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shin_toss
Philippines2589 Posts
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LennX
4571 Posts
On December 25 2015 01:52 shin_toss wrote: Lol.. so a clear spoiler just got out regarding Rey's identity. its all over social media, was from a Disney game, maybe a mistake idk. But I'm too lazy to post it. Most people assumed it already anyway. Which game? Any sources too btw? I don't really keep track of SW now. | ||
Falling
Canada11593 Posts
Disney Infinity 3.0 | ||
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shin_toss
Philippines2589 Posts
http://epicstream.com/news/Reys-Identity-Revealed-in-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Disney-Infinity-Game | ||
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Volband
Hungary6034 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + As I already said, it was like 98% sure already based on just the evident things fro mthe movie, and if you read certain extra observations from those with eagle-eyes and profound SW memory, then you would be convinced for 100% as well. She looks like Padme, she is dressed just like Anakin and Luke, it explains her flashback and why Kylo saved/spared her life, it explains Luke's reaction, and explains her unremarkeble talents in fighting and piloting. Oh, poor Kylo, when he has to live with the fact that rey is closer to Vader than he'll ever could be... | ||
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BeStFAN
483 Posts
it was very interesting to see girls looking for lightsabers and playing with rey action figures instead of princess or pink toys. it's very encouraging to see that girls can also enjoy what i enjoyed as a kid | ||
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Volband
Hungary6034 Posts
On December 25 2015 03:35 BeStFAN wrote: i recently went to a toy store for christmas shopping. it was very interesting to see girls looking for lightsabers and playing with rey action figures instead of princess or pink toys. it's very encouraging to see that girls can also enjoy what i enjoyed as a kid Exactly! After watching A New Hope for the first time, didn't we all wanted to be either Luke, Vader or Han? Three rather different men, while girls had Leia, who was just a princess archetype. I'm personally really happy that the new generation faces no such problem, and with Phasma (hopefully) getting more prime time in EP VIII, girls will have someone to pick from the dark side as well. | ||
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darthfoley
United States8004 Posts
I appreciated the humanization of the stormtroopers-- would even like to see more. Also glad to see they can hit people now. Kylo-Ren's voice/mask was so badass. I know not everyone was a fan, but I liked the dynamic of removing the helmet in a few key moments. It helped you understand him as more than an asshole. That scene between Ren and his father is so good. Very ambiguous right until the end. + Show Spoiler + RIP Han Solo My only beef: can't we destroy something that ISN'T a huge planet with a large laser as the finale to the movie? PLEASE | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
Disney can't be happy though with that being revealed. | ||
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Timelog
Netherlands57 Posts
On December 25 2015 02:09 shin_toss wrote: Here.. it contains spoiler so click at your own risk http://epicstream.com/news/Reys-Identity-Revealed-in-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Disney-Infinity-Game Post has already been updated, no spoiler occurred. Kylo says "Face me. Curses" instead of what the original article claimed. | ||
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kwizach
3658 Posts
On December 25 2015 00:44 On_Slaught wrote: So lets cut one of the actual world building scenes from the movie for more world building. Right. You actually consider the cargo sequence as good world building? We got two smuggler squads, half of which got eaten by the monsters and that we will probably never see again (do you even remember their names?). We also go rathtars, a.k.a.Men in Black 2 uninteresting monsters. Yes, I would rather have had a sequence about the new Republic and each player's place in the galaxy -- for example a scene set on one of the Republic planets that got destroyed, in order to get some emotional connection to the destruction. | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17831 Posts
On December 25 2015 10:22 kwizach wrote: You actually consider the cargo sequence as good world building? We got two smuggler squads, half of which got eaten by the monsters and that we will probably never see again (do you even remember their names?). We also go rathtars, a.k.a.Men in Black 2 uninteresting monsters. Yes, I would rather have had a sequence about the new Republic and each player's place in the galaxy -- for example a scene set on one of the Republic planets that got destroyed, in order to get some emotional connection to the destruction. It isn't world building (there isn't much of it in the movie). It is character building. It is a way for the old fans to get some background on what was Han up to between the movies and for new fans to learn about some of his traits. Those gang members and the monsters Han's smuggling don't mean jack for the movie, they're only there as a plot device to give more important characters minimum required exposition. Of course, we could have some more world building and what not, but then we'd end up with a 4 hour long movie where the tempo constantly goes up and down as we switch between action and world building. Personally, I like JJ's minimalistic approach in this one. You get just enough info to not feel confused, the pace is pretty steady and you're never feeling disconnected from what's going on (compare it to the prequels where you're jumping from an action scene with 200 jedi right into 2 people talking for 10 minutes about stuff you don't give a damn about at the moment since it's irrelevant to the things happening on the screen immediately before or after). If you have 1.5-2h time limit and you have to cram into it character development, world building, plot development, action and everything you have to compromise and something has to give. I like that JJ focused on character development and action in this one. You get sucked in, you don't have to jog your brain about the bigger picture or what's going on in the background really. You're in the moment, following the main characters and getting to know them more through action than anything else. You have to remember it's just the first of three movies. There's more to come, there'll be plenty opportunities to slow down a bit and show the audience a broader perspective (perhaps giving completely new meaning to events that have already unfolded, which would be awesome). | ||
