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So some earlier conversation made this come to mind. I haven’t been able to get much time playing Skullgirls but i know you can select between 1-3 fighters and it scales depending on the number like 3 average fighters against 2 slightly stronger fighters or one really strong fighter. Is that scaling considered balanced well enough?
 

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They didn't drop a bible quote every other line. I know. I've been binge watching the ORIGINAL series recently.
Who do they call when Bumblyburg's in trouble?Who's got the suit with super suction ears? There's no need to panic,'cause this guy's manic, And you knowthat he'll save the day! (Ooooh-oh) You need a hand, he's right there on the double. Hey,hey, he's on the way. Purple and yellow, He's one super fellow.
Also whos gonna have an a attack to reference Josh and the big wall?
 

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Who do they call when Bumblyburg's in trouble?Who's got the suit with super suction ears? There's no need to panic,'cause this guy's manic, And you knowthat he'll save the day! (Ooooh-oh) You need a hand, he's right there on the double. Hey,hey, he's on the way. Purple and yellow, He's one super fellow.
Also whos gonna have an a attack to reference Josh and the big wall?
I still know that song by heart. All the Larry-Boy themes slap. Still my favorite thing about the show.

You mean the shouting? IDK. Probably a new character.
 

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Let's hope she sticks around and isn't just there for a single episode like Goofey and the Rescue Rangers
We are only like 4 episodes in, it’s a bit early to say those two won’t come back. They are on the poster so I’m sure we will see them again.
 

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I just think of something amazing. Imagine an Easter egg that if a team of Sonic and a Mii won a doubles match fist bump was the victory theme.
 

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We are only like 4 episodes in, it’s a bit early to say those two won’t come back. They are on the poster so I’m sure we will see them again.
Goofy will probably be back, he's supposed to be close friends with Donald so it would make sense.
 

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Haven't been in here in a while what's up y'all?
Discord chat is quiet, I'm trying to do Photoshop and I wanna hibernate. Which for doing an IT course with a good chunk focused on art and design, I suck at.

I wonder if there’s anything I can contribute to previous conversation or if there’s anything interesting I can change the subject to.
Even the forum is quiet we need to kick it up the ass.

Here's a question. What if the coronavirus is actually the IRL threequel to that Cats and Dogs film?

I mean think about it. Dogs and Cats are actually the animals benefiting from us inside so they can conduct their war against each other out in the open!

I may be very hyper and tired by the way.
 
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I wouldn't be a fan of that.

hopefully. They were already on a dreadfully paced release schedule, and who knows how much worse it got after the world turned into bricks that block our doors.

Eh. What can he do? Glow on me?
I would totally be a fan of that...and God will make sure you never shine bright like a diamond ever again
either that or you’ll forever be baptized by those people from Bioshock Infinite
Goofy will probably be back, he's supposed to be close friends with Donald so it would make sense.
Goofy is everywhere
 

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I'm not sure what's going on with EVO this year, given everything that's happened with the coronavirus, but inspired by this video, if we got Marvel vs. Capcom 4 (which seems like a real possibility, given the out-of-the-blue inclusion of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 as a main stage EVO game - I get that it's the 20th anniversary, but it still seems random), who would you want to see?

You can either go with individual characters or a full roster - I'll go with both, though I'll put the roster in spoiler tags for the sake of page size.

I'd really like to see Kamala Khan, or Ms. Marvel, in the game. Her powers seem perfectly suited for a fighting game, and the character interactions would be great. While I'm not a fan of the character like other people are, I find it weird that Loki hasn't made it into one of these games given how long he's been around, his popularity, and the fact that both versions of MvC3 came out around the time where he was having his biggest role in the MCU.

On the Capcom side of things, Mega Man's technically not a new character, but given how much reinventing would be needed, he might as well be. As we've seen in Smash Bros., despite how awkward his initial MvC moveset was, we see that he can work in a 2D fighter.

As for the full roster,

I'm limiting myself to 48 characters - it can be divided by 2 (to have an even split between Marvel and Capcom) and 3 (since the game's based around teams of three), and while 54 works for that as well, I feel like that's a bit too much. Sure, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 had slightly more, but that was an asset flip - an overwhelming majority of the characters used sprites from previous games.

Let's start with the obvious ones - Ryu, Morrigan, Chun-Li, Akuma, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, and Captain America. These characters are in most of the Versus games, and without the petty legal squabbles of MvC Infinite keeping the X-Men out, there's no reason why they shouldn't be included.

Thor and Hulk seem like obvious choices, as do Black Panther and Captain Marvel. For a new character from the Avengers, I'd like to see the Wasp included. While it feels weird to leave only one of the founding Avengers (Ant-Man) out, the Wasp can do anything that he can do plus flying and shooting lasers (though growing giant seems to only be temporary in most continuities).

Like I said, I'd like to see Ms. Marvel and Loki in these games, so let's throw them in there. While we're on an Avengers kick, I feel like Kang the Conqueror doesn't get much respect for being one of the characters with a good claim to being the Avengers' arch enemy. (either him or Ultron) Plus, they could do interesting things with time travel, Kangs from multiple timelines, or future tech, so I'm throwing him in there.

You've got to have X-Men - the problem is that I'm not overly familiar with the X-Men, so I'm not sure who the must-have characters are. Storm and Magneto have been consistently included, Deadpool seems like a must-have (even if he's not an X-Man), and given his history with the series, why not include Cable as well?

