Need for Sonic Underground Rivals (PSP)

Cuckooguy · Post by **Cuckooguy** » Sun May 21, 2006 10:01 pm

I must be one of the few people who was very indifferent towards Fullmetal Alchemist. I think the premise was good, but the show has a lot of forced drama and forced comedy, ultimately ruining the pacing of a lot of episodes. They write off Izumi's illness as a joke in the most inopportune times, when something like that should be taken seriously. At the same time, I feel those (weak) comedic moments are almost necessary in making the audience feel like the anime isn't taking itself too seriously, because surely without them the whole show would've been one big soap opera.

I also can't seem to give a fuck about any of the characters except the one that was killed off in episode 25. He was like the last person you'd think would be killed off. Well, I guess I like Roy's circle of subordinates too. And maybe Mason.

I wish the series was a bit more refined in terms of pacing the humor and drama. Sometimes I feel the show takes itself too seriously (the voice actors over-acting their lines doesn't really help the show) or too lightly by how they insert a gag that is totally inappropriate for the situation. It's like eating fish sticks and ice cream at the same time.

Of course, I can definitely see why people were so appealed to the show, so I guess it's just not my cup of tea.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon May 22, 2006 1:51 pm

The original Grandia? I haven't played that in ages...

FMA was alright, but it just did not manage to hook my interest. I was not compelled to watch more than a few episodes, and I felt minimal connection to the characters.

That, and I can't get through more than five minutes of the show without calling Ed 'Steve Austin'.

Zarathustra · Post by **Zarathustra** » Mon May 22, 2006 2:11 pm

James McGeachie wrote:Why does every thread always turn into a horrible off-topic disaster?

Zarathustra, if possible I would love to hit you in the face with a shovel.

Go and do your own sterile forum somewhere else. Is because of this that I waste my precious time in this forum and not in, say, Sonic CulT's.

And FMA kicks ass. It's a shame it's games suck, Square Enix could do something better... like a Devil May Cry mod or something...

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon May 22, 2006 3:25 pm

Zarathustra wrote:
James McGeachie wrote:Why does every thread always turn into a horrible off-topic disaster?

Zarathustra, if possible I would love to hit you in the face with a shovel.
Go and do your own sterile forum somewhere else. Is because of this that I waste my precious time in this forum and not in, say, Sonic CulT's.

Were you not on the internet, what would your precious time be spent doing?

Reading? Showering? Gardening?

Ritz · Post by **Ritz** » Mon May 22, 2006 4:29 pm

I like how he acts as if Sonic CulT were even an option for him. They'd reach through the internets and castrate him with their teeth.

Which brings me back to the subject of our lax douching. Just one more? Please? It'd be high-larious.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Mon May 22, 2006 6:10 pm

Nah, he's still learning. Lets wait for someone that actually deserves.

Ritz · Post by **Ritz** » Mon May 22, 2006 6:25 pm

I wasn't talking about him specifically. There are quite a few people that have been here for a while and haven't learnt a thing.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Mon May 22, 2006 9:02 pm

And they're talking to eachother now.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:01 am

Ominous!

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:22 am

Mind you, compared to all the new rules laid out after the last server jump, things have been quite lenient to say the least.

Zarathustra · Post by **Zarathustra** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:35 am

Baba O'Reily wrote:Were you not on the internet, what would your precious time be spent doing?

Reading? Showering? Gardening?

Probably editing my manga masterpieces "SKY hEAvENs", "Project M.A.X. ~Massive Arcade Xcitement~", and "OmegAlphA". When I get some spare time I'll scan some art for you all to see. That's, again, if I'm not wasting my precious time ^_^.

Double-S- · Post by **Double-S-** » Tue May 23, 2006 2:20 pm

Ha ha ha. He called them "masterpieces".

Ritz · Post by **Ritz** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:19 pm

Alternating caps and tildes work wonders for titles.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:47 pm

How do you edit a masterpiece anyway? Doesn't the word "masterpiece" denote a finished item?

Zarathustra · Post by **Zarathustra** » Tue May 23, 2006 6:52 pm

"Blockbuster" denotes a finished product.

Ritz wrote:Alternating caps and tildes work wonders for titles.

I forgot, they're obviously working titles, but as of now they're all the perfect fit for every case.

In fact, the true name of the last one is "Der Neu Anfang ~OmegAlphA~", but could change if the proper german word is Das or Die instead of Der.

Post by **Delphine** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:35 pm

Zarathustra wrote:"Blockbuster" denotes a finished product.

No. No it does not.

Zarathustra · Post by **Zarathustra** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:02 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuste ... rtainment)
Check it out.

Blockbuster, as applied to film or theater, is a very popular and/or monetarily-successful production. The term was originally derived from theater slang referring to a particularly successful play; in film industry parlance it has come to refer to a film that earns an amount of revenue exceeding some threshold. In a looser sense, it may mean any big-budget Hollywood movie with famous stars that dominates public attention, even if the movie is a financial dud.

So, since they're not edited and/ or published yet, they can't be blockbusters. But, they could be masterpieces (fuck I'm sure they actually are, half-assed ego trip of mine).

James McGeachie · Post by **James McGeachie** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:05 pm

So you're expecting these to be very popular and/or monetarily-successful?

Zarathustra · Post by **Zarathustra** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:11 pm

... No, I expect that they're even more flawed than the official 2002 Korea/Japan World cup mascots' merchandise, and then I can live solely of being a douchey whore who tried to sell a comic named Sky Heavens or something like it...

Now that's a question.
Oh, and don't forget your brand new forum; I'm looking forward to it ^_^

James McGeachie · Post by **James McGeachie** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:20 pm

I sort of have my own forum.. and it's pretty much nothing but a pile of horrible off-topic disasters.

I think you misinterpreted why I was asking the off-topic question anyway, but that's hardly surprising.

Post by **Delphine** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:08 pm

Blockbuster, as applied to film or theater, is a very popular and/or monetarily-successful production. The term was originally derived from theater slang referring to a particularly successful play; in film industry parlance it has come to refer to a film that earns an amount of revenue exceeding some threshold. In a looser sense, it may mean any big-budget Hollywood movie with famous stars that dominates public attention, even if the movie is a financial dud.

NOWHERE IN THERE DOES IT SAY THAT BLOCKBUSTER DENOTES A FINISHED PRODUCT YOU FUCKING MORON.

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:18 pm

Yeah, all it has to do is dominate public attention. And with pre-movie hype, many movies are Blockbusters before they're even released.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:17 am

You mean, like Snakes on a Plane?

Post by **Delphine** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:03 pm

Snakes on a Plane is going to be the best movie ever.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:45 pm

Zarathustra wrote:
Baba O'Reily wrote:Were you not on the internet, what would your precious time be spent doing?

Reading? Showering? Gardening?
Probably editing my manga masterpieces "SKY hEAvENs", "Project M.A.X. ~Massive Arcade Xcitement~", and "OmegAlphA". When I get some spare time I'll scan some art for you all to see. That's, again, if I'm not wasting my precious time ^_^.

Do you have any that DON'T sound like DDR remixes?

And I've already planned out the next three months of my life in advance just so I can see Snakes on a Plane on opening day.