Line #206 Tropers/SamMax


1	Tropers/SamMax, on cleaning duty and making sure that things are [[ShownTheirWork accurate]] in this wiki. He may not always do a good job, but he'll at least try!
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3	If you feel that he is not doing a very good job, please state why in the discussion board. No Troper Bashing please. That's not what [[TvTropes this wiki]] is built for.
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5	All lists he's made below. They are not important, just something he felt like doing.
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7	[[folder:Pages he is watching]]
8	* DarthWiki
9	** DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible
10	* ''TheInheritanceCycle''
11	* SoBadItsGood
12	[[/folder]]
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14	[[folder:Shows, Movies, Games and Books he likes at the moment, or in some cases, did at one point]]
15	* ''VideoGame/ApeEscape''
16	* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''
17	* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''
18	* ''CodeGeass''
19	* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''
20	** ''VideoGame/{{Donkey Kong 64}}''
21	** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns''
22	* ''VideoGame/EarthBound''
23	* ''EarthwormJim''
24	* ''Anime/{{FLCL}}''
25	* ''{{Franchise/Godzilla}}''
26	* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''
27	* ''HyperdimensionNeptunia'' (considers it a GuiltyPleasure)
28	* ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio''
29	** ''Jet Set Radio Future''
30	* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''
31	* ''{{Klonoa}}'' (both the games and the webcomic)
32	* ''Manga/KOn''
33	* ''Franchise/LupinIII''
34	** ''Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket''
35	** ''Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo''
36	** ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro''
37	** ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine''
38	** ''Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen''
39	* ''VideoGame/{{MDK}}''
40	** ''VideoGame/{{MDK2}}''
41	* ''VideoGame/MegaMan''
42	** ''Manga/MegaManMegamix''
43	** [[ComicBook/MegaMan The Archie comics based on the Classic Series]]
44	** ''VideoGame/MegaManX''
45	** ''VideoGame/MegaManZX''
46	** ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''
47	* ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}''
48	** ''[[Manga/PokemonSpecial Pokemon Adventures]]''
49	* ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo''
50	* ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}''
51	* ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven''
52	* ''SamAndMaxFreelancePolice''
53	* ''{{Solatorobo}}''
54	* ''StarWars''
55	* ''VideoGame/WarioWare''
56	* ''{{Yotsuba}}''
57	* ''ZombiePanicInWonderland''
58	[[/folder]]
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60	[[folder:Stuff he wants to play/see/read]]
61	* ''[[VideoGame/ApeEscape Saru Get You]] [[TheAnimeOfTheGame -On Air-]]'' ([[NoExportForYou Sadly unlikely to come to the states]], so I may have to watch a FanSub to see it)
62	* ''VideoGame/MOTHER3'' (Too bad it was [[NoExportForYou never brought over to the states]])
63	* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' (He would like the [[UpdatedRerelease Ultimate Edition]])
64	* ''Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket''
65	** ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure''
66	* ''Film/TheManWhoSavesTheWorld'' ([[FanNickname or]] "''Turkish Star Wars''")
67	* Works in the ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' and the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' world.
68	** ''ComicBook/MarvelStarWars''
69	** ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir''
70	* ''TailConcerto''
71	[[/folder]]
72
73	[[folder: Stuff he's looking forward to]]
74	* ''[[MegaGirl Mega Girl R]]''. (He doesn't care that it's a fan game!) Release Date: [[VideoGame/DukeNukemForever When it's]] [[DevelopmentHell done]]!
75	* The next ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' game.
76	[[/folder]]
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78	[[folder: Writers, Artists and other creators that he likes the works of (Links lead to what they worked on unless they have their own articles)]]
79	* Creator/DiscotekMedia
80	* Creator/GeorgeLucas
81	* Creator/HayaoMiyazaki
82	* [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog Ian]] [[ComicBook/MegaMan Flynn]]
83	* [[AzumangaDaioh Kiyohiko]] [[{{Yotsuba}} Azuma]]
84	* Creator/MichelAncel
85	* [[VideoGame/{{MDK}} Nick Bruty]]
86	* Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto
87	* [[SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Steve Purcell]]
88	[[/folder]]
89
90	[[folder: Pages he created]]
91	* ''ComicBook/DreamwavesMegaMan''
92	* Creator/ShinyEntertainment
93	[[/folder]]
94
95	[[folder:Things he ought to get around to]]
96	* Hm...
97	[[/folder]]
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99	!!Tropes associated with Tropers/SamMax
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101	* TheArtifact: His very username has become this; he barely even thinks about ''Franchise/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' anymore, but he came up with the username while he was big into it. For what it's worth, without revealing anything, he uses a different, more timeless username in other places. He won't reveal what it is.
102	* TheAtoner: If he does something particularly bad, he ''must'' do what he can to make up for it, even if it kills him!
103	* AuthorsSavingThrow: If he feels there is an issue with his statements, he will at least try to fix it.