Then there's the Fantastic Four - Doctor Doom definitely needs to be in there (not biased at all), and it's a little weird that the Fantastic Four have never been playable in these games. I'm not sure if there's enough room to include the entire team, but at the very least, I'd include the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing. I'll come back to the FF later, depending on how much space I have.

I feel like we're short on villains so far, so let's throw in Ultron, Thanos, and Venom. My original plan was to have sixteen veterans and eight newcomers on each side, but I've already reached sixteen vets, so that's going to have to change. At the very least, I haven't included Doctor Strange yet, and he seems like a must-have. Also, why not? Let's throw Shuma-Gorath in there as well, since Capcom loves including him for some reason, and it's gotten to the point where it's pretty much a running gag.

For the last Marvel character, I'm torn between a few options - Star-Lord, Blade, and Squirrel Girl. Of the three, my gut tells me to go with Squirrel Girl, since it seems like she'd allow for a lot more creativity for the hypothetical developers.

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Now for the Capcom side. Like I said, Mega Man should be in there. His moveset would have to pretty much be completely revamped from how it was in MvC2. Going through the list of veterans, Dante, Wesker, Strider Hiryu, and Mike Haggar seem like must-haves. So does Jill Valentine, though her moveset would likely need to be revamped to be based on Revelations and the RE3 remake.

I feel like a new Street Fighter character pretty much HAS to be in there - of the characters introduced in Street Fighter V, Rashid stands out the most to me. On a related note, let's throw Asura from Asura's Wrath in there, since his game's DLC showed him working in a 2D fighter.

Other MvC vets that would make a lot of sense would be Zero, Vergil, Nemesis (with Jill in there), and Felicia. Also, I'd include Phoenix Wright, Amaterasu, and Viewtiful Joe, because there's no reason that I can think of why they should be excluded.

There's only one veteran spot left, unless I change the numbers up like what I did with Marvel, but there's one choice that stands out to me as being really obvious: Amingo Servbot Hayato Kanzaki Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins.

For newcomers, Jon Talbain from Darkstalkers comes to mind - he's a kung-fu werewolf that keeps narrowly missing out on these things. Gene from God Hand is a popular choice who hasn't made it in yet, so I'll include him as well.

I feel like I'm running out of ideas for new Capcom characters, so I'll make the last two characters veterans. I'm not sure if Dead Rising is as popular as it once was (by my understanding, Dead Rising 4 pretty much killed the franchise), but Frank West has an entertaining and creative moveset, so I'd include him. Adding Sigma to MvC Infinite made a ton of sense, though it was baffling that one of the main villains of the story was locked behind DLC, so I'll include him as the last character in this roster.

1. Spider-Man
2. Wolverine
3. Iron Man
4. Captain America
5. Thor
6. Hulk
7. Black Panther
8. Captain Marvel
9. Storm
10. Magneto
11. Cable
12. Deadpool
13. Doctor Doom
14. Ultron
15. Thanos
16. Venom
17. Dr. Strange
18. Shuma-Gorath
19. The Wasp (NEW)
20. Ms. Marvel (NEW)
21. Loki (NEW)
22. Kang the Conqueror (NEW)
23. The Thing (NEW)
24. Squirrel Girl (NEW)
25. Ryu
26. Morrigan
27. Chun-Li
28. Akuma
29. Dante
30. Wesker
31. Strider Hiryu
32. Mike Haggar
33. Zero
34. Vergil
35. Nemesis
36. Felicia
37. Phoenix Wright
38. Viewtiful Joe
39. Amaterasu
40. Arthur
41. Frank West
42. Sigma
43. Mega Man (NEW-ish)
44. Jill Valentine (NEW-ish)
45. Rashid (NEW)
46. Asura (NEW)
47. Jon Talbain (NEW)
48. Gene (NEW)

This was the end result of my attempt at making a roster, with my explanations in the spoiler tag. I only tried grouping the characters by franchise, so some funny coincidences popped up, like Shuma-Gorath and Amaterasu being opposite from each other when they're both gods, or Deadpool and Nemesis being opposite each other given that Deadpool (to quote himself from long before the movie was happening) looks like a cross between Ryan Reynolds and a shar-pei, and Nemesis is a superpowered rotting corpse.



Mind you, EVO might not even happen this year, or the inclusion of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 could be building up to the announcement of a MvC collection on modern consoles. I just wanted to do this for fun.
Firstly, I wouldn't be surprised if EVO will be cancelled considering how much the Covid-19 situation had caused this year.

Anyways, it is quite interesting that this year's EVO lineup includes Marvel Vs Capcom 2 which does come to no surprise that it is marking its 20th anniversary, yet its presence does provide speculation on whether there will be anything special announced for the Marvel Vs Capcom series at EVO.

I'd really like to see Kamala Khan, or Ms. Marvel, in the game. Her powers seem perfectly suited for a fighting game, and the character interactions would be great. While I'm not a fan of the character like other people are, I find it weird that Loki hasn't made it into one of these games given how long he's been around, his popularity, and the fact that both versions of MvC3 came out around the time where he was having his biggest role in the MCU.
I do highly anticipate that considering how much popularity and rise Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel had been within Marvel, it will be no surprise if she is a shoe in for Marvel Vs Capcom 4 along with Loki in which I do agree it is strange to see one of Marvel's most prominent villains yet to debut within an MvC game.

As for the roster, I would possibly retain some of the characters who had featured in Infinite, bring back some characters from past MvC games who were absent from Infinite and bring in a number of fresh faces from Star-Lord to Nero. I'll come up with my own roster predictions in a later post.
 

