IdeaFan128

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@MrJulianR1 I think it was primarily scrapped because Mater didn’t have a "You was there too!" moment to Lightning.

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@BronyDan17 Yeah, that’s probably where he’s going to be since the Ffarquhar Sheds aren’t present and Toby's Shed currently isn’t an option as it would require Toby's Branchline, which is also not in the game (and I don’t think we’re getting new routes with these packs).

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@Andrews_APR Wonder what stories Toby will have. I’d say Toby had a Little Lamb, until I remembered Duck is there.

I’d say Double Header (though I have no idea how James will work with players who don’t have his DLC) and You Can Do It, Toby! are adaptations I could see being included.

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@DanielSwinnert1 @SirWelcome2 Double Header is tricky. On one hand, it’s perfect: no derailments, and all its main players are in the game.

But how will they handle James being a separate DLC character? Will players without him get a pop-up saying they need to purchase James to play it like in Elden Ring?

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@LewRaccoon It’s tough for Henry as most of his famous episodes have him or his train getting derailed (The Flying Kipper, Big Strong Henry, and Haunted Henry)

Aside from What’s the Matter with Henry?, I can see either Henry and the Wishing Tree or Henry's Sneeze getting adapted.

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@TyThatGuy1312 @LewRaccoon I highly doubt it, since the game strictly reuses character models from the original show. Diesels like Class 40 and Derek would need CGI designs/models built from scratch. Their only realistic options are using Diesel and either Paxton or Norman, though neither is confirmed yet.

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@the_chairlord Like to think that in the TVS canon, the infamous 2 Henrys theory, and even the belief that Henry died in the tunnel, are just lies spread by Diesel, much to Henry's annoyance.

Not so much because they're not true, but because he, like the fans, is so tired of hearing them.

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@WHyena16 I feel like Shane needs to be special, since it would be a nice little tribute to Pua Magasiva. His "super" in particular needs to be epic like Leo and Nick.

Either his battlizer or a final strike similar to what HurricaneRed did in Ninninger.

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@fireporteryt I think most of the original show can be left up to viewer interpretation. It could be set in the '50s/'60s or modern day.

Sure, there were cases like Queen Elizabeth II and Wilbert Awdry appearing, but this was the same show with Misty Island Rescue and Marvellous Machinery.

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@lobos_jon20311 I consider Spencer to be more worthy of a "steamie" rival to Thomas than James honestly.

At least with James, you can argue it’s just friends being friends, but Thomas always locked in whenever Spencer was around.

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@thesoapeater2 I want to hope DLC is announced, but I'm going to keep my expectations low and just expect another patch (maybe they'll add the face changing menu to consoles).

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@Daedalus_medio Correct me if I'm wrong, but that team may have also animated those god-awful Thomas and Percy shorts from 2021.

If it's the same team, hopefully they learned: don't stretch the models or make the bouncing look like the engines are coming off their chassis.

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@curtis8067 It's such a shame the Marvel Ultimate Alliance rights are so scattered. A modern collection of these three is desperately needed.

1 & 2 are STILL delisted from Steam/modern platforms, while 3 is Switch-only.

Just include their respective DLC's and it's an easy seller.

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@BeyondTheEleven I know some don’t take kindly to changing Nia’s paintwork, but I’m thinking how much of a hassle it must be for workers to repaint all those side patterns, not to mention the stylized name/number.

Your edit has a much simpler pattern and number, so it’s much easier to repaint.

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@Daedalus_medio I know a lot of fans are upset that it isn’t called "Really Useful Engines", but I’m fine with the change.

Not to mention, I like the simple title here. It has a very "back-to-basics" feel to it, something that I think is very much needed for a relaunch.

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@TrackInTheBack To me, the eyelids make them look just… tired, like they just woke up or something.

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@thesoapeater2 That’s probably how Thomas was told about it which he then told the other engines, which made Duke their "hero".

Like seriously, can you imagine if Duke found out the standard gauge engines consider him a hero when he hardly knows any of them?

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@cherrystar_ink Personally, I’ve always interpreted that Gwen is fine with other characters (Spidey, Ms. Marvel, Deadpool, Emma Frost, etc) looking after Jeff so long as he’s taken care of.

It’s when you upset/harm him that she’ll take him back. Though the favoritism for Emma is a bit much.

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@Noobedits01 I think the main problem is they became a couple way too late, literally in the LAST 5 EPISODES. This should've happened by the start of the season, not the tail end. Plus, Tom gives his best wishes in literally one scene, while Marco kept getting other love interests like Kelly.

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@shunting_yard I'm curious what the gameplay would've been, because if they didn't want pure racing, Cars 2 is really the only film where a KH side story could have combat that makes any kind of sense, maybe taking cues from Battle Races from the Cars 2 game?