104	* BerserkButton: Sexist and racist people. He views them as assholes at best, especially when it's a time when they ''should'' know better.
105	** Betrayal. If you betrayed him...why? He trusted you...
106	** Being a new user on a forum and being accused of being a ban-dodgeer right out the gate. Especially if he tells the mods...and their response is to do nothing; not even a "we can't/won't do it" response. Without them, he has literally no way to prove he isn't ban-dodging, so it's really infuriating.
107	** People who blame others for the consequences of their own actions don't get any sympathy from him.
108	** People who [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery use their autism as an excuse for horrible actions]] really make him mad, considering he's autistic himself, and feels it's ''no'' excuse to be a jerk.
109	* CloudCuckoolander: At times.
110	* DoingItForTheArt: It goes without saying that any piece of fanwork is this by default; he can't legally make money off it, so he does it for his own pleasure.
111	* FalseFriend: He's had a few. Very rarely do we go back on good terms after TheReveal, and even ''then'', there's no guarantee that they've actually learned their lesson.
112	* HeelFaceDoorSlam: He doesn't usually do this, at least not at first; they have either do something particularly awful and/or refuse to learn even after they've been given a chance at redemption. Either way, once he decides he can no longer give them any more chances, he slams the door on them, feeling he gave them enough opportunities to do a HeelFaceTurn, only for them to keep blowing it.
113	* {{Hypocrite}}: [[TakeThatMe You'll see it on some discussions on this wiki]].
114	* InformedFlaw: Unless you met this guy in person, at least some of these tropes would appear as such.
115	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: He's prone to this at times. Hope he won't have to rely on bootlegs...he'd rather avoid bootlegs if at all possible. Otherwise...damn you distributors/[[ScrewedByTheLawyers lawyers]]/whoever is to blame!
116	* LoonyFan: May not appear as such on the interweb most of the time, but in RealLife...depending on the work in question, [[{{Understatement}} that could be putting it lighly]]. He's been mellowing out over the years, but shades of it are still there.
117	* MoneyDearBoy: Gotta work to pay the bills, after all. Hell, lately, it's been his only remaining motivation for staying at his workplace; if not for that, he'd have left by now.
118	* MotorMouth: Can be this when talking about a VideoGame, a {{Film}}, a ComicBook, a piece of {{Literature}}, or even a FanFiction. At least, in RealLife.
119	* OldShame: Most of his fanfiction. He is ''so'' ashamed, he prefers not to speak of them, and he is very grateful that he wasn't dumb enough to post them on the internet. They are happily lost in the midst of time!
120	** He also typed in a DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck for ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare WarioWare Touched!]]'' [[CanonDefilement It was poorly thought out headcanon]] speaking in a time when he hadn't gotten a sufficient understanding of actual canon, and he feels that's not good enough to warrant a DMOS. It was removed as a result.
121	** Even some entries on this page have become this; let's just say he's become a bit more sympathetic or the FanDumb and HateDumb. Sure, what they do is still wrong, but he now has firsthand experience as part of those. As a result, those ignorant parts of the PetPeeveTrope entry are gone.
122	** Continuing this, some older entries reeked of elitism, and that was wrong of him. Some may persist, and if so, he will remove them upon noticing them. He just needed to learn to let people have fun.
123	* OutOfOrder: He's [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] this from time to time. It boils down to him playing the sequels before starting the original.
124	* PeripheryDemographic: As time goes on, it's becoming rarer and rarer that he's even part of the target audience for a series. At most, he ''was'' part of the target audience when he first got into it. It's because a lot of the things actually made for his demographic don't appeal to him. That's not to say such works lack merit; it's just not for him, is all.
125	* TheRedStapler: If a character he likes doesn't have a plush...he may commission one special, though he's gotta keep his finances in mind.
126	* SelfDeprecation: He likes to do this a lot, to ensure he doesn't have [[SmallNameBigEgo an enormous ego]].
127	* SoapBoxSadie: He doesn't like seeing this, but admits that he's fallen into that trap more than once. He hopes it never, ever happens again, but he can't say for sure.
128	* SophisticatedAsHell: He may not use it, but he finds it [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny]].
129	* ThirdPersonPerson: This article only, though it slips up from time to time.
130	* TraumaCongaLine: Has been through waaaaaaay too much betrayal. And it wound up getting worse, and then better, and then worse again. It's a miracle he still has any sanity left!
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132	!!Tropes Related to his Opinions on Works
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134	* AdaptationDisplacement: A very localized example here with ''WesternAnimation/TazMania''. In his youth, he played the first UsefulNotes/GameBoy game based on the show long before he knew the show even ''existed''. He still has yet to watch an episode of the show, but he remembers having fun with the game. As far as he knew back then, it was based on Taz in general rather than a specific part of the character's history.
135	* AtLeastIAdmitIt: See EvenEvilHasStandards below, but basically, while you shouldn't show blatant disregard for the fans, if you're gonna do it anyways, ''at least'' be honest about it right from the get go.
