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Originally Posted by houkoholic
(Post 3690367)
So you've never played 2, which means that my observation of your claims showing you haven't played the game is correct
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No, you said I never played the games, which is
wrong. And I think I can work my way through 2 enough without actually playing it. The magic of online streaming playthroughs!
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What the reviewer said exactly in full was "While IMAS2 is said to be continuation, having never played the first game will have no effect of understanding the story.
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Exactly, that was just a little throwback for newcomers in case they were afraid that not playing the previous games will have an impact on their enjoyment of IM@S2 (with the
implication that if you
did play the previous games, you'll have a better understanding.) This is typical in the gaming industry. See Mass Effect 1/2, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy, etc.
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[...]specifically quote that the July 22nd issue of famitsu with producer Ishihara with this quote:
これまで続いて来た『アイマス』世界との繋がりは無く、あくまでもパラレルワールドなんですよ 。
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You forgot the next line:
"“もしもプロデューサーの765プロ入社が1年遅かったら?”という"
"What if the producer of 765 Pro joined a year later"
Which is fine, and says nothing about the continuity. Like I said, the games are linked in that the all of the idols' past history are the same, with the exception that the producer you would have been a year ago is not the same as it is now... you in fact join a year later. You have not yet provided proof that IM@S2 is specifically a completely different shape apart from the previous games. And it only makes sense that they're linked to explain the backstory of each idol's presence in IM@S2. The only difference being the Producer in the past was not in existence at the time, only the progress that each idol made.
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(funny little piece of fact to explain Hibiki's chest size reduction from SP's 86cm to 83cm - it's different because they aren't the same Hibiki!)
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Maybe she was measured on her "day" in the past, when her breasts were swelled and now she was measured in her actual size. There are plenty of reasons to explain the discrepancy. :)
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Case completely shut, no more arguments necessary.
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Not really, but as this is the IDOLM@STER anime thread, and not the game thread, I have no wish to carry on this argument in here for too long. But suffice to say, you should probably consider personally why you think it is not a continuation with your own understanding of the series, as you claim to have played all the games, instead of relying on misconstrued quotes and the weak assertion of other internet citizens. Once you start trying to fit the pieces together, it only makes sense that at the very least, there is a loose correlation between all the series.
