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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)

« on: July 21, 2010, 05:17:42 AM »

I'm not sure if Marvel Cosmic was ALWAYS this great, but I'll be damned if Annihilation up to Thanos Initiative didn't kick all sorts of ass. They did a number on many characters brushed aside as some sort of jokes like Super Skrull, and brought back in fullswing characters that had enjoyed more time in the limelight like Nova in the past.

I honestly prefer Abnett and Lanning to Giffen thus far, but it's been one hell of a ride. I'm really hoping that Thanos Initiative sells enough to avoid the whole "hiatus" bullcrap.
When Waid made this statement, the things most hot off the press were Straczynski's announcement of his Superman stuff but what was REALLY 'hot' was Wonder Woman's "reboot" / new suit. JMS' one staple is messing with a character's origin after all.

Many people brought it to Waid asking if it was JMS or whatever but he just changed subject. Honestly to me that's just trying to hog attention, no matter how talented the man may be.
Things were a little darker on Spider-Man's side on the "Grim Hunt" storyline (where Waid is one of the collective writers), what with Mattie Franklin (Byrne's Spider-Woman) being sacrificed and then fed to a werelion just to stay on the surface (the body count overall comprised 4 characters).
(É normal considerar isso engraçado; é a resposta natural para um nome tão atraente. Mas creio eu que não sou da mesma nacionalidade: aqui temos dublagens, e não dobragens.  )

If everything goes as it should, Marvel Cosmic should proceed as normal. Thinking about it, I really DO hope they never really make any big crossovers with earth happenings. Because to be honest, I kinda think everyone who goes into space in Marvel somehow has AWESOME stories, only to come back to Earth and get shat on. Look at what happened to Hulk. Being shot into space was the best thing that could have happened to him. Heck, Tony Stark should have thrown EVERYONE into space. Then they'd all have awesome cosmic adventures, and people on Earth could live their lives as they wanted. I bet New York would lose most of its population, though. =P

I really don't get the need for so many reboots. I mean, I liked Geoff Johns' recent Secret Origins books for Green Lantern and Superman, but honestly? Superman already had a MUCH, MUUUUCH better canon origin placed with Birthright, which is probably the best Supes canon story ever written (although the one from the animated series was also very good). And did Hal Jordan's origins HONESTLY have to be tied so closely with Blackest Night? Feels like the character was born for that, and Emerald Dawn was such a terrific story back when it was written, that I don't get the need for the new origins. Are they going to cancel Year One's canon value soon, too?

MATTIE was killed? I haven't been paying alot of attention to Spider-Man for obvious reasons, but jeez, Mattie Franklin? The Saga of the Five was one of my favorite Spidey tales when I was a kid, and Mattie was pretty much the first Marvel character I remember well from Marvel canon, mostly because she seemed more carefree and happy amongst all of the dark and sad stuff that constantly happened to Peter. Why did they have to kill her? I swear, between this kind of stuff and Quesada's plans to rub OMD in our faces continuously with rebooted marriages and whatnot, makes me want to read Spidey less and less.

(É verdade. Já agora, por curiosidade, comics demoram tanto tempo a chegar aí como cá? Eu sei que a vossa editora distribui algumas da Marvel para cá (embora ainda estejamos no secret invasion), mas eu costumo comprar numa loja de importação que tem as versões americanas, excepto que estas demoram de uma semana a um mês a sair lá. Também é assim convosco?)

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News and Announcements / Re: MEGAMAN UNIVERSE!!!!!! (PS3/360)

« on: July 21, 2010, 05:01:18 AM »

What they need to do, is stop trying to suck up to Megaman 2, and just try something new already. why the hell havent we gotten a 3D Classic Megaman yet? and by 3D I MEAN full 3D. We went from 1-6's style, to 7's style, then to 8's style. the next logical step would be to try a 3D Megaman. or at least a NEW 2.5D megaman. (I dont mean a remake, I mean a new game.)

