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For sure, Shin sounds like it'll be great stuff. From the little bits we've seen of the protagonist, reminds me a little bit of what they went for with Akiyama in 4. That he's kind of a laidback slick guy, pretty different from the selfless legendary Kiryu. They've got a lot of room to really mix up the narrative formula.

What do you think they'll call it over here, probably New Yakuza? Or think up something cooler? Shin Yakuza works too.
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Love this game! It's really hitting the spot for me, so cool having many of them hit the West in the past year and a half.

In the past few months I played 0, Kiwami, and 5 in preparation (didn't finish 5 but really enjoyed it), and watched a bunch of videos and whatnot of 3 and 4 as well. Also pumped for Kiwami 2 and Hokuto!

Yakuza 6 is for sure the best game released in some time, and needs more love and attention from the press and whatnot. Though I do like that it's getting more marketing and buzz than the series had back in the day it seems.
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GranzonEx posted...

The only Matsumoto stuff I saw was Macross and Do you remember love

I love those too, Matsumoto wasn't involved in those I think. He did Captain Harlock, Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999 and stuff like that.

The epic movie version of Harlock's origin, Arcadia of my Youth, is a great way to get into his stuff if you can find it I'd say.
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LapisLazuli posted...

Didn't he also do ZZ, tho

You got me there. :D What a theme song though. And by no means am I defending the guy on political views or anything, I just love some of the stuff he made back in the day, and he seemed like a pretty influential guy.

Leiji Matsumoto is up there too for space opera. Arcadia of My Youth is one epic movie.
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I don't really go for judging somebody just based on recent work and whatnot. Like an author or band that puts out later stuff you don't dig as much. Not to say other people didn't help, but I give him a lot of credit. Doing Zeta Gundam showed to me he wasn't a lucky one trick kind of guy.

Plus he's a very different guy these days, to compare him to Anno for example, apparently Tomino was very depressed, so young depressed Tomino versus older optimistic Tomino, they made different stuff. Turn A Gundam for example, though what I saw of that was interesting.
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Love me some Tomino! That's still my fav Gundam stuff, in general some of my fav space opera stories, especially the movie trilogy version of 0079, and the full Zeta series.

On the Code Geass references, I just last week finished Code Geass R2 with a friend, a bit behind on watching that show, was a very very entertaining show. I liked it, and by the end I was really invested despite it's ridiculousness and over-the-top cliches and twists etc, good times.

For this upcoming season, FLCL, Lupin, and Full Metal Panic yessir. And I'll give some totally new/unrelated stuff a try as well.
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This is food... for thought!
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Impressive run! Haven't played that, but that's some quality platforming there.
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I'm posting on gamefaqs at 3AM because I'm looking for some kind of connection, since tonight I have some worries pertaining to my friends who I saw earlier, etc. You're really being this way to somebody based on them liking some game you didn't like?
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I knew about this yessir. As a bit of a kooky remix of this, perhaps the adults could get busy in the upcoming second It movie?
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I take that to mean you haven't played Yakuza? It's so good.
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I'm pumped for this, love FMP, and Second Raid was really good. Funny that at the time that felt like a comeback, and it'd only been a couple years, and now it's been way longer, but hey never too late for more anime.
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We are... on the cruise!
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Two icons, I'm going with Mai! Plus I was just playing KoF XIV again with the addition of Blue Mary.

Also coincidentally, here's some artwork featuring both of those characters by ertyu, that I requested from him at least as far back as 2011.

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Beautiful stuff... *holds back tears*
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Breath of the Wild for sure, and it'll keep you busy for a while! Doom 2016 rules too. I'd also recommend Yakuza 0, which is quite charming and RPG-ish in a lot of ways as well.
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Humbling, powerful, magnanimous, here's to Waddle Dee!
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I will check this movie out! Sounds like a good time
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pyresword posted...

least favo

Picking a least fav is tough, so many. For me it's usually bottom of the barrel movies like Angel Cop etc, stuff that I really remember being baffled by. Shows I don't dig I usually just drop a few episodes in, less of an impression. If I had to think of a least fav series, hmmm I'm gonna go with the Ninja Scroll TV series.

Air I did enjoy somewhat, and it's not really up my alley, so props to Air for being watchable I guess! But I don't feel that strongly about it folks. I gave it a 7 on MAL!
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Hell no, I have no reason to believe he could handle that.

Much like that classic X-Men animated series scene where Jean tells Gambit to stay out of the kitchen, sometimes those really cool guys just can't cook! Sometimes they can, like Sanji from One Piece, but Dante does not seem like he's got that in his playbook.
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Kenshin huh, that's pretty cool stuff. The real life recent thing, very depressing. I have several Kenshin posters up, always gonna be fan, tremendous work of art. Plus, it was there for me and my friends and fam way back in High School, learning something terrible about the creator in my 30s, it's almost a seperate thing. But not an easy topic of course.
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It is by the director of The Fast and The Furious, one of the best remakes of Point Break ever made
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Not bad, decent list, includes most of what I'd want to be on there. Order is always wacky.

