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Parser said
My issue with Bayformers is that it makes the mistake many of the cartoons made: It doesn't center things on giant robots beating the shit out of other giant robots, but instead focuses on some asshole nobody cares about (Sam Witwicky). Having some token human puttering around really detracts from the action; I'd rather that screentime be spent on either introducing additional Autobots and Decepticons, or developing the ones already there.Just putting that out there.

That's actually my main issue as well. If Bay set the movies on Cybertron and worked with that big gap in the original cartoon's continuity, then I'd find them less flawed.

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Site error made me double post.

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Yeah, I saw that. I found the way to mark all the upgrades on the map in Prime 3. I like how Prime 3 rewarded exploration that way instead of just automatically showing you the upgrade's location like Other M does.

What's your favorite of the 2D ones? For me, it's a tie between Super Metroid and Zero Mission. And my favorite of the Prime trilogy is Prime 2.

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It is. Nintendo actually stated they're thinking of a new Prime game, but it likely won't be called Metroid Prime. It'll be Prime-style, since the Prime trilogy was wrapped up with a nice little bow.

And there is the mystery behind Dark Samus's demise as well. It's not clear if she was permanently killed this time, so we could see her returning. I hope she does, because she's my favorite Metroid villain ever, a perfect foil to Samus.

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Silverwind Blade said
Wasn't it also horrendously sexist, considering that the original point in the NES game was that 'the badass character is a woman all along', and making her dependent on some boringly normal man kind of took away a bit of her cred as a powerful female.That said, Japan is hardly the most progressive country in it's approach to female characters >.<

It was. Other M's story is what happens when Japan gets involved. They made Samus a completely submissive bimbo, like most anime girls.

Jerkchicken said
I didn't even know Samus had characterization.Also I find your complaint about a franchise made to sell toys( especially one from the 80's where they were really unsubtle) being shallow in the movies amusing.

If you play the Prime trilogy, she gets a ton of characterization without ever uttering a word. The Prime trilogy is, by far, the best depiction of Samus to date. She had plenty of opportunities to speak in Prime 3 since it had voice acted cutscenes, but still chose to remain silent. She's depicted as a brave, strong person who's not afraid to risk her life for the good of others, even nearly blowing herself up to save the galaxy. It's like Silverwind said; the point of Samus's original, and lore-accurate, characterization is that she could easily be mistaken for a man (hell, there are still people that don't know Samus is a woman), and when the armor comes off, you find out that the badass is a woman, not that the woman is a badass. The reveal of Samus's gender is still considered one of the biggest shockers in video game history, and that's what Metroid depends on.

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Samus is my favorite heroine ever. She's just completely badass when you disregard her characterization in Other M. That's my only complaint about Other M; how it made Samus like a rookie all over again on her second to last mission, relying on Adam to determine when her tools should be brought online. If she were characterized properly, Adam would have no authority over her.

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I must be one of the few Transformers fans who sees no huge problems with the Transformers films. They're not perfect, but I don't think they're horrible.

Then again, I'm not picky about any franchise. As long as it's entertaining, I have no problems with it.

Also, thanks. I should have the sheet up either today or tomorrow.

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Anyway, I'm already filling out a form. I'm about halfway done and will go ahead and post it on the chance that Sinrage doesn't show up.

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Parser said
Professor has a guy that punches things to death, actually.

Well, my character will be more of a martial artist than a straight-up brawler like Krieg. He'd be fast and nimble instead of using brute strength.

I also imagine Shockwave will take up the mantle of Decepticon leadership if Megatron never recovers. To be honest, I think Shockwave as Decepticon leader is a bit scarier since he's known to be far more sadistic than Megatron.

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If Sinrage doesn't show up, perhaps I could have that slot? Also, I noticed that nobody thought to have a fistfighter. I figure it may be interesting to have that, so my character will be a fistfighter.