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TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
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#651: Oct 8th 2015 at 2:37:13 PM

It's far better than the more honest "Robots Sell Merchandise". tongue

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
TobiasDrake Queen of Good Things, Honest (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Queen of Good Things, Honest
#652: Oct 8th 2015 at 2:38:51 PM

Yes. Which is a gigantic missed opportunity.

<.< I got interested in Transformers because the idea of a Secret War of aliens disguised as everyday objects seemed like fantastic fuel for a Paranoia Fuel stealth-based conflict. But no, it's just an action series about giant robots who shoot each other. They're not "in disguise" at all.

edited 8th Oct '15 2:39:25 PM by TobiasDrake

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Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#653: Oct 8th 2015 at 10:50:55 PM

It's been a long running joke in some circles of the fandom that the tagline "Robots in Disguise" is nothing short of a complete lie since both sides more often then not recognize each other on sight, and often have giant obvious logos pointing out what they really are.

And then there's the fact that they tend to be oddly rare / remarkable or unique cars or have stand-out paint job (When's the last time you saw a black and purple F-14 ?)

It's one of the few credits I can give the Bayformer films - in particular the first, that they do try to play out this "disguise" angle somewhat with the Decepticons at least.

edited 8th Oct '15 10:53:53 PM by Ghilz

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
TobiasDrake Queen of Good Things, Honest (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Queen of Good Things, Honest
#655: Oct 9th 2015 at 8:36:53 AM

[up][up] Although, hilariously, the one that's a police car (Blackout? I'm bad with their names) has "To punish and enslave" where the standard "To protect and serve" goes.

That's both a gratuitous compromise of its disguise and needlessly over-the-top Card Carrying Villainy, to the point that it kinda Crosses the Line Twice and becomes funny.

edited 9th Oct '15 8:37:40 AM by TobiasDrake

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unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#656: Oct 9th 2015 at 9:26:11 AM

[up] I mean, I can sorta believe that some cops have that as their actual motto in their heads, if unofficially.

edited 9th Oct '15 9:26:20 AM by unnoun

Pannic Since: Jul, 2009
#657: Oct 9th 2015 at 12:26:25 PM

And there's a lengthy comments section in the video about Anita Sarkeesian because of course there fucking is.

CobraPrime Sharknado Warning from Canada Since: Dec, 1969 Relationship Status: Robosexual
Sharknado Warning
#658: Oct 9th 2015 at 12:32:08 PM

[up]You're reading youtube comments. You did this to yourself.

optimusjamie Since: Jun, 2010
YoKab Since: Jan, 2015
#661: Oct 12th 2015 at 8:20:45 AM

Looks like Rob is really obsessed with "winning against Jim", if Jim is "beating a dead horse" by this point, then Rob is zombifying it... That phonecall mentioned really reeks of deulsions, either that or he is becoming a yandere or some shit tongue

edited 12th Oct '15 8:30:53 AM by YoKab

Pannic Since: Jul, 2009
#662: Oct 12th 2015 at 8:51:05 AM

Will Digital Homicide shenanigans ever get old?

TobiasDrake Queen of Good Things, Honest (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Queen of Good Things, Honest
#664: Oct 15th 2015 at 7:48:52 AM

Microtransactions in Rise of the Tomb Raider makes me a sad dragon.

The fact that they're going to be for the multiplayer content makes me less outraged but I still think they're bullshit.

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Heatth from Brasil Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
#665: Oct 15th 2015 at 11:04:10 AM

[up]I know, right? I was waiting for this game, but now I feel less exited about it. At last it is just for multiplayer (why there is even a multiplayer, anyway?).

edited 15th Oct '15 11:04:36 AM by Heatth

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#666: Oct 15th 2015 at 11:16:05 AM

Because it's an Uncharted clone and that had pvp shoved into it so Tomb Raider needs it too!

optimusjamie Since: Jun, 2010
Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#668: Oct 19th 2015 at 4:20:03 AM

[up] Very important, that one.

In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.
YoKab Since: Jan, 2015
#669: Oct 19th 2015 at 7:01:19 AM

Goddamnit Overkill I respected you!

Fun Fact: The game director left last year and he does not approve of the current situation.

edited 19th Oct '15 7:14:04 AM by YoKab

unnoun Since: Jan, 2012
#673: Oct 23rd 2015 at 5:15:19 PM

I think he's a little too cynical.

Yoshi's Wooly World.

edited 23rd Oct '15 5:24:22 PM by unnoun

SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#674: Oct 23rd 2015 at 11:39:27 PM

Is that Freddy vs Jason scene with weird colors supposed to be a way to prevent copyright strike? tongue


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