Quote from: MEME warLOrd of SE🅱9AG0N on April 14, 2017, 01:23:42 AM

Lol pirates still haven't thought up a reasonable justification

"deal with it" is just as faggoty a dfense as all the rest

verb is cuter for sure but he has a poor fashion sense from what i can gather

you'd be right

i just don't give a fuck

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Breath of the Wild's soundtrack, though lower key, is turning out to be one of my favorites.

It's super weird seeing you laud Breath of the Wild while simultaneously saying Ghibli movies are "too safe". BotW is one of the most heavily anime-influenced games in the series, with the characterization and storytelling elements feeling ripped directly from a typical shonen, right down to the character archetypes. As for Ghibli films being safe, Miyazaki himself admits that all of his films are made for kids, with the exception of The Wind Rises (one of my favorite films) -- though creatively, they've all pushed boundaries. Grave of the Fireflies really is fantastic, though.

I see what you mean, and that's an interesting point, but just be reminded that video games and movies are fundamentally different mediums. It's the reason why video game movies always bomb and movie-licensed games tend to suck.

A few years ago, a Zelda anime was announced, and I had no intention of ever watching it. I still haven't watched it, even though Zelda is probably my favorite franchise of all time. This is simply because it takes away from what Zelda is at its core: an interactive video game, or a personal adventure. Zelda without interactivity is like a car without wheels.

I can tolerate a little bit of anime influence in a video game here and there, especially if it complements the gameplay. In fact, I might argue that some of the aspects I dislike the most about your typical shonen anime are better suited for the medium of video games. Stuff like archetypal characters are not necessarily a bad thing in any medium, but the concept of a "character archetype" is something I'd relegate to video games almost exclusively, principally because certain games are all about choosing a character or playstyle that resonates with you or your personality. After all, the reason archetypes exist is because certain personality types resonate with us more than others.

So, as for why I can enjoy Zelda but not Miyzaki movies? There's quite a few reasons, but the main reason is because Zelda engages me as a player and active participant in the game's story, and that's inherently exciting to me. It's harder to get that feeling from a movie, much less an anime, because you have to utilize a few subtle techniques to give the illusion of interactivity--techniques that I don't really feel are present in Miyazaki's works.

It's not impossible, though. My go-to feel-good adventure flick is the Goonies. I can watch that movie 10 times in a row and never get tired of it, because every time I do, I'm a kid again, and I feel like I'm right there with them. Somehow, not sure how, but it nailed it. It may have to do with it not being a cartoon, despite curiously having the atmosphere of one.

why the fuck are all my avis so small

because you keep using ones that have a greater width than height

Quote from: Verbatim on April 12, 2017, 11:10:42 PM

is there a gayer sport

Professional wrestling

i mean i thought of that but that shit isn't even real so

is there a gayer sport

so yeah that was fun and all, but honestly, though i enjoyed grave of the fireflies, it's the kind of movie i can only see myself liking less and less the more i watch it, so i don't intend to see it again

nooooooooooooooooooooooo they cheated

you can't

FUCK

GODDAMMIT
I CAN'T GO OUT LIKE THIS, NOT LIKE THIS

well played

who did you steal this from

waht is ur opihnion of me

OMG

Also I'm taking over this thread.

May as well rename it to "Verb gives his shitty opinions on anime."