SAO: Abridged does this in spades. It’s one of the few times where I’ve watched a parody and it was legitimately a far better show than the original, and not just from a comedic standpoint. Kirito actually had character development!

If there’s one anime that could actually benefit from another pass and a few changes to improve it, this would be it. Tone down the harem stuff, give the actual SAO part of the story room to breathe, and you’ve got a stew going.

Two things...

Shit talk is a huge part of fighting games, regardless of talent level. Trust me when I say that Punk has proven that he can back it up. He doesn’t always win (and doesn’t always lose flatteringly), but there’s no doubt he’s an extremely talented player.

Excellent points. I hadn’t really considered it, but I realize now that I felt the exact same way. I mean, Shep’s emotional investment in Commander Bailey alone... And the council, after she (FemShep forever) went through all that trouble to save them from Udina/Kai Lang — setting aside whether you also saved them in…

They’re becoming more of a thing, e-sports bars. As e-sports grow, so will the number of people looking for a bar to watch games in. There’s one near where I live that has dozens of computers, consoles, and board games, acting as both internet cafe (aww, remember them?) and e-sports bar.

Mass Effect’s Citadel was the best hub world I’ve ever seen in a game.

TL:DR?

I’ve been jonesing for an open world sci-fi game for a while now, so looking forward to this

I’m more interested what he thinks about the cops that worship the Punisher and put his logo on their cop cars. That’s the most horrifying one for me.

Alpha 2 and Alpha 3 are completely different games, Hyper Fighting and Super Turbo are completely different. All four of those games are played to this day as separate games at tournaments.

lol I only read this deep into the thread because he’s responding to me. Solidarity, my friend.

Old man has old man opinions. Film at 11.

this is the correct read, as were all of Idom’s

1) You know why they’re called “house rules?”

Before more people (already see one) get a very poor idea of what’s happening: The reason this sequence occurred is psychological.

The opponent is supposed to be a pro, it’s his job to come up with an effective countermeasure. He can always tap out if he’s embarrassed. If a football team is grinding out 7 yards a carry and the other team cannot stop them, why should they have to throw the ball just for the sake of variety?

I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess you don’t play fighting games at a decent level...

Martha jokes will stop being funny when that film stops being shitty.