136	* AwesomeArt: There are various works he feels have this...
137	** Be it old or new, ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' can almost always be counted on for this.
138	** While the ConspicuousCG of ''[[Anime/{{Metropolis}} Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis]]'' is [[TechnologyMarchesOn rather dated]], the traditional animation holds up ''very'' well, even beating many modern anime productions.
139	** Creator/StudioGhibli. Hands down.
140	** Many comic books have this. Special mention goes to almost anything drawn by Ben Bates, but there's so many other artists as well.
141	** He finds that ''[[Franchise/{{Neptunia}} Hyperdimension Neptunia]]'' franchise has very well done art, even if it seems to suffer from OnlySixFaces syndrome at times.
142	** ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' has some of the best animation, not just in the franchise, but in anime in general.
143	* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: His most polite interpretation of Creator/KeijiInafune, and that's assuming he was ever [[DoingItForTheArt what the fans thought of him as]] rather than always being [[MoneyDearBoy in it only for the money]], seeing as how he was against Capcom's money grabbing ways, only to employ them himself when he left.
144	* BetterThanCanon: Feels this way in regards to ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' video game, which he feels was a much better sequel to [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan the first film]] than [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2 the actual film sequel]].
145	* BigYes: When he learned ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Cranky]]'' ''[[DolledUpInstallment Food Friends]]'' shut down.
146	* BrainBleach: Some FanFic are so [[NightmareFuel ridiculously]] [[NauseaFuel disturbing]], there isn't enough of it in the ''world'' to remove it! Movies like ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' have [[FanDisservice certain scenes]] that require it as well. Also, he wants to use it to forget ''ComicBook/NovasAventurasDeMegaman'''s mere existence.
147	** And don't forget some of the more horrifying examples of...some things he's seen. Especially when some of them clearly put a horrifying situation...and ''make fetish art out of it'', creating a TearJerker for [[TheWoobie the victim of the situation]] and making him create mental situations where whoever set it up '''[[LaserGuidedKarma really]]''' [[LaserGuidedKarma gets what's coming to them]] rather than [[KarmaHoudini getting away with it with no repercussions]], as is unfortunately the norm.
148	* BrokenPedestal: Creator/KeijiInafune managed this; he made promises for ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'' he couldn't keep, either being broken completely, or being so badly fufilled as to kill goodwill otherwise. ''VideoGame/RedAsh'' having a Kickstarter ''before'' ''Mighty No. 9's'' release did not help him one bit; if anything, it gave him a reputation as a con man.
149	* DorkAge: Where this started for the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series is a source of debate. He's not sure where it started exactly, though he will say that in hindsight, despite [[HopeSpot what it seemed like at first]], ''VideoGame/SonicColors'' and ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' were but lucky flukes rather than a true return to form, seeing as how they didn't take long to go back to old habits [[WhatAnIdiot despite having no reason they wouldn't know that it's a bad idea]]. If anything, [[FromBadToWorse it got worse]] after ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''. ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', while flawed, was a huge step in the right direction, but it remains to be seen if this sticks.
150	** Even the ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' films weren't safe, and he says that as a ''fan'' of [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII the third film]]. It started when Creator/MichaelBay [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014 got his mitts on them]], and [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesOutOfTheShadows Out of the Shadows]], while [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel an improvement over the first one]], still wasn't great. At the very least, he feels ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantMayhem Mutant Mayhem]], while not a perfect film, at least made him wanna see where future films go again.
151	** The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse has entered one, starting with many entries starting to feel similar to each other. This started with ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', and while ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' proved that the franchise still had some life left in it, after ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', it lost what direction he ''did'' have. ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'' was the last film he even had a shred of excitement for, with everything that comes after it being FanonDiscontinuity...and even some films that don't relate to it in some fashion.
152	* EvenBetterSequel: The original ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' was already a great game, but ''Puyo Puyo Tsu'' made it even better. On a very related note, ''Puyo Puyo Fever 2'' is the best game in the entire series, in his opinion, though ''Puyo Pop Fever'' gets this for introducing [[TheCutie Amitie]] to the world.
153	** ''VideoGame/WarioLand4'' is this to the previous games. Its own successors haven't matched its greatness, though ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'' comes pretty close.
154	* EvenEvilHasStandards: While ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Cranky]]'' ''[[DolledUpInstallment Food Friends]]'' was an unacceptable reskin that should have never been made, it at least told fans to stay away right out the gate, unlike ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'', which made several promises to fans that were either never delivered upon, or delivered upon very badly. Either way, while ''Cranky Food Friends'' was the worse idea, ''Mighty No. 9'''s execution and TroubledProduction actually makes ''CFF'' look good next to it.
155	* FanonDiscontinuity: Would like to inform you that ''VideoGame/SonicLabyrinth'' doesn't exist! Sonic never wore boots that slowed him down, and even if he did, it wasn't a VideoGame! On a related note, there was no [[Nintendo3DS 3DS]] [[PortingDisaster version]] of ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''. Only the WiiU an PC versions exist.
