All Purpose Negima Fanfiction Thread

So... does this mean Fate/Stay Night has an idiot plot? I mean, given what you have to do to avoid Bad Ends...

Nope. (If Idiot Plot, then being an idiot keeps you alive) does not imply (if being an idiot keeps you alive, then Idiot Plot). If it is a puppy, then it's cute, but there are cute things that are not puppies.

Fate's just the story of an idiot succeeding against the odds. No idiot, no succeeding.

And even then, Shirou never gets an ultimate definite victory. No matter the scenario, he'll never be able to save everyone he set out to protect, the actual Best Ends are a rarity that must be achieved through a very specific set of circumstances, and in the end, the ultimate victory must be achieved by Rin and Waver, none of whom are idiots, long after the fact.

Put simply, Shirou is in situations in which Stupidity Is The Only Option.

It's not so much an Idiot Plot, in which everyone is an idiot, but a specific set of circumstances in which behavior that would normally be idiotic happens to actually be the smart choice. It's like how Disgaea 2 is not an Idiot Plot even though the characters all behave like complete idiots most of the way through. It's not that they really are idiots, rather, they're smart, and Genre Savvy enough to know that acting stupidly is going to get a lot more results than acting smart.

Adell solves his problems by punching them to death because his brain told him it was the fastest answer.

Naruto solves his problems by Rasenshuriken'ing them to death because his brain knows no other answer.

Well, not really 'no other'. He used to do this thing called Kage Bunshin... but I guess it got overwritten. He wasn't smart enough to have TWO special moves in his head...

edited 25th Mar '15 7:25:57 PM by SCMof2814

Like a Pokemon that's just learned its fifth ability.

In this day an age of gigabyte-sized memory cards, the fact that Pokemon are STILL limited to only 4 abilities is extremely sad for me. Digimon have more.

Given the way Generation VI made itself a whole lot more accessible, we might actually be on our way to a fifth move...

Wow! FIVE whole moves! That'll change EVERYTHING! Pokemon becomes a whole new game!

edited 25th Mar '15 8:12:11 PM by SCMof2814

A decent player can create some outrageously powerful combos with four moves...

It kind of does, actually. The four move limit heavily influences how you raise your Pokemon. If there's a particular strategy you want to employ with it, you often have to sacrifice useful moves for the sake of creating the Pokemon that can employ the strategy. And then there's deciding whether to equip Pokemon with moves that can take down the Pokemon that would have a type advantage, or going with the moves that will be the most effective against Pokemon your Pokemon has a type advantage against. Irritating as it is, the four move limit is a big part of the game.

I'll stick with Neptunia...

Insert Ryu and Ken joke here.

Shut up, Porygon.

• Hadouken
• Shiryuken
• Tatsumaki Senpu Kyaku
• Assorted Super Attack

edited 25th Mar '15 8:47:17 PM by Hyp3rB14d3

@SCM

Speaking about that, how is THAT going? Me, I'm kinda sad I won't get to play V II until I get a PS 4, meself.

The MB limit for plans is frustrating, since it means I can't get any of the lolis until the New Game Plus. Saw the Normal ending, now going for the True Ending.

Did you even read the manga?

I have a dream where pokemon do not have to forget moves to learn new ones!

Yes, it does. As a matter of fact, they end up going there to save Asuna from her marriage.

It's not... as epic as the final battle in Negima, but at least it has less asspulls.

edited 26th Mar '15 5:15:20 AM by NapoleonDeCheese

Relevant.

Neo wasn't godawful, but it felt rushed. The Anya/Star Crystal got resolved in one book.

Anya: "I'll take over Asuna and make her my slave!"

Negi: "Oh yeah? I'll just kiss her AGAIN! How do you like those apples?"

Anya: "Oh poo! I am defeated."

Ok, maybe not with that text, but it ended that fast to me.

@Archivist

Oh, yes, I did. Did you?

YES.

Practically all of Naruto's fights are based around tactics and coming up with strategies on the fly. His victory is rarely attributed to brute force (though not saying he doesn't use it, hey he's up against some tough opponents and its practical) and not only that but to my recollection he has only ever won one fight with a Rasenshuriken.

edited 26th Mar '15 10:03:30 AM by Archivist10

It sure as hell doesn't show.