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Anagram 04/16/20 7:56:59 PM #51:	British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Tetris Universe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe German Empire Tier Bionis and Mechanis Eberron Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Portuguese Empire Tier Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Raccoon City Italian Empire Tier Kingdom Hearts Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- Gravity Falls Universe: I plan to watch this at some point, so I wont look it up for fear of spoilers. Sorry! Middle-Earth: You know, a lot of people like saying no sacred cows, or everything should be equally up for judgment and analysis. And I kind of disagree? Like can you imagine if Disney made crappy direct-to-video sequels for Snow White, or a live-action remake? Not even Disney has done that. Not even Disney. So asking me to judge Middle-Earth compared to other fantasy settings, when its the fantasy setting, seems similar to that. It just makes me feel like a jerk for trying. I will say this, though: Middle-Earth is the only setting that I give a full pass for for any generic fantasy stuff, since it obviously invented most of it. Scadriel: Ive only read the Mistborn trilogy, and not the later books. I like Sandersons attempt to include epic fantasy tropes (an ancient evil god that wants to blow up the world or whatever) and semi-humanizing them. I like the Lord-Rulers attempts to fix the world backfiring, which results in ash falling from the sky, a slave race, and all of that nasty stuff. Actually, some of the worldbuilding in Scadriel seemed a bit weak? I had basically no idea what was happening in the human areas outside of the capital and that one other city they visit in book 3. What I mean is that everything we encounter in the books directly relates to the plot; there didnt seem to be much in the way of background stuff. Im sure there was, but it certainly isnt shown in the actual story. This is veering off-topic a little, but Im not the biggest fan of highly-regulated magic with lots of rules. At that point, it becomes fantasy science. Sanderson is all about that, though, so his stuff doesnt quite jive with me. That said, Luthadel is a well-realized city with a social structure, economy, and religion, so I like it. Tetris Universe: In a dystopic world where ones value is determined by the shape hes born with, all children are brainwashed into giving their lives mere seconds after theyre born in a vain, endless attempt to keep the population itself from growing too high and exceeding the limits of the rectangle in which they live. How do they eliminate themselves? By ritualistic mass suicide. All of this in the service of making more room for the next generation. Never questioning their purpose, and praising and worshipping the near-mythical I-blocks that can help as many as four lines kill themselves at once, this world is one of the most depressing and horrifying realizations of socialist healthcare run amok. Babylon 5: My ideal TV show would be about the space UN, where incredibly boring politics are solved by alien ambassadors talking for forty-four minutes straight. The pilot episode would be about the Glorbulans delivering the Zorblaxians only 93% of the FTL fuel that was promised, and the Zorblaxians threatening a trade embargo in response, and the humans trying to prevent this because they fear the broader economic implications. Does Babylon 5 deliver on my stupid premise? Not really. There is some good space UN stuff, but its forgotten in favor of An Ancient Evil Awakens. Sure, later we learn that the ancient evil isnt evil, but whatever, I find mortals squabbling about nonsense to be more interesting than existential threats. Are you taking notes, Game of Thrones? Kingdom Hearts: Ive only played KH1 and 2, but I did watch a YouTube video about the plot of the series, so Ill do Kingdom Hearts in general instead of Castle Oblivion. This should have been the easiest premise ever. Kid on a planet learns that theres a space wizard who wants to destroy the universe or whatever, so he gets on a spaceship, visits Disney planets, and collects the macguffins to stop him. Sometimes Final Fantasy characters show up. The first game follows this, and then everything goes horribly off the rails, with clones, time travel, computer versions of yourself, cloning yourself in other peoples bodies, magically knowing where people are because they have an X on their clothes, Xi-blades pronounced as keyblades, and ancient Jedi orders of keyblade wielders. I cant believe anyone could make something so needlessly complicated. Superjail! Universe: Ive never heard of this show before. So, the premise is that theres a volcano inside of another volcano that houses billions of prisoners, all controlled by a psychopath who ensures that every episode ends with horrible carnage? This, uh, this sounds kind of unpleasant. Obviously, I understand that theyre going for surrealism, but honestly, I want none of this. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937537670] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Tetris Universe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe German Empire Tier Bionis and Mechanis Eberron Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Portuguese Empire Tier Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Raccoon City Italian Empire Tier Kingdom Hearts Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- Gravity Falls Universe: I plan to watch this at some point, so I wont look it up for fear of spoilers. Sorry! Middle-Earth: You know, a lot of people like saying no sacred cows, or everything should be equally up for judgment and analysis. And I kind of disagree? Like can you imagine if Disney made crappy direct-to-video sequels for Snow White, or a live-action remake? Not even Disney has done that. Not even Disney. So asking me to judge Middle-Earth compared to other fantasy settings, when its the fantasy setting, seems similar to that. It just makes me feel like a jerk for trying. I will say this, though: Middle-Earth is the only setting that I give a full pass for for any generic fantasy stuff, since it obviously invented most of it. Scadriel: Ive only read the Mistborn trilogy, and not the later books. I like Sandersons attempt to include epic fantasy tropes (an ancient evil god that wants to blow up the world or whatever) and semi-humanizing them. I like the Lord-Rulers attempts to fix the world backfiring, which results in ash falling from the sky, a slave race, and all of that nasty stuff. Actually, some of the worldbuilding in Scadriel seemed a bit weak? I had basically no idea what was happening in the human areas outside of the capital and that one other city they visit in book 3. What I mean is that everything we encounter in the books directly relates to the plot; there didnt seem to be much in the way of background stuff. Im sure there was, but it certainly isnt shown in the actual story. This is veering off-topic a little, but Im not the biggest fan of highly-regulated magic with lots of rules. At that point, it becomes fantasy science. Sanderson is all about that, though, so his stuff doesnt quite jive with me. That said, Luthadel is a well-realized city with a social structure, economy, and religion, so I like it. Tetris Universe: In a dystopic world where ones value is determined by the shape hes born with, all children are brainwashed into giving their lives mere seconds after theyre born in a vain, endless attempt to keep the population itself from growing too high and exceeding the limits of the rectangle in which they live. How do they eliminate themselves? By ritualistic mass suicide. All of this in the service of making more room for the next generation. Never questioning their purpose, and praising and worshipping the near-mythical I-blocks that can help as many as four lines kill themselves at once, this world is one of the most depressing and horrifying realizations of socialist healthcare run amok. Babylon 5: My ideal TV show would be about the space UN, where incredibly boring politics are solved by alien ambassadors talking for forty-four minutes straight. The pilot episode would be about the Glorbulans delivering the Zorblaxians only 93% of the FTL fuel that was promised, and the Zorblaxians threatening a trade embargo in response, and the humans trying to prevent this because they fear the broader economic implications. Does Babylon 5 deliver on my stupid premise? Not really. There is some good space UN stuff, but its forgotten in favor of An Ancient Evil Awakens. Sure, later we learn that the ancient evil isnt evil, but whatever, I find mortals squabbling about nonsense to be more interesting than existential threats. Are you taking notes, Game of Thrones? Kingdom Hearts: Ive only played KH1 and 2, but I did watch a YouTube video about the plot of the series, so Ill do Kingdom Hearts in general instead of Castle Oblivion. This should have been the easiest premise ever. Kid on a planet learns that theres a space wizard who wants to destroy the universe or whatever, so he gets on a spaceship, visits Disney planets, and collects the macguffins to stop him. Sometimes Final Fantasy characters show up. The first