A retro game was fine for classic's return.(9) 10 was questionable, and the "retro factor" is wearing thin by now. (as is the ugly box art joke by now) more 8 bit games now would just feel like stale Megaman 2 wannabees.

Oh crap. here I go again with the 8 bit vs "evolution" thing...

An actual 3D Megaman, with a good mix of platforming and shooting elements, is something the franchise definetly needs. Specially since 3D platforming is such a great genre nowadays, but has very few games in the first place.

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News and Announcements / Re: MEGAMAN UNIVERSE!!!!!! (PS3/360)

« on: July 21, 2010, 03:32:41 AM »

If Inafune is completely in charge, expect evolution along the lines of no charge, and no slide. His big thing about Megaman is simple gameplay, thus we got Megaman 9.

We got Megaman 9 due to him wanting to make a new classic Megaman game to fit the original series as best as he could. And he followed the mold of MM2, questionably the best of the series. This is a whole new game, for new players such as fans. We should expect simple gameplay, but a different basis.

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Gaming / Re: New Capcom game to be showcased at Comic-Con

« on: July 21, 2010, 03:11:21 AM »

Smash Bros. did it.  Nice to see it come about in a new way, though.

They did. I still love to mock tourneyfags about Brawl. There aren't many people who'll go as far as to create game mods just to make the game more like they want it to be. I can't wait for the eventual "DARKNESS AND BLOOD RED MOD" avalanche that Diablo 3 will have.

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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)

« on: July 21, 2010, 03:09:25 AM »

(click to show/hide)

Needs no subtitle. You all know what it means.

If by "slaughterhouse" you mean a whole lot of killing, Waid's own arc on Amazing Spider-Man featuring the All-New, All-Different, All-Unlikely to Stick Around Vulture had someone being gutted in a reasonably graphic scene in something that was being pushed as "all ages" ever since Spidey's BND stunt.

Also for what I understand Waid's own creator owned stuff (Irredemable and Incorruptible) have a fair share of it, too. He of course never addressed what "made him stop collecting super hero comics" though he has said he will continue to write them, but then again most people say he just loves to start stuff.

...that Twitter stuff is also old news. Ah well. Anyway, a lot of people have some theories on the whole "can't have super heroes without GRIMDARK GOAR" or whatever filed under 'super hero decadence' which I find a bit interesting for those seeking for some food for thought.

Aside from Marvel Cosmic, and some other run-of-the-mill spandex in the same Universe, The Unwritten and The Walking Dead make me a happy camper. And that's it for comics I guess.

Yeah, too bad that, while Marvel's cosmic stuff is ALWAYS great, their Earth-centered crap is given WAY more attention, and hasn't had the quality of its cosmic counterpart for... I dunno how long.

Funnily enough, Waid says that he still enjoys a few superhero stories, but can't take the crap of most comics, so he just quits. I say... isn't that the case with MOST comics nowadays? I mean, I'm hard-pressed to find anything I truly like in comics nowadays, and both Marvel and DC have put us through some amazing shitfests along the years. But when we got stuff like Morrison's Batman, Johns' GL/Flash, Giffen's Cosmic... why should we stop reading what WE LIKE? This is like quitting Lost because of Ugly Betty. Just because most stuff is bad, it doesn't mean we should stay away from the stuff that IS GOOD. Or else, the industry itself won't really feel any incentive to give us good stuff in the first place!

As to what drove him off, I'm hard pressed to find any kind of "slautherhouse mentality" nowadays. Sure, heroes die and come back at the drop of a hat, but honestly, the only one who died last week was Bullseye. And the guy was asking for it all this time, come ooooon.

(Engraçado, primeira vez que vejo um gajo online com o mesmo nome que eu. )

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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)

« on: July 20, 2010, 10:59:37 PM »

Works for me!

