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Hello friend Next Gen is my favorite too

side note: Anyone who thinks Into Darkness is worse than The Final Frontier is kidding themselves, sorry. Actually, from a purely cinematic standpoint I can think of seeeeveral Star Trek flicks that are worse off the top of my head. Insurrection, Nemesis, The Motion Picture, Generations... All pretty problematic films.

Anyway from what I understand, most Star Trek fans dislike J.J.'s Trek because they are first and foremost action films, undermining the philosophical and intellectual nature of the series. I get why that can be irritating; Star Trek became known for addressing current issues and making people think, even if it didn't always work out so well (ex. Next Gen's The Outcast isn't exactly well-liked; it tried to address homosexual discrimination and, in the eyes of many, failed).

The fact that Into Darkness called back elements from Wrath of Khan doesn't help its case, as Wrath of Khan is a classic and probably the most beloved Trek film ever made. So it was risky. In my opinion though, the elements they brought in from the original worked fine, and Cumberbatch was great (even if I prefer Ricardo Montalbán).

I enjoy the new Star Trek films; I think they're good movies. They just wouldn't make a good Star Trek series to me; they take a different approach. And it's not an approach most fans appreciate, because they feel it's been 'dumbed down,' and I can agree with that I suppose... But if you ask me the best Trek movies have always been either action-packed or funny, like First Contact or The Voyage Home, respectively. Past attempts to approach it differently sucked (Insurrection).

So tl;dr I think they're fine movies. But fans are upset because they feel they aren't true to the nature of the series.

Absolutely! Let me know what you think haha.
AND YES I CONCUR, WE SHOULD.

Yeah it's kind of an interesting game to watch, apparently not so much to play I've heard though, lol.

As for it being dark, to sum it up... There are real stakes in it, whereas usually Mega Man Classic games are pretty lighthearted (arguably barring MM7). There are actually some deaths and if you mess up it nets you some surprisingly dark bad endings. The Let's Player was kind enough to show what the game overs are like, so you'll see those if you watch c': .

I am obsessed and when I obsess I amass an encyclopedic knowledge in the process oops
buuut in all likelihood I just know about this obscure thing in particular that you missed

Well it was mostly little stuff that was like... Wait a second that didn't make sense

Just as an early example off the top of my head,

Spoiler

All of the technology in the world is hit by an EMP wave and starts to go offline, starting with... Roll, because she's a girl. That's literally the only reason why it affects her earlier than other robots. "Because she's a girl robot."
Doctor Light then coats Mega Man in some special EMP-Wave proofing stuff and sends him off in a ship to the source. The ship promptly crashes. BECAUSE OF THE EMP WAVE. Would he not think to, I don't know, protect the ship too? They're little things but it's kind of comical, lol.

There are some storytelling logic issues that made me not a huge fan of the game to be honest (it sounds weird to say that about a Mega Man Classic game but they were really obvious & it's almost entirely cutscene based so) but it's pretty entertaining imo haha. If you want to watch it this Let's Play is pretty good. The comic's been doing a good job of fixing some of Capcom's less... thoughtful writing decisions, as well, which is nice.

ohh okay well
The latest arc (midway so last two issues) is based on Super Adventure Rockman which is generally considered the darkest Mega Man game, to the point that Inafune thought it went too far and dislikes it. Soo it makes for some prettttty interesting adaptation material.

I only read them sporadically so I don't have every arc but are you current or

the latest arc is crazy

YOU READ THE MEGAMAN COMICS BLESS YOU

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EDIT: Aaaaand of course I forgot someone; Apologies, the Xenforo editor is being kind of weird about letting me edit the post right now so I can't, but Anti ☢ Sora, I'll get you on the list ASAP. For now you're on the list in spirit omg I am so sorry

I'm so sorry I never got back to you, I missed this entirely! The time limit is one minute, it can be less if you like but no more. So 54 seconds is a-okay.

Ah, by what artist?

oopsie ?

I'm mildly amused that you got it and then asked this question instead of the other way around lol

but yes +1 it is worth it and there's not much else I can say that Plums has not covered