156	** ''ComicBook/NovasAventurasDeMegaman'' is just some poorly written DarkFic with its plot in [[RandomEventsPlot Crazyland]] most of the time. Even at their worst, {{Creator/Capcom}} would never approve of a ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' comic with nudity and violence, especially if it had [[NightmareFuel mutilation of girls]] involved in some form.
157	** What is this "''[[VideoGame/WarioMasterOfDisguise Wario: Master of Disguise]]''" you speak of? There wasn't a Wario game that forced you to use poorly implemented touch screen controls. Ever.
158	** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' ''[[WhatCouldHaveBeen was]]'' [[WhatCouldHaveBeen in the works]]...but only survived in the form of [[VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan a video game]] which, bizarrely enough, is advertised as being based on [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan the first film]]. Spider-Man himself would have to wait four more years before he appeared in [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar another movie]], and another year to get [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming another film to himself]].
159	** As for the ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'', it's [[InvertedTrope inverted]] because, while the new stuff is definitely {{Canon}}, many of the old stories are still at least [[BroadStrokes partially canon]].
160	** ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' had its bathtub scene removed during production. [[BrainBleach Thank goodness for that]]!
161	** What is this "''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Cranky]]'' ''[[DolledUpInstallment Food Friends]]''" you speak of? Nobody in their right mind would ''dare'' to make a DolledUpInstallment of the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series in this day and age, nope. Especially not one that looks generic as hell.
162	*** [[HilariousInHindsight Hilariously]], since the game's official servers are down, this part of the franchise's history is easier to ignore, at least where playing the games is concerned...though he'll never allow Sega to [[NeverLiveItDown live it down]].
163	** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesSmashUp''; it ''is'' ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5'', after [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles first]] [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII four]] [[WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}} films]]. He just didn't realize it until it was [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014 too]] [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesOutOfTheShadows late]] to truly savor it.
164	*** And with that in mind, [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014 the Platinum]] [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesOutOfTheShadows Dunes films]] do not exist; ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'' was the last film, and the aforementioned ''Smash-Up'' was the last thing connected to the films that wasn't a re-release.
165	* FranchiseOriginalSin: Many a franchise has gotten worse over the years, or even in only two years...and at least some of them are thanks to issues that have been there from the start.
166	** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' had some issues with characters that could be unlikeable at times, and a dependency on romance. However, he didn't feel like it got in the way the first time. ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', unfortunately, didn't actually fix these flaws. More like, made the characters more unlikeable and the romance arc [[RomanticPlotTumor took up too much screen time as well as being more badly written than before]]. Basically, the film didn't fix the problems of the first movie, but rather added to them.
167	** The Pokemon anime always had issues with Ash being an idiot. Thing is, in the earlier seasons, it was somewhat forgiveable when you remembered that he was only getting started. Unfortunately, he's had years of experience and ''still'' makes newbie mistakes.
168	** Despite what [[NostalgiaFilter some nostalgics]] say, the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series never had the most consistent quality with its games. However, it used to be that at the very least, the poorer quality ones were spinoffs. Unfortunately, as time went on, the lower quality actually bled into the main installments.
169	** ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' had issues with the DolledUpInstallment trope. But at least ''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' and ''[[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Kirby's Avalanche]]'' had the excuse of it being TheNineties, where it made sense to alter it due to the need for it to sell, and in the former's case, the need to purge it of [[GirlShowGhetto that dreadful cuteness]] in favor of other things; this was the era of Creator/RobLiefeld. We also didn't have much, if any access to the internet. ''Cranky Food Friends'', on the other hand, came out when the internet had become widespread, and when it was no longer viable to make a DolledUpInstallment. It died a quick death, [[WhatAnIdiot but Sega really should have]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough thought about it for five seconds]].
170	* GuiltyPleasures: He finds ''HyperdimensionNeptunia'' to actually be enjoyable in spite of its flaws.
171	* IAmNotShazam: For the longest time, he thought ''Series/NipTuck'' was about a guy actually ''named'' Nip Tuck.
172	* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A downplayed example is ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''; it's fun, and highly recommended for a portable ''Splatoon'' experience, but it feels more like an expansion pack of the original than an actual sequel, for it's a bit too similar. In terms of asthetics, it doesn't even look very different from the original. That said, the ''Octo Expansion'' DLC goes a way in rectifying this to an extent.
173	* JustHereForGodzilla: Part of why he got into the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' franchise is because of [[TokenMiniMoe Roll]]. On an unrelated note, [[{{Film/Godzilla2014}} the 2014 film]]'s announcement had gotten him into [[{{Franchise/Godzilla}} the]] TropeNamer [[{{Franchise/Godzilla}} himself]] for a good while.
174	** He admits [[{{Moe}} the modern artstyle]] is part of why he's into the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series. Especially [[TheCutie Amitie]]. She's just too great a character in his eyes.
