2010-10-17, 21:19 | Link #901 | |
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The game is a PC game, actually; there's a PS2 version, but it started on PC. Well, we say 'game' but it's a Visual Novel. Sort of like a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' book, only on a computer. It is the definitive FSN experience, and really should be read if you're able. The anime and the UBW movie are different because they're based on two different paths through the game. The anime was mostly based on the Saber route, 'Fate', with elements of the other two routes occasionally added in. The movie was based on the Rin route, 'Unlimited Blade Works'. No other anime that I know of; there is a Manga series if you're interested in that. |
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2010-10-17, 21:55 | Link #902 |
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Ok i will try to find the game, i never heard of it before but i will try to track it down. (if anyone has any solutions for this PM me)
So if the anime was based on Saber and the UBW on Rins perspective shouldnt there be more ? Shirou, Archer, Lancer, Shinji, Illya, Caster and the others ? |
2010-10-17, 22:52 | Link #903 | |
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Fate: Saber. Major supporting characters include Rin, and to a lesser extent Ilya. Unlimited Blade Works: Rin. Major supporting cast would be Archer and Saber. Heaven's Feel: Sakura. Major supporting cast would be Ilya and Rin, particularly Ilya. |
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2010-10-23, 02:37 | Link #907 | |
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2010-11-02, 15:02 | Link #908 |
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I seriously enjoyed this series, so much so that I spent an entire day watching it from front to back non-stop. Everything about this series just 'felt right' to me, the characters, the situation, the background, and so forth.
The only think I didn't like....too short. |
2010-12-13, 22:07 | Link #912 |
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Okay. I finally decided to push on through and finish this. I skipped the Caster arc though since it would have aggravated me to no end.
Overall, it was an enjoyable series. It had a lot of great parts but there were so many inconsistencies, not just with the source material but with the anime itself. Poor choice in music. They used Emiya for Shirou's fight with Gil after the date but used the anime original music that became tiresome at the final fight. The music is part of what made the final battle so memorable to me. How many times can Saber use Excalibur anyway? They emphasized how she could only use it once in the beginning but in the final battle she used it like half a dozen times. Luckily, the good points outweigh the bad by a fair amount. I know it's impossible, but having another anime adaptation done by a different studio (BONES perhaps) where they adhere to the VN (do all three routes) and leave out crummy original material would be so great.
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2010-12-18, 20:20 | Link #913 |
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The anime was the melding of the three paths. Heaven's Feel (Heaven's Fail in my book, still) differed too greatly from the other two paths, so it got hardly any material as it was too hard to pull from it and keep it from contradicting the other paths. Since the most popular character was Saber, they based it primarily on the Fate route, and they pulled parts from UBW where they would fit and still not disturb the greater storyline. All in all, the anime did a very good job of combining three separate paths, which is not as easy as it seems.
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2010-12-18, 21:23 | Link #914 | |||
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No, it wasn't. It was mostly Fate with a little bit of UBW chucked in there randomly (which, notably, didn't include any of the important plot points from the route).
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2010-12-18, 21:37 | Link #915 |
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I wouldn't compliment the anime at all in regards to how it added in a little bit of the other routes. I would have enjoyed it far more if they just stuck with Fate and focused on what Fate is supposed to focus on. The Caster scenes were just terrible, and a lot of backstory that should be in Fate is left out for pointless UBW/"HF" (note the quotations) scenes.
It wasn't a blending of three routes, it was one route and a bunch of random shit thrown in between. But the Archer vs Berserker scene can stay. |
2010-12-18, 21:50 | Link #916 |
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Exactly. They should have stuck to one route and not wasted time on anything else. This isn't a story where you can do all three routes, or even two!
But setting the VN aside, the anime itself could have been improved a lot too. I am surprised it is rated so high.
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2010-12-19, 00:51 | Link #917 |
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When you combine three separate stories, you have to look for common ground and build from there. You try combining three paths from another game and say it won't turn into shit. It's not an easy thing to do, and what they ended up with is an impressive accomplishment in its own right.
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2010-12-19, 01:59 | Link #918 |
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While the combination of routes was a stupid idea, I ultimately still adore the series. I just take it as it's own show at this point and try not to compare it too much, story wise, to the VN. In it's own right, it is a great/enjoyable anime series.
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2010-12-19, 08:08 | Link #919 | ||
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The point is that they shouldn't have bothered to even try, because it's simply not possible to combine all three routes together in any sensible manner, so it would have been better to do Fate on it's own (although I wouldn't object to a few scenes showcasing other aspects of the story here and there, and I certainly wouldn't object to any attempt to actually resolve Sakura's issues) and then make two further series to cover UBW and HF. Quote:
Everything that is good about that anime comes from Nasu, whereas everything that is bad about it comes from Deen's attempt at adapting it, and that is why TM fans rage about the anime so much. Not because it's bad, per se, but because it's pretty much as bad as it could be given the source material. |
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