Seriously, everytime I read Marvel Cosmic (which actually gets SUPERIOR to DC stuff many times) I can't believe the rest of the Marvel books are where they are. I mean, they could have awesome potencial, but they've been very meh.

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Gaming / Re: New Capcom game to be showcased at Comic-Con

« on: July 20, 2010, 09:17:34 PM »

Used to frustrate me when people were like that. Now, I just laugh at them, rile them up, and drink their tasty tears.

"As long as everyone is happy, somebody won't be."

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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)

« on: July 20, 2010, 09:16:04 PM »

Damn.  I'm curious which comic broke him as well.

People think it's something published last week.

Haters are saying Superman, due to "oh, he's pushing politics down our throat", forgetting that even Supes deserves to act a bit humanly and selfishly sometimes, and not just some emotionless guy who smiles and saves people.

Others are saying Shadowland, due to "heroes going bad", but as it's a mental control thing and that's fairly standard, I think not.

...so, I really don't have a clue.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: July 20, 2010, 08:32:22 PM »

Let's see what would happen if I mention this..? 

CONTINUITY!

Yum yum!

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Gaming / Re: New Capcom game to be showcased at Comic-Con

« on: July 20, 2010, 08:27:07 PM »

If only it worked like that. Have you seen all the hating going on on the EVO Twitter Tracker? Everyone shat on everything, but Tekken certainly got the most [parasitic bomb]. Millions of people are going to be upset that there's a game where Ken and Ryu have to juggle nonstop to win. Likewise, the Tekken fans are not going to be happy that there's a game where matches are going to boil down to trading fireballs.

Advocates of one side are going to [sonic slicer] and moan that the other side merely exists. Such is the internet.

Yes. YES! Don't you love it? All the pointless bitching, all the endless moaning, all due to two great companies working together in order to please everyone?

The irony, the pure ironic insaneness that the biggest bitching, moaning and senseless complaining from fans will be when companies actually join forced for the good of every single one of them.

The fanboy rage will reach epic heights. Exactly BECAUSE everyone will be satisfied. Barrels upon barrels upon barrels of fanboy tears...

It will be DELICIOUS. 

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Entertainment / Re: GENERAL COMIC BOOK THREAD (MANGA NOT ALLOWED)

« on: July 20, 2010, 04:17:35 PM »

Speaking of Mark Waid...

http://twitter.com/MarkWaid/status/18088713004

MarkWaid via Twitter: Annnnd today was the day I stopped reading super-hero comics. One that I won't name finally broke me. Collection stops as of now. No joke.

I wonder which one it was...

And there's also this:


http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2010/07/bd_poster.jpg Just go on the link, gets too small in this page.

A bit confusing. BLACK MANTA WATCHES YOU [speed burner]ing.

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Gaming / Re: New Capcom game to be showcased at Comic-Con

« on: July 20, 2010, 01:53:39 PM »

It's a rumor so far, but it does sound good. One game for each kind of fighter crowd. Both can be satisfied.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: July 20, 2010, 12:44:13 PM »

You forgot one more thing in this formula...

(click to show/hide)

??? <- You forgot this!

This old cliché? Otherwise, I dunno what you mean.

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News and Announcements / Re: MEGAMAN UNIVERSE!!!!!! (PS3/360)

« on: July 20, 2010, 12:36:23 PM »

"everyone's megaman"
Wonder what that could mean.

Let's hope it means that it evolves along the necessary terms, while keeping to its roots. Meaning that any who are new to the franchise might start playing it without a problem.

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Gaming / Re: Sonic Colors (Wii, DS)

« on: July 20, 2010, 04:52:30 AM »

Megaman has limited aiming capabilities not only to preserve the simple gameplay mechanics, but also because his main weapon is MEANT to be limited in its capabilities. The whole idea of the special weapons is to fill in for special circumstances and exploit openings on bosses that are at an advantage against your main weapon.

So whether Samus agrees, disagrees, or strips down (my favorite option), it makes no difference in basic Megaman action game core element philosophy and execution.