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Is it just me or is Smashboards a lot less active recently?
It's been eerie to me. My social circles have been quiet since the start of easter which is concerning.

Not much to talk about at the moment I guess.
I could talk about a thousand things. Difference is whether people care or not. I'd do my part to make a place active.

Can make a man paranoid depending on his luck.
 
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That’s basically my issue there. Seems like whatever I bring up gets ignored or dies out quickly most of the time.
Honestly I feel the same. Some of us get the **** run. Out of my three Discord servers I'm on, only one is somewhat active and that is with you, JD, R Rangez and all. Could make it more active as this place is where I only know people online friends wise.
My one with my classmates is dead.
And there is a third one that is a teacher posting board for class, not that I care about it.

And two friends IRL who I talk every few days/once a week.

Could talk with you about this for a while but this ain't what the board is for, maybe PM but eh. I'm just sitting listening to music.
 
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I would totally be a fan of that
I have never been sold on Miles or Gwen. They're comparable to the Shotos from Street Fighter. Sure, they'd work fine in a fighter devoted to their universe, but in a crossover, you need to focus on more variety.

Honestly, Capcom should pull an NRS and make a really good Capcom All-Stars game and a really good Marvel Fighting game, and then maybe later do some crossovers again.
and God will make sure you never shine bright like a diamond ever again
either that or you’ll forever be baptized by those people from Bioshock Infinite
What does that even mean?
 

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The worst feeling on this sote os when you post something, and then you have a new idea for a post, but you were the last post, and for some reason, the thread hasn't said anything for a whole hour so you're just waiting for someone, ANYONE to post.

Bonus points if your idea post is the last post on the entire page because all of a sudden, 5 people posted at the same time.
 

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**** I think this is just a night to vent. Probably will be buried knowing my luck this week.

I mean for me it just feels like everytime I'm part of a group or something it just runs out of momentum quickly and having that happened to me a lot, it makes me wonder if I was the problem.

And that **** can make a man paranoid. However what else can you do? Act like a beggar and say something cringe like I want friends to like me like in primary/elementary school? Might as well kiss your dignity, self-respect and people's respect goodbye and then some.

Unfortunately the best you can do is raise a toast, raise a finger to the prick who gave you this hand pre-birth (I mean philosophically regardless of your believes) and move the hell on.

I've lost most respect for people and think this is part of the hand I've been dealt. Funny how only one friend I've managed to keep as more than five years while the rest **** around the bush.

Not saying to my friends on here like Wademan94 Wademan94 , DerpingPikachu DerpingPikachu and so, you guys are sweet. Mostly talking IRL experience.
 
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Sorry for the above post. I was typing this out when it accidentally submited. Here's the complete post.

It's about how much I love RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS Granblue Fantasy. Hopefully I can also explain the appeal of the series, as it seems to be getting a lot more attention over here nowadays, leading to some confusion.

No, I'm not being paid for this. If anything, I'm paying Cygames by playing the game.
I'M TYPING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE WHY NOT I REALLY LIKE THIS GAME AND IM GONNA USE ALL CAPS TO SHOW THAT

LETS START WITH THE GAMEPLAY SINCE ITS ACTUALLY KINDA THE WEAKEST PART OF THE GAME BUT IT'S STILL GOOD. THE BITE-SIZED BITS OF RPG GAMEPLAY GIVE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN "I can just put something on in the background and click away" AND "Holy **** I gotta focus up or I'm gonna ****ING DIE." THE HIGHER LEVEL FIGHTS REQUIRE A LOT OF THOUGHT AND PREPARATION, AND THERE'S A REAL SENSE OF PROGRESSION AS YOU GET INTO THESE HIGHER LEVEL FIGHTS. SERIOUSLY, THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE MORE FIGHTS PRETTY MUCH JUST BECOME ACTUAL MMO RAIDS. NO OTHER MOBILE GAME I KNOW OF DOES THAT. YEAH IT CAN GET PRETTY GRINDY AT TIMES AND I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT, BUT IT'S NO WORSE THAN OTHER GRINDY JRPG GAMES. I KNOW THAT'S NOT EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA SO I FELT I WOULD MENTION IT UP FRONT.

ITS ALSO ACTUALLY A PRETTY SOCIAL GAME FOR A MOBILE GAME. THEY HAVE EVENTS ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION BETWEEN PLAYERS IN GROUPS CALLED GUILDS AND I ACTUALLY GOT INTO A PRETTY GOOD GUILD FULL OF COOL PEOPLE. WE HAVE A DISCORD SERVER AND THE PEOPLE THERE HAVE BEEN REALLY NICE AND HAVE HELPED ME AS I PROGRESS THROUGH THE GAME. WE SUFFER TOGETHER AND WE GET CLOSER FOR IT.

