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[Flying Dice]

I'm also starting to wonder about the recoil; several of the kills apparently use nothing but the recoil to force the blade through necks and bodies, yet Red has no control problems despite the scythe only being supported by her wrists/lower arms. Oh, and the werewolves seemed rather sluggish. Still fun to watch, though.

[Slayerhero90]

It was badass, that's all that matters.

[Flying Dice]

It was badass, that's all that matters.

If only I could fix my mind.

[Aklyon]

No, thats just you paying too much attention to things. I've read plenty of tvtropes and still thought it was awesome and stuff.

[kaijyuu]

I've had a disdain for over-the-top stuff long before tvtropes.


Exaggeration for effect is fine, provided I stay within suspension of disbelief. If thoughts about impracticality are racing through my head, they failed on that front.

[Loud Whispers]

For me it was absolutely fine, because I just couldn't imagine that having taken place without Wrex awkwardly shuffling away...

[Mego]

I'm also starting to wonder about the recoil; several of the kills apparently use nothing but the recoil to force the blade through necks and bodies, yet Red has no control problems despite the scythe only being supported by her wrists/lower arms. Oh, and the werewolves seemed rather sluggish. Still fun to watch, though.

Clearly she must have incredibly strong arms. Either that, or the werewolves are made of something less substantial than normal flesh and bone. Given the fact that they formed from shadows, I'm thinking the second. Or maybe the scyfle (I support this being the official fan nickname for the weapon) is special and can slice through evil like warm butter. Or maybe we're over-analyzing this.

Also her name is Ruby, according to Monty in one of the recent podcasts.

[Loud Whispers]

I'm also starting to wonder about the recoil; several of the kills apparently use nothing but the recoil to force the blade through necks and bodies, yet Red has no control problems despite the scythe only being supported by her wrists/lower arms.

I support the theory that she has perfected rag doll combat; she is literally being flung around by the glorious forces of physics against the wulfehs of evil.

[Wrex]

Mmm. I'm not a fan of the art style, but that kind of thing involving teenage girls wielding incredibly unwieldy weapons made of magic and nonsense is pretty much a stylistic choice. Same with the mook chivalry business. I'm not going to judge something that is by nature over the top simply for being what it is. Unless your stylistic choices suck (read: The prequel trilogy)

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I like it. I'm still traumatized by Gunmetal Grey Fest, bright colors and cell shading are very welcome.

[Flying Dice]

I'm also starting to wonder about the recoil; several of the kills apparently use nothing but the recoil to force the blade through necks and bodies, yet Red has no control problems despite the scythe only being supported by her wrists/lower arms. Oh, and the werewolves seemed rather sluggish. Still fun to watch, though.

Clearly she must have incredibly strong arms. Either that, or the werewolves are made of something less substantial than normal flesh and bone. Given the fact that they formed from shadows, I'm thinking the second. Or maybe the scyfle (I support this being the official fan nickname for the weapon) is special and can slice through evil like warm butter. Or maybe we're over-analyzing this.

Also her name is Ruby, according to Monty in one of the recent podcasts.

If we're taking the whole "formed from shadows" bit as proof of being insubstantial, wouldn't the same apply to Red (I'm going to keep calling her that just 'cause  ) given that she was also "formed" of rose petals? Okay, I'll stop now.

[GlyphGryph]

Don't know if I should put this in the happy or sad thread, hah.

just pulled a 20-hour work weekend, in addition to spending 5 hours out in the middle of the night going to rocky and driving people home afterwards, to the point where my weekend was essentially work->rocky->quick nap->work->now.

And this /isn't/ counting the fact that that I pulled a 12 hour day on Friday.

I'm exhausted, beat down, tired, and most importantly...

I'm done.

I did it. I beat the deadline. The application will be ready to demo tomorrow, and while there are aspects of it that aren't perfect (I don't really have the energy left to handle decent client-side form validation, a proper re-org of style components, or any of those other bits that are nice to have but not needed) but it works, it works right, and it looks good.

[Solifuge]

Spoiler: BEWARE SETTING FOOT WITHIN THE QUOTE PYRAMID (click to show/hide)

If anybody ever tells me that using Dexterity with two-handed weapons in D&D doesn't make sense, I now have a response.

I still think that looks like someone played way too much Guilty Gear.

I can never watch that without my subconscious nagging me about those magazines being too small for the number of shots fired between reloads. :|

Looks cool but a lot about it is still bugging me :/
B for fighting choreography (watch Dead Fantasy and you'll see practically the same everything) and a C for everything else.  That blatantly cell-shaded look is right out of those awful DBZ and Naruto fighting games, nothing's gained by copying that art style.  The monster's animations feel slightly sluggish, especially when they go from standing to running.  The design on the scythe is cool but still needs more work.  As it stands, the scythe has detail overload, my eyes keep jumping erratically from one eye-popping red feature to the next when my glance should be flowing from the most eye-catching feature to the least.

All true. The werewolf torso hitting another werewolf was a particularly blatant animation reuse from Dead Fantasy V, I think (I'm only mentioning it because it was obvious enough for me to think it wasn't really a good thing to include). That said, I still find it entertaining, so

Except the art style thing. I think it needs polishing, but it works well with some of the things he's doing (the blood-to-petals thing, in particular). Just because it was used in games largely devoid of merit in my opinion doesn't mean the style itself is bad.

Also bear in mind that this is only one out of four trailers, for one out of four characters. Things may not be so over-the-top for White, Blue, and Yellow. Given Monty's style, they probably will be, though. And again, it's just a trailer. Of course it's going to have over-the-top action. Just compare the RvB trailers to the actual episodes.

The feeling part of my brain was grinning and hopping up and down excitedly at the style and action. The judging part of my brain was critiquing it for its impracticality and seeming shallowness. The connective part of my brain was comparing it to other things to see how it stacked up. The empathic part of my brain got a sense for the passion and excitement the author put into it.

The gestalten experience says it looks fun, pretty, and interesting enough to keep an eye on.

[Mego]

Oh hey the scyfle has a name. Crescent Rose.

[kaijyuu]

Couldn't of picked a cheesier name.