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[Opossum]

So how about that...

Supposedly Kirkhope is composing for the Rabbid/Mario RPG.

 

[Arcanir]

I didn't exactly count the Monsters from Monster Hunter for a number of reasons, but mostly because there isn't any real antagonism to the monsters other than "Hunt or Be Hunted." The only noteworthy "villain" in a Monster Hunter game that actually was more than just a Hunt or Be Hunted situation was Gore Magala and that was because it was very unknown, it was doing lots of damage wherever it went, it messed up many Ecosystems, it has a Final Form, and even after it died, its aftereffects were still doing a ton of damage, especially with the rise of the Apex Monsters.

Yeah, Gore Magala could be considered an antagonist at least since a lot of the problems in the story do come back to it and it does actively serve as an obstacle the main character and other hunters must overcome if they desire to continue their way of life. It also does actively attack them at points in the story even when it's not antagonized itself, and unlike examples like Deviljho, it doesn't seem to have a reason like hunger or survival instinct to them. The only reason I wouldn't say it's a full fledged villain is that it lacks goals and motivations in the same sense as others like Sigma or Myria, it's just a wild beast as far as we know and it's hard to call something like that a villain.

I will say though, it definitely does have the look of a villain to it:

Spoiler

The Dark colors, the cape-like wings, the creepy atmosphere it brings to itself, it's basically how a classic villain would look if you made it into a Monster in the series.

 

[Opossum]

Apparently "Onision" is a pedo

He even admitted his father was a pedo

So, the apple didn't fall far from the tree

I misread that as Onionsan and got worried.

 

[Pazzo.]

Right, there's no true "villain" in monster hunter. It's hunt or be hunted as far as the game portrays the conflict between man and monster. That's as good and evil as two conflicting species under a rock.

The game series strives to capture the noble aspects of man's relationship to nature. When in balance, it's good for all parties involved, but when imbalance happens, it becomes destructive and must be corrected.

It's built on this Shinto/Eastern ideal of balance and respect. I doubt any other culture could have produced it, as all your actions are built around a cathartic cycle of time and reward until the game has nothing more to offer.

Obviously the repetition is for gameplay sake (what if one Rathalos gave you a full armor set?) but Monster Hunter is as much about harmony as it is using giant swords to kill electric wyverns.

Food for thought.

EDIT: Gore Magala is the most "Villainous" because it also represents the Frenzy, a sickness to the enviroment. It's only goal is to consume, and is malicious to the world.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I misread that as Onionsan and got worried.

I also keep reading Onionsan as Onision, lol

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

A question related to Shantae:

Should I play Pirate's Curse first or would it be possible to go into Half Genie Hero having never actually played a Shantae game before?

I will admit, despite being a huge supporter (and the new thread owner) for the Shantae support thread back in the speculation days during 2015, I never actually played any of the games in the series, although I did watch gameplay.

I say start with Risky's Revenge and go from there.

Pirate's Curse is pretty different from the rest of the series, so play that if you want a taste of the original Shantae formula.

You could also start with the GameBoy Color original, but it's rather archaic compared to the rest of the series. If you're not feeling it, you can skip ahead to Risky's Revenge. You won't miss anything story-wise if you skip the first game.

 

[Ura]

Here's hoping they get Grant for DKCR3 whenever that happens especially after Wise did the score for DKCR2.

 

[Ivander]

Yeah, Gore Magala could be considered an antagonist at least since a lot of the problems in the story do come back to it and it does actively serve as an obstacle the main character and other hunters must overcome if they desire to continue their way of life. It also does actively attack them at points in the story even when it's not antagonized itself, and unlike examples like Deviljho, it doesn't seem to have a reason like hunger or survival instinct to them. The only reason I wouldn't say it's a full fledged villain is that it lacks goals and motivations in the same sense as others like Sigma or Myria, it's just a wild beast as far as we know and it's hard to call something like that a villain.

I will say though, it definitely does have the look of a villain to it:

Spoiler

The Dark colors, the cape-like wings, the creepy atmosphere it brings to itself, it's basically how a classic villain would look if you made it into a Monster in the series.