LETS TALK ABOUT THE GACHA TOO SINCE I KNOW THAT'S A STICKING POINT FOR SOME PEOPLE. THIS GAME IS HELLA F2P FRIENDLY, AND ENCOURAGES MINOR SPENDING EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TOO IF YOU'RE INTO THAT. THIS IS ALSO THE GAME THAT CREATED PITY DRAWS. YOU KNOW, THAT THING THAT FIRE EMBLEM HEROES JUST GOT AROUND TO INCLUDING IN 2020? OR INCLUDING SUMMON RATES, WHICH IS A STAPLE OF ANY GACHA GAME? THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT **** SINCE 2016, BACK WHEN GACHA JESUS' WALLET DIED FOR OUR SINS. THEY WERE THE FIRST ONES TO DO IT. THEY GIVE LOTS OF FREE CURRENCY, AND THERE ARE TWO DOUBLE RATE BANNERS PER MONTH FOR YOU TO PULL ON, SO THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET SSR CHARACTERS UNLIKE OTHER GACHA GAMES (I'M LOOKING AT YOU FATE). THE BEST CHARACTERS IN THE GAME? FREE TO PLAY EXCLUSIVE. YOUR ABILITY IN THIS GAME ISN'T DETERMINED BY THE STRENGTH OF YOUR WALLET, BUT BY THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT IN. EVERY ANNIVERSARY THEY LITERALLY HAND **** OUT FOR FREE. THEY DO IT FOR GOLDEN WEEK AND THE HOLIDAYS TOO. ENERGY FOR PROGRESSION IS PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS HALF OFF, TO THE POINT WHERE THE FANBASE HAS MEMED ABOUT IT FOR YEARS. SERIOUSLY ITS RIDICULOUS HOW GENEROUS THEY ARE WHEN YOU'RE USED TO SEEING **** LIKE FIRE EMBLEM HEROES' PREDATORY MONETARY PRACTICES. **** YOU FEH PASS. GRANBLUE IS MY BEST FRIEND NOW.

NOW ON TO THE STORY. IT'S GOOD. YOU LIKE ANIME OF ANY KIND? I KNOW YOU DO, DON'T LIE TO ME. THIS GAME'S STORY IS UP THERE WITH THE BEST SHONEN ANIME. IT STARTS A BIT SLOW, BUT THEN YOU GET INTO IT AND ITS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD. THE CHARACTERS HAVE AGENCY AND GROW AS THE STORY CONTINUES, THERE'S LEGITIMATE PROGRESSION WITH FORESHADOW, THE STORY HITS YOU WITH A COUPLE OF SURPRISES, THE BAD GUYS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY IMPOSING AT TIMES AND VARIED AS A WHOLE, RANGING FROM VILLAINS OF THE WEEK TO MORE COMPLEX, MORALLY GREY CHARACTERS YOU END UP BOTH FIGHTING AND WORKING WITH AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

AND BEFORE ANYONE PLAYS AND GOES "this game just ripped off Xenoblade Chronicles 2!" BECAUSE THEY START SIMILARLY, LOOK AT THE DATES. GRANBLUE STARTED IN 2014. XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 RELEASED IN 2017. IF ANYTHING, XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 IS JUST A ****TY KNOCKOFF OF GRANBLUE. CHANGE MY MIND. EXCEPT DON'T EVEN TRY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T.

BESIDES THE MAIN STORY THEY ALSO HAVE SIDE STORY EVENTS WHICH EXPAND ON THE WORLD IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. SOME OF THEM ARE MORE SERIOUS THEN OTHERS, WITH SOME GOING INTO REAL BONKERS STUFF, LIKE STRAIGHT UP MAKING A BOLLYWOOD MOVIE IN THE GAME OR HAVING THREE SUPERHERO STORIES, EACH ONE MORE OUTLANDISH THEN THE LAST. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE PRETTY STRONG. AND THERE ARE CROSSOVERS GALORE, WITH PERSONA 5, STREET FIGHTER, ATTACK ON TITAN, CODE GEASS, TALES OF, LOVE LIVE, AND A BUNCH OF OTHER POPULAR JAPANESE SERIES. AND THE CROSSOVERS ARE PRETTY GOOD FOR THE MOST PART. AT LEAST THEY'RE BETTER THAN DRAGALIA LOST'S MEGAMAN EVENT. SERIOUSLY THAT WAS DISAPPOINTING. WHY DIDN'T MEGAMAN HAVE ANY LINES? WHY DOES HE SUCK AS A CHARACTER? SERIOUSLY IT'S LIKE HE'S JUST THERE AND I WANTED MORE. AND GRANBLUE GIVES MORE.

BUT THE KING OF THEM ALL IS WHAT MAKES THE SKY BLUE, WHICH IS WHAT EVERY ****ING GACHA STORY EVENT WISHES IT COULD BE. IT TAKES ALL THE BUILT UP STORIES AND CAPITALIZES ON THEM LIKE INFINITY WAR AND ENDGAME CAPITALIZED ON THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE. AND THEY MADE THREE OF THEM, WITH EACH ONE BEING BETTER THAN THE LAST.

NOW LETS TALK ABOUT THE CHARACTERS. I LOVE ALL OF THEM. THERE'S A REASON THIS GAME HAS A FIGHTING GAME, BECAUSE THERE'S THAT MANY GREAT CHARACTERS FULL OF LORE TO PULL FROM. EVERY CHARACTER GETS DEVELOPMENT, EVEN THE CRUMMY SR AND R CHARACTERS YOU THINK NOTHING OF. AND ANOTHER THING: THESE CHARACTERS MAKE ME FEEL THINGS. LIKE, I'M NOT GAY OR ANYTHING BUT SEE THIS GUY?

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THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND. HANDS OFF.

ALSO, THIS GAME DOESN'T JUST HAVE ANIME WAIFUS, SO MISS ME WITH THAT "OH THIS GAME IS JUST FULL OF WAIFUBAIT CHARACTERS" **** BECAUSE IT'S NOT. OKAY ACTUALLY THERE'S A LOT OF THAT BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT MORE THAN THAT. WE GOT PRETTY BOYS. WE GOT EDGY BOYS. WE GOT DUDEBROS. WE GOT MANLY MEN WITH BULGING MUSCLES. AND MORE! THERE IS SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE IN THIS GAME. I HAVE INCLUDED A TIER LIST OF CHARACTERS BELOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE THOUGHTS.