I thought this was a Sonic thread?

A Sonic thread on a Megaman board. =P And again, while the limited gameplay makes perfect sense when it context with the 8-bit gameplay of the original games, my point is that it doesn't make sense in more recent games, simply limiting gameplay instead of letting it evolve the way it should.

Anyway, back on topic. I really like the fact that recently, Sonic Team's been throwing the whole unncessary cast in the shitter, leaving the limelight for just Sonic, Tails, Eggman and an occasional cameo/cutscene by others. Games may not be the best, but they kinda got the mood right. And it helps to keep the Sonic furry fandom crap to a minimum.

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Gaming / Re: What PISSES YOU OFF mid-game?

« on: July 20, 2010, 02:02:36 AM »

I have only one problem with online random Brawls:
THERE ARE OTHER STAGES BESIDES FINAL DESTINATION.

Of course there are not. No fun allowed. No items. Stock 3. Fox only. Final Destination. Whoever plays in any other style, does not play Brawl THE WAY IT WAS INTENDED TO BE PLAYED.

Aw, man. I know several of those guys. They rage so much when I pick something like Poke Floats.


Back on topic, let's see... oh, right.

"Aw, man. This is the coolest boss ever."
"Holy crap look at what I'm doing, I'm kicking his ass!"
"Oh, man. It's gonna be so sweet to deliver this last combo into his face!"
"Almost there... almost there... almo..."
(QTE SEQUENCE)
"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

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Gaming / Re: Z.O.E. 3, aka the Next Duke

« on: July 19, 2010, 11:28:37 PM »

http://kotaku.com/5591036/zone-of-enders-fans-have-crashing-power

IS THIS NOT ENOUGH, KONAMI?

WE'LL ALL JUMP AT THE SAME TIME

TAKE THE EARTH OUT OF ORBIT

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Gaming / Re: Another Century's Episode R (PS3)

« on: July 19, 2010, 09:47:42 PM »

[youtube]FJOzCgvjnsc[/youtube]

[youtube]lEFz2unfBbQ[/youtube]

Looks pretty cool. But does so much of the gameplay have to seem unplayable events? >_>;;;

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Gaming / Re: What PISSES YOU OFF mid-game?

« on: July 19, 2010, 06:23:17 PM »

I never minded the Water Temple in OOT. It was the easiest for me to get around even. The platforms in God of War are a matter of timing, and I've never played SHenmue 2, nor heard of it before now. It's not that I treat a game as if it's perfect, you misunderstood and twisted what I said. If I like a game, six hours to eleven hours in and had a good time, I fail to see why I'd be pissed at it for one part. Rather than get pissed off, I rather keep my cool, sit, think and solve the problem. I dunno, I like insolvable puzzles, so I guess that's where my patience comes from. But yeah, a large number of people who pick up a game these days will boot it up, judge it from start to finish by nitpicking little things that [acid burst] them off. I find it counter productive is all.

You have missed the point of the topic itself. There's all kinds of people, but if you insist on being a damn Vulcan when playing a game, I'm talking about frustrating parts in games. Harder parts which break the flow of the game somehow. What pisses you off, isn't just meant to be taken with a dictionary definition. You don't need to rage and shout and throw controllers at the wall to find those parts in games. Instead of criticizing people who find faults in games, you should either not post in a topic you have no point posting, or tell us parts of games which you find frustrating or hard to get through. And you're counting pure challenges as these parts. No, I never said that. Let me quote my entry post, the one you should have READ in the first place:

Make it so you show people ACTUAL gameplay flaws, not pure challenges but crap that just should NOT be there by gaming standards.

People have different standards from each other, but I find it very hard to believe that you have never experienced one single frustrating part in any game you've ever played. Or any part of a game you didn't LIKE because you didn't think it fit in the game itself. This isn't about people's moods, it's about the damn games. So either shut up about how you can find hard parts so fun and everyone else is just raging, or post something.

