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View Poll Results: Sword Art Online - Episode 24 Rating | |||
10 out of 10 : Near Perfect... | 52 | 33.33% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent... | 31 | 19.87% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good... | 21 | 13.46% | |
7 out of 10 : Good... | 16 | 10.26% | |
6 out of 10 : Average... | 9 | 5.77% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average... | 4 | 2.56% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor... | 4 | 2.56% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad... | 2 | 1.28% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad... | 1 | 0.64% | |
1 out of 10 : Torturous... | 16 | 10.26% | |
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2012-12-19, 22:13 | Link #341 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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So lets be thankfull to our kidnapper Kayaba who held us captive for 2 years, forced us to fight for our life and who is responsible for thousends of deaths, including the death of some friends. I thank you so much Kayaba, that you made this death game and gave me the opportunity to met the woman I love. |
2012-12-19, 22:29 | Link #342 | ||
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As long as the person responsible receives the proper punishment (which in Kayaba's case, he died for it) I don't see any reason to dwell on the matter any longer. They decided to disobey society's laws and now they're paying the price for it. If they managed to get away with it all, now that's when I'd be angry.
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2012-12-19, 22:36 | Link #343 | |
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When Sachi died, Kirito never thought "Damn Kayaba for trapping us all in here in the first place! I hate that bastard!" He blamed himself, because he couldn't protect them, because he lied about being a beater, because he was selfish. He already accepted the world of SAO as it was presented to him and his own place there, and Kayaba's role was a non-factor until the very end. It's also important to remember that people had the option of never fighting and staying in the beginner town. While it wasn't an ideal existence, it was a safe one. Everyone out there fighting made the choice to do so, for any number of reasons.
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2012-12-19, 22:49 | Link #344 | ||
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granted not even really sure if he is dead... i mean he did refer to the remnant of himself as a ghost and Sugou said he was dead, but officially the anime said he had long since disappeared making his death somewhat ambiguous. At the very least, kirito himself could not be sure if Kayaba was dead or not, which, if he held resentment for the monstrous things he did would lead to him feeling unsatisfied with not knowing if kayaba was gone for sure. And then he still be guilty for stealing their former lives which includes many of their friends, families and the hopes and dreams they had for the real world; and all so he could play in his imaginary castle. And as Asuna pointed out their lives were actually being shorten since they were all being kept alive through machines (this isn't even counting the emotional pain that their families go through during this time)... not to mention that in turns out that Kayaba was actually IN the game to encourage and manipulate the players to keep risking their lives and push them on. Selfish monster
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2012-12-19, 23:03 | Link #345 | |
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And you seem to be forgetting the other thing going through Kirito's mind then, beyond his (presumed) impending death - He had just won. 4000 people died in the past, but 6000 were set to wake up and be free. Let the guy bask in his victory. Edit: And what bad memories do you really think are haunting Kirito anyway? His lowest point was Sachi's death, and like I said, he blames himself, not Kayaba. Being forced to kill Kuradeel... Kayaba doesn't have much to do with that either. Or maybe the memories of his time napping on the grass with Asuna, or his honeymoon, or the time he enjoyed with Lizbeth and Silica?
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2012-12-20, 01:31 | Link #346 |
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Regarding a lot of the recent discussion, I've created a new thread now for the discussion of Kayaba Akihiko in general. Please feel free to use that thread to continue the broader discussion of his character.
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2012-12-20, 07:28 | Link #348 | |
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The point with the pain absorption system is that if you could tell your brain that this injury is only ingame and not happening in reality, you would feel no pain. No matters how you look at it, if a sword is stuck into your stomach it should hurt, that's why Kirito is feeling pain but that pain is not real. The scene later when his hand got chopped off, do you think his actions afterwards were appropiate of somebody just loosing his hand? If pain would be real it would hurt like hell and he certainly would not embrace Asuna... Well for the Kayaba discussion I'm off to new thread |
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2012-12-21, 05:51 | Link #349 |
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This episode wasn't very good. Sugou was so over the top that sadly he wasn't even funny any more, and the Asuna-molestation scene looked as if it ought to have been in a hentai doujinshi. The deus ex machina also seemed like a total cop out, although it's true that there was really no other possible outcome here where Kirito could have prevailed.
It'll be interesting to see what happens next episode. Things seemed to all be over in this one, but there must be something left. Maybe there'll be a hook for the next story arc and a possible next season of the anime. |
2012-12-23, 00:26 | Link #353 |
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Interesting that you think that the relationship felt genuine, because I thought pretty much the opposite. Kirito was about 16 when the romance started. Their relationship was extremely unrealistic for their age. It would have been far more powerful had it been depicted in a more authentic fashion - challenges and all. If an author is going to write a teenage relationship then do so, don't embellish things and give your characters the maturity of a 30 year old.
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2012-12-23, 00:42 | Link #354 |
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I think that people grow up rather quickly when facing this sort of life-or-death situation. I personally thought they were a pretty good balance of "still a kid on the inside" and "forcefully learned to carry the heavy burden of the world". At times they seemed mature, and at others they seemed foolish, and that made sense to me. It's hard to really say if their relationship felt "genuine" because it's hard to establish a standard in that sort of situation.
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2012-12-23, 00:49 | Link #355 |
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What people dislike about this show seems so bipolar sometimes. Seen people condemn their relationship as whiny teenagers, others condemn it as seeming too mature for their age... and the opposite praise from each spectrum. Same for a bunch of other aspects of the show.
Different strokes, etc. I guess.
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2013-01-05, 18:29 | Link #357 |
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Uummm... how exactly did Kirito get ranking higher than GM? 0_o
Sugou was a very restarted, pathetic and boring final boss. At least Kirito was not the usual softy and gave the guy what he deserved. Though they still didn't solve the problem with brains...
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2013-01-15, 02:06 | Link #359 | |
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l33t hax skilzz I have to say. It was fun going from very freaking pissed - to - feeling damned good. (As in vindicated).
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