Hopefully they do everything that is necessary to not break the law/get in trouble, because as cool as it would be to have it on DVD its a pretty huge risk.fenrirvii said:For the people asking about the legality of a DVD, there are loopholes. Matt Mercer has previously stated that you could donate $10 (or however much the final product will be), and get a "free" DVD with it, which does not violate any copyrights.
dont forget pillow Mcpillowson as the pillow! XDmy_brilliant said:I did enjoy the credits as well. "Sakurai's Dead Legs" had me in stitches!
I gotta agree that I was somehow hoping something would happen to set right some of the sadness. I especially didn't think that Peach.. well, I had a hunch but you know, you always hope those kinda hunches are wrong.bluepilot said:I was hoping that something would happen at the end to bring everyone back and make it all happy. Still enjoyed it, nevertheless, but *sob*
Just saw this so I'm editing my post. I gotta say, I agree with this too.. and pretty much all of Fenrir's post in general. That's one of the things that sold me on this series was the believability of it all. I was kinda turned off at first when Peach was screwing around with Mario AND Luigi in the first episode as I felt it was a rather cliched way to introduce the three characters, though, mainly because I've seen that "relationship" pop up in so many fan-based stories and other fan-shows. However, it quickly got itself onto a less expectable path as the episodes followed. I mean, I resisted turning it off as soon as I saw Mario & Peach going at it, and by the end of the episode, I was hooked.fenrirvii said:Secondly, while I can sympathize with people who do not know about the characters from before the show, I appreciate that they included them. The intended audience of the show (in my opinion only) would be the group of people who know and love Nintendo games, mainly the characters in Smash games. While this does put a group of people (namely anybody who doesn't know certain Nintendo characters) off the videos, it GREATLY increases my appreciation of the series, because they did get a whole lot right with it. They included the character's backstories to a degree that is believable in context. If Kirby were a psycho and ran rampant through Dreamland, then the Mushroom Kingdom, that is how I would believe MK and DDD to react. Similar things with the takeover of Hyrule. While these story arcs are not found in any games, they are believable in the context of the series.
I will agree with you that, as a series created for fanatics of a company that has been creating stories, character, and canon for decades, all backstory and understanding of characters is expected to be known by the audience. That can alienate the majority of the audience, but it is in the same way that Yahtzee discusses the paradox of a good videogame. How does one create a full experience for the hardcore fanbase yet still make it accessible for the commonman? There Will Be Brawl catered specifically to the fan, but you're right, it did leave many scratching their heads. As for the pseudo-Italian accents...I would like to disagree. I feel that it was purposefully a terrible attempt at the accent in the same way that Team America: World Police did not attempt to hide the strings of the puppets. It is acknowledging the limitations of the medium (cheap internet video in this case) and throwing it in the audience's face. But that is purely my speculation.Mortagog said:Your second paragraph is not what's the problem here. Sure, subtlety is an effective and striking method of storytelling when used correctly, but the line between a subtle plot and a muddled one is very fine indeed. Without a substantial knowledge of Nintendo esoterica, much of the plot becomes lost. The creators of the series take way too much for granted when it comes to this. I for one had no idea of who e.g. Metaknight, Dedede, Daisy or "the demons" were before watching TWBB, and the characters I didn't bother researching are even more numerous. Because of this, much of what was likely very effective storytelling in your case became muddled randomness for me. Another thing that does not help at all is the pseudo-italian accents of the main cast, for yet more subtleties are lost through this unless one reviews scenes again; this being something which is not a hallmark of good storytelling. Simply adding captions would have done wonders for TWBB.Wayward Sean said:This is to those who complain about the lack of storytelling. The plot made every bit of sense. I know it hurts your pride to hear this, but you either weren't paying attention to detail, or you aren't capable of understanding subtlety. Sorry, I know you're mad, but it was all there regardless of how you feel. Inference is a very powerful tool.
Kirby made sense, he was a mastermind. Ness and Lucas are deranged psychic children trained by Mewtwo from the orphanage. Originally they were unleashed to appease Olimar's 'demons', or the proletariat of the Mushroom Kingdom (G&W is an allegory for the original residents being forced into labor positions). When Ness and Lucas continued the killing spree, Ganondorf lost control, but everything was working toward Kirby's plan (he knew they would get out of control). Kirby wants chaos, that is what his legacy will hold, and if he could cause chaos from behind bars, that just makes him happier. And that cliffhanger ending does not mean a sequel is necessary and it is excellent storytelling! It is a device used to tell you that the Mario Bros' job is never over, and that "to secure peace is to prepare for war."
Note that I otherwise have very few gripes with this excellent webseries.
I did not imply that any serious attempt of Italian accents were made, although that doesn't make them any easier to understand!Wayward Sean said:I will agree with you that, as a series created for fanatics of a company that has been creating stories, character, and canon for decades, all backstory and understanding of characters is expected to be known by the audience. That can alienate the majority of the audience, but it is in the same way that Yahtzee discusses the paradox of a good videogame. How does one create a full experience for the hardcore fanbase yet still make it accessible for the commonman? There Will Be Brawl catered specifically to the fan, but you're right, it did leave many scratching their heads. As for the pseudo-Italian accents...I would like to disagree. I feel that it was purposefully a terrible attempt at the accent in the same way that Team America: World Police did not attempt to hide the strings of the puppets. It is acknowledging the limitations of the medium (cheap internet video in this case) and throwing it in the audience's face. But that is purely my speculation.