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BRAINSTORM THREAD: Let's Improve Mecha Campaigns!!

Started by Spinachcat, October 26, 2016, 06:16:40 PM

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everloss

#30
November 05, 2016, 09:26:12 PM
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Tod13

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November 06, 2016, 07:52:43 PM Last Edit: November 06, 2016, 07:53:19 PM by Tod13
Quote from: yosemitemike;928530Shinji is the director's self-insertion character.

I've met Anno-san and he didn't strike me as being as messed up and worthless as Shinji. (The panel was on Nadia, so questions were about that, not Evangelion.)

ETA: Opinions may be biased by me not liking Evangelion. :D

yosemitemike

#32
November 06, 2016, 08:27:41 PM
Quote from: Tod13;928982I've met Anno-san and he didn't strike me as being as messed up and worthless as Shinji. (The panel was on Nadia, so questions were about that, not Evangelion.)

ETA: Opinions may be biased by me not liking Evangelion. :D

He was going through serious depression at the time but that was over 20 years ago.
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daniel_ream

#33
November 07, 2016, 12:01:58 AM
Quote from: jeff37923;928498Maybe Neon Genesis Evangelion? Unit 01 was inhabited by the spirit of Shinji's mom.

O_o


Boy, was I not paying close enough attention to that show.

Quote from: yosemitemikeI don't think I have ever seen a mecha show that was actually about the mecha.

What would that look like, though?  I mean, I've never seen a WWII movie that was about the tanks.  Tank crews, sure, but not the tanks.  I'm assuming we're excluding documentaries here.
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Cave Bear

#34
November 07, 2016, 01:02:13 AM
Quote from: daniel_ream;929008What would that look like, though?  I mean, I've never seen a WWII movie that was about the tanks.  Tank crews, sure, but not the tanks.  I'm assuming we're excluding documentaries here.

Transformers.

(The old cartoon, not Bayformers.)

Tod13

#35
November 07, 2016, 09:34:03 AM
Quote from: yosemitemike;928989He was going through serious depression at the time but that was over 20 years ago.

Cool! Thanks!

Shipyard Locked

#36
November 07, 2016, 12:09:48 PM
The boring, individual-devaluing state of modern warfare really flattens my ability to enjoy mecha as a game genre these days. I already have to suspend a lot of disbelief to get around the giant robot physics thing, it's tough to then also ignore how modern battles between large pieces of equipment (like ships) actually play out.

Cave Bear

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November 07, 2016, 01:38:55 PM
Quote from: Shipyard Locked;929066The boring, individual-devaluing state of modern warfare really flattens my ability to enjoy mecha as a game genre these days. I already have to suspend a lot of disbelief to get around the giant robot physics thing, it's tough to then also ignore how modern battles between large pieces of equipment (like ships) actually play out.

Again, magic. At least with Japanese mecha. The robots are intended to resemble knights in shining armour specifically to distance the genre from the 'boring, individual-devaluing state of modern warfare'.
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