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shin_toss
Philippines2589 Posts
On December 25 2015 03:35 BeStFAN wrote: i recently went to a toy store for christmas shopping. it was very interesting to see girls looking for lightsabers and playing with rey action figures instead of princess or pink toys. it's very encouraging to see that girls can also enjoy what i enjoyed as a kid In my country too, was really surprised that every mall store has a Star Wars related merchandise, and surprised too that a lot of people enjoyed it esp the kids. | ||
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TerransHill
Germany572 Posts
On December 25 2015 12:21 Manit0u wrote: Of course, we could have some more world building and what not, but then we'd end up with a 4 hour long movie where the tempo constantly goes up and down as we switch between action and world building. Personally, I like JJ's minimalistic approach in this one. You get just enough info to not feel confused, the pace is pretty steady and you're never feeling disconnected from what's going on (compare it to the prequels where you're jumping from an action scene with 200 jedi right into 2 people talking for 10 minutes about stuff you don't give a damn about at the moment since it's irrelevant to the things happening on the screen immediately before or after). If you have 1.5-2h time limit and you have to cram into it character development, world building, plot development, action and everything you have to compromise and something has to give. I like that JJ focused on character development and action in this one. You get sucked in, you don't have to jog your brain about the bigger picture or what's going on in the background really. You're in the moment, following the main characters and getting to know them more through action than anything else. You have to remember it's just the first of three movies. There's more to come, there'll be plenty opportunities to slow down a bit and show the audience a broader perspective (perhaps giving completely new meaning to events that have already unfolded, which would be awesome). Just a little bit more insight on the republic would've made such a huge difference imo. Would've taken only 5 more minutes. | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On December 25 2015 08:12 On_Slaught wrote: The Rey reveal doesn't surprise me in the least. In fact, I prefer it that way. As I mentioned earlier, makes the snow fight that much more epic in retrospect. Disney can't be happy though with that being revealed. I honestly thought it was super obvious as was pretty much everything in the film. >_< My wifey got really mad when I predicted a certain someone's death 7 minutes before their demise. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
I really think that doing the Thrawn trilogy as Episodes 7 8 9 would have been fine. I just reread all 3 books over the last couple days and they were pretty solid. You've got Force stuff, Empire stuff, big battles, everything you'd want. The X-Wing series would make a pretty solid spinoff series as well. | ||
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Deathstar
9150 Posts
On December 25 2015 12:41 shin_toss wrote: In my country too, was really surprised that every mall store has a Star Wars related merchandise, and surprised too that a lot of people enjoyed it esp the kids. That's the point. Plot and lore follows the merchandise. Black stormtrooper? random girl competing with a jedi trained by luke skywalker? More and more markets to sell merchandise to. Thank you disney. Also, that sun eating planet is really pitiful. The empire was better off making a bunch of deathstars as opposed to a single planet that can be taken out by 4 fighters what a joke. And stormtroopers still can't aim. I thought they are trained from birth. My suspension can only go so far. | ||
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malcram
2752 Posts
On December 25 2015 15:00 Deathstar wrote: That's the point. Plot and lore follows the merchandise. Black stormtrooper? random girl competing with a jedi trained by luke skywalker? More and more markets to sell merchandise to. Thank you disney. Also, that sun eating planet is really pitiful. The empire was better off making a bunch of deathstars as opposed to a single planet that can be taken out by 4 fighters what a joke. And stormtroopers still can't aim. I thought they are trained from birth. My suspension can only go so far. are you coming back in episode VIII? | ||
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smr
Germany4808 Posts
On December 25 2015 15:00 Deathstar wrote: And stormtroopers still can't aim. I thought they are trained from birth. My suspension can only go so far. That's the biggest problem I have with most modern movies. Action is created through shooting but as nobody can be allowed to die too early everybody has to miss. That might've been realistic with ancient spears but comeon it's 2016, apart from the weapons the german government bought (they are useless) most guns work the way they should. BUT NO! elite soldiers, mercenaries, assassins and 5+ stormtroopers cannot hit a single target once. That's thrilling in the first movie you see but it's getting so damn annoying to have an entire cast miss shots for 120 minutes because finally in the end 15 opponents are killed using 3 bullets in some mysterious power and skill level rise. Good job movie industry I did not see that happen. GoT-"spoiler" + Show Spoiler + That's why I instantly liked Game of Thrones and couldn't stop reading after the first book. Shit happens, people die. Life goes on. | ||
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Volband
Hungary6034 Posts
On December 25 2015 12:41 shin_toss wrote: In my country too, was really surprised that every mall store has a Star Wars related merchandise, and surprised too that a lot of people enjoyed it esp the kids. Wait... you were surprised that kids eat up toys? What do kids usually do in your country? Maybe this time they should try building it smaller than the original Deathstar. Going bigger is clearly not the way for blasting into the Deathstar market. | ||
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