@blindsquarel Secret Invasion is great! It's like Winter Soldier but more alien invasion than government drama.
Besides the opening credits being AI episode one is a fantastic start to what will probably be the best Marvel show, then again this is just episode one.
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I’ll have to check it out sometime. I wasn’t planning on watching it anytime soon, but I’ll inevitably get back in a mood where I watch all the Marvel stuff again.
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@blindsquarel Secret Invasion is great! It's like Winter Soldier but more alien invasion than government drama.
Besides the opening credits being AI episode one is a fantastic start to what will probably be the best Marvel show, then again this is just episode one.
It also has some legitimately great twists
Thank you for reminding me to finish the first episode!
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They have a story mode now? I quit playing that game after eighth grade.
I have never played it, and never will. Long story short, it was originally gonna be in the game but then it took off like it did and Epic saw the $$$$$ in skins and choose to milk choose instead of an undercooked pretty bad story, but now since Fort-niters will buy anything they're releasing it now to grab another $20.
Yes, like $20 for a really basic story mode with just wave-based enemies levels and nothing else.
I'd only ever seen the abridged film cut of this until now, so when I learned that Discotek had released an HD remaster of the original OVAs in full I had to nab it. Glad I did too, as this is anime at it's peak.
The real star of the show are the various mechs, ships, aliens, and heck the world building & design in general. Immaculately detailed (the insane interior detail of the cockpits is head and shoulders above anything in modern anime. Chef's kiss) with a real "lived in" vibe, it's easy to get immersed in the world envisioned. The real cherry on top is how seriously it takes the fictional science of how it all works, providing in depth explanation of the theories involved while peppering in real world scientific discoveries, mostly during after episode "science lesson" skits hosted by the central characters.
The story itself follows young pilot Noriko from her days in high school (albeit one designed around grooming the next generation of mech pilots), to her days as a new recruit soon overwhelmed by the realities of war, culminating in her transformation into a warrior who will stand back for nothing in order to save humanity's future. It may perhaps be nothing particularly special on it's own, but I love how the tone of the series grows along with Noriko over the 6 part runtime. The first episode can be downright silly, with students doing everything from jump rope to personal after school scuffles in their training mechs, but by the last episode everything is presented in a striking widescreen monochrome view that really sets the tone for the gravity of the dire straights our heroines (and humanity) find themselves in.
Sure, there are a few things I could nitpick, such as a romance subplot surrounding "Coach" that feels underdeveloped, and the decision to depict a big battle in the last episode via a series of storyboard like sketches, however it's so strong elsewhere I don't think these amount to much.
Also, I'm very much not going to complain when they usually find the time once an episode to indulge in a little gratuitous nudity/fanservice.
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Was watching Skull Island (by Legendary) and it was pretty interesting. The animation was very good but the pacing was quite grating to be honest. Kong, of course, was awesome.
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