175	* LighterAndSofter: He feels that ''Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen'' is this compared to ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'', which it has a similar artstyle. Granted, it's still a fair bit DarkerAndEdgier and HotterAndSexier than the typical ''Franchise/LupinIII'' fare, and it has moments of MindScrew, but nowhere near as much as ''[=TWCFM=]'', and rather than being a PsychologicalHorror of sorts, it feels more like a darker version of a traditional ''Lupin'' story.
176	* MagnumOpus: He once considered ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' to be one not just of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, but of '''[[BoldInflation ALL]]''' the [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] movies ever made! [[SoCoolItsAwesome He loved the film that much]]...but now he's not sure where that honor goes to for Marvel films in general, though he feels for the MCU, at least, ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' has taken that spot.
177	** In terms of individual characters of all the fiction he's seen, while he can't pinpoint it, he considers [[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Amitie]] to be the greatest character of them all. Of course, that's his opinion. But she is great.
178	* MyRealDaddy: While he certainly ''likes'' the Creator/{{Compile}}-era ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' titles, he feels this way towards the Creator/{{Sega}} era games, if mainly because of Amitie being created in the latter era.
179	* NarmCharm: Lupin's cheesy romantic dialogue in the Animaze dub of ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' is undeniably awkward, but given [[CasanovaWannabe who he is]], it fits him perfectly. Creator/DavidHayter's fantastic performance as Lupin firmly sells it as this.
180	** As noted under SuperlativeDubbing below, he loves Amitie's voice in the English dub of ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Pop Fever]]''; it sure sounds corny at times, but it fits her perfectly. While he's kinda sad Evelyn Huynh didn't return to the role for ''Puyo Puyo Tetris''' dub, [[TheOtherDarrin her successor]], Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos, not only did a fine job taking the role, but actually ''surpassed'' her predecessor.
181	* TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou: He can call ''Cranky Food Friends'' a lot of negative things, but [[LyingCreator dishonest]] isn't one of them. For this reason alone, he holds a but more respect for it than ''VideoGame/MightyNo9''.
182	* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: It's very much a ZigZaggedTrope for this guy; sometimes, he feels the new creatives did just fine with the series despite the original creators no longer being involved, and admittedly, [[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Amitie]], his favorite character of all time, owes her very creation to a change in hands. In some other cases, few, if any of the installments made after the original creators moved have managed to even come close to the originals in pure quality. Even he has to admit that, as much as he liked the Neversoft ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' games and has fond memories of them, the change in hands from Harmonix to Creator/{{Activision}}'s developers did long term damage to the series.
183	* PetPeeveTrope: A few, at least when poorly done:
184	** AbusiveParents: When it's there just for the sake of being there. He feels it should send AnAesop if it's done at all.
185	** AdaptationDecay: Downplayed, for while he does have some problems with it, he'd still take a well-written InNameOnly adaptation to a faithful adaptation that suffers from BadWriting.
186	** DarkerAndEdgier: Again, downplayed, because it can be done well, but it can be ''really'' jarring and nonsensical that the story would even ''exist'' if it's done badly.
187	** DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: If it's ''too'' dark, he'd much rather not bother with it.
188	** IHaveNoSon: If it makes sense, it's not a problem (like when the parent's a good person while the offspring is an irredeemable CompleteMonster), but he hates it when he believe the reasons are stupid and/or jerkish at best. The latter tends to be in anime, and it's likely he'll think there's no reason the story couldn't work ''without'' it. He's tried to chalk it up as ValuesDissonance, but he can never get past the petty reasons for it, leading him to see the parents as {{Jerkass}}es and [[TheScrappy Scrappies]], especially since [[KarmaHoudini it's rare that they even get called out for their bullshit, let alone punished for it]].
189	** TheMasochismTango: Yes, he hates that {{Trope}}.
190	** NoExportForYou: If the products are said to be good or he's wanting it bad. If the products are bad, however, then it does not apply here.
191	** OutOfOrder: He hates it when box sets, like some of the older ''Film/JamesBond'' Blu-Ray box sets, do that. At least with those, the film's were in individual cases so you could follow [[WebVideo/YouKnowWhatsBullshit the Bullshit Man's]] suggestion, throw out the boxes and put the films in their proper order, but unfortunately, it doesn't apply to all of them.
192	** RonTheDeathEater: Rarely is this even understandable, like when "being evil" is all we had when the fanfic was written, [[JustifiedTrope thus making it accurate to what existed at the time of its writing]], or more understandable motives for seemingly evil actions are [[AllThereInTheManual in a manual]] not everyone read. These are inexcusable most of the time, however. More frequently than not, this tends to happen to characters who, if they were the loser in a romatic situation in canon, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy would want their beloved to be happy]], rather than [[CharacterDerailment turn into psychos]]. Seriously, why do that?
193	*** Naturally, this ''really'' grinds his gears when he adores a character for their canon portrayal, and has done his damndest to do justice to the character in his own writings. Needless to say, seeing that character portrayed that way does ''not'' sit well with him ''at all'', [[DudeNotFunny not even as a joke]].