game follows this, and then everything goes horribly off the rails, with clones, time travel, computer versions of yourself, cloning yourself in other peoples bodies, magically knowing where people are because they have an X on their clothes, Xi-blades pronounced as keyblades, and ancient Jedi orders of keyblade wielders. I cant believe anyone could make something so needlessly complicated. Superjail! Universe: Ive never heard of this show before. So, the premise is that theres a volcano inside of another volcano that houses billions of prisoners, all controlled by a psychopath who ensures that every episode ends with horrible carnage? This, uh, this sounds kind of unpleasant. Obviously, I understand that theyre going for surrealism, but honestly, I want none of this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/16/20 7:57:01 PM #52:	Flatland: Wow, 1884, huh? I didnt realize Flatland was that old. So the premise is that the world is two-dimensional, and all of the characters are lines or shapes. Women are just lines, who sometimes run into men point-first and kill them, and men are shapes, and the number of sides you have determines your role in society. Flatland itself is surrounded by Pointland, a land of just one point, and Spaceland, a land of three dimensions, and the rulers of Flatland forbid talking about the others. The social satire here is obvious, I approve. Now that this seminal classic of science-fiction has earned the Anagram Seal of Approval, its author can finally rest in peace. Space Jam: Why did Space Jam add Lola Bunny? Was it just to have a girl? Thats it, isnt it? Because Loony Toons didnt have any girls. Eh. The only thing about Space Jam anyone remembers is the theme song, anyway. Eberron: Eberron was D&Ds first attempt at a setting that, like, makes sense. A lot of shade is thrown at Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk for basically not making any sense at all, and most of it is fair. Eberron did its best to be sensible, to somewhat okayish results. I like that theres actually an explanation for why elves dont marry rich humans to inherit all of their stuff, which shocked me to learn. Eberron might also be the origin of noble savage orcs, I think it predates Warcraft III, but Im too lazy to look it up. I like that its like at a quasi-just-beginning industrial revolution instead of a medieval setting like most fantasy settings. What I dont like is that it feels a need to subvert almost everything. Halflings are normally like farmers or whatever, so lets making them rampaging barbarians lol. At some point, people need to just accept that halflings are boring. They fill the same design space as humans and dwarves, but humans and dwarves do their gimmicks better. Anyway, I also like the way religion is handled. Its all very ambiguous and weird. Im not thrilled with the Catholic Church pope being a six-year-old girl, but fine. Your setting can have one magical anime girl or whatever. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe: You know what JK Rowlings strength as a writer is? Coming up with lots of really cool ideas. You know what her weakness as a writer is? Making any amount of logical sense whatsoever. Imagine if you had someone who had those same attributes, but wrote comedy. Youd get the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It almost defies talking about because its so silly and the rules dont matter. I think we all love the restaurant at the end of time, which just exists so you can see the universe end, or the spaceship that operates on bistro mathematics, or the Vogon poetry. Too bad about the book written after Douglas Adams death, though. Written by someone who understood the appeal of the books but didnt have the ability to capture it. It cared way too much about rules and continuity and logic, to the point of a random joke about Thor being a Grade-A god being extended to talk about other grades of gods and making minor joke characters in previous books become main characters now. It just didnt get it at all. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937537673] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Flatland: Wow, 1884, huh? I didnt realize Flatland was that old. So the premise is that the world is two-dimensional, and all of the characters are lines or shapes. Women are just lines, who sometimes run into men point-first and kill them, and men are shapes, and the number of sides you have determines your role in society. Flatland itself is surrounded by Pointland, a land of just one point, and Spaceland, a land of three dimensions, and the rulers of Flatland forbid talking about the others. The social satire here is obvious, I approve. Now that this seminal classic of science-fiction has earned the Anagram Seal of Approval, its author can finally rest in peace. Space Jam: Why did Space Jam add Lola Bunny? Was it just to have a girl? Thats it, isnt it? Because Loony Toons didnt have any girls. Eh. The only thing about Space Jam anyone remembers is the theme song, anyway. Eberron: Eberron was D&Ds first attempt at a setting that, like, makes sense. A lot of shade is thrown at Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk for basically not making any sense at all, and most of it is fair. Eberron did its best to be sensible, to somewhat okayish results. I like that theres actually an explanation for why elves dont marry rich humans to inherit all of their stuff, which shocked me to learn. Eberron might also be the origin of noble savage orcs, I think it predates Warcraft III, but Im too lazy to look it up. I like that its like at a quasi-just-beginning industrial revolution instead of a medieval setting like most fantasy settings. What I dont like is that it feels a need to subvert almost everything. Halflings are normally like farmers or whatever, so lets making them rampaging barbarians lol. At some point, people need to just accept that halflings are boring. They fill the same design space as humans and dwarves, but humans and dwarves do their gimmicks better. Anyway, I also like the way religion is handled. Its all very ambiguous and weird. Im not thrilled with the Catholic Church pope being a six-year-old girl, but fine. Your setting can have one magical anime girl or whatever. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe: You know what JK Rowlings strength as a writer is? Coming up with lots of really cool ideas. You know what her weakness as a writer is? Making any amount of logical sense whatsoever. Imagine if you had someone who had those same attributes, but wrote comedy. Youd get the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It almost defies talking about because its so silly and the rules dont matter. I think we all love the restaurant at the end of time, which just exists so you can see the universe end, or the spaceship that operates on bistro mathematics, or the Vogon poetry. Too bad about the book written after Douglas Adams death, though. Written by someone who understood the appeal of the books but didnt have the ability to capture it. It cared way too much about rules and continuity and logic, to the point of a random joke about Thor being a Grade-A god being extended to talk about other grades of gods and making minor joke characters in previous books become main characters now. It just didnt get it at all. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 04/16/20 8:18:06 PM #53:	Reign of Chaos - 2002 The Frozen Throne - 2003 Eberron Campaign Setting - 2004 --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:937538853] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Reign of Chaos - 2002 The Frozen Throne - 2003 Eberron Campaign Setting - 2004 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/16/20 8:21:09 PM #54:	redrocket posted... Reign of Chaos - 2002 The Frozen Throne - 2003 Eberron Campaign Setting - 2004 Yeah, same general era. Though given how close it was, they could have come up with the idea independently. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937539014] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted... </cite> <quote>Reign of Chaos - 2002 The Frozen Throne - 2003 Eberron Campaign Setting - 2004</quote>Yeah, same general era. Though given how close it was, they could have come up with the idea independently. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hombad46 04/16/20 8:23:36 PM #55:	Anagram posted... Gravity Falls Universe: I plan to watch this at some point, so I wont look it up for fear of spoilers. Sorry! Hope you like it! How about... Hyrule? Also I think you forgot to put Gotham in the tier list. --- "That's Engarde hairflip metal detector tier btw" -XIII_rocks <cite>hombad46 posted [p:937539165] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Anagram posted... </cite> <quote>Gravity Falls Universe: I plan to watch this at some point, so I wont look it up for fear of spoilers. Sorry!</quote> Hope you like it! How about... Hyrule? Also I think you forgot to put Gotham in the tier list. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/16/20 8:35:49 PM #56:	hombad46 posted... Also I think you forgot to put Gotham in the tier list. Derp, fixed. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937539894] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>hombad46 posted... </cite> <quote>Also I think you forgot to put Gotham in the tier list.