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05:35 PM
Anycase, if you really were making a marketing message I'd actually rather purchase a product that's more tangentially related to the story line than something that just takes it and translates it into a made for DVD cartoon gore fest.
And if you were serious about getting a bunch of acclaimed creators onboard to create their own unique vision, why not have them each envision a different circle of hell. Or of course, you just have them create stories inside your version of the 9 circles. 9 teams for 9 circles, makes perfect marketing sense to me. And it would probably have resulted in a more interesting product.
11/13/09
I'm pleasantly surprised by this, though. I expected an American company would try to tap Gonzo for an animated tie-in, because if you want to really rape historical source material, Gonzo is the studio that does it the best (or worst)!
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Ah, I remember that episode! Yeah, they were really playing around with us at that point, although I was so sure there was some significance to that episode...meh, can't remember.
Ergo Proxy did have a crazy twisted plot but I still enjoyed it for some reason... #dantesinferno
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Samauri Champloo!
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@NaeemTHM: Huh? #dantesinferno
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@Silveth: It gets better. #dantesinferno
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details like that which don't stay true to the original source bother me so i didn't watch it #dantesinferno
11/13/09
The anime was produced well before the game was even close to finished, by my guess. Another blatant error is the Plasma Cutter being a melee weapon. Likely, that was how the gun was in earlier builds/concepts for the game, but was changed later. #dantesinferno
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hmmm 6 directors.
wouldn't doubt it's the same format as animatrix and Gothem Knight.
The latter being decent and the former being pretty damned good, ofc. #dantesinferno
11/13/09
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10/27/09
That makes me sad. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
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Granted, it is still funny, but hardly close to the real thing, just the "American view" of it. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
10/27/09
Not to mention that Rockstar pretty much just makes fun of everything, so it was only a matter of time until they hit anime...
@Koda89:
Well, yeah, it's an exaggerated parody. Hopefully no one actually takes this to heart. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
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Doesn't seem all that complicated to me. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
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You could make an argument that the show is actually a stab at the stereotypical view of animes many Westerners (surely there's a better word than "westerners"?) share. And Rockstar is up their own arse enough to make that theory plausible. So really, who knows? #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
10/27/09
So, what do you call the Japanese equivelent of a weeaboo anyway? #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
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Rockstar lead designer: Hmmm...what can we do in our next game to push this "envelope" thing even further?
Rockstar assistant designer: Well, judging by the escalation of things, our next game should feature incest, and the game after it should feature cannibalism as a culturally acceptable concept.
Rockstar lead designer: Incest is bad? I think full frontal dong is worse than incest. By the by....what is incest anyway?
Rockstar assistant designer: *whisperwhisperwhisper*
Rockstar lead designer:.....
.....
.....and that's bad...how?
Rockstar assistant designer: I also hear cannibalism is taboo. We could do cannibalism in GTA IV?
Rockstar lead designer: Make it Manhunt 3 and you have yourself a deal. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
10/27/09
@mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
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I do see what you're getting at though. Rockstar's "brand" has often crossed the border to crapland. When they get it, they nail it. When they miss it, it's pretty awful. Thankfully, you contributed more than the starred commenter above you (whose point I'm still trying to figure out), so I should say that in a perfect world, a star would be heading your way soon!
10/27/09
Though, Bayoneta seems to be pushing games into this category.
10/27/09
ps. I enjoyed Death Note so no hating. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
10/27/09
What makes it good is that it has an -original- story and doesn't have random moments when the character's faces change to some chibi form, therefore confusing the hell out of other cultures. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
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I'm generally an anime over manga kind of person but Death Note I feel works much better as a manga. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
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Actually, the music and voice choices in Death Note are perfect. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
10/27/09
Death Note is good, but too many people keep talking about it, so it became a bother.
The fact is: There are plenty of anime and manga titles FOR ALL TASTES out there.
There are several reasons why anime haters and people who don't know much about anime makes stereotypes such as the one on the video, but the main reason is because those are the characteristics you won't generally find on western cartoons.
And I'm saying "generally" because yes, I've seen worse things in western cartoons that were not trying to copy anime style.
Anyways, for those willing to try, here are some different title recommendations:
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10/27/09
If you don't like it, fine. But that alone won't make the distinction between "the right" and "the wrong" anime. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...
10/27/09
"There are plenty of anime and manga titles FOR ALL TASTES out there. "
90% of all anime is the same clique shit. Only every now and then, a genuine show that most non-anime fans can enjoy comes out. If you like anime in general, you're open to most of the stuff... princess space pirate cops in giant robots. #grandtheftautoepisodesfromlibe...