194	** SmallNameBigEgo: When it applies to RealLife, but fiction can be bad about it too.
195	** TrollingCreator: Unless there's a [[FanDumb good reason for it]]. Or his trolling just makes him/her all the more loveable.
196	* PortingDisaster: He feels ''[[Franchise/SlyCooper The Sly Collection]]'' is this on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3; while the games are certainly ''playable'' in this form, there are many audio glitches that simply didn't exist in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 release, and as a result, he believes that if you still have the PS2 releases, you should just stick with them.
197	** A more minor case is this with the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita version of ''VideoGame/ChildOfLight''; it has a lower framerate than its console versions, but while he ''does'' believe the Vita could have done a better port, if you want to play the game on the go, you're still gonna have an amazing time with this version.
198	*** That said, a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version is coming. He expects that to have all the benefits of the Vita release with none of the drawbacks, but time will tell. Game is still worth playing no matter what you have.
199	** The UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 version of ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' is also this, though people exaggerate the extent; it's mainly lower framerate and lower quality graphics, but it's still very playable and the game is intact. ''That said'', unlike ''Child of Light'' above, it doesn't have the advantage of being playable on the go, so if you have even one of those consoles, it might still be best to get the UsefulNotes/NintendoGamecube or UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} version instead.
200	* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: He's gonna get mauled for some of these, but...
201	** ''[[Manga/YuYuHakusho Yu Yu Hakusho: Spirit Detective]]'' is a pretty poor game with poor graphics and bad gameplay. On the plus side to it, however, it ''does'' follow the plot of the first season pretty faithfully...but even then, if you want to relive season one, you'd be better off buying the UsefulNotes/{{DVD}} and/or UsefulNotes/BluRay releases instead.
202	** ''VideoGame/XMenLegends'' is a pretty boring action game. He doesn't see what everyone else saw in it.
203	** ''VideoGame/TronEvolution'' was also a pretty boring action game. Yeah, given the gap between [[Film/{{Tron}} the original film]] and [[Film/TronLegacy its sequel]] both [[TimeSkip in]] and [[SequelGap out of universe]], an {{Interquel}} was probably necessary, but it could have been better.
204	** While not a straight example of a licensed game, ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' technically qualifies, at least in its original UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance form; he felt the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 version was ''better'', but still retained many of the faults of the handheld version.
205	* TheRemake: He views ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'' as a remake of [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the 1990 original]], due to sharing much of the same plot with each other. Of course, he feels it's not exactly a good remake.
206	* TheScrappy: Many parents in anime who [[IHaveNoSon disown their kids]] for stupid or petty reasons, especially since [[KarmaHoudini being called out, let alone being punished for their bullshit is at best a rare occurrence]]. Not to mention when they ''do'' get punished, we're supposed to see it as a ''bad'' thing. [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic Instead]], he thinks [[KickTheSonOfABitch they got]] [[AssholeVictim what was coming to them]]. In fact, [[UnintentionallySympathetic he tends to feel more for the disowned offspring even when they're the]] DesignatedVillain.
207	** Also, that slug...[[BuffySpeak thing]] from the ''Anime/DiGiCharat'' specials, due to the fact that a joke involving him just wouldn't stop. By the time it did, it was several minutes too late to save it. Thank goodness the remaining specials [[PutOnABus got rid of him]].
208	** Gwen Stacy entered this realm in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', thanks in no small part to her [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a bit of a level in jerkass]] since [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan the last film]]. Being one of two member's of the film's RomanticPlotTumor doesn't help one bit. Shame, really; she was fine enough [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan last time]].
209	** DependingOnTheWriter, [[Franchise/LupinIII Fujiko Mine]] can be this; usually when she's really whiny. Needless to say, he prefers the more competent, less whiny version found in some episodes of ''[[Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket Green Jacket]]'' or ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]''.
210	** The Frankensteins in the ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo Fever]]'' duology. Not only did they pick on [[TheCutie Amitie]], unlike [[AlphaBitch Raffine]], they weren't even entertaing about it. Needless to say, it was quite satisfying when she beat them in a game of Puyo.
211	* SeasonalRot: The ''Pokemon'' anime, from what he recalls (though maybe his NostalgiaFilter is talking; wouldn't be the first time) started off good...then [[StatusQuoIsGod the status quo became unbreakable]] to the point of irritation. Even in the ''Black & White'' seasons, he didn't see a whole lot change. The fact that the writers seem to be big believers in the AnimationAgeGhetto doesn't inspire his confidence even a tiny bit.
212	* SequelGap: He's noticed that there's an odd trend of releasing sequels to films quite a few years after the originals. This wouldn't be so bad on its own, the the problem is what they made sequels to. He doesn't recall seeing anyone clamoring for sequels to ''Film/BadSanta'', the ''ComicBook/SinCity'' movie and ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' several years after their release. There are also sequels to ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' planned, again, despite the original leaving public consiousness. In those cases, he feels the time to properly capitalize off the originals' successes had long since passed; they would have had to release them no later than three years after the originals to stand a chance, but instead, they sat on it until demand for the sequels had long since passed, leading to {{Box Office Bomb}}s that surprised only the executives and a few others.