I'm happy to see Yakuza on there, in love with that series right now. Genre is always interesting to define, but this series does fit I'd say. I spent 140 hours playing Yakuza 0, a good amount of that is some fun grinding for money to get upgrades, unlock moves, up your stats etc, and you do quests for people. And equipment etc. And in other ones like Yakuza Kiwami you actually do have an experience bar and get experience points for beating up enemies in pretty much random battles. And spend it in FF style massive sphere grid things.

And there is so much care put into all the side quests, and you juggle all these different ones at once, plus the main plot is usually very good. Anyways, I'd say calling it an Action RPG makes as much sense as calling it Action Adventure, but I get why the various aesthetic/stylistic trappings and whatnot lead only certain games to being called RPGs.

That said, I myself have never really though of Castlevania SoTN as an RPG, even though it has elements. To me it has a lot less RPG elements than Yakuza, but I still don't mind seeing it on the list, plus great games.

And nice to see DQ so high. On how FF is doing, I loved FF XV myself.
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I dug HoTD. Dumb sure, entertaining, yes.
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And he started on the ol' judo girl dramedy Yawara!, the guy sure has range.
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Pretty much me saying it's not necessarily addictive or harmful, and saying it can be good, it's like I'm making a pitch for marijuana. Maybe we'll hand out porn cards.
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I disagree with you there Vlado and find it's kind of a personal thing and not everybody should be put to the same ideals!

Plus, you run the babes battle! Porn does not just mean videos of people having sex, it's a catch all term, it includes erotica that models in your contest have made! And which has surely helped many people relieve stress and get some sleep over the years. You post topics that could be said to include "porn" in them, so it goes to show just how subjective judging this stuff is.

I've always been a fan of the word erotica, if that word was used would you have the same response? Most definitions of pornography pretty much just say that they're supposed to try to arouse, and of course nude or even semi-nude photography that you post can be said to be pornography. So it's all very wacky isn't it?

And to further nitpick, you say watch, but the description in the topic says look at, so this clearly includes pictures, so Vlado you are guilty as charged my man. :P

(Would be great if you were just joking and I typed all that haha - though I type fast! Dexterous! )
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Funny note (too late to edit the post), now that I read the article the movie producer does talk about Deadpool and whatnot, that's funny. But also possibly encouraging.
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Jakyl25 posted...

Nelson_Mandela posted...

Good god they better make this a satire

Isnt every Duke game a satire?

To...varying levels of success

It's a big element of it for sure, though Duke 3D has a lot of genuine tension and atmosphere as well. While games like Planet of the Babes and DNF goes full humor and Leisure Suit Larry with the ladies aspect etc.

On tone, there are a lot of different ways to go, more than just comedy/satire versus drama. Take Deadpool, that movie has a lot of humor and zaniness, but can be taken entirely seriously when need be.

I guess I'd liken an ideal Duke Nukem movie to kind of like Deadpool in tone. The character is eccentric and makes a joke of everything, but does take some things seriously (such as saving the Earth from alien bastards, and especially saving our women!).

I wouldn't be surprised if Deadpool's big box office has an influence on a lot of movies, especially if this movie gets to be Rated R.
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Right on, good to know.
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I liked Monster a lot, have only seen the anime. Been meaning to check out his manga like 20th Century Boys etc for sure. Do you recommend 21st Century Boys as well?

Me on Utena, I love the movie, and I enjoyed the early episodes of the show (especially the soundtrack), didn't get around to watching the full thing though. As far as alternate quick take movies go, Utena's is one of the better ones I think.
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This is fun stuff, sign me up! I always bet on Duke.

And believe it or not, Duke Nukem is in Ready Player One as well. If you google that you can see the blurry Duke from the trailer of that movie, same scene with Freddy Kreuger etc.
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The only J-drama I've watched was Densha Otoko, which was quite good. Not counting tokusatsu shows. And a little bit of one cop show (Bayside Shakedown).
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Jakyl25 posted...

Daniel Bryans last match was IN Europe!

I just marked out
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I still have an N64 in a cardboard box in a closet, but the Wii virtual console has been my go-to way to play Mario 64 and OoT in recent years. There is solid N64 emulation these days but even on a current computer I've found that can have framerate issues, seems that system in particular didn't have as flawless a transition as some other consoles, especially older ones.

Anyways, I hope there's always a convenient way to play those classics on the big screen.
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It's the final countdown, doo doo doo doo, the band Europe ladies and gentleman.
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Hajime no Bryan: Rising

(happy he's back!)
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Agreed Sonic AM was classic, scooting and rooting as he said in the first episode. And Sonic X was fun, Cream and Cheese-u!