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OH, YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? PLAY THE GAME YOURSELF THEN.

WHAT ABOUT THE MUSIC? HOO BOY THE MUSIC. THERE ARE. SO. MANY. ****ING. BANGERS. IN. THIS. GAME. I HAD. TO ADD. WORDS. TO THIS. SENTENCE. TO SHOW THEM. THAT'S NOT EVEN ALL OF THEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW MANY BANGER TRACKS THERE ARE IN THIS GAME. THEY CAN FILL AN ENTIRE CONCERT WITH GRANBLUE SONGS. AND THEY HAVE.

TAKE THIS SONG FOR EXAMPLE:


WHEN DO YOU THINK THIS SONG PLAYS? THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRANCE OF A HERO TO SAVE THE DAY? A FIGHT TURNING AROUND FOR OUR HEROES? NO. NONE OF THOSE. IT'S WHEN YOU FIGHT A FISH. GRANTED, IT'S AN IMPORTANT FISH, BUT YOU DON'T SEE OTHER GAMES MAKE SUCH MUSIC FOR A ****ING FISH. EVEN THE APRIL FOOLS JOKE SONG IS GOOD. **** THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC IN THIS GAME. STEP ASIDE DAOKO BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CARRY DRAGALIA LOST'S OTHERWISE CRUMMY OST. JUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT GRANBLUE HAS THE BEST SOUNDTRACK OUT OF ANY MOBILE GAME (THAT'S NOT A HIGH BAR BUT STILL) BECAUSE ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE IS WRONG. END OF ARGUMENT.

LOOKING AT ALL THAT. THE PRODUCTION VALUES FOR THIS GAME ARE TOO HIGH. THIS IS A MOBILE GAME (YOU CAN ALSO PLAY IT ON COMPUTER OR BROWSER BUT I DIGRESS). YOU DON'T SEE OTHER MOBILE GAMES GET THIS MUCH EFFORT PUT INTO THEM. AND YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS? BECAUSE THIS GAME IS PRETTY MUCH JUST MOBILE FINAL FANTASY. LOOK INTO IT. YOU GOT A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION OF OLD FINAL FANTASY DEVS ON THIS. UEMATSU, NARITA, MINABA, AND MORE. THEY'RE HERE, AND THEY MADE THIS GAME GOOD.

YOU WANT A PROGRESSIVE GAME? LOOK NO FURTHER. CYGAMES SAID GAY RIGHTS AND TRANS RIGHTS WAY BEFORE ANY OTHER BIG JAPANESE STUDIOS SO MUCH AS THOUGHT OF PUTTING THE WORDS TOGETHER. YOU GOT ****ERS LIKE ATLUS TREATING TRANSSEXUALS AND HOMOSEXUALS LIKE ****, BUT THEN YOU GOT CYGAMES OUT HERE DOING THEM JUSTICE.

CAGLIOSTRO AND LADIVA ARE BOTH AMAZING, FLESHED OUT TRANSSEXUAL CHARACTERS WHO AREN'T CENTERED AROUND THEIR GENDER IDENTITY. THEY DO COOL STUFF, WITH CAGLI EVEN BEING A PIVOTAL PLAYER IN THE FINALE OF THE FINAL WHAT MAKES THE SKY BLUE. THEY'RE BOTH ALSO GREAT CHARACTERS AND I LOVE BOTH OF THEM. SERIOUSLY CAGLI IS A CUTIE AND LADIVA IS A ****ING QUEEN. ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WILL BE DEALT WITH SWIFTY IN THE ALLEY BEHIND THE TACO BELL. DON'T TRY ME.

BELIAL, ONE OF THE BEST ANTAGONISTS IN THE SERIES? HE'S HOMOSEXUAL. SANDALPHON, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CHARACTERS IN THE SERIES? LITERALLY HAS AN ENTIRE CHARACTER BALLAD ABOUT HIS ROMANTIC FEELINGS FOR GOD, WHO IS HINTED TO RECIPROCATE THEM DID I MENTION THE SONG IS A BANGER TOO? SERIOUSLY THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INSERT THAT'D PLAY IN THE DRAMATIC TURNING POINT OF A FIGHT. OH WAIT, IT IS. GET OUT OF THE WAY MIGHT*U, BECAUSE GRANBLUE DID BETTER THAN YOU YEARS BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN THOUGHT OF.

THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE SHOWN AND DEVELOPED ORGANICALLY, AND AT NO POINT DOES THE SERIES POINT OUT "oh look at us we're so progressive! OwO" BECAUSE THEY DON'T EVEN NEED TO. THEY JUST DO IT BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE HOMOSEXUALS AND TRANSEXUALS ARE PEOPLE TOO. THEY REALLY INCLUDE ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY COOL BECAUSE NO OTHER GAME I'VE PLAYED REALLY DOES THAT OUTSIDE OF LIKE, CELESTE. AND I ****ING LOVE CELESTE.

NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING: "but TPC! The game is Japanese exclusive! How do you play it if it's in Japanese?" YOU FOOL. YOU ABSOLUTE BUFFOON. THE GAME'S AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH. THE WHOLE THING, MINUS VOICE ACTING. ALL PERFECT, GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT ENGLISH. IT'S GREAT. AND YOU CAN GET AROUND REGION EXCLUSIVITY EASY. IT TAKES AN HOUR TOPS, WHICH TAKES LESS TIME THAN IT'D TAKE TO UPDATE YOUR PS4 TO PLAY A GAME. SERIOUSLY WHY THE **** ARE THOSE INSTALL TIMES SO ATROCIOUS. ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FOLLOW ONE OF THE MANY GUIDES OUT THERE. I'LL LINK A COUPLE OF THEM.