213	** That said. ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass'' also had controversies surrounding Creator/JohnnyDepp, who played the Mat Hatter in both films, so the SequelGap wasn't the only reason it bombed. He still feels that the gap did nothing to ''help'' the film, however.
214	** A different negative to this is that original is beloved by many even years, or even decades after its initial release, meaning any potential sequel [[ToughActToFollow has a lot to live up to]]. The real negative comes when the sequel comes and [[{{Sequelitis}} fails to live up to it]]; it might have been an outright bad film, or it might have actually been a good film on its own, just not the quality of the original.
215	* {{Sequelitis}}: As seen in FanonDiscontinuity above, he doesn't consider ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' to be a very good movie. Contrast [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan its predecessor]], which, while not a masterpiece itself, was still a decent flick. To be exact, it didn't actually fix the first film's flaws at all. Rather, [[FranchiseOriginalSin it took the first film's flaws and made them worse]]. While he would have given ''Franchise/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries'' another chance, he wasn't sad to see it go in favor of an [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] [[ContinuityReboot reboot]], starting with Spidey's appearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and continuing in the solo film ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', though by the time it happened, he lost interest in the [=MCU=].
216	** Another example is ''[[VideoGame/WarioMasterOfDisguise Wario: Master Of Disguise]]'', a game with bad touchscreen controls you're forced to use whether you want to or not. Even sadder since we had to wait a long while between this and ''VideoGame/WarioWorld''. You can believe after [[SequelGap the long wait]], he expected better.
217	** The 3DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' had terrible level design that made the WiiU version (a decent, if not great game) look like a downright masterpiece in comparison. Sad, since the 3DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' was a fun game in spite of its flaws.
218	** He found ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'' to be a worse film due to EndingFatigue where the movie seems like it'll end, but then it doesn't. It occurred too frequently not to notice, to the point that when the credits finally ''did'' roll, he was surprised because he expected another fakeout. Fortunately, [[TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies the next film]] fixes that problem, and is a better film for it. That said, if he marathons the film series ome day, since it's necessary set-up for the third film, he can't just [[FanonDiscontinuity skip it and call it a day]], or it'd be very incomplete.
219	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' was most certainly this following up from the original. The card-based battle system was more intrusive than fun, for one. The UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 version, for what it's worth, he considers the better version, but it still retains a lot of the handheld version's faults. He used to say you could skip it and not miss too much, but now he views it as essentiall for understanding the story.
220	* {{Shipping}}: He dabbles in it from time to time. Favorite parings include [[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Amitie x Sig, Arle x Schezo]], and [[VideoGame/ApeEscape Spike x Helga]].
221	* SoBadItsGood: He's a big believer in it. Films like ''Film/PlanNineFromOuterSpace'' and ''Film/HowardTheDuck'' are contenders.
222	** The English dub of ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Pop Fever]]'' is most certainly cheesy, but it fits the LighterAndSofter tone of the game perfectly. Amitie's voice in particular is a favorite of his.
223	* SoOkayItsAverage: ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures'' isn't a ''bad'' show, but it's nothing special, either.
224	** ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare Game & Wario]]'' is the weakest in the series, but it's not bad. That said, it has moments of uneveness that bump it down to this, for while it has some of the series' best minigames, it also has some of its worst.
225	** ''Anime/LupinIIIAlcatrazConnection'' qualifies; it's always awesome to see Lupin and the gang pulling heists, but unfortunately, it's bogged down by forgettable villains, a boring story and Fujiko being whiny.
226	* SpiritualAntithesis: Views ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' as this to ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro''. Both feature Lupin in his [[Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket series 1 Green Jacket]] and reference the original show in various ways. ''Cagliostro'' had a SaveThePrincess fairy tale plot that's one of the [[LighterAndSofter lightest entries in the franchise]]. It may also be set near the end of Lupin's career. ''Fujiko Mine'', on the other hand, is one of the [[DarkerAndEdgier darkest entries in the franchise]], set before the original series, and is more of a FilmNoir type of plot.
227	** ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Pop Fever]]'' can be considered this to the first ''Madou Monogatari'' game; both have cute protagonists in school trying to succeed in their goals. But the former is a [[LighterAndSofter lighthearted adventure]] with the scariest creature still not being very scary, and the tone is overall pretty silly. The latter is not only a DarkerAndEdgier adventure with monsters and sights that are pure NightmareFuel, but certain versions can even go so far as to be BloodierAndGorier. The kicker? One can assume they're set in the same continuity. Also, Amitie is a teenager in ''Puyo Pop Fever'' (and all games afterward), while Arle is a little girl in the first ''Madou Monogatari'' game.