Street Fighter II V was a thing, fairly funny and entertaining. Chun-Li was a tour guide, etc. I've got several more recent ones on my to watch list. Shoutout to the Fatal Fury OVAs, though not TV.

Super Mario Bros supershow was entertaining yes indeed, pastariffic.
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Quick question, anybody in this topic dig 90s and 2000s kaiju movies, especially the mid-tier ones? Like let's say, Godzilla vs Megaguiras, Godzilla Tokyo SOS, stuff like that?

As somebody who's seen every Godzilla movie, and lots of Power Rangers etc, and needless to say the Gamera trilogy is a masterpiece, anything there for me?

The trailer for Rampage for example, that's something that looks like generic fluff shlock that has no appeal to me as a kaiju/toku fan. But I loved Pacific Rim, and I think my bar needed for this genre could be low if there's that sense of plucky earnest heroes versus monsters duking it out and whatnot. Building falling, scenes of scientists, all that stuff.

I guess this is vague, but is there a hint of "that" kind of camp I like, cheesy low budget movies, or is it just generic Hollywood in it's feel, effects aside?
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Snake and Sonic for me, and some other good ones in there, got my vote pretty easy. Snake joining that series is pretty untoppable for me, and Sonic is a nice bonus. Mega Man in 4 is big though.
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Easy mode, enjoy the story and whatnot, there you go. Plus stuff like Grim Fandango, I actually have been meaning to play that one for years, but based on other 90s PC adventure games I liked, that one would only be brain ticklers as far as difficulty goes.
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I'll say, sometimes going with different mixes of hobbies can be nice. Like, sometimes I'll find I went half a year without reading any comics, or a year or two without reading a novel. Good time to pick those up.

And of course, digging into classic movies on the to watch list, and stuff like that. Checking out music albums, I say no harm in letting a couple weeks go by without gaming. Mixing it up.

That said, sometimes getting into something will get you rolling, if you haven't tried some of those games listed yet. I'll say Bioshock Infinite is one that is pretty smooth and straightforward, so it might be inviting. Plus it is terrific! I have a Bioshock Infinite poster on my wall oddly enough. Mario is the only other game I gave that honor too, randomly enough, both were at a local store.
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A lot of RPGs, especially if they can be set to easy, can be pretty chill and not tough. And if getting stuck counts as tough, can always look up what to do, and there are full videos of everything these days. And if you don't mind looking up what to do when stuck, lots of point and click adventure games.

I'd say if somebody hasn't played I dunno, FF7? That would probably go okay, easy-ish battles, can grind a little by doing random battles to level up a bit to make the story extra easy. FF XV, I know somewhat divisive, but I really loved it, wasn't usually tough on normal, I figure easy might be fine.

And can't go wrong with something like Super Mario 64, or the recent Super Mario Galaxy. Games like that where a lot of the side stuff is optional, and the core gameplay is just fun. And lots of cinematic-ish games with forgiving stuff like the MGS series could be doable on easy mode. Usually if you get caught you can crawl under something, wait a couple minutes etc, and enjoy the story. There's enough wiggle room in that series even on higher difficulties, though may need to look up boss strategies.

Are you into pretty much every genre, I guess it depends on what you're looking for, outside of the difficulty aspect.
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Cool stuff on that Galaxy Rangers book there, haven't read that.

I highly enjoy and recommend the Stainless Steel Rat series by that author Harry Harrison though! A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born (a prequel written in the 80s) was one of my favorite books as a lad. And the original trilogy is great.
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Oh right on, cool. That first season is still on my watch list too. Didn't recognize the title of the game in the wiki confused it with the third game.

For sure the games are still way better, and the reception was so/so for the anime, but this is the best I can do for the Jammin Ninja at the moment. Been beating ginormous console games lately. I actually haven't even beaten Chrono Trigger yet, speaking of Nintendo DS. Last DS game I beat was Dragon Quest IV long time ago.
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True, true. At least he's got an old guy in his corner to rub his shoulders and say cranky cool stuff.
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I will look forward to possibly seeing this plot in that anime adaptation of that game this year I think?

For the record I googled that and when clicking thought it might be an actually dead MMA guy or wrestler or something. I've only played the first game folks, I'm just gonna go with the anime, my game log is bizzay!
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Lotta cool stuff on that list, favs I would've nominated too, will be sugoi seeing this list play out. Or even sacrebleu!
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That Aaron Eckhardt pic there is awesome. XD

On Ippo from earlier, it has a bit of community/team aspect, since there's a gym with other characters. Takamura, the pompadour'd big dude at the gym is almost a second protagonist, his huge feud with this guy Hawk is the main arc of the second Ippo anime series for example. And Ippo has a lot of cool rivals and friends. Great sense of humor and overall slice of life atmosphere to it too, and music by that guy who did Trigun etc which I dig.

To throw a second anime in the hat, I'll go with... X (the TV series)
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Hajime no Ippo!
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Mario
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