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08-03-2016, 09:11 AM | #1 |
KNIGHT OF SPADE
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Start an off-topic Rider rant that doesn't fit anywhere else. Maybe about a character or a story arc you didn't like, or maybe something you liked. Let's make this long!
I'll start, I don't like Fourze, AT ALL. There's not much of an overall plot to go with the two episode arcs, making them feel really repetitive with nothing to really look forward to. The characters are also bland. They're really just high school stereotypes, I don't know why people are attached to them so much. The minimal character development that went into the side characters didn't flesh them out, just made them go from against Gentaro to with Gentaro, there really shouldn't have been that many side characters. I can't even remember the names of any of them, save Gentaro and Ryo, without looking them up. They should've cut Tomoko, J and Yuki. Also, they should've cut some of Hayami's screen time for someone else (like the Scorpion Zodiarts or the big bad), since his development went nowhere. It's been a long time since I've watched Fourze so I may have missed some things and feel free to correct me, I'm open to debate and others' opinions Last edited by DecadeW Climax; 08-03-2016 at 09:30 AM.. |
08-03-2016, 09:49 AM | #2 |
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If all those characters got cut, there wouldn't be a supporting cast, which in turn would make Gentaro less convincing as his current god of friendship status. With 'not much of a plot' I have to disagree. The plot is very straightforward, yes, but it's still there. Zodiarts try making more Horoscopes to achieve their goal. 'They're high-school stereotypes' Well duh, it's about high-school. I don't remember Fourze enough to counter everything, but I'd say it's still all around rather good.
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08-03-2016, 10:05 AM | #3 |
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Something I've never gotten is why Kabuto has so many people that dislike it. I mean sure it has its faults and I can see how certain parts of it would bother other people even if I liked them, but I always felt like it got a disproportionate amount of flack and there are much worse seasons.
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08-03-2016, 10:05 AM | #4 |
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If all those characters got cut, there wouldn't be a supporting cast, which in turn would make Gentaro less convincing as his current god of friendship status. With 'not much of a plot' I have to disagree. The plot is very straightforward, yes, but it's still there. Zodiarts try making more Horoscopes to achieve their goal. 'They're high-school stereotypes' Well duh, it's about high-school. I don't remember Fourze enough to counter everything, but I'd say it's still all around rather good.
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08-03-2016, 10:08 AM | #5 |
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Something I've never gotten is why Kabuto has so many people that dislike it. I mean sure it has its faults and I can see how certain parts of it would bother other people even if I liked them, but I always felt like it got a disproportionate amount of flack and there are much worse seasons.
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08-03-2016, 10:16 AM | #6 |
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Gentaro made a lot of friends during the mini episode arcs and I think it was enough to make him god of friendship. Also, just because they're in high school doesn't mean the characters have to be word-by-word stereotypes, they could've mixed it up. About the plot, I just feel it could've been more fleshed out.
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Something I've never gotten is why Kabuto has so many people that dislike it. I mean sure it has its faults and I can see how certain parts of it would bother other people even if I liked them, but I always felt like it got a disproportionate amount of flack and there are much worse seasons.
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08-03-2016, 10:24 AM | #7 |
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Well I mean yeah, I get all of that but the way some people talk about it it might as well be the devil incarnate, which is just weird to me when it does have a fair share of good attributes. I also find that Kagami is a good foil to Tendou's Mary Sue powers and there are other seasons that take even longer to get going. I guess what I'm trying to say is I get why people dislike it but why THAT much?
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08-03-2016, 12:21 PM | #8 |
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Actually, I'd like to rant about Ghost. Takeru is boring as fuck, he doesn't take advantage of his ghostly abilities, nor does he actively hunt Eyecons in the beginning. There were 40 days in between 2 episodes, in which Takeru did NOTHING. It gets WORSE with him. He got Mugen by forming a bond with a few Eyecons, not all of them, which is stupid as he only bonded with his own Eyecons, not Makoto's nor Alain's. Takeru's also been resurrected 3 times, and he currently has ALL the Eyecons around him. Can't he just borrow Specter's and Necrom's? They have other options for combat, and it's not like only dead people can use the Ghost Driver. Makoto's also gotten very boring. He's also dumb as fuck, his reason for hunting Eyecons was to resurrect his sister, that's fine. Saionji was OBVIOUSLY not to be trusted, even pointed out by Kanon. "Durrr okay mister I'll trust you!" And Makoto's explanation for not having Alain resurrect Kanon? "You wouldn't understand". Makoto also got Houdini for no apparent reason, as there was next to no difference between Specter wanting to use Houdine in multiple situations. Can't even bother looking up how the Deep stuff is going. Onari's literally only character trait is 'camera close up while yelling and making funny faces', which is fucking annoying, especially as Onari's backstory could help redeem him or show character development. Kanon's character is 'ONIICHAN ONIICHAN HELP ME' though to be fair, she gave Alain a bit of character development. The WORST thing about Ghost though? The missed potential and lack of explanation. WHY didn't Makoto go to Alain to resurrect Kanon? WHY did Necrom's Eyecons stick with Alain? WHERE did the Necrom Eyecon come from? WHY did the Eyecons ditch Takeru and then decide "nah fam you're aight" WHY did Takeru think 'Oh, Makoto's getting his ass handed to him, I don't feel like helping my childhood friend' in that scenario? The missed potential lies in lots of stuff. Newton Damashii, you'd think a design like that would make Takeru do more than just point at things. Ghost's fighting style in his Drive cameos was so awesome, yet they ditched it. Newton and Himiko's conflict was interesting, why can't we have more conflicts between ideals of the Eyecons? Houdini was hyped up as a Specter's Super mode, yet he very rarely fights with it. Necrom was actually very well executed as a villain, theme that sent a shiver down your spine, immortality so that he couldn't be beaten, etc. Javert was hyped up, but all he does is 'FITE MEEEEEEH' and then get his ass handed to him by the new super mode! I can't remember any other problems I have, but this alone should be more than enough to show why I hate Ghost
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08-03-2016, 12:35 PM | #9 |
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Decade. Why
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08-03-2016, 01:19 PM | #10 |
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I expected walls of text on this from you. Somewhat disappointed
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