228	* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Anime/TheFumaConspiracy'' can be seen as this to ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', seeing as how they both have Lupin in his [[Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket series 1 Green Jacket]], and is actually fairly close to ''Cagliostro'' in tone, and even has Lupin in his yellow fiat in a car chase scene. The [[AwesomeArt animation quality]] is even close to ''Cagliostro''.
229	* StrawmanHasAPoint: He's seen cartoons where the KidHero disobeys an order from an older figure in order to save the day. They usually respond by berating him for disobeying the order, and the kid either responds by sighing or running away in anger. More frequently than not, it's the older figure we're supposed to side with...but it falls very flat, because more frequently than not, if the kid ''didn't'' disobey them, they'd be '''dead'''. Thus, instead of the [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Reasonable Authority Figures]] we're supposed to see them as, they come off as [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bastards]] who can't even be bothered to acknowledge when their judgement is wrong. Couldn't sometimes [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight doing the right thing even if it goes against orders]] be a good message in itself? If you said yes, then you're not the writers of those cartoons.
230	* SuperlativeDubbing: He's usually tolerant of even highly contested dubs, but there are a few he feels '''really''' hit the ballpark.
231	** If nothing else, Amitie's voice actress, presumably Evelyn Huyhn, in the English dub of ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Pop Fever]]'' absolutely '''nails''' the role, capturing her bubbliness and cheerfulness and even her irritation at things perfectly. Then again, he adores the character, so he may be biased.
232	** On a related note, Amitie had [[TheOtherDarrin a completely different voice actress]] picked for ''Puyo Puyo Tetris's'' dub. Who was Evelyn's successor? Why, none other than Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos! She's absolutely ''perfect'' for the role, since she voices [[NiceGirl Nice Girls]], and has her own charm. And she sounds appropriately cute and wonderful. Amusingly, however, it even manages to work in continuity with Evelyn Huyhn's; Christine's Amitie can actually be heard as a slightly older version of the same Amitie rather than two completely different people voicing the same character. After hearing more however, she has officially ''surpassed'' her predecessor in every way, doing justice to Amitie while putting her own spin on her.
233	** ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' has an amazing dub cast, with Creator/SonnyStrait's Lupin perfectly capturing the silly charm of the character, Creator/ChristopherSabat's Jigen, if nothing else, perfectly fitting him in the darker setting, Creator/MichelleRuff as Fujiko herself, and Creator/RichardEpcar as the more badass Zenigata. They nail it very well, and feels that Sonny doesn't get enough respect.
234	* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While he actually doesn't consider ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia'' a bad game, [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2 its sequel/reboot]] fixed its flaws and improved on what it did right.
235	** After ''finally'' getting to play ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'', he can definitely say that while it's not as good as past ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' games, it's a ''huge'' step up from ''[[VideoGame/WarioMasterOfDisguise Wario: Master of Disguise]]'', mainly because it's better designed and utilizes the gimmicks a lot better.
236	** As he noted up in the {{Sequelitis}} entry, ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'' had serious issues with EndingFatigue. Thankfully, ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'' cured the series of that, and was much better off for it.
237	* TakeThat: In this article a few pop up; ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' and ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Cranky]]'' ''[[DolledUpInstallment Food Friends]]'' seem to be his favorite targets (the latter definitely).
238	* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with ''VideoGame/SonicRiders''; he's seen people say it's a ripoff of ''VideoGame/MarioKart''. He thinks they might have actually made a better game if they actually ''did'' copy ''Mario Kart's'' formula.
239	* TooGoodToLast: Considers Website/ShiftyLook to be this, especially their ''{{VideoGame/Klonoa}}'' and ''Franchise/WonderMomo'' comics. It only lasted three years, making the loss even sadder.
240	** ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo]]'s'' North American run as a whole qualifies as well. Damn you, Sega! However with ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'' being brought over and sounding like it did at least moderately well, things may turn around, yet. But only time will tell for sure.
241	* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: This is how he feels about the cast of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2''. He hates the film, but the acting isn't one of the reasons; he feels the actors did a good job with the poor material they had.
242	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: This most frequently occurs when ValuesDissonance occurs. Be it another culture or [[FairForItsDay another era]], characters we were supposed to side with just come off as {{Jerkass}}es here today.
243	** UnintentionallySympathetic: The side effect of this is that the people they're against, instead of being evil like they're [[DesignatedVillain supposed to be]], [[TheWoobie just look like the victim instead]], with the [[DesignatedHero supposed hero(es)]] or [[WhatTheHellTownsPeople the towns people]] being bullies.
244	* VindicatedByHistory: He considers ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' as a whole to be this; he used to slam it as pure hot garbage. But he feels ''today's'' hot garbage is so much worse, in large part due to franchises he once loved abandoning the very thing that made them what they were to start with. He still doesn't ''like'' ''Twilight'', but he's come to appreciate it for, if nothing else, knowing what it was meant to be and mostly sticking with it, quality aside.

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