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Forum Games / Re: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

« on: July 19, 2010, 03:34:06 AM »

Jesus, just by injecting the Soul Eater and Gurren Lagann formulas into today's action anime does the trick? wow. Looks liks I might well watch Metal Fight Beyblade and/or possibly something from a good anime producer, not Gainax, SJ, or some company that tries to imitate their writing styles. Gundam got all whiny after SEED. So yeah, it's why I stopped watching Sunrise's anime. :X

So basically the formula's like this:

Whiny Emo Kid/Badass Kid + Hot Booth Babe/Loli + Independendant Ally + Snoopers + Bogey Villan = PROFIT!

They don't even try to hide it. One of the new Digimon has a Core Drill for a tail tip. The main character holds up his device, yells "cross", or something related to "Gattai", and the Digimon unite into a robot that has small yellow drills coming out of its body.

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News and Announcements / Re: MEGAMAN UNIVERSE!!!!!! (PS3/360)

« on: July 19, 2010, 02:50:37 AM »

I'd like to speculate a bit.

They seem to be pushing the arcade stuff quite a bit, so I think the powerups will mostly be based on the Capcom arcade classics. Maybe the arcade machines themselves will be inside the game. Heck, maybe the classic games will be unlockable.

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Off The Wall / Re: Reposted Picture Thread (56K Warning)

« on: July 18, 2010, 11:09:37 PM »

It really makes me wonder why (when it comes to cartoons shown to kids) They even bother editing these. Unless they have any sort of knowledge of what blackface is, I don't think they'll really care, but then again. Bitchy Parental Television Associations probably have some meddling in the matter.

Because Blackface is considered racist by itself.

As this is an image-posting topic, lemme see if I can get some stuff from a certain short, Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs.


That's Dopey, BTW.


Snow White's name in this is So White.


Gotta love dat face.


Shame that's banned and of such questionable taste, because the art and animation are pretty damn good.

<a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1pyaz_coal-black-and-de-sebben-dwarfs-194_music" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1pyaz_coal-black-and-de-sebben-dwarfs-194_music</a>

Here's a link for any interested in watching the actual thing.

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Gaming / Re: The Kingdom Hearts Thread

« on: July 18, 2010, 11:04:57 PM »

...

*twitch*

CONTRADICTION IS THE BEST POWER EVER. ENJOY YOURSELF SUPERHERO. *shoots self*

Also, that's not violent for me. That's friendly endearment. And that's a "fact" hurf durf.

It's sarcasm, dude. =P Meant as a joke.

Aaaaaaaaaanyway, back on topic. Theories for a possible KH3? If what Nomura said is right, he's pretty much bringing back EVERYONE that ever mattered. Meaning, Sora's gonna have a team of his own to lead against something. I just hope they manage to make everything more coherent than the retconned mess we got now.

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News and Announcements / Re: MEGAMAN UNIVERSE!!!!!! (PS3/360)

« on: July 18, 2010, 10:48:34 PM »

So basically, Zero's the first Raiden. (Birdo and Poison don't count)

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Gaming / Re: The Kingdom Hearts Thread

« on: July 18, 2010, 10:46:26 PM »

You wouldn't be posting if I was legitimately mad. >_> Irritated sure, mad? No.

Also. EVERYTHING is subjective. You wanna know what a fact is? If I put a bullet in your skull and blew your brains out the back of your head... you'd die. THAT is a fact. If you get shredded into tiny pieces in a meat grinder... you won't live. THAT is a fact.

If I write a love story tomorrow, it will turn out to be a great piece of work. That is a opinionated calculation based on subjective thinking of a situation.

Radda Radda Radda. Etc.

Getting kinda violent there. Also, that's not a fact. Because we'd still need to discuss what life and death means. Because EVERYTHING IS SUBJECTIVE! Yaaaaay!