</quote>Derp, fixed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheArkOfTurus 04/16/20 8:41:38 PM #57:	Sigil (Planescape: Torment) --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety <cite>TheArkOfTurus posted [p:937540304] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Sigil (Planescape: Torment) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 04/16/20 8:49:40 PM #58:	Anagram posted... Are you talking about the new or old version? Both! --- It was Raccoon City's last chance and my last chance... My last escape. https://imgur.com/LAzHE1a - https://imgur.com/Zkh5drt <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:937540814] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Anagram posted... </cite> <quote>Are you talking about the new or old version?</quote> Both! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 04/16/20 8:50:29 PM #59:	Anagram posted... making minor joke characters in previous books become main characters now I mean, the whale from the first book got an entire plot arc. That's not that out of character --- You shine, and make others shine just by being near them. <cite>NFUN posted [p:937540866] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Anagram posted...</cite> <quote>making minor joke characters in previous books become main characters now</quote> I mean, the whale from the first book got an entire plot arc. That's not that out of character</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MetalmindStats 04/16/20 8:51:21 PM #60:	London (Shaun of the Dead) --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you! <cite>MetalmindStats posted [p:937540915] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>London (Shaun of the Dead) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/16/20 9:03:57 PM #61:	Snake5555555555 posted... Both! I still haven't played RE2R. I will soon, though. NFUN posted... I mean, the whale from the first book got an entire plot arc. That's not that out of character I guess, but I would still say it feels different. The whale certainly fits into story less awkwardly than Wowbagger. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937541695] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Both!</quote>I still haven't played RE2R. I will soon, though. NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>I mean, the whale from the first book got an entire plot arc. That's not that out of character</quote>I guess, but I would still say it feels different. The whale certainly fits into story less awkwardly than Wowbagger. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 04/16/20 9:46:25 PM #62:	Anagram posted... What version of Hades is this supposed to be? just Greek Mythology in general --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:937543999] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Anagram posted... </cite> <quote>What version of Hades is this supposed to be?</quote>just Greek Mythology in general </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 04/16/20 9:50:57 PM #63:	Lensman universe --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:937544207] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Lensman universe </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 04/16/20 10:08:25 PM #64:	Oh, and while were talking about Foundation, it bears mentioning that among its many other faults, ME 3 literally ripped off its ending from Foundations Edge. --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:937545102] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Oh, and while were talking about Foundation, it bears mentioning that among its many other faults, ME 3 literally ripped off its ending from Foundations Edge. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SovietOmega 04/16/20 10:13:30 PM #65:	We also live in a world where Star Trek is ripping off Mass Effect now, so it all kinda comes full circle. Nothing is truly new, only the technologies involved change a bit. Third Earth (Thundercats) --- There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out <cite>SovietOmega posted [p:937545343] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>We also live in a world where Star Trek is ripping off Mass Effect now, so it all kinda comes full circle. Nothing is truly new, only the technologies involved change a bit. Third Earth (Thundercats) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BetrayedTangy 04/16/20 10:14:06 PM #66:	Agrabah (Aladdin) --- My Quest to beat the Final Fantasies: I II IV V VI VII VIII IX X XII XIII XIV XV <cite>BetrayedTangy posted [p:937545368] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Agrabah (Aladdin) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mega Mana 04/16/20 10:31:15 PM #67:	The Island (Lost) --- "In my headcanon, some staffer saw Trump pull out his phone and start typing so they just Terry Tate Office Linebacker'd him out of his shoes." - FFD <cite>Mega Mana posted [p:937546189] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>The Island (Lost) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 04/16/20 10:33:18 PM #68:	Yharnam --- https://imgur.com/i7czg4U <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:937546286] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Yharnam </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hbthebattle 04/16/20 10:36:56 PM #69:	Japanifornia (Ace Attorney) --- Patience. <cite>Hbthebattle posted [p:937546463] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Japanifornia (Ace Attorney)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/16/20 11:29:57 PM #70:	redrocket posted... Oh, and while were talking about Foundation, it bears mentioning that among its many other faults, ME 3 literally ripped off its ending from Foundations Edge. Yeah, I noticed that right away. It's too much to explain why Foundation does it better, suffice it to say that Asimov > whoever wrote ME3. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937549232] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted... </cite> <quote>Oh, and while were talking about Foundation, it bears mentioning that among its many other faults, ME 3 literally ripped off its ending from Foundations Edge.</quote>Yeah, I noticed that right away. It's too much to explain why Foundation does it better, suffice it to say that Asimov > whoever wrote ME3. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FakeAccount3000 04/17/20 2:05:01 AM #71:	NFUN posted... I mean, the whale from the first book got an entire plot arc. That's not that out of character Honestly, I'm forced to admit Adams himself had a hard time recapturing the lighting in a bottle madness of the first two books. He had a bit in the third one where Arthur Dent actually ~~managed to fly by not looking where he was falling.~~ I feel that's taking his own absurdity a little too literally already. This is why I always tell Douglas Adams fans to try Terry Pratchett. He did for fantasy what Adams did for Sci Fi, but he managed to keep doing and doing it. Thus I submit for approval, his masterwork; The Discworld. How does Discworld rank? --- Dokkan Battle ID:3175154559 JPN Dokkan Battle ID1270165763 Dragon Ball Legends ID brggv8m3 <cite>FakeAccount3000 posted [p:937555573] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>NFUN posted... </cite> <quote>I mean, the whale from the first book got an entire plot arc. That's not that out of character</quote> Honestly, I'm forced to admit Adams himself had a hard time recapturing the lighting in a bottle madness of the first two books. He had a bit in the third one where Arthur Dent actually managed to fly by not looking where he was falling. I feel that's taking his own absurdity a little too literally already. This is why I always tell Douglas Adams fans to try Terry Pratchett. He did for fantasy what Adams did for Sci Fi, but he managed to keep doing and doing it. Thus I submit for approval, his masterwork; The Discworld. How does Discworld rank? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarquessLaus 04/17/20 2:19:17 AM #72:	Amestris --- "We'll tell the customers that the features promised are in a place outside of Heaven now" -- GransonEx <cite>MarquessLaus posted [p:937555994] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Amestris </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/17/20 2:40:53 AM #73:	British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Planescape Tetris Universe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Gotham City Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe Lensman Universe German Empire Tier Bionis and Mechanis Hyrule Eberron Hades (Greek Mythology) Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Portuguese Empire Tier Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Raccoon City Italian Empire Tier Third Earth Kingdom Hearts London (Shawn of the Dead Universe) Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- Hyrule: Hyrule is barely even possible to rank. Its a step above the Mushroom Kingdom, I guess, in that there are some elements that are semi-consistent, but still. Nintendo made a big mistake when it decided that Zelda and Fire Emblem continuity matters. Im just going to use OoT Hyrule, because whatever. I love how it felt like an open world game in 1998, you play it now and it feels so linear. I like the blunt recklessness of Gorons, I like smooth style of Zora, I like the were just short guys who live on our own of Kokiri, even if theyre just stand-ins for dwarves, elves, and halflings. Like seriously, replace their races and Link with a human and OoT is every fantasy story ever. One element thats really buoying Hyrules rank is the Shadow Temple. Just heres where we buried our bloody history, lol skeletons. I love it. Planescape: I turned Sigil into Planescape, but its still mostly about Sigil. I like the idea of the outer planes made of elements and alignments, even if that set the stage for every discount fantasy setting to rip it off and be terrible. Sitting in the center of it all is Sigil, the metropolis of portals, where you can get anything, and ruled by the Queen of Pain, whos the only person not statted in D&D because her gimmick is that she always wins. Unlike a lot of city settings, Sigil genuinely feels epic and grand in scale, as if the city never ends and is a nexus for everything imaginable. It feels bigger than any individual adventure, is what Im saying. I also like the faction system, where people adopt whatever dumb ideologies and just live by them, regardless of logic. Like the guys who think its immoral for people to live, so they want everyone to commit suicide, because killing is wrong. That kind of stuff is great. London (Shaun of the Dead Universe): I what? I mean, Ive seen the movie, but London itself is just a generic city where zombies attack, isnt it? Im very confused by this nomination. Hades (Greek Mythology): You ever wonder how people invented this kind of stuff? Like theres a three-headed dog, and he guards the afterlife, and you need to pay a boatman to cross the river in the afterlife by using coins your family puts on your bodys eyes, and then youre sent to a field where you just exist forever, unless youre a hero, where you get to go to the cooler place. I dont know. As far as afterlives go, you can do a lot better. Lensman Universe: Lensman wins points for being the first space opera. So how does it measure up? Eh. Ive read the first book. Theres a race of benevolent aliens, a race of evil aliens, and the benevolent ones engineer a variety of races to fight the evil ones in hopes that one will be enough. Spoilers: its humans, because of course it is. Also of note is that it introduces the space police, an idea thatll later be stolen by Green Lantern of all things. Anyway, look. Being the first gives it mad respect for ideas and ambition, but its maybe not the best example of the genre. Third Earth: Thunder. Thunder! THUNDERCATS, HOOOOOO! I watched that show a lot as a kid, and that is one of only two parts I remember. Thundercats is basically just He-Man, but with cat people, an evil mummy, and a post-apocalyptic Earth. Its the most stock thing ever. By the way, did you want to know the other thing I remember about this series? Theres an episode where Lion-O asks someone if they found any other human life besides himself. I was like BUT YOURE A CAT DUDE. Six year-old me hated that kind of thing. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937556582] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Planescape Tetris Universe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Gotham City Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe Lensman Universe German Empire Tier Bionis and Mechanis Hyrule Eberron Hades (Greek Mythology) Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Portuguese Empire Tier Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Raccoon City Italian Empire Tier Third Earth Kingdom Hearts London (Shawn of the Dead Universe) Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- Hyrule: Hyrule is barely even possible to rank. Its a step above the Mushroom Kingdom, I guess, in that there are some elements that are semi-consistent, but still. Nintendo made a big mistake when it decided that Zelda and Fire Emblem continuity matters. Im just going to use OoT Hyrule, because whatever. I love how it felt like an open world game in 1998, you play it now and it feels so linear. I like the blunt recklessness of Gorons, I like smooth style of Zora, I like the were just short guys who live on our own of Kokiri, even if theyre just stand-ins for dwarves, elves, and halflings. Like seriously, replace their races and Link with a human and OoT is every fantasy story ever. One element thats really buoying Hyrules rank is the Shadow Temple. Just heres where we buried our bloody history, lol skeletons. I love it. Planescape: I turned Sigil into Planescape, but its still mostly about Sigil. I like the idea of the outer planes made of elements and alignments, even if that set the stage for every discount fantasy setting to rip it off and be terrible. Sitting in the center of it all is Sigil, the metropolis of portals, where you can get anything, and ruled by the Queen of Pain, whos the only person not statted in D&D because her gimmick is that she always wins. Unlike a lot of city settings, Sigil genuinely feels epic and grand in scale, as if the city never ends and is a nexus for everything imaginable. It feels bigger than any individual adventure, is what Im saying. I also like the faction system, where people adopt whatever dumb ideologies and just live by them, regardless of logic. Like the guys who think its immoral for people to live, so they want everyone to commit suicide, because killing is wrong. That kind of stuff is great. London (Shaun of the Dead Universe): I what? I mean, Ive seen the movie, but London itself is just a generic city where zombies attack, isnt it? Im very confused by this nomination. Hades (Greek Mythology): You ever wonder how people invented this kind of stuff? Like theres a three-headed dog, and he guards the afterlife, and you need to pay a boatman to cross the river in the afterlife by using coins your family puts on your bodys eyes, and then youre sent to a field where you just exist forever, unless youre a hero, where you get to go to the cooler place. I dont know. As far as afterlives go, you can do a lot better. Lensman Universe: Lensman wins points for being the first space opera. So how does it measure up? Eh. Ive read the first book. Theres a race of benevolent aliens, a race of evil aliens, and the benevolent ones engineer a variety of races to fight the evil ones in hopes that one will be enough. Spoilers: its humans, because of course it is. Also of note is that it introduces the space police, an idea thatll later be stolen by Green Lantern of all things. Anyway, look. Being the first gives it mad respect for ideas and ambition, but its maybe not the best example of the genre. Third Earth: Thunder. Thunder! THUNDERCATS, HOOOOOO! I watched that show a lot as a kid, and that is one of only two parts I remember. Thundercats is basically just He-Man, but with cat people, an evil mummy, and a post-apocalyptic Earth. Its the most stock thing ever. By the way, did you want to know the other thing I remember about this series? Theres an episode where Lion-O asks someone if they found any other human life besides himself. I was like BUT YOURE A CAT DUDE. Six year-old me hated that kind of thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hombad46 04/17/20 2:51:46 AM #74:	Land of the Dead (Coco) --- "That's Engarde hairflip metal detector tier btw" -XIII_rocks <cite>hombad46 posted [p:937556880] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Land of the Dead (Coco) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MetalmindStats 04/17/20 2:56:41 AM #75:	Ok fine, I'll go with something more fantastical this time... 2001: A Space Odyssey universe --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you! <cite>MetalmindStats posted [p:937556993] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Ok fine, I'll go with something more fantastical this time... 2001: A Space Odyssey universe </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarkS222222222222222 04/17/20 3:11:47 AM #76:	Kayfabe WWF circa 1992 --- This is quite a username I have here. <cite>MarkS222222222222222 posted [p:937557364] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Kayfabe WWF circa 1992 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raka_Putra 04/17/20 7:17:12 AM #77:	Mineral Town --- Into the woods, but mind the past... Into the woods, but mind the future! <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:937562478] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Mineral Town </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 04/17/20 10:41:47 AM #78:	Valhalla (Norse mythology) --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:937569655] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Valhalla (Norse mythology) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xeybozn 04/17/20 11:08:10 AM #79:	Manhattan (Escape from New York) --- Congrats to 2019 Guru champ Advokaiser! <cite>Xeybozn posted [p:937570901] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Manhattan (Escape from New York)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pirateking2000 04/17/20 11:15:17 AM #80:	The grim dark future of the 41st