One.
Two.
Three.
Video Guide.

YOU CAN ALSO SEARCH ON GOOGLE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS OVER THE YEARS, SO ANYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS OUT THERE. I GOT IT ON MY PHONE AND LAPTOP IN ABOUT AN HOUR OUTSIDE A BOOKSTORE. IF I CAN DO IT THERE, YOU CAN DO IT FROM YOUR HOME. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT FREE TIME. DON'T LIE AND TRY TO TELL ME YOU DON'T.

NOW THAT I'VE SHOWN YOU WHY YOU SHOULD PLAY IT AND THE FACT THAT YOU CAN PLAY IT, YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES. EITHER YOU JOIN ME OR YOU STAND AGAINST ME.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK

Actually though it's a really fun game, and I hope you consider playing it after reading this post. I also hope you're all staying safe, and y'all know where to reach me if you want to talk more.
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Sorry for the above post. I was typing this out when it accidentally submited. Here's the complete post.

It's about how much I love RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS Granblue Fantasy. Hopefully I can also explain the appeal of the series, as it seems to be getting a lot more attention over here nowadays, leading to some confusion.

No, I'm not being paid for this. If anything, I'm paying Cygames by playing the game.
I'M TYPING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE WHY NOT I REALLY LIKE THIS GAME AND IM GONNA USE ALL CAPS TO SHOW THAT

LETS START WITH THE GAMEPLAY SINCE ITS ACTUALLY KINDA THE WEAKEST PART OF THE GAME BUT IT'S STILL GOOD. THE BITE-SIZED BITS OF RPG GAMEPLAY GIVE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN "I can just put something on in the background and click away" AND "Holy **** I gotta focus up or I'm gonna ****ING DIE." THE HIGHER LEVEL FIGHTS REQUIRE A LOT OF THOUGHT AND PREPARATION, AND THERE'S A REAL SENSE OF PROGRESSION AS YOU GET INTO THESE HIGHER LEVEL FIGHTS. SERIOUSLY, THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE MORE FIGHTS PRETTY MUCH JUST BECOME ACTUAL MMO RAIDS. NO OTHER MOBILE GAME I KNOW OF DOES THAT. YEAH IT CAN GET PRETTY GRINDY AT TIMES AND I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT, BUT IT'S NO WORSE THAN OTHER GRINDY JRPG GAMES. I KNOW THAT'S NOT EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA SO I FELT I WOULD MENTION IT UP FRONT.

ITS ALSO ACTUALLY A PRETTY SOCIAL GAME FOR A MOBILE GAME. THEY HAVE EVENTS ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION BETWEEN PLAYERS IN GROUPS CALLED GUILDS AND I ACTUALLY GOT INTO A PRETTY GOOD GUILD FULL OF COOL PEOPLE. WE HAVE A DISCORD SERVER AND THE PEOPLE THERE HAVE BEEN REALLY NICE AND HAVE HELPED ME AS I PROGRESS THROUGH THE GAME. WE SUFFER TOGETHER AND WE GET CLOSER FOR IT.

LETS TALK ABOUT THE GACHA TOO SINCE I KNOW THAT'S A STICKING POINT FOR SOME PEOPLE. THIS GAME IS HELLA F2P FRIENDLY, AND ENCOURAGES MINOR SPENDING EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TOO IF YOU'RE INTO THAT. THIS IS ALSO THE GAME THAT CREATED PITY DRAWS. YOU KNOW, THAT THING THAT FIRE EMBLEM HEROES JUST GOT AROUND TO INCLUDING IN 2020? OR INCLUDING SUMMON RATES, WHICH IS A STAPLE OF ANY GACHA GAME? THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT **** SINCE 2016, BACK WHEN GACHA JESUS' WALLET DIED FOR OUR SINS. THEY WERE THE FIRST ONES TO DO IT. THEY GIVE LOTS OF FREE CURRENCY, AND THERE ARE TWO DOUBLE RATE BANNERS PER MONTH FOR YOU TO PULL ON, SO THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET SSR CHARACTERS UNLIKE OTHER GACHA GAMES (I'M LOOKING AT YOU FATE). THE BEST CHARACTERS IN THE GAME? FREE TO PLAY EXCLUSIVE. YOUR ABILITY IN THIS GAME ISN'T DETERMINED BY THE STRENGTH OF YOUR WALLET, BUT BY THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT IN. EVERY ANNIVERSARY THEY LITERALLY HAND **** OUT FOR FREE. THEY DO IT FOR GOLDEN WEEK AND THE HOLIDAYS TOO. ENERGY FOR PROGRESSION IS PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS HALF OFF, TO THE POINT WHERE THE FANBASE HAS MEMED ABOUT IT FOR YEARS. SERIOUSLY ITS RIDICULOUS HOW GENEROUS THEY ARE WHEN YOU'RE USED TO SEEING **** LIKE FIRE EMBLEM HEROES' PREDATORY MONETARY PRACTICES. **** YOU FEH PASS. GRANBLUE IS MY BEST FRIEND NOW.

