OBD Convo #22: Back in the Day
- Thread starter Claudio Swiss
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Eternatus most worst team member
cost his trainer the title
cost his trainer the title
Bruh it's crazy how one Tweet from Death Battle involving Kamen Rider got niggas flocking to it 
I'm still mad that Odin ended up just being evil. I was hoping they'd play up the cyclical nature of Ragnarok like Odin was the only one aware of a time loop and he'd been deliberately distorting things in a last ditch effort to break free.
Could have had it where he was deliberately antagonizing Kratos because the Ghost of Sparta could kill him for real and break the rest of his pantheon free of the cycle, making the whole thing a giant sacrifice gambit
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Pokemon Super
Nah, Odin didn’t deserve any surprise reveals of secretly being good. All the side stories you hear from him in the first game that he did to innocent giants in the first like Starkaðr, Thiazi, Skaði as well as other races cemented just what a petty and uncaring asshole he was. And the damage hes done to the realms and its denizens just gets worse in the second game
They nailed him in making him a love to hate kind of character though. Richard Schiff was perfect for portaying this even more sleazy, untrustworthy, and yet charismatic take on Odin
They nailed him in making him a love to hate kind of character though. Richard Schiff was perfect for portaying this even more sleazy, untrustworthy, and yet charismatic take on Odin
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Pikachu beating 2 opponent is really nice. Shows how strong he actually is.
Crimson Dragoon
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Done dirtyThey did however fuck up Heimdall.
How did we go from THIS in the first game
Somehow translating to this soyboy in the second game
His personality is even worse. While Odin was entertaining to listen to, I just wanted Heim to shut up within seconds of talking.
Kratos killing him was supposed to be a big terrible moment of him regressing to his old self and here I am just seeing Kratos doing a service.
Thor making Heim run with just the mental image of what he was going to do to him was awesome too
If I were to guess, Thor had thoughts of giving him a good ole’ Viking Blood Eagle
You made a few mistakes there Jaiden.
Mistake #1 - Trying to get into a franchise that didn't start as a game, THROUGH the games. There's a reason a lot of them are not really designed to be Digimon noob friendly (ie not explaining what Digimon are etc.), they expect you to have watched the anime.
Mistake #2 - You discounted Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, which really would be the go to game I would say if you HAVE to get into Digimon through a game. Of course my main recommendation would be to watch Digimon Adventure 01, but Cyber Sleuth is a pretty good starting point.
In fairness you owed up to that second mistake, you liked the designs and I do hope you try Cyber Sleuth and enjoy it eventually.
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Gonna be honest, when I first encountered this guy, I thought he was just some random twat of an aesir. Wasn't expecting him to actually be Heimdall. Then again, it doesn't surprise me they made him into this, given Angrboda and her grandmother basically became like African voodoo gods with how they look, especially the grandmother.They did however fuck up Heimdall.
How did we go from THIS in the first game
Somehow translating to this soyboy in the second game
Legit, the way they have Angrboda and her grandma set up and do certain things, it honestly feels like they belonged in an African myth focused GOW game, rather than a norse one. That whole section in Jotunheim with them felt so out of place with everything else.
As for Heimdall... well, him being a twink as opposed to a jacked, heavily bearded warrior isn't something I can pin down. Even the most androgynous gods in myth that we have a somewhat physical representation for still end up looking more masculine than he does, and that says something.
they said in the last game all these pantheons/mythologies somehow exist on the earth at once right?Legit, the way they have Angrboda and her grandma set up and do certain things, it honestly feels like they belonged in an African myth focused GOW game, rather than a norse one. That whole section in Jotunheim with them felt so out of place with everything else.
As for Heimdall... well, him being a twink as opposed to a jacked, heavily bearded warrior isn't something I can pin down. Even the most androgynous gods in myth that we have a somewhat physical representation for still end up looking more masculine than he does, and that says something.
they could have just put some actual african folklore characters in there who just travelled here
woulda been sick as hell seeing Anansi or something
It gets even more ridiculous when you look at the mural of him in the first game.Legit, the way they have Angrboda and her grandma set up and do certain things, it honestly feels like they belonged in an African myth focused GOW game, rather than a norse one. That whole section in Jotunheim with them felt so out of place with everything else.
As for Heimdall... well, him being a twink as opposed to a jacked, heavily bearded warrior isn't something I can pin down. Even the most androgynous gods in myth that we have a somewhat physical representation for still end up looking more masculine than he does, and that says something.
That moment when fans do a better job with a character than the developers
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