Millennium (Warhammer 40K) --- XBL GT: Demon Ninja X2 "There comes a time in every man's or woman's life where they have to make **** up to cover their ass." - Hazama <cite>Pirateking2000 posted [p:937571270] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>The grim dark future of the 41st Millennium (Warhammer 40K) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/17/20 12:17:12 PM #81:	British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Discworld Planescape Tetris Universe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Gotham City Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Yharnam Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe Lensman Universe German Empire Tier Amestris Bionis and Mechanis The Island (Lost) Hyrule Eberron Japanifornia (Ace Attorney) Hades (Greek Mythology) Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Agrabah Portuguese Empire Tier Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Raccoon City Italian Empire Tier Third Earth Kingdom Hearts London (Shawn of the Dead Universe) Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- Agrabah: I wonder what its like to live in the Middle-East and know that this is the first fictional image that comes to mind for people outside of it. Im not quite sure what to say about everyones favorite desert city-state. The actual city seems to consist of nothing except flat-topped rectangular buildings connected by conveniently swingable ropes. The palace is designed with minarets in mind despite not being a mosque. Its also like a third the size of the city just by itself. For all the Sultan seems sympathetic, the guy is clearly living in ridiculous splendor while people starve. Honestly, Im kind of into it. The Island (Lost): I think I think I might say that I hate Lost. It basically ruined sci-fi television. It and the Sopranos ushered in the modern era of TV, where everything needs to be season-long plotlines. Yes, even in a write-up about an island in an unrelated series, I will still complain about Star Trek Discovery. Okay, fine. I like the idea of a mysterious island with a vague location that has a weird history of mystical nonsense, and that traps people for conveniently 44-minute adventures. I like the smoke monster. I like the buildup of ancient statues and stuff. Its pretty good. Yharnam: I hate steampunk. Its my least favorite genre setting. Yharnam doesnt go full steampunk, like, say, Wild Wild West, so I dont hate it or anything. Just throwing that out there. The dark gothic atmosphere is great, the endless maze of creepy buildings, the evil plague that turns you into a monster for the hero to stab to death, its all great design. And, like everyone else, I love the top hats. Add to that some Cthulhu stuff, and youve got a great setting. Much better than another medieval place. Ever wonder what this type of game would be like in another setting? I get that it has to be grim and filled with death, but there are more eras for that than just Ye Olde Medievale Ageths and the Victorian era. Japanifornia (Ace Attorney): I wonder if the translators regret changing the setting to Los Angeles. It makes sense in the first game, but every subsequent game it makes less and less sense. I had a laugh in AAI when a major plot point is about how hard it is to find a gun in the United States unless youre a cop. And man, Gourd Lake. LA is famous for its lakes, samurai shows, and shrine maidens. Actually, the most interesting element of the setting might be the idea of all criminal trials having to be handled in three days max because there were too many cases in the past. Now thats how you do dystopia, Yharnam. Discworld: Did you ever play Dragon Age: Origins? How it has the most ridiculously stock fantasy tropes played completely straight? I happened to play that game right after reading some Discworld books, and my main thought was What Terry Pratchett did ironically, Bioware is doing honestly. What can I even say about Discworld? I love Death, I love the Watch, and I havent read the other books, but Im sure Id love them, too. I like how the generic foreign country is named Klatch, where all generic foreign things hail from. I love how the Watch listed most deaths as suicides, because if you go into a bar and declare youre invincible, youre asking to be stabbed. Discworld is just so good. Amestris: Ive never watched Fullmetal Alchemist. Things I know: its set in not!WWI Germany, the main character turned his brother into a robot, and the leader is called the Fuhrer. Looking through the page, I see its the result of several smaller countries unifying, ala the actual German Empire. Its going all-in on being the German Empire, right down to having government institutions be hard to tell apart from the military, silly uniforms, and leaders named Bradley? And ethnically diverse populations? Maybe not. I actually kind of like alternate history stuff, though most of it boringly revolves around WWII, and this is almost like that. Im not generally a fan of settings that are just renamed versions of real life places, but WWI Germany is unique enough that I can let that pass. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937574568] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Discworld Planescape Tetris Universe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Gotham City Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Yharnam Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe Lensman Universe German Empire Tier Amestris Bionis and Mechanis The Island (Lost) Hyrule Eberron Japanifornia (Ace Attorney) Hades (Greek Mythology) Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Agrabah Portuguese Empire Tier Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Raccoon City Italian Empire Tier Third Earth Kingdom Hearts London (Shawn of the Dead Universe) Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- Agrabah: I wonder what its like to live in the Middle-East and know that this is the first fictional image that comes to mind for people outside of it. Im not quite sure what to say about everyones favorite desert city-state. The actual city seems to consist of nothing except flat-topped rectangular buildings connected by conveniently swingable ropes. The palace is designed with minarets in mind despite not being a mosque. Its also like a third the size of the city just by itself. For all the Sultan seems sympathetic, the guy is clearly living in ridiculous splendor while people starve. Honestly, Im kind of into it. The Island (Lost): I think I think I might say that I hate Lost. It basically ruined sci-fi television. It and the Sopranos ushered in the modern era of TV, where everything needs to be season-long plotlines. Yes, even in a write-up about an island in an unrelated series, I will still complain about Star Trek Discovery. Okay, fine. I like the idea of a mysterious island with a vague location that has a weird history of mystical nonsense, and that traps people for conveniently 44-minute adventures. I like the smoke monster. I like the buildup of ancient statues and stuff. Its pretty good. Yharnam: I hate steampunk. Its my least favorite genre setting. Yharnam doesnt go full steampunk, like, say, Wild Wild West, so I dont hate it or anything. Just throwing that out there. The dark gothic atmosphere is great, the endless maze of creepy buildings, the evil plague that turns you into a monster for the hero to stab to death, its all great design. And, like everyone else, I love the top hats. Add to that some Cthulhu stuff, and youve got a great setting. Much better than another medieval place. Ever wonder what this type of game would be like in another setting? I get that it has to be grim and filled with death, but there are more eras for that than just Ye Olde Medievale Ageths and the Victorian era. Japanifornia (Ace Attorney): I wonder if the translators regret changing the setting to Los Angeles. It makes sense in the first game, but every subsequent game it makes less and less sense. I had a laugh in AAI when a major plot point is about how hard it is to find a gun in the United States unless youre a cop. And man, Gourd Lake. LA is famous for its lakes, samurai shows, and shrine maidens. Actually, the most interesting element of the setting might be the idea of all criminal trials having to be handled in three days max because there were too many cases in the past. Now thats how you do dystopia, Yharnam. Discworld: Did you ever play Dragon Age: Origins? How it has the most ridiculously stock fantasy tropes played completely straight? I happened to play that game right after reading some Discworld books, and my main thought was What Terry Pratchett did ironically, Bioware is doing honestly. What can I even say about Discworld? I love Death, I love the Watch, and I havent read the other books, but Im sure Id love them, too. I like how the generic foreign country is named Klatch, where all generic foreign things hail from. I love how the Watch listed most deaths as suicides, because if you go into a bar and declare youre invincible, youre asking to be stabbed. Discworld is just so good. Amestris: Ive never watched Fullmetal Alchemist. Things I know: its set in not!WWI Germany, the main character turned his brother into a robot, and the leader is called the Fuhrer. Looking through the page, I see its the result of several smaller countries unifying, ala the actual German Empire. Its going all-in on being the German Empire, right down to having government institutions be hard to tell apart from the military, silly uniforms, and leaders named Bradley? And ethnically diverse populations? Maybe not. I actually kind of like alternate history stuff, though most of it boringly revolves around WWII, and this is almost like that. Im not generally a fan of settings that are just renamed versions of real life places, but WWI Germany is unique enough that I can let that pass. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/17/20 1:30:35 PM #83:	British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Discworld Planescape Tetris Universe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Gotham City Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture The Galaxy (Warhammer 40K) Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Yharnam Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe Lensman Universe German Empire Tier Amestris Bionis and Mechanis The Island (Lost) Hyrule Eberron Japanifornia (Ace Attorney) Hades Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Valhalla Agrabah Portuguese Empire Tier Manhattan (Escape from New York) Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Raccoon City Italian Empire Tier 2001 Universe Third Earth Kingdom Hearts London (Shawn of the Dead Universe) Mineral Town Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- Land of the Dead (Coco): I actually plan to watch Coco at some point, so I cant do this one for fear of spoilers. Sorry. 2001 Universe: Ive read the book and seen the movie multiple times, but I hesitate to really call it a universe. Basically, some aliens built monoliths to make primitive creatures smart, and one made humans. Then they left a portal on Saturn (Jupiter in the movie, because they couldnt figure out how to make Saturns rings look good on screen), and some weird stuff happened when humans finally found it. The book actually explains everything in great detail, so the movie is better. Ambiguity is sometimes good. Kayfabe Wrestling: I googled for three minutes straight, trying to find the overall storyline of WWE wrestling. Like, as if it was some kind of large connected universe. All I know is the Undertaker and Hulk Hogan. I finally gave up. I cant rank this, I know nothing about wrestling and the lore is too spread-out to understand. Sorry! Mineral Town: The 2003 Harvest Moon game? Getting a little abstract here, but okay. So, youre a farmer in a small town. I see the city infrastructure is sadly lacking, since they couldnt even contact you to tell you the old man left you a farm. I mean Ive never lived in a small town ever, and Ive spent maybe two weeks total visiting one (and thats if you count places with 10000+ people as small towns), so it looks okayish? I have no idea what to say here. Valhalla: Okay, so, Sven, heres what I think happens when you die: you go to Odins beer hall to drink and fight until the end of time, when the final battle happens. But you only get to go there if you died in battle. Ragnar, youre a genius! Manhattan (Escape from New York): Everyone in New York is basically a criminal anyway, right? So lets just build a wall around the city and turn it into a prison. Thats the kind of stupid brilliance you can only get in coked-out 80s movies and YA books, and one of those is much better than the other. The Galaxy (Warhammer 40K): 40K might be the stupidest big sci-fi setting. Its a classic case, perhaps the classic case, of Parody turned into sincerity. So you have space elves, space orcs, anime robot guys, murderous barbarians, murderous barbarians with horns, Egyptian robots, WWI soldiers, and xenomorphs going around killing each other. Thats all it was meant to be. And then someone said lets take this seriously and wrote the Horus Heresy. And honestly, it was done about as well as it could have been done. Ill admit, 40K has some very nice vehicle designs. If youre going to do catholic space nazis, I think you cant possibly do it better than this. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937578546] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Discworld Planescape Tetris Universe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Gotham City Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture The Galaxy (Warhammer 40K) Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Yharnam Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe Lensman Universe German Empire Tier Amestris Bionis and Mechanis The Island (Lost) Hyrule Eberron Japanifornia (Ace Attorney) Hades Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Valhalla Agrabah Portuguese Empire Tier Manhattan (Escape from New York) Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Raccoon City Italian Empire Tier 2001 Universe Third Earth Kingdom Hearts London (Shawn of the Dead Universe) Mineral Town Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- Land of the Dead (Coco): I actually plan to watch Coco at some point, so I cant do this one for fear of spoilers. Sorry. 2001 Universe: Ive read the book and seen the movie multiple times, but I hesitate to really call it a universe. Basically, some aliens built monoliths to make primitive creatures smart, and one made humans. Then they left a portal on Saturn (Jupiter in the movie, because they couldnt figure out how to make Saturns rings look good on screen), and some weird stuff happened when humans finally found it. The book actually explains everything in great detail, so the movie is better. Ambiguity is sometimes good. Kayfabe Wrestling: I googled for three minutes straight, trying to find the overall storyline of WWE wrestling. Like, as if it was some kind of large connected universe. All I know is the Undertaker and Hulk Hogan. I finally gave up. I cant rank this, I know nothing about wrestling and the lore is too spread-out to understand. Sorry! Mineral Town: The 2003 Harvest Moon game? Getting a little abstract here, but okay. So, youre a farmer in a small town. I see the city infrastructure is sadly lacking, since they couldnt even contact you to tell you the old man left you a farm. I mean Ive never lived in a small town ever, and Ive spent maybe two weeks total visiting one (and thats if you count places with 10000+ people as small towns), so it looks okayish? I have no idea what to say here. Valhalla: Okay, so, Sven, heres what I think happens when you die: you go to Odins beer hall to drink and fight until the end of time, when the final battle happens. But you only get to go there if you died in battle. Ragnar, youre a genius! Manhattan (Escape from New York): Everyone in New York is basically a criminal anyway, right? So lets just build a wall around the city and turn it into a prison. Thats the kind of stupid brilliance you can only get in coked-out 80s movies and YA books, and one of those is much better than the other. The Galaxy (Warhammer 40K): 40K might be the stupidest big sci-fi setting. Its a classic case, perhaps the classic case, of Parody turned into sincerity. So you have space elves, space orcs, anime robot guys, murderous barbarians, murderous barbarians with horns, Egyptian robots, WWI soldiers, and xenomorphs going around killing each other. Thats all it was meant to be. And then someone said lets take this seriously and wrote the Horus Heresy. And honestly, it was done about as well as it could have been done. Ill admit, 40K has some very nice vehicle designs. If youre going to do catholic space nazis, I think you cant possibly do it better than this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hombad46 04/17/20 2:46:38 PM #84:	America (Death Stranding) --- "That's Engarde hairflip metal detector tier btw" -XIII_rocks <cite>hombad46 posted [p:937582899] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>America (Death Stranding) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GavsEvans123 04/17/20 3:39:49 PM #85:	Gallowmere (Medievil) <cite>GavsEvans123 posted [p:937586163] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Gallowmere (Medievil) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PumpkinCoach 04/17/20 3:42:53 PM #86:	Sender One (Anachronox) --- https://imgur.com/CQr5Xab this is a world... where Advokaiser eats gurus <cite>PumpkinCoach posted [p:937586319] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Sender One (Anachronox) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 04/17/20 3:50:11 PM #87:	Silent Hill (game version) --- It was Raccoon City's last chance and my last chance... My last escape. https://imgur.com/LAzHE1a - https://imgur.com/Zkh5drt <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:937586811] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Silent Hill (game version) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SovietOmega 04/17/20 4:02:39 PM #88:	Mountain and Sea Realm (I Shall Seal the Heavens) --- There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out <cite>SovietOmega posted [p:937587590] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Mountain and Sea Realm (I Shall Seal the Heavens) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 04/17/20 6:24:21 PM #89:	Arcadia Bay (Life is Strange) --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:937595881] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Arcadia Bay (Life is Strange) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MetalmindStats 04/17/20 7:54:04 PM #90:	Oz --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you! <cite>MetalmindStats posted [p:937601399] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Oz </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NFUN 04/17/20 8:02:45 PM #91:	The Balkanized Remnants of America (Snow Crash) --- You shine, and make others shine just by being near them. <cite>NFUN posted [p:937601994] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>The Balkanized Remnants of America (Snow Crash)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FakeAccount3000 04/18/20 3:20:13 AM #92:	The book 2001 a space odyssey actually has a bunch of sequels. They get weirder, and its more worthy of being its own alternate universe at that point. --- Dokkan Battle ID:3175154559 JPN Dokkan Battle ID1270165763 Dragon Ball Legends ID brggv8m3 <cite>FakeAccount3000 posted [p:937620822] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>The book 2001 a space odyssey actually has a bunch of sequels. They get weirder, and its more worthy of being its own alternate universe at that point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/18/20 12:07:32 PM #93:	British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Discworld Snow Crash Universe Planescape Tetris Universe Silent Hill Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Gotham City Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture The Galaxy (Warhammer 40K) Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Yharnam Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe Lensman Universe German Empire Tier Amestris Mountain and Sea Realm Bionis and Mechanis Oz The Island (Lost) Hyrule Eberron Japanifornia (Ace Attorney) Hades Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Valhalla Agrabah Portuguese Empire Tier Manhattan (Escape from New York) Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Gallowmere Raccoon City Arcadia Bay America (Death Stranding) Italian Empire Tier 2001 Universe Third Earth Kingdom Hearts London (Shawn of the Dead Universe) Mineral Town Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- America (Death Stranding): Im sorry, Im just kind of over Kojima. Hed be better off if hed stopped with MGS4. In particular, Ill never understand why he recast Solid **ing Snake of all people. Anyway, this is a post-apocalyptic America where invisible afterlife monsters cause it to rain time rain that ages things that get caught in it, so the remaining humans confine themselves. To communicate, they rely on a guy with a backpack. I I find the monsters to be kind of interesting, but the world itself seems fairly stock. Gallowmere: How did Sir Daniel get into PSASBR, but not Crash Bandicoot? Anyway, so this is a minor kingdom in the greater region of Britain, pre-unification. Im into it. Ill be honest, though: kind of stock medieval fantasy, but with a cartoony twist. I dont hate it, but I dont feel much for it, either. Sender One: I plan to play Anachronox at some point, so I dont want spoilers, sorry. Silent Hill: I like the idea of an isolated midwestern American town with fog that shows you spooky visions based on your mental problems. Thats really cool. My concern is that this seems a little contradicted by the games? Like, in the second game, its clearly the town thats screwing with you. But in the first and third game, its the evil cult. Like, the town has scary stuff in it, but only because of the cult, right? Like I never, ever got the impression in those games that the town itself was screwing with you, just the cult doing Satan stuff. The impression I got was that they could have pulled their shenanigans anywhere, and they just happened to choose a town with lots of fog to make things easier on the PS1. Am I just insane? Mountain and Sea Realm:** My only exposure to Chinese fantasy is a show called Ice Fantasy, which I highly recommend. It is horrible. So good. Anyway, I am unaccustomed to Chinese tropes, so to me this is all highly weird and confusing. 1600 chapters, holy crap. So nine mountains orbited by four planets each, with nine seas corresponding to the nine mountains, and a single moon and sun. I kind of like this. It doesnt make any sense, but its in that kind of classical mythology way, where nothing strictly makes sense. Each mountain and sea can have a lord, who gains magical powers based on the mountain, got it. Is it weird that so few Chinese things make a cultural impact outside of China? Like, if you were an alien who knew Earth solely through what media gets distributed throughout the planet, youd think the planet was just the United States, Japan, and Britain. Arcadia Bay: A perfect little seaside town in Oregon. Ive been to Oregon. I hate it. The games creators wanted an autumn town in the Pacific Northwest, and I mean, yeah. This is it. Ive been to these kinds of towns, and this is an accurate representation of them. I cant I mean, I dont know what else to say. But the fantastic element in the game is that a girl has time travel powers, which is (probably) unrelated to the town itself. Like I know its ambiguous or whatever, but the town itself seems like its just a town. Oz: We all know Oz, so Im not going to talk about it. Instead, Im going to ask the question that I think is on everyones mind: could you make a movie today with a town of nothing but little people, who act like children and are in the Lollipop Guild or whatever? I dont think you can. But Wizard of Oz seems immune to people criticizing older works for insensitivity. Very strange. Snow Crash Universe: I love how much Snow Crash predicted the future of the internet, right down to penis-based chat avatars, but still thought Japan would be Americas main rival instead of China. It even predicted edgelords with katanas. Basically everything in this book is great. The mafia being the good guys, the United States government being so bureaucratic that it cant accomplish anything and people dont remember who the president is, inflation meaning it costs billions of dollars to remove graffiti, and the authors fascination with Sumerian mythology, where hell stop the plot for pages to explain obscure Sumerian lore. Man! Remember when he kickstarted a VR game about swordfighting, then just didnt make it? Anyway, as far as Im concerned, Snow Crash and Diamond Age are the end of cyberpunk as a genre. Snow Crash completely deconstructs this genre and explains why its silly and insane, but in a really fun way that shows respect to it. What are you going to do with the genre after that? Ill tell you: nothing of value. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937634927] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>British Empire Tier Foundation Universe Middle-Earth French Empire Tier Discworld Snow Crash Universe Planescape Tetris Universe Silent Hill Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Universe Flatland Aurbis Spira Spanish Empire Tier Gotham City Babylon 5 Ivalice Rapture The Galaxy (Warhammer 40K) Scadriel One Piece Universe Xanth Yharnam Orthogonal Universe Half-Life Universe Lensman Universe German Empire Tier Amestris Mountain and Sea Realm Bionis and Mechanis Oz The Island (Lost) Hyrule Eberron Japanifornia (Ace Attorney) Hades Nosgoth Roshar Zemuria Valhalla Agrabah Portuguese Empire Tier Manhattan (Escape from New York) Septerra Core Universe Animal Crossing Universe Hopes Peak Academy The Expanse Universe Gallowmere Raccoon City Arcadia Bay America (Death Stranding) Italian Empire Tier 2001 Universe Third Earth Kingdom Hearts London (Shawn of the Dead Universe) Mineral Town Space Jam Superjail! Universe Dream Land ---- America (Death Stranding): Im sorry, Im just kind of over Kojima. Hed be better off if hed stopped with MGS4. In particular, Ill never understand why he recast Solid ****ing Snake of all people. Anyway, this is a post-apocalyptic America where invisible afterlife monsters cause it to rain time rain that ages things that get caught in it, so the remaining humans confine themselves. To communicate, they rely on a guy with a backpack. I I find the monsters to be kind of interesting, but the world itself seems fairly stock. Gallowmere: How did Sir Daniel get into PSASBR, but not Crash Bandicoot? Anyway, so this is a minor kingdom in the greater region of Britain, pre-unification. Im into it. Ill be honest, though: kind of stock medieval fantasy, but with a cartoony twist. I dont hate it, but I dont feel much for it, either. Sender One: I plan to play Anachronox at some point, so I dont want spoilers, sorry. Silent Hill: I like the idea of an isolated midwestern American town with fog that shows you spooky visions based on your mental problems. Thats really cool. My concern is that this seems a little contradicted by the games? Like, in the second game, its clearly the town thats screwing with you. But in the first and third game, its the evil cult. Like, the town has scary stuff in it, but only because of the cult, right? Like I never, ever got the impression in those games that the town itself was screwing with you, just the cult doing Satan stuff. The impression I got was that they could have pulled their shenanigans anywhere, and they just happened to choose a town with lots of fog to make things easier on the PS1. Am I just insane? Mountain and Sea Realm: My only exposure to Chinese fantasy is a show called Ice Fantasy, which I highly recommend. It is horrible. So good. Anyway, I am unaccustomed to Chinese tropes, so to me this is all highly weird and confusing. 