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AnimeAddict2014
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could not get into this game when i tried it on the psp.. remined me of monster hunter.. hack and slash with giant weapons..etc..
but like .hack/gu.. for games i couldn't finish watching the anime version of it is another alternative Last edited by AnimeAddict2014 on Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:58 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Key
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Oh, I won't dispute that the visual style was "interesting," but as I said in my preview for Prison School, "interesting" does not automatically equate to "appealing."
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RaylenCypher
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@Key It all comes down to tastes. You like vanilla while I like chocolate (unless you actually like a different flavored ice cream yourself). I enjoyed the show and I hope in the near future you might enjoy it, too. If not, well I hope there's something we both could talk about more in depth.
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HelloBucket
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I'm kind of hoping the "obscene" camera angles stick around, if only because the camera-nestled-between-breasts-pointing-at-face angle was a nice bit of (probably unintentional) levity in an otherwise almost entirely grimdark affair. There was also the amusing little bit about Lenka not being able to use the terminal, of course.
I'm also enjoying the way the story is being delivered even if it is paper thin. I've always had an odd love of rapid, disjointed storytelling. |
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PetitePuff
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 ooooh! eye-candy! omnomnomnom.... yummy! more please! 
i found the visual style very intriguing. sometimes it's almost jarring, sometimes it's spectacular. definitely interested in checking out more so far. |
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bassgs435
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While I can understand the SnK comparisons keep in mind that the game came out 5 months after SnK made it's manga debut. The game's production also took several years. So when the game makers made the story, SnK wasn't even out.
That makes me think it's very hard for the story to be a copy of SnK. It's just this anime came out years after SnK, but the story was made before SnK |
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AholePony
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The art is definitely the talking point after ep1 since the plot revealed so far is nothing new.
What I found interesting with the art was that it seemed inconsistent at times, like there would be shading on someone's face in one shot, then cut away and come back and they wouldn't be shaded like the prior shot. Maybe that's one of the problems they had causing the delay of the premier? As to the cg, there were definitely a few scenes where their heads didn't quite look attached to their bodies, something I always notice with cg character models. I think the above comparison to exiled from paradise fits well to explain how it looked to me. |
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configspace
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I think hand drawn elements are overlaid perhaps for deformation keys and in-betweens, and perhaps the hair, but there are signs they use CG characters either as a base reference for 2D frames or entirely in segments (e.g. entire CG body with 2D face and hair elements overlaid) for the action scenes. Ufotable has shifted to using CG, for action but with 2D elements where needed (deformations, hair, etc) for some time now. See the demo reel for ufotable's digital (CG) team, the scenes they are responsible for (Gardern of Sinners, Black Rock Shooter, Fate series) https://vimeo.com/77675596 For example, Gadern of Sinners action scenes were entirely CG based. I noticed the difference in animation between the limited frames in mundane scenes and very smooth, high frames in the action scenes and had suspected it before, but the demo reel finally showed concrete evidence of CG use. |
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princess passa passa
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My sentiments exactly... |
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Gina Szanboti
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Same here. I'm also liking the visual and sound fx everyone's hating on. I think I actually liked this better than AoT's first episode. It took me nearly a dozen episodes to finally warm up to Erin a little bit, but I like Lenka already. And it's a still a toss-up between Levi and Lindow, though I think Levi will probably end up having more depth. I think my only serious complaint right now is Captain Cleavage. I like her character, but she's got the Jessica Rabbit problem of being drawn in a way that doesn't quite mesh with her personality. I guess it worked for K (or not) so they saw no reason not to try it again. @Valhern: I have the impression that the base's security is mainly designed to thwart invading Pokemon, rather than for keeping humans out or in. So as long as Lenka could get past the fire-walls and avoid the main arteries (by running along the bridge supports), there wasn't much in place to prevent his escape. I think it probably won't pay to think too much about the details in this. 
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belvadeer
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Watching this will be like playing the game again for me (despite I haven't finished it yet; the missions are getting tougher for me).
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T.Silver
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1st episode was promising, hopefully unfotable keeps it up. I liked the unique art style mixed with Fate animation.
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brucepuppy
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I've played the game version and fully finished it. I liked the tough fights, but IMO the story was kinda cheesy and predictable.
Somehow I already got a feeling this show is going to be bad. Maybe it's just me though, since I seem to always dislike anime adaptation of video games, especially those with player-made avatar as main character. And God Eater is no different. I'll just see how the production team gives Lenka more personality than just being a silent player made avatar, and how they pull off some cheesy scenes like Alisa's past and Soma's romance, without making them worse than they already were. Also, if this anime is going to cover the 2nd installment of the game as well, I think it's still worth my while. |
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Valhern
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Alright but it's kind of nonsensical that an army, even a fictional one, is sloppy enough it will let anyone just disobey a superior's orders, I expected them to at least give him a shock in his gauntlet, or some higher up saying "It's fine. Let him go" if that would foreshadow anything. Or some walls appearing and Lenka destroying them. While we're at it, along with the floppy army setting, it surprised me that there literally was no one to send but the first and strongest squad, maybe it was just convenient, maybe there is a reason for that? The blonde guy is suspicious enough to think that. |
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Rederoin
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I don't understand why the show picking a " '90s/early '2000s CGI" look on purpose gets so much praise, but oh well. The same happened with the reaction to the animation for Aku no Hana.
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