NOW ON TO THE STORY. IT'S GOOD. YOU LIKE ANIME OF ANY KIND? I KNOW YOU DO, DON'T LIE TO ME. THIS GAME'S STORY IS UP THERE WITH THE BEST SHONEN ANIME. IT STARTS A BIT SLOW, BUT THEN YOU GET INTO IT AND ITS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD. THE CHARACTERS HAVE AGENCY AND GROW AS THE STORY CONTINUES, THERE'S LEGITIMATE PROGRESSION WITH FORESHADOW, THE STORY HITS YOU WITH A COUPLE OF SURPRISES, THE BAD GUYS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY IMPOSING AT TIMES AND VARIED AS A WHOLE, RANGING FROM VILLAINS OF THE WEEK TO MORE COMPLEX, MORALLY GREY CHARACTERS YOU END UP BOTH FIGHTING AND WORKING WITH AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

AND BEFORE ANYONE PLAYS AND GOES "this game just ripped off Xenoblade Chronicles 2!" BECAUSE THEY START SIMILARLY, LOOK AT THE DATES. GRANBLUE STARTED IN 2014. XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 RELEASED IN 2017. IF ANYTHING, XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 IS JUST A ****TY KNOCKOFF OF GRANBLUE. CHANGE MY MIND. EXCEPT DON'T EVEN TRY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T.

BESIDES THE MAIN STORY THEY ALSO HAVE SIDE STORY EVENTS WHICH EXPAND ON THE WORLD IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. SOME OF THEM ARE MORE SERIOUS THEN OTHERS, WITH SOME GOING INTO REAL BONKERS STUFF, LIKE STRAIGHT UP MAKING A BOLLYWOOD MOVIE IN THE GAME OR HAVING THREE SUPERHERO STORIES, EACH ONE MORE OUTLANDISH THEN THE LAST. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE PRETTY STRONG. AND THERE ARE CROSSOVERS GALORE, WITH PERSONA 5, STREET FIGHTER, ATTACK ON TITAN, CODE GEASS, TALES OF, LOVE LIVE, AND A BUNCH OF OTHER POPULAR JAPANESE SERIES. AND THE CROSSOVERS ARE PRETTY GOOD FOR THE MOST PART. AT LEAST THEY'RE BETTER THAN DRAGALIA LOST'S MEGAMAN EVENT. SERIOUSLY THAT WAS DISAPPOINTING. WHY DIDN'T MEGAMAN HAVE ANY LINES? WHY DOES HE SUCK AS A CHARACTER? SERIOUSLY IT'S LIKE HE'S JUST THERE AND I WANTED MORE. AND GRANBLUE GIVES MORE.

BUT THE KING OF THEM ALL IS WHAT MAKES THE SKY BLUE, WHICH IS WHAT EVERY ****ING GACHA STORY EVENT WISHES IT COULD BE. IT TAKES ALL THE BUILT UP STORIES AND CAPITALIZES ON THEM LIKE INFINITY WAR AND ENDGAME CAPITALIZED ON THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE. AND THEY MADE THREE OF THEM, WITH EACH ONE BEING BETTER THAN THE LAST.

NOW LETS TALK ABOUT THE CHARACTERS. I LOVE ALL OF THEM. THERE'S A REASON THIS GAME HAS A FIGHTING GAME, BECAUSE THERE'S THAT MANY GREAT CHARACTERS FULL OF LORE TO PULL FROM. EVERY CHARACTER GETS DEVELOPMENT, EVEN THE CRUMMY SR AND R CHARACTERS YOU THINK NOTHING OF. AND ANOTHER THING: THESE CHARACTERS MAKE ME FEEL THINGS. LIKE, I'M NOT GAY OR ANYTHING BUT SEE THIS GUY?

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THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND. HANDS OFF.

ALSO, THIS GAME DOESN'T JUST HAVE ANIME WAIFUS, SO MISS ME WITH THAT "OH THIS GAME IS JUST FULL OF WAIFUBAIT CHARACTERS" **** BECAUSE IT'S NOT. OKAY ACTUALLY THERE'S A LOT OF THAT BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT MORE THAN THAT. WE GOT PRETTY BOYS. WE GOT EDGY BOYS. WE GOT DUDEBROS. WE GOT MANLY MEN WITH BULGING MUSCLES. AND MORE! THERE IS SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE IN THIS GAME. I HAVE INCLUDED A TIER LIST OF CHARACTERS BELOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE THOUGHTS.


OH, YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? PLAY THE GAME YOURSELF THEN.

WHAT ABOUT THE MUSIC? HOO BOY THE MUSIC. THERE ARE. SO. MANY. ****ING. BANGERS. IN. THIS. GAME. I HAD. TO ADD. WORDS. TO THIS. SENTENCE. TO SHOW THEM. THAT'S NOT EVEN ALL OF THEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW MANY BANGER TRACKS THERE ARE IN THIS GAME. THEY CAN FILL AN ENTIRE CONCERT WITH GRANBLUE SONGS. AND THEY HAVE.

TAKE THIS SONG FOR EXAMPLE:


WHEN DO YOU THINK THIS SONG PLAYS? THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRANCE OF A HERO TO SAVE THE DAY? A FIGHT TURNING AROUND FOR OUR HEROES? NO. NONE OF THOSE. IT'S WHEN YOU FIGHT A FISH. GRANTED, IT'S AN IMPORTANT FISH, BUT YOU DON'T SEE OTHER GAMES MAKE SUCH MUSIC FOR A ****ING FISH. EVEN THE APRIL FOOLS JOKE SONG IS GOOD. **** THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC IN THIS GAME. STEP ASIDE DAOKO BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CARRY DRAGALIA LOST'S OTHERWISE CRUMMY OST. JUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT GRANBLUE HAS THE BEST SOUNDTRACK OUT OF ANY MOBILE GAME (THAT'S NOT A HIGH BAR BUT STILL) BECAUSE ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE IS WRONG. END OF ARGUMENT.