1600 chapters, holy crap. So nine mountains orbited by four planets each, with nine seas corresponding to the nine mountains, and a single moon and sun. I kind of like this. It doesnt make any sense, but its in that kind of classical mythology way, where nothing strictly makes sense. Each mountain and sea can have a lord, who gains magical powers based on the mountain, got it. Is it weird that so few Chinese things make a cultural impact outside of China? Like, if you were an alien who knew Earth solely through what media gets distributed throughout the planet, youd think the planet was just the United States, Japan, and Britain. Arcadia Bay: A perfect little seaside town in Oregon. Ive been to Oregon. I hate it. The games creators wanted an autumn town in the Pacific Northwest, and I mean, yeah. This is it. Ive been to these kinds of towns, and this is an accurate representation of them. I cant I mean, I dont know what else to say. But the fantastic element in the game is that a girl has time travel powers, which is (probably) unrelated to the town itself. Like I know its ambiguous or whatever, but the town itself seems like its just a town. Oz: We all know Oz, so Im not going to talk about it. Instead, Im going to ask the question that I think is on everyones mind: could you make a movie today with a town of nothing but little people, who act like children and are in the Lollipop Guild or whatever? I dont think you can. But Wizard of Oz seems immune to people criticizing older works for insensitivity. Very strange. Snow Crash Universe: I love how much Snow Crash predicted the future of the internet, right down to penis-based chat avatars, but still thought Japan would be Americas main rival instead of China. It even predicted edgelords with katanas. Basically everything in this book is great. The mafia being the good guys, the United States government being so bureaucratic that it cant accomplish anything and people dont remember who the president is, inflation meaning it costs billions of dollars to remove graffiti, and the authors fascination with Sumerian mythology, where hell stop the plot for pages to explain obscure Sumerian lore. Man! Remember when he kickstarted a VR game about swordfighting, then just didnt make it? Anyway, as far as Im concerned, Snow Crash and Diamond Age are the end of cyberpunk as a genre. Snow Crash completely deconstructs this genre and explains why its silly and insane, but in a really fun way that shows respect to it. What are you going to do with the genre after that? Ill tell you: nothing of value. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 04/18/20 12:17:14 PM #94:	Duelist Kingdom (Yu-Gi-Oh) --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:937635398] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Duelist Kingdom (Yu-Gi-Oh) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 04/18/20 12:30:46 PM #95:	Silent Hill always had a mysterious power that surrounded it, but it was the immolation of Alessa that accelerated it to an intense degree due to her latent psychic powers. Silent Hill also takes place somewhere in New England, not the mid-west! --- It was Raccoon City's last chance and my last chance... My last escape. https://imgur.com/LAzHE1a - https://imgur.com/Zkh5drt <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:937636069] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Silent Hill always had a mysterious power that surrounded it, but it was the immolation of Alessa that accelerated it to an intense degree due to her latent psychic powers. Silent Hill also takes place somewhere in New England, not the mid-west! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 04/18/20 12:40:28 PM #96:	Anagram posted... Snow Crash Universe: I love how much Snow Crash predicted the future of the internet, right down to penis-based chat avatars, but still thought Japan would be Americas main rival instead of China. It even predicted edgelords with katanas. Basically everything in this book is great. The mafia being the good guys, the United States government being so bureaucratic that it cant accomplish anything and people dont remember who the president is, inflation meaning it costs billions of dollars to remove graffiti, and the authors fascination with Sumerian mythology, where hell stop the plot for pages to explain obscure Sumerian lore. Man! Remember when he kickstarted a VR game about swordfighting, then just didnt make it? Anyway, as far as Im concerned, Snow Crash and Diamond Age are the end of cyberpunk as a genre. Snow Crash completely deconstructs this genre and explains why its silly and insane, but in a really fun way that shows respect to it. What are you going to do with the genre after that? Ill tell you: nothing of value. But Diamond Age was written after Snow Crash? --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:937636546] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Anagram posted... </cite> <quote>Snow Crash Universe: I love how much Snow Crash predicted the future of the internet, right down to penis-based chat avatars, but still thought Japan would be Americas main rival instead of China. It even predicted edgelords with katanas. Basically everything in this book is great. The mafia being the good guys, the United States government being so bureaucratic that it cant accomplish anything and people dont remember who the president is, inflation meaning it costs billions of dollars to remove graffiti, and the authors fascination with Sumerian mythology, where hell stop the plot for pages to explain obscure Sumerian lore. Man! Remember when he kickstarted a VR game about swordfighting, then just didnt make it? Anyway, as far as Im concerned, Snow Crash and Diamond Age are the end of cyberpunk as a genre. Snow Crash completely deconstructs this genre and explains why its silly and insane, but in a really fun way that shows respect to it. What are you going to do with the genre after that? Ill tell you: nothing of value.</quote> But Diamond Age was written after Snow Crash? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anagram 04/18/20 12:43:35 PM #97:	redrocket posted... But Diamond Age was written after Snow Crash? I mean that the two basically are the end of the genre for me. Snake5555555555 posted... Silent Hill always had a mysterious power that surrounded it, but it was the immolation of Alessa that accelerated it to an intense degree due to her latent psychic powers. Silent Hill also takes place somewhere in New England, not the mid-west! I always thought it was Midwest, huh. FakeAccount3000 posted... The book 2001 a space odyssey actually has a bunch of sequels. They get weirder, and its more worthy of being its own alternate universe at that point. Thats interesting. I only know about the first, though. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:937636721] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>redrocket posted... </cite> <quote>But Diamond Age was written after Snow Crash?</quote>I mean that the two basically are the end of the genre for me. Snake5555555555 posted... </cite> <quote>Silent Hill always had a mysterious power that surrounded it, but it was the immolation of Alessa that accelerated it to an intense degree due to her latent psychic powers. Silent Hill also takes place somewhere in New England, not the mid-west!</quote>I always thought it was Midwest, huh. FakeAccount3000 posted... </cite> <quote>The book 2001 a space odyssey actually has a bunch of sequels. They get weirder, and its more worthy of being its own alternate universe at that point.</quote>Thats interesting. I only know about the first, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarkS222222222222222 04/18/20 12:44:34 PM #98:	Los Santos --- This is quite a username I have here. <cite>MarkS222222222222222 posted [p:937636769] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Los Santos </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hombad46 04/18/20 1:04:35 PM #99:	Paradox Space (Homestuck) --- "That's Engarde hairflip metal detector tier btw" -XIII_rocks <cite>hombad46 posted [p:937637761] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Paradox Space (Homestuck) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
redrocket 04/18/20 1:11:16 PM #100:	Ravenloft --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest <cite>redrocket posted [p:937638059] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Ravenloft </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kamekguy 04/18/20 1:16:25 PM #101:	Bright Falls (Alan Wake) --- Doin' Game Design Vids: https://www.youtube.com/c/DesigningFor <cite>Kamekguy posted [p:937638284] in Anagram ra... [t:78588177]...</cite> <quote>Bright Falls (Alan Wake) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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