Oh, definitely. Not to mention Gore Magala actually has the benefit of "And this isn't even my Final Form!". Not only do you have it's Rage mode that actually changes the way it fights, but you have both Shagaru Magala, which is Gore's "Adult" form and Chaos Gore Magala, which is a freak accident that happens if anybody or any monster dare tries to mess with a Gore's transformation process. But despite all those cool things about it, it's certainly not a "pureblood" villain

Actually, there is one Monster that would definitely be considered a true villain and that's the G-Rank Crimson Fatalis in Monster Hunter Frontier, although it was also in 4 Ultimate. And the reason the G-rank Crimson Fatalis can easily be considered a villain is because unlike other monsters, the G-rank Crimson Fatalis actually hates humans and willingly hunts them. It was not only apparently responsible for destroying an advanced human civilization, but it also wears the carcasses and skins of humans it kills and it's deep red color comes from the blood of humans from their carcasses on it's skin.
But apparently, that info about it only appears in Frontier. Regardless, it is incredibly messed up and puts an dark twist on the whole "Hunter" ordeal in Monster Hunter. The G-rank Crimson Fatalis is quite literally "The Hunter" of the Elder Dragons.

 

[praline]

The Final Station would make a cool miniseries I think.

 

[Chrono.]

So how about that...

Supposedly Kirkhope is composing for the Rabbid/Mario RPG.

At least now the game will have a great soundtrack.

 

[Deleted member]

That last part is a bit objective imo.. Feraligatr does get sheer force life orb boost but it's move set is still limited to crunch/aqua jet, waterfall, and ice punch (obviously going to be running DD because of speed issues) Gyarados still has more options and a better move pool with dark stab upon mega evolution.. in short one you can easily guess what it has, while the other is harder to tell..[/spoiler]

I'm not counting the Mega though. Though the only problem with Mega Dos is that there's stiff competition when it comes to the Mega slot. And Mega Dos is BL, while normal Dos and Gatr are UU.

And I don't know what you're talking about, their movepools are almost exactly the same, with Gatr having a few more options, including the very important Aqua Jet and even swords dance if your want to risk the lack of speed for more power.(Better for breaking slow walls.) Gyrados is really only going to run Waterfall, Bounce, and Earthquake as attacking moves and not anything else when it comes to attacking moves. Just like Feralgatr it's pretty much going to be a DD or substitute set.(But again, no swords dance or aqua jet.) Plus Water/Dark/Ice surprisingly has much more variety of coverage than Water/Flying/Ground. Also, Gyrados is lucky it even has bounce, and even then, it's a terrible move to rely on for coverage as it works just like fly. It has Crunch and Ice fang(which is weak, you mine as well just use a stronger STAB move for neutral damage), but they're not used much for Gyrados sets and it can't pack a punch with them like Gatr can.

They're both Dragon Dancers, and the whole point of them isn't unpredictability, but rather easily taking care of teams once a team is weekend or if you find a good opportunity to set up. Ferlagatr does that job better than normal Gyrados. Though Gyrados is better defensively especially thanks to its typing. It makes it to where Gyrados is defense to key offensive types, the only downside is that it's going to easily be killed by electric(which is common because of so many water types like it) and rock.(And weakness to stealth rock is huge.)

It really depends on your team and plan, but once the set up is done, Gatr is going to be taking down opponents a lot easier. And that's more so of what I'm saying.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Apparently "Onision" is a pedo

He even admitted his father was a pedo

So, the apple didn't fall far from the tree

Don't talk about that sentient turd please

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I actually started liking Feraligatr better when I found out about Sheer Force/ Life Orb

 

[allison]

what a well thought out argument making multiple points and totally not ignoreing the fact its an opinion

I should stop going on here late at night

 

[Cutie Gwen]

THAT'S IT
BOOTING UP MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FEW WEEKS
CALLING ZYGARDE EVA 101

 

[MainJPW]

This showed up on my subs.

The voice change is slight enough for it to be very noticeable.

I always liked this actors first interpretation far more than the final take, It really sounds like he put more effort into his line readings the first time around and this honestly sounds like the best English voice in the game imo.

Also, I feel like Knuckles just sounds better with a gruff tone of voice honestly.

 

[Aurane]

If you're using Bounce on Gyarados, have it hold Flynium-Z. Birdnukes are always useful. Otherwise, go the Sub route with Waterfall/Earthquake and Dragon Dance.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I have a shiny Zygarde. It's beautiful

 

[Deleted member]

If you're using Bounce on Gyarados, have it hold Flynium-Z. Birdnukes are always useful. Otherwise, go the Sub route with Waterfall/Earthquake and Dragon Dance.