LOOKING AT ALL THAT. THE PRODUCTION VALUES FOR THIS GAME ARE TOO HIGH. THIS IS A MOBILE GAME (YOU CAN ALSO PLAY IT ON COMPUTER OR BROWSER BUT I DIGRESS). YOU DON'T SEE OTHER MOBILE GAMES GET THIS MUCH EFFORT PUT INTO THEM. AND YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS? BECAUSE THIS GAME IS PRETTY MUCH JUST MOBILE FINAL FANTASY. LOOK INTO IT. YOU GOT A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION OF OLD FINAL FANTASY DEVS ON THIS. UEMATSU, NARITA, MINABA, AND MORE. THEY'RE HERE, AND THEY MADE THIS GAME GOOD.

YOU WANT A PROGRESSIVE GAME? LOOK NO FURTHER. CYGAMES SAID GAY RIGHTS AND TRANS RIGHTS WAY BEFORE ANY OTHER BIG JAPANESE STUDIOS SO MUCH AS THOUGHT OF PUTTING THE WORDS TOGETHER. YOU GOT ****ERS LIKE ATLUS TREATING TRANSSEXUALS AND HOMOSEXUALS LIKE ****, BUT THEN YOU GOT CYGAMES OUT HERE DOING THEM JUSTICE.

CAGLIOSTRO AND LADIVA ARE BOTH AMAZING, FLESHED OUT TRANSSEXUAL CHARACTERS WHO AREN'T CENTERED AROUND THEIR GENDER IDENTITY. THEY DO COOL STUFF, WITH CAGLI EVEN BEING A PIVOTAL PLAYER IN THE FINALE OF THE FINAL WHAT MAKES THE SKY BLUE. THEY'RE BOTH ALSO GREAT CHARACTERS AND I LOVE BOTH OF THEM. SERIOUSLY CAGLI IS A CUTIE AND LADIVA IS A ****ING QUEEN. ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WILL BE DEALT WITH SWIFTY IN THE ALLEY BEHIND THE TACO BELL. DON'T TRY ME.

BELIAL, ONE OF THE BEST ANTAGONISTS IN THE SERIES? HE'S HOMOSEXUAL. SANDALPHON, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CHARACTERS IN THE SERIES? LITERALLY HAS AN ENTIRE CHARACTER BALLAD ABOUT HIS ROMANTIC FEELINGS FOR GOD, WHO IS HINTED TO RECIPROCATE THEM DID I MENTION THE SONG IS A BANGER TOO? SERIOUSLY THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INSERT THAT'D PLAY IN THE DRAMATIC TURNING POINT OF A FIGHT. OH WAIT, IT IS. GET OUT OF THE WAY MIGHT*U, BECAUSE GRANBLUE DID BETTER THAN YOU YEARS BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN THOUGHT OF.

THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE SHOWN AND DEVELOPED ORGANICALLY, AND AT NO POINT DOES THE SERIES POINT OUT "oh look at us we're so progressive! OwO" BECAUSE THEY DON'T EVEN NEED TO. THEY JUST DO IT BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE HOMOSEXUALS AND TRANSEXUALS ARE PEOPLE TOO. THEY REALLY INCLUDE ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY COOL BECAUSE NO OTHER GAME I'VE PLAYED REALLY DOES THAT OUTSIDE OF LIKE, CELESTE. AND I ****ING LOVE CELESTE.

NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING: "but TPC! The game is Japanese exclusive! How do you play it if it's in Japanese?" YOU FOOL. YOU ABSOLUTE BUFFOON. THE GAME'S AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH. THE WHOLE THING, MINUS VOICE ACTING. ALL PERFECT, GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT ENGLISH. IT'S GREAT. AND YOU CAN GET AROUND REGION EXCLUSIVITY EASY. IT TAKES AN HOUR TOPS, WHICH TAKES LESS TIME THAN IT'D TAKE TO UPDATE YOUR PS4 TO PLAY A GAME. SERIOUSLY WHY THE **** ARE THOSE INSTALL TIMES SO ATROCIOUS. ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FOLLOW ONE OF THE MANY GUIDES OUT THERE. I'LL LINK A COUPLE OF THEM.

One.
Two.
Three.
Video Guide.

YOU CAN ALSO SEARCH ON GOOGLE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS OVER THE YEARS, SO ANYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS OUT THERE. I GOT IT ON MY PHONE AND LAPTOP IN ABOUT AN HOUR OUTSIDE A BOOKSTORE. IF I CAN DO IT THERE, YOU CAN DO IT FROM YOUR HOME. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT FREE TIME. DON'T LIE AND TRY TO TELL ME YOU DON'T.

NOW THAT I'VE SHOWN YOU WHY YOU SHOULD PLAY IT AND THE FACT THAT YOU CAN PLAY IT, YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES. EITHER YOU JOIN ME OR YOU STAND AGAINST ME.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK

Actually though it's a really fun game, and I hope you consider playing it after reading this post. I also hope you're all staying safe, and y'all know where to reach me if you want to talk more.
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I can't say that I've suddenly taken an interest in Granblue now aside from the recent fighting game, but that was an enjoyable read. Your enthusiasm for the game is quite apparent. :p
 
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