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Videogirl said:
Akvod said:

Just started to watch it (at the point where the game begins with Alicia and Welkin). A bit dissapointed with the art work, but that's to be expected as it won't look exactly like the original work.

I LOVED how it they're going to incorporate the minor characters. Even if they never get into the main story, they give you enough information and through their combat abilities (forgot what they were called) you get to know the characters very well.

I was a bit confused with Suzie being in the beginning, but they got her down perfectly with the pacifist thing.

I can't wait to see the engineer girl who hates guys and loves Alicia like a big sister. There's the sadist Jane, who I always pair with Hannes (or something like that) because they hate Imperialists. I want to see the nihilist sniper girl (I could see her sneezing due to her allergy when she's trying to snipe).

Character development and story for all those minor characters were something the game couldn't capitalize on (I don't blame them). This anime, although it looks a bit corny in the beginning, it could be a great series with tons of character development and scenes not seen in the game.

They could easily make their own filler and arcs due to the sheer amount of material they have already. I wonder if they could even include everyone. I wonder if those minor characters will die?

This anime has a lot of potential =) I was kinda turned off by the beginning with the stereotypical J-Pop/Rock song and the art style, but now I'm really optimistic.

Edit: They kinda fucked up with Welkin though =/ Looks really weird.

I was wondering that too when I saw the opening (when Alicia and Eddy in the back attack together) it felt more like Alicia was possessed by Eddy's spirit... and if they want to pull some new twists to the story the only way to do it is to kill some other character.

As for Susie being in the first episode... apparently you haven't read her bio in the game otherwise you would have known she had to be here, plus when you use her in the game you notice see she has a big problem with firearms. 

 

 

I knew Suzie was a pacifist and hates shooting people, but I didn't know she was in the town guard. In fact I thought all the minor characters, or ALL the characters with the exception of Alicia, Isara, and Welkin (I forgot if Welkin's college buddy was from the same town) were just in the nation's militia, not the town.

 



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I believe Suzie's Bio says she was a baker with Alicia, not sure if she was in the Bruhl Patrol in the game but that's a minor liberty with the story.



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I'm at work right now, but I can't wait to watch it when I get home!



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Torillian said:
I believe Suzie's Bio says she was a baker with Alicia, not sure if she was in the Bruhl Patrol in the game but that's a minor liberty with the story.

 

I thought Susie was the daughter of a rich tycoon or something. One of the funny bits of info was that she bought an apple for a really high price or something due to her inexperience of doing anything.

Whatever, I haven't played the game in a while, and I'm sure you haven't either, lets not try to get in some wierd contest of who knows/loves the game better.

I hope that they handle the ending a bit better, I don't want to put any spoilers, but lets just say that the climax was a bit awkward and unnatural (animation wise), and that I want to see the main characters living their life of peace instead of just reading it.

BTW, does anyone know which characters were featured in the intro? If I do replay the game again I want to play with them so I can get a better feel for them. So far I know there's Susie. I saw the gay guy, the gray haired girl with pig tails, someone mentioned Marina (sp ?), and that's it.

I hope we get to at least get a glimpse of ALL the characters (I'm not sure about those 2 cameo characters). I really think the character designer(s) did an awesome job for this game. Almost every character was unique, memorable, and nice looking.

I both hope and dread that the minor characters will die permantently like they do in the game. That way they don't need to rely on Red Shirted people dying (I never watched Star Trek so I don't know the term >.<) to get some kind of drama. Every episode you're wondering if anyone will die, and even the people who played the game will be on their toes and will increase the drama factor.

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I wonder how people who never played the game think about the first episode though... the main goal of the anime is to get more awareness of the game, and given the spending habits of otakus and the possible fans of the anime, the game may begin to sell again, and not end up with such a low sales number.

I really hope SEGA does a prequel/sequel (although a sequel sounds doubtful), or at least a very similar game. But if the game and anime doesn't do well, it looks like they suffered a total defeat...



hey guys I just picked up VC for 30 bucks. Should I watch the anime first or just play it 0.0



forsaken0825 said:
hey guys I just picked up VC for 30 bucks. Should I watch the anime first or just play it 0.0

 

 Play and finish the game first. 

Is there any news that this will hit the PSN store as a rentable or buy?



Agh! Pbroy, your links aren't subbed!



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they are

if subs aren't displayed you seem to need new codecs... did you dl the latest cccp codec-pack? (if that's a "no" or "what?", google it)