle: quote:If anyone wants to pray for him, now's the time
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So, I think the death of Wolverine event is going to be stupid, and I'm not really looking forward to it or anything. But this is the upcoming cover to a tie-in, Nightcrawler #7, which did make me a little sad. Nightcrawler and Wolverine's bromance has weirdly been emotional fodder for me since Wolverine gave a eulogy for Kurt.
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I don't know what you're talking about. Wolverine is going to be dead forever and ever, and Thor is a woman from now on and won't ever be a dude again, even if they make a third movie...oh look, the pigs are flying south early this year.
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It would work better even they hadn't just resurrected Kurt.
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Jul 16, 2014 16:21
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e X posted:It would work better even they hadn't just resurrected Kurt. The issue will be about him being in denial and sure Wolverine will be resurected, like Siryn was with Banshee.
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Jul 16, 2014 16:40
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WickedHate posted:The issue will be about him being in denial and sure Wolverine will be resurected, like Siryn was with Banshee. I assume it will be more about how he will knows that he will be back and until then he will make sure his school continues.
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bobkatt013 posted:I assume it will be more about how he will knows that he will be back and until then he will make sure his school continues. I was just joking, but that sounds pretty sweet.
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I'd like to see an X-Men funeral where the turnaround time is so fast the character actually walks in during the eulogy and is then invited to step up and say a few words. At this point, the death and resurrection process should be an upper-level lab class.
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ManiacClown posted:I'd like to see an X-Men funeral where the turnaround time is so fast the character actually walks in during the eulogy and is then invited to step up and say a few words. At this point, the death and resurrection process should be an upper-level lab class. I am pretty sure an X-men funeral is just them getting together and taking odds on when they are coming back.
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bobkatt013 posted:I am pretty sure an X-men funeral is just them getting together and taking odds on when they are coming back. Now I'm picturing Wolverine with a visor standing in front of a whiteboard. Edit: …taking a bet from the deceased.
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ManiacClown posted:Now I'm picturing Wolverine with a visor standing in front of a whiteboard. Wearing an eye patch?
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bobkatt013 posted:I am pretty sure an X-men funeral is just them getting together and taking odds on when they are coming back. Someone needs to post the panel of the afterlife as a giant casino, where the winners get to come back to life.
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Captain Bravo posted:Someone needs to post the panel of the afterlife as a giant casino, where the winners get to come back to life. From Incredible Hercules #129:  Edit: Fixed, thanks, zoux. ManiacClown fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Jul 16, 2014 |
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ManiacClown posted:I'd like to see an X-Men funeral where the turnaround time is so fast the character actually walks in during the eulogy and is then invited to step up and say a few words. At this point, the death and resurrection process should be an upper-level lab class. I actually envisioned a scene like that a few years ago. Only in my version it was the JSA and the dead person was Hawkman. It would have Hawkman deliver a string eulogy at his own funeral and make a vow to be as good a hero as Hawkman was.
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ManiacClown posted:From Incredible Hercules #129: (temporary link because for some reason the IMG and TIMG tags aren't working) Hello, it's because you put the tags around the url and not the file. Add a .jpg to the end.
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ManiacClown posted:I'd like to see an X-Men funeral where the turnaround time is so fast the character actually walks in during the eulogy and is then invited to step up and say a few words. At this point, the death and resurrection process should be an upper-level lab class. Would pay for a collector's edition cover of an issue like this. ManiacClown posted:From Incredible Hercules #129: (temporary link because for some reason the IMG and TIMG tags aren't working) I felt so bad for Janet when she's shown playing the slots-- her costume looks SO uncomfortable. The Question IRL posted:I actually envisioned a scene like that a few years ago. Only in my version it was the JSA and the dead person was Hawkman. It would have Hawkman deliver a string eulogy at his own funeral and make a vow to be as good a hero as Hawkman was. Also a great riff on the concept.
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The Question IRL posted:I actually envisioned a scene like that a few years ago. Only in my version it was the JSA and the dead person was Hawkman. It would have Hawkman deliver a string eulogy at his own funeral and make a vow to be as good a hero as Hawkman was.
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Poison Mushroom posted:Wasn't this a scene from the opening of Anchorman 2? The idea goes back at least as far as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Edit: stories of heroes returning to attend their own funeral go back at least as far as the 13th century. Snowglobe of Doom fucked around with this message at 21:39 on Jul 16, 2014 |
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The Question IRL posted:I actually envisioned a scene like that a few years ago. Only in my version it was the JSA and the dead person was Hawkman. It would have Hawkman deliver a string eulogy at his own funeral and make a vow to be as good a hero as Hawkman was. Along similar lines, I could've sworn I read an actual, published Jean Grey funeral scene where someone tries to cheer Scott up by saying "Come on man, it's Jean, this is like a vacation for her!" And then she comes back in the same issue pissed that Scott was looking for a tide-me-over interim girlfriend.
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ManiacClown posted:I'd like to see an X-Men funeral where the turnaround time is so fast the character actually walks in during the eulogy and is then invited to step up and say a few words. At this point, the death and resurrection process should be an upper-level lab class. like this?
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