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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#79326: Feb 19th 2018 at 7:38:19 PM

The later 2 adopt a Stand of the week format.

Same with the others afterwards I believe.

The difference in setting & opponents doesn't change that.

Huh now that I think about it the first 2 are rather similar too each other though not to the rest.

edited 19th Feb '18 7:47:47 PM by slimcoder

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Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#79327: Feb 19th 2018 at 7:45:12 PM

Not true, there are only about 5 major opponents in each of the first two parts. It's hardly monster of the week.

In addition, the back half of part 4 is more about trying to find one guy, with occassional encounters going on, mostly with stands we've already met. It's like a good 25 episodes for the latter and I think we only meet 6-7 stand users.

edited 19th Feb '18 7:45:43 PM by Sigilbreaker26

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#79328: Feb 19th 2018 at 7:48:50 PM

One of those users has like four episodes all to himself.

This song needs more love.
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#79329: Feb 19th 2018 at 7:51:13 PM

1 and 2 are the most unique parts. However part 1 still has the monster of the week format as they travel to Dio, it just doesn't have that many opponents. Part 2 is also really short due to having so few opponents. And most are still one-offs sharing much of the same feeling.

But the stand parts? Heavily into this format. Even when they have an overarching villain, the stands of the week(s) are thrown in the way as speedbumps

Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
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#79330: Feb 19th 2018 at 7:57:18 PM

Part 2 does not have mostly one offs. It has five major opponents, three of which require two fights each.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#79331: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:00:17 PM

And you've slanted that by looking at major antagonists only.

Moth13 Since: Sep, 2010
#79332: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:00:56 PM

Wasn't this whole conversation supposed to be about how Dragonball's fighting got really repetitive?

EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
drunk bunny
#79333: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:02:02 PM

dragon ball, jojos wacky quest, same thing really

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#79334: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:02:34 PM

Everything has a formula.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#79335: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:05:29 PM

Formulaic systems cannot be ignored or purely equated with being negative.

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Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
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#79336: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:06:14 PM

Unless you count mooks, there are only five villains in part 2, Saiga. Straitzo, Santana, Whammu, Esidesi and Kars. The rest of the people they fight are Nazis and zombies who are taken out in one hit.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#79337: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:06:24 PM

[up][up][up][up] You're right, and JJBA and DB are so fundamentally different that I don't think any amount of arguing on one will be productive in an argument on the other.

So I'll drop it

edited 19th Feb '18 8:10:12 PM by Saiga

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drunk bunny
#79338: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:08:20 PM

On a different note, the fact that Xenoverse 2's upcoming DLC pack will have a storymode with different endings is super neat.

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Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
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#79339: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:08:55 PM

[up] Will it? huh. Maybe I should... no, fighterZ is way too much DB game money already.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#79340: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:19:25 PM

Dragon Ball FighterZ Glitches...

Caution: contains a weird name pronunciation...as well as voice.

3 of these are neat.

edited 19th Feb '18 8:19:43 PM by randomness4

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#79341: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:51:18 PM

That first Ginyu one seems super broken and exploitable.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#79342: Feb 19th 2018 at 8:54:20 PM

Yeah, das very good.

Is also very easy...or just consistent.

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Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#79343: Feb 19th 2018 at 9:30:50 PM

Can anybody tell me why did Goku Black not just kill all the supreme Kais in his timeline instead of going on a search for a timeline without one again?

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#79344: Feb 19th 2018 at 9:47:30 PM

A sillier question is why didn't Zamasu just use the Super Dragon Balls to wish all of the mortals dead and save himself all of the trouble?

edited 19th Feb '18 9:50:09 PM by Soble

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#79345: Feb 19th 2018 at 9:49:05 PM

Assuming it's allowed to do that...on a reasonable scale.

edited 19th Feb '18 9:49:34 PM by randomness4

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#79346: Feb 19th 2018 at 9:51:19 PM

Hey. They said any wish. No restructions. Unlimited. And, presumably, at least Vegeta believes that they can restore a universe that's been erased.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#79347: Feb 19th 2018 at 9:52:38 PM

Because he wanted to do that himself. Evidently, he really got off on it...

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#79348: Feb 19th 2018 at 9:54:36 PM

A sadist at heart.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#79349: Feb 19th 2018 at 10:00:10 PM

Because he wanted to do that himself. Evidently, he really got off on it...

Yeah, this, the same reason the heroes don't use the dragonballs to get rid of all of their problems. Zamasu plays by the same rules.

edited 19th Feb '18 10:00:32 PM by Sigilbreaker26

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#79350: Feb 19th 2018 at 10:04:36 PM

Zamasu is an edgy teenager with a bad attitude and a chip on his shoulder. If he were human and in Real Life, he would definitely be an alt-right anarchist. A rich one, too, to parallel his disgust at mortals and arrogance in thinking he's a greater life form. His Fantastic Racism pretty clearly mirrors Real Life class-based racism. It's the whole reason why I love him as a villain, because he's an extremely contemporary character concept executed very well. Yeah, he's whiny and annoying, but that's part of his appeal.


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