Lizzie Armanto
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joined 2 months ago
I knew @MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net would not disappoint with opening up discussion and speculation.
Spoiler comments
I definitely need to see it again to pick up on the Lalah sound effects. I had to look up Marion Welch/Rita Bernal, I would love it if they went that direction.
Been using it for a while, I like it, but they do push out some questionable updates every now and then. Bugs I can understand, but forcing design changes on people aren’t great. Calling out the new tab change they made, I ended up changing a setting to deactivate it. Right now it’s my preferred browser, but I’m still open to looking into alternatives (Mac/Linux).
Background:
I'm still fairly new to Gundam, loved WFM, 08 MS Team and 0079 (although it took me a year of on and off watching). I'm also a big fan of Anno, especially EVA and Shin Godzilla. So I was already pumped for GQuuuuuuX. Having seen the movie last night and having some time to reflect, I wanted to share some of my thoughts.
Story
Beginning appears to be 3-4 episodes of the series condensed into an hour and a half. The first part feels like a prologue/episode 0, and it retells the One Year War in an alternate version of the Universal Century timeline. I got chills watching Char steal the RX-78-2 and seeing so many familiar aspects of 0079 on the big screen (White Base/Guncannon/Challia Bull). I'll touch on music and character design later, but they managed to capture the magic of 0079.
The film then takes a sharp turn to the modern day and we meet our protagonists. Due to the nature of the film being an edit of multiple episodes, the story and pacing felt a little off, but this was to be expected, and I'm sure this will improve in the series. The atmosphere and dialogue were engaging and we get a lot of subtle nods to the original show that really surprised me. The Pomeranian's & Amate's family need a little fleshing out, and I do wish they'd spent more time on Nyaan and Shuji during the movie, but again I'm sure this will improve.
Overall I'm happy with the direction they are taking with the Clan Battles and the mystery surrounding the Red Gundam and Char's disappearance. The brief cameo of Sayla/Artesia was awesome and I hope we see more flashbacks to what happened between the past and present day in the show.
It would be difficult to recommend the movie/show to non Gundam (or UC) fans, due to all the fan service and callbacks. I'd suggest watching one of the movies or other timelines first. My wife who isn't a fan, but loves me and sacrifices her time to listening to me harp on about Gundam, had a great time, even if she didn't understand it lol!
Character/Mech design
The art style at the start feels like it fits right into UC0079 and has that Origins feel and look to it. When we get to modern time, the style switches pretty drastically, thanks to the work of Take who is best known for Pokemon. Although a little jarring at first, I really grew to love it, especially for the Pomeranian's.
As a EVA fan, I'm probably a little biased on the mech designs, I think they look great. The speed and movements looked phenomenal and the Gunpla or stills we saw before this came out don't do them any justice. I totally get why people are complaining, change is hard, but I'm always open to something new!
Music/Sound
Holy shit, the music is banging! It's got an old PSX era DNB vibe and really fits the pace of what you are seeing. I fell in love with "The Girl on a Space colony" when I saw the first teaser and I've been listening to Plazma almost daily since we saw the movie trailer. I highly recommend you listen to the score by Yoshimasa Terui & Masayuki Hasuo.
What really stood out to me, was the use of original soundtrack from 0079 and how the sound effects took me back to a happy place. It really fills you with nostalgia and didn't feel jarring at all.
Final thoughts
I am very excited for the show to drop and I suspect it'll take over as my new favorite Gundam series (sorry 08th MS Team). But the condensed format definitely hurt it a little and I wish they'd spent a little more time on Amate, Nyaan and Shuji. I understand why the focus was on Char, seeing as it really feeds the rest of the plot. Also the chemistry between Char and Bull was kinda hot 🥵
Thank you for attending my Ted Talk, I don't write things like this often, so apologies in advance for the questionable writing. I'm excited to hear everyone's thoughts and remember, a lot of people won't have access to Beginning right now and have to wait until April, so be courteous and don't spoil it for others.
Thank you! Very excited for the series release and to hear your thoughts. Hoping everyone is incredibly considerate about spoilers, avoid creating spoiler posts and use the spoiler formatting in the comments here!
But what about the microphone for gaming?
They are wired only right? How do you connect them to the PS5, through the controller?
Looks like the A40s are hard to find now. Honestly leaning towards not caring if they are wired or not, depending on where they connect. Do you connect them to the controller or the console?
Do you use them with XBox or PlayStation? Looks like they do brand specific ones, can’t tell if it’s just a color thing or actual compatibility.
Between $100-$200, but I’m flexible for good quality and ease of use. I spent $150 on this piece of crap, so I guess that’s my budget lol
Going to see it on Thursday and I’m very excited! My wife (not a Gundam fan, just super supportive) watched the Tim Lyu Crunchyroll “EVERY Gundam Timeline Explained” video in preparation.
Hey everyone!
Just finished 08th MS Team… holy shit I loved it! Especially the last 3 episodes, I was weeping at the end.
I spotted these GM’s and loved the colors, I assumed they were 03rd MS team based on the decals, but my searching is coming up with Red Giant 03rd MS Team and obviously there are so many GM’s out there!
Is there a specific name for this GM or other examples of the same colors? I want to customize a HG GM to look similar, but the show cuts to them pretty quickly and wonder if any other images exist.
Thanks as always!
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As long as my sea sources have accurate subs, I’ll be avoiding Amazon