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Feb 26, 2013

Ah Crunchyroll, finally a streaming service that doesn't limit by region...

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Sorry, due to licensing limitations, videos are unavailable in your region.

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Feb 26, 2013

Fate path by itself is easily the weakest and not just because of Shirou.


But speaking of the actual series at hand, I don't remember the actual significance of all these incidents we keep hearing about, do we even learn anything about them on UBW?

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Feb 26, 2013

Be thankful he is not explaining how magic works (even if it is kinda sort of important... maybe)

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Feb 26, 2013

So all episodes are going to be 40 minute long or just the first two?

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Feb 26, 2013

The last couple of lines is the best way to summarise this episode.

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Feb 26, 2013

Pretty sure all music we heard was new, which is weird because the VN's music is actually pretty good, and they are already re-using some of the VN sound effects, like the weapon clashes.

They have to include some VN music sooner or later, there's no way around it.

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Feb 26, 2013

I haven't seen Zero yet, but were those birds in FZ because they were not in the VN yet they look familiar.

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Feb 26, 2013

You don't want us to go full :spergin: on the sex-lore of the Fate universe

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Feb 26, 2013

Fangz posted:

I'm pretty sure this adaptation is going to retcon away all mention of sex magic, anyway.

The console version already did.

And UBW is the most tame in this regard in comparison to other routes anyway.

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Feb 26, 2013

Can't wait for the reactions for the very first scene of this episode.

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Feb 26, 2013

Before anyone asks, no, that scene was not in the VN in any shape or form.

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Feb 26, 2013

I honestly forgot there was a scene with Rider, but I was anxious for Machinegun-Thosaka

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Feb 26, 2013

Kubla Khan posted:

:agreed:

Will there be Saber v. the 'fake' Assassin next episode? I want to believe.

Doubt it, I think we'll get a big talky episode next, then an action heavy episode, like they did it with the Berserker fight.

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Feb 26, 2013

Boo, they skipped the part with Issei.

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Feb 26, 2013

YggdrasilTM posted:

I'm pretty sure that you are not remembering correctly the timeline.

It happened in the Fate path?

But it should be before Shinji revealed himself.

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Feb 26, 2013

Waffleman_ posted:

Fate/Stay Night is not a harem. There are three heroines, but each route gives a clear focus on only one.

This is untrue, this episode should've told you that the real love interest of this path is not Rin, but Archer. We haven't seen his sexy back enough I guess.

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Feb 26, 2013

Nasu's writing has its kinks, but one thing he does well is writing flawed characters. Except for Shinji, he is just a prick.

And for people who ask for more blood, you're going to love the next episode.

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Feb 26, 2013

The whole scene went a bit differently in the VN.

Shinji didn't start the boundary field in an empty classroom, but a full one, thus the melting students there. Oh and we never actually saw Caster herself, that was the only off-screen battle in the entire VN.

And from what I can tell the next episode will be a talky one, but we'll get more Kotomine, so yay?

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Feb 26, 2013

Stevefin posted:

Since it should be showing before mid season break I hope we see the fight in Kotomine's church as caster kicks him out by force

That won't happen for a long while.

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Feb 26, 2013

Rider should be confused with Assassin than anyone, since she acts more like an Assassin than Assassin himself.

But then we had a bunch of sword wielding Archers.

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Feb 26, 2013

Nate RFB posted:

I have to say that I really like some of the new music they're using. The one around 15 minutes in sounded like something from Drive.

Well I didn't expect the porn music...

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Feb 26, 2013

Squidster posted:

This show just seems to drag. I don't feel like poo poo's going to get real at any second. The mild tension invested in Rider's school mana-sucking plan sagged out in a wet fart, and it's a frustrating waste of foreshadowing. Maybe interesting things will come out of it later, but dammit, I want interesting things now.
Look at this guy, look at how wrong he is.

The whole Rider-Bloodfort business is supposed to be this anti-climactic to emphasis more on Caster. In fate we get the more of Rider but she just come and goes, not even Shinji do anything afterwards, while here we'll definitely see more of Shinji.

Squidster posted:

Do you know what's going to happen next? The protagonists are going to continue going to school to grind math levels and social links until author fiat decides to spring an attack on them. We're just stuck waiting until something happens.

I find this comment funny because the very next episode poo poo is going to get real.

Squidster posted:

Additionally, all of Shirou's challenges are physical. His beliefs and nature have not been questioned, and he still hasn't really revealed a motivation more interesting than any other dimestore shonen hero. Caster and Rider seem like identical minibosses. Rin feels too inconsistent to even be psychotic. Stay Night Saber is boring and bland as the day is long.
It's not like there's a certain character who constantly berates Shirou on his ideals.

Actually the anime did a much better job telling how Shirou isn't just a shounen hero, but a messed up kid with a messed up childhood.

Rin's thing is being inconsistent, and Saber was always just the "bro".

Squidster posted:

People say the plot gets better, things heat up... but it's been 4+ hours man. There's been a lot of of show with not much to show for it.
I can't wait for Heaven's Feel when people will whine how the first half sucks because nothing happens.

This path is pretty on and off, we get some big scenes inbetween some talky scenes.

Bholder fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Dec 7, 2014

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Feb 26, 2013

No she calls him stupid because Shirou is stupid.

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Feb 26, 2013

Just admit it, Fate/Zero is better just because it has cool grown ups in it, not stupid teenagers with stupid schools and stuff.

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Feb 26, 2013

There's only 3 episodes left for the season, right?

They might end it on an interesting cliffhanger, then poo poo will get really real.

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Feb 26, 2013

Mercrom posted:

Yeah, I know. It's just what I imagine it to look like in a hentai game.

Then I'm happy to let you know, that's not at all what's going to happen.

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Feb 26, 2013

Stevefin posted:

Yeah that bullshit fight was just great

Yeah, I love how the explanation on how he beat Saber is "he is just that good". Oh he also has "+5 fists of punching" but you would need more than that.

I really like how it handled Shirou's boner towards Archer's sword(s), even if it kinda came out of nowhere.

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Feb 26, 2013

Rodyle posted:

Kuzuki isn't a mage and time manipulation is the Emiya family magic so no.

Caster can do time manipulation, but she might only be able to do that at the temple.

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Feb 26, 2013

Razzled posted:

Ooooh gently caress it just hit me what happened to her. God drat!

I've read the VN but only just now I realised how she actually died.

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Feb 26, 2013

She is constantly in conflict about how she should act as a mage and as a... normal human being, I guess.

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Feb 26, 2013

Endorph posted:

I didn't mention this because I didn't want to spoil stuff but then I realized that Fate/Zero was a thing that happened and that that connection is only made explicit in heaven's feel anyway so whoops.

We also got a less than subtle hint about it a couple of episodes ago.

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