I was talking about as far as gen 6's meta game goes, as it's a meta game that has developed. Gen 7 has formed much yet.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I actually don't use Z-Moves in the battle tree. Perhaps I should look into a good one for my team

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan is trying her best to make Mean Girls 2 be a thing (and it may happen according to her).

I guess this is good for the millennials that adored that movie in their high school years.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Maybe she should attempt to make "Mean Zombies" because 1) She looks like one 2) She thinks she can come back from the dead

 

[Aurane]

I was talking about as far as gen 6's meta game goes, as it's a meta game that has developed. Gen 7 has formed much yet.

It doesn't really matter what meta it is. Bounce Gyarados was always a gimmick. However in Gen 7, it has plausible use due to Flynium-Z.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan is trying her best to make Mean Girls 2 be a thing (and it may happen according to her).

I guess this is good for the millennials that adored that movie in their high school years.

Yo sugar bum. Millenials are people from at LEAST 1990. Your butt is that of a millennial too, so don't try to use a word you just learned on the internet

 

[praline]

It's sad Lindsay Lohan was super hot, but then drugs happened and now she looks like she's in her mid 40s.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Yo sugar bum. Millenials are people from at LEAST 1990. Your butt is that of a millennial too, so don't try to use a word you just learned on the internet

Millennial is actually starting in the early 80's. Technically even I count as a millennial

 

[praline]

Yo sugar bum. Millenials are people from at LEAST 1990. Your butt is that of a millennial too, so don't try to use a word you just learned on the internet

Anyone between 18 and 34 is a millennial.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

Yo sugar bum. Millenials are people from at LEAST 1990. Your butt is that of a millennial too, so don't try to use a word you just learned on the internet

We all are millennials around here, aren't we?

With some exceptions like some mods.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Yo sugar bum. Millenials are people from at LEAST 1990. Your butt is that of a millennial too, so don't try to use a word you just learned on the internet

Millennial is actually starting in the early 80's. Technically even I count as a millennial

Psy is right, ya know

 

[praline]

Would you be a millennial if physically you never aged?

 

[Aurane]

Would you be a millennial if physically you never aged?

Pressing those important questions there, bud. Proud of you.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Would you be a millennial if physically you never aged?

You'd literally be a millennial

Then a bimillennial

...etc.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Grant Kirkhope composing the Mario X Rabbids RPG?

They must have REALLY HIGH hopes on this project or have too high of a budget to know what to do with.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

What did I just walk into, is this a fight between the 80's and 90's kids?

Oh wait, it's Miss Lohan still trying to be relevant. I love Mean Girls, but I see little reason for a sequel to happen this late. Even the last American Pie film made better sense.

 

[Deleted member]

It doesn't really matter what meta it is. Bounce Gyarados was always a gimmick. However in Gen 7, it has plausible use due to Flynium-Z.

Bounce Gyrados isn't really considered a gimmick move for it though, if it had other options for coverage/secondary STAB it would be, but bounce is really one of the only moves it can rely on. Crunch isn't great for it unlike Feralgatr or Mega Gyrados, and bounce can at least paralyze switch ins, I guess. Not not mention that without Bounce it's hard countered completely by grass types, bounce at least forces them to switch out and potentially paralyze switch ins.

 

[Wario Bros.]

I finally beat Shadow Lords for the first time (the one listed "Dead' is Shadow Jago). Sure it's the lowest difficulty, but I know I'm not super skilled at fighting games.

Now to try the next difficulty.

 

[Pazzo.]

I refuse to believe anything about this Rabbits RPG until I see the freaking official announcement.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

What did I just walk into, is this a fight between the 80's and 90's kids?

Oh wait, it's Miss Lohan still trying to be relevant. I love Mean Girls, but I see little reason for a sequel to happen this late. Even the last American Pie film made better sense.

But what about the 2000's kids? We can't just assume they aren't in on this too.

I heard it's going to be a reunion type story. So I wouldn't count her out just yet.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

JWittz keeps on complaining his diglett isn't carrying it's own weight

BECAUSE IT'S TIMID.

He just needs to dump it

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Whether or not Rayman is in that Mario/Rabbids RPG will probably determine how I feel about the whole thing.

If he's in, I'll be interested. If not, unless they do something really cool, I'll pass on it.