this but unironically: the Alyzeus is a messy, excessive, desperate monster the Earth Federation hastily built on top of their posterboy’s symbolic defiled corpse to exert their fascist influence over the planet, and the Helix just looks generic and thoughtlessly designed
the year is 2026. every mecha game to come out so far is either armored core 6, a clone of armored core 6 or a game that is even more like dark souls than armored core 6
In the RedLetterMedia video where this quote comes from, they were making fun of Star Wars fans pogging over their reheated OT nostalgia nachos.
Using that quote in response to Gundam fans saying they're excited for something that's different...the irony is palpable, dare i say!
What REAL gundam fans wanted actually:
A game that isn't fucking terrible.
What gundam fans might be getting for the first time this decade:
A game that isn't fucking terrible
the concept of wanting a bungie game without lore is crazy
all of the story gives meaning to the rest of the gameplay. that's why people are such fanatics about this game, it fully engrosses you in the world of tau ceti-iv
I think Marathon is a victim of trying to appeal to both multiplayer fans and single player fans. On one side you have a competitive shooter with a huge emphasis on dynamic gunfights, and on the other side you have heavy lore, cinematics, contracts, and an eccentric soundtrack.