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Believe me, I *want* Butterfree back, and to see the rest of 'em (except Donphan. To the Nine Hells with Donphan.) I'm just not sure if it'll happen yet.
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The Butterfree scene looks like a flashback to Bye Bye Butterfree; it might not be a re-encountering (and in fact it'd be rather surprising if it were.) I mean, Charizard came back, but dragons live rather longer than butterflies. :P The July bit - of a humanless arc starring the Kanto Eeveelutions - seems interesting too. Upper left of the first pic, for reference.
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Most of 'em. The flavour of the month genres, where too many game devs are focusing, are ones that hold less interest for me. Survival-action-adventure games especially.
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It can be hard to tell with the way they draw the characters. So I could be wrong. :3nod:
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Given the extent to which other entertainment industries already use (and hilariously ABUSE) copyright, you could say that game footage is already "illegal." However, the game industry is different in kind, and for the most part they seem to know it. For one, unlike the other media (where you properly consume content merely by observing it,) games are properly consumed only by interacting ...
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Left 4 Dead had Louis; the sequel had Coach and Rochelle. (MAIN CHARACTERS, arguably; L4D is weird about it.) Assassin's Creed (the one on the Vita) has Aveline, who's half-black (French/African.) (MAIN CHARACTER) Boxer and Dee Jay in Street Fighter 2. Elena and Dudley from Street Fighter 3. Jax in Mortal Kombat. Sazh in Final Fantasy 13. Taskmaster in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Amuritta in ...
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I almost completely agree. :puddi: However, I have to disagree with Cliff on a few points. -He finds it "funny" that she leveraged the harassment. The fact of the matter is, the whole thing was a Batman gambit - she started that Kickstarter with full intent to have it trolled, so that she could do just that. -His definition of "smart, informative, and well laid out" does not match up to ...
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She doesn't say the words; but the thrust of the video is firmly aimed at Shigeru Miyamoto, with Double Dragon being a side note because it seems that she hates Double Dragon... just because Marian gets solar plex'd and needs to be rescued. She's not attacking gaming, just some of gaming that needs to ether go away, start being used less frequently, or used in a more creative way (ala Shadow ...
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I was only using that as an example since Anita Sarkeesian hates Bayonetta for being a sexualised design. :3nod:
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I'm aware of the process, at least on a slightly smaller scale, since I see and hear it happening almost every day. :P The concept artists work with each other to create art concepts, and the lead artist picks what goes on to the next step and what gets bumped back for refinement. Also, the guidelines come from the higher-ups, supposedly based on "market research." @Duo: I don't think ...
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It's a bit tougher than that; executive meddling plays a part. Let's say you're an artist making an action game. You get the idea of a female that dresses kinda like Guile but a bit looser and with some arm covering. All in all, very decent. She's rather skilled with assault rifles, and is especially good at close defence with a ka-bar strapped to the rifle. For this she earned the nick ...
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In a concession to Zach, I'd forgotten about Sylux. Sylux was a rival bounty hunter from Metroid Prime Hunters and may have been seen as an easter egg in Metroid Prime 3, if you get a perfect clear. Not much is known about Sylux the entity, but the equipment is customised from prototype Galactic Federation kit. It's also a skilled marksman and has some sort of raging hate-on for Samus and ...
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