u/Agitated_Insect3227

Taken from the Total War Discord, but they also uploaded to their other social media accounts.

Description: "The ferocious dual axe-wielding Tiger Warriors hit hard and fast on a charge and shred enemy infantry. The perfect hammer for dealing a devastating blow to an already-engaged enemy."

I just know I couldn't handle the downvotes and/or needing to argue against so many people. 😭

I'm honestly low key jealous of people who can effortlessly wether such as storm. Massive downvoting usually always makes me feel super embarrassed, and I delete my posts/comments afterwards.

Maybe some day, though...

I loved the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur cartoon (fuck Disney for cancelling it btw), so I'm quite happy to see their VAs from the show are reprising their roles for Marvel Rivals. :)

Mainly because he never fucking said or wrote that in any of his books or letters, lol. What Tolkien actually wrote in The Return of the King Volume for Lord of the Rings, specifically the "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" chapter, is "The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I [Frodo] don't think it gave life to Orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them."

Yes, both statements get the same point across, but it's important to know what Tolkien actually wrote instead of making up false quotes to attribute to him. It also instantly lets you know who actually read his work or is just pretending/larping.

Secondly, this quote is often used to demonize & vilify people for things that ultimately are harmless. Most of the time, I see this quote used for stuff like Live-action Disney remakes or really bad video games sequels. Don't get me wrong, I strongly hate both of those things, (especially the live-action Disney remakes), but you're taking a quote about evil Fantasy Darklords twisting life into horrible monsters for their evil purposes & instead using it in reference to a bad movie or game.

Finally, the entire quote by Frodo actually is used to humanize the Orcs. The full scene:

>[Sam]: Don’t orcs eat, and don’t they drink? Or do they just live on foul air and poison?

>[Frodo]: ‘No, they eat and drink, Sam. The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I don’t think it gave life to the orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them; and if they are to live at all, they have to live like other living creatures. Foul waters and foul meats they’ll take, if they can get no better, but not poison. They’ve fed me, and so I’m better off than you. There must be food and water somewhere in this place.’

Frodo was saying that Orcs, despite being corrupted creatures, still need to eat & drink to survive just like any other living creature in the world. It's not the most empathetic statement ever, but it shows that Frodo knows Orcs aren't just literal demons that only exist to hurt and kill others, they live just like he does.

So anyway, smug assholes really love to use this nonexistent quote by Tolkien to talk shit about harmless stuff like bad movie or games, and I hate it.

Yeah that's right, it's another Invincible complaining post. I'd also like to insert the typical disclaimer about how I'm a big fan of the show (I really am) & more importantly that you can criticize media that you enjoy, and doing so actually can help it improve in the future if you're criticizing it constructively.

This is also one of those topics I really wish this sub would let you post pictures because it would make it much easier to understand what I'm talking about if you can just look at pictures of the show & the game side-to-side.

Anyway, my general problems with Invincible are:

1. As many people have already pointed out, the animation quality of Invincible is insanely inconsistent where several scenes are below average while the occasional scene is actual pretty impressive. The choreography of fight scenes also can at times feel very stiff & lacking in impact. Seasons come out so fast that animators (who seem to be understaffed as well) are not given enough time to give consistent quality to episodes.
2. Finally, I feel like a lot of people don't actually talk about this, but most of the backgrounds in Invincible are quite ugly. They're often just awful 3D models that clash heavily with the 2D character models. Even when the backgrounds look inoffensive, they're still very boring, especially when you compare them to the unique & beautiful backgrounds of other animated shows (Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, etc.).

So where does the recently released fighting game Invincible VS play into this? Well, it's because the game honestly just feels like a much more polished version of the show that avoids many of the problems the show has:

1. The animation of Invincible VS is consistently quite decent to good for both combat animations during matches & especially the choreography during cutscenes. Now, the game's combat animations aren't the best in the world as you can tell they're not as detailed as games like Street Fighter 6 or Guilty Gear Strive (the game is clearly budgeted), but the strong choreography & direction still makes up for that weakness, imo. Here's the game's full story mode, and timestamps 5:25-6:35, 12:45-13:30, & 23:40-26:00 (best scenes of the story, imo) are particularly nice moments of choreography from skimming again through it. These aren't Jujutsu Kaisen levels of animation, but they are still pretty great.
2. The backgrounds for the stages of the game are gorgeous. They are literally several of the same locations shown in the show but given proper lighting & textures to make them shine. The city area where Mark & Omni-Man fought, the missile silos the Lizard League attacked, the Moon, Machine Head/Titan's top floor of their skyscraper, etc. Again, like the animation, they're not the most detailed fighting game stages but they still carry a strong sense of artistic direction & polish that is just not present in the show. You can see all the backgrounds in the story mode video I linked, but you can better see them in this video as this one has the actual gameplay fights included: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xPXne_umkA

With all that being said, the game is far, FAR from perfect, don't get me wrong. The game is a bit overpriced imo, has some balancing issues, some of the voice acting sounds a bit off (but most is good), etc. but when it comes to consistent animation choreography & background art, the game is far superior to the show, and it would be nice if the show took some points from the game (and other animated shows for that matter). Also, hire some more animators and/or give them more time to properly do their work.

Like, it's literally just looking at rich & famous people wear crazy outfits for some pictures to be taken of them. I just don't get the hype.

Not to go all Karl Marx, but it just feels like a decedent celebration of wealth that serves no purpose but that. The only good thing about it is that it does fundraise money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which I've visited & is pretty cool! Outside that though, I can't stand it.