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10 out of 10: Near Perfect... | 103 | 45.98% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent... | 58 | 25.89% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good... | 19 | 8.48% | |
7 out of 10 : Good... | 16 | 7.14% | |
6 out of 10 : Average... | 10 | 4.46% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average... | 1 | 0.45% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor... | 5 | 2.23% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad... | 3 | 1.34% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad... | 1 | 0.45% | |
1 out of 10 : Tortuous... | 8 | 3.57% | |
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2012-10-09, 09:10 | Link #421 | |
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2012-10-09, 09:26 | Link #422 | |
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However, take note that the genre is NOT shonen, but seinen. That means one thing: this is not action oriented. This was supposed to focus more on the AI/World/State/KiritoxAsuna side of things, not how the fight with the Skullreaper will go for say... an entire episode. Well... Heathcliff, let's just say he's one hell of a schemer -- it seems that from the starting design up to the excecution he's got it all planned out -- I wouldn't be so surprised if Heathcliff actually initially designed the game to gather and try to interpret "image" thoughts. Heck the WMG in the TvTropes of SAO is very interesting and presents that very point, you should check it out (if you don't mind the spoilers of course...)
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2012-10-09, 09:44 | Link #423 | |
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On a side note, shounen manga doesn't necessarily have to be action oriented. There are many shounen manga series that focus on things other than fighting.
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2012-10-09, 09:54 | Link #424 | |
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I feel I'm nowhere near close to say wanting to drop it, but there is an element of disappointment that I just can't shake, and this is coming from somebody that disregarded all hype and promises made by LN fans going in. So anyway if I were to give this first cour a rating out of 10 it would probably be something like a 6.5. A little better than average, but a lot of little things that imo easily addressable issues that hold it back when it could have easily been much greater, similar to how I felt about the latest Gundam show actually. Last edited by relentlessflame; 2012-10-09 at 20:47. Reason: added spoiler tags for comparison |
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2012-10-09, 10:23 | Link #427 | |
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Let's not forget seinen manga/anime can have a good amount of action and suspense in it... - Darker than Black - Cowboy Bebop - Trigun - Black Lagoon - Jormungand - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex |
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2012-10-09, 15:51 | Link #432 | |
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Have to disagree with Kirito and Asuna being cheesy and sappy though, Kazu-kun-kun; to me it just feels like a lovely, sweet romance between two people that have a genuinely meaningful relationship, it doesn't feel... I dunno, wanky like the kind of teenage relationships you mention. Pictures such as the one in the image thread where Kirito, Asuna, and Yui are dressed up for Halloween together resonate with me well because, rather than being an eyerollingly overdone teenage couple with no real substance, they feel more like young adults, giving off the 'newlywed' vibe of a relationships whose closeness and tenderness is genuine and well-earned. Yay I can argue without being a jerkoff now because I'm no longer a sleep-deprived wreck, thank you Clonidine |
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2012-10-09, 16:10 | Link #433 | |
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And I like it!!
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2012-10-09, 16:47 | Link #435 | |
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Kinda like what we see between Kirito & Asuna, they arent all over each other in public like they are in their house/alone. And I love it. |
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2012-10-09, 17:41 | Link #438 |
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I don't really see Asuna as his equal and I don't think she does either, but she's definitely one of the stronger characters in the game no doubt. She's indicated multiple times though that she's come to rely on him for his knowledge of the game and for his kindness towards her when she was basically alone. He essentially saved her and set her on the path towards becoming a front liner...but she's not his equal by any stretch. The only thing she seems to beat him at is cooking skill, but the lack of ability to dual wield pretty much instantly makes her nowhere close in terms of combat ability. Even Kayaba stated that for all intents and purposes he set Kirito up as the hero of the game and he expected nobody else but Kirito to be the one to face him at the final level, though of course that never happened.
Klein....I don't ever remember doing much of anything. That said there is some decent teamwork going on between Kirito and Asuna at times, but really the rest of the supporting cast just kind of feels like it's there to fall by the way side so that Kirito can save them, though from the sounds of Kayaba's speech it almost sounds like he might have been manipulating things so that this would be the case all along. Last edited by relentlessflame; 2012-10-09 at 20:51. |
2012-10-09, 17:46 | Link #439 | |
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He never was the focus in the boss room, even when he pulled the duel sword skill out, without Klein and Asuna he would have died. I think this is a hard one to categorise as it is pretty grey in a lot of areas, as his motives were never that clear cut. If anything Kayaba wanted Kirito to fulfil the role of a traditional action hero, this imho by giving the duel wield skill and wanting to face off against him. In terms of his heroism: In the beginning he avoided people as it would slow him down, which he regretted through out the 2 years. He went a bit suicidal after the Black Cats incident and would rather die first then see (or was it cause) others die. Finally after coming to terms with that, he would rather run away with Asuna then put her in danger. Him facing off against Kayaba on his own was imho an accumulation of those experiences and his death blow a sign of his love for Asuna. More importantly his style of play is to leave himself a large margin of safety. Which I guess he would have regretted even more if the real heroic one wasn't there beside him... Asuna that is, she is the one who jumps into danger without any regard for margins or her own safety to save people she doesn't know. I found his actions very human like which is one of the reasons why I like this show so much.
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