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    What Would You Do If...?

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    I'd probably walk through it very carefully to see where it goes and make sure that it isn't dangerous. After that, I would tell both my friends who study foreign cultures and my scientifically inclined friends about it. Both would be highly interested.

    WWYDI you found a portal back in time to the medieval time period?

    Funniest-looking characters?

    in Bionicle Discussion

    Posted

    20 hours ago, Iron_Man5 said:

    The Toa Mistika and their weird masks. To be honest they don't even really resemble the originals, nuva or otherwise.

    I do not believe the Gali set ever lived down its resemblance to a cow. 

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    Also, the 2015 Tahu set resembles a rabbit with those golden swords sticking out of his back. 

    Are BZP and TTV really rivals?

    in General Discussion

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    Mad respect for the analysis, man. Though BZPower does have a news feed, so you could be like "dude, what's up with that now?" and go to BZP instead of TTV. But then you'd have to also remember that BZP existed (though it would be easier to remember because it has been around for longer), whereas TTV has thousands of YouTube videos, and Google owns YouTube. 

    I mean, I just typed in "recent bionicle news" into Google, and the first thing that popped up was three TTV videos. BZPower was the seventh search result down the list. So there's like a competition there that we're losing. Not a huge deal, but it's there.

    On 5/11/2020 at 4:19 PM, -Windrider- said:

    Competition among Bionicle websites is more passé than the Enlightenment at this point, so nah. I think we're cool honestly.

    This reminds me of the MoD vs. BZP fight back in the day. I think MoD is dead though. 

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    Would G3 really be a good idea?

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    The answer for me is simple: it depends on how they do it. If they have good art, good sets, and most importantly a good story, I'm in. Bring on G3. 

    If they aren't going to put effort into it and are just doing it for a quick nostalgia cash-grab and a flimsy attempt to appeal to the younger generation that they did last time, I'm out. I think the G2 logic was "we'll appeal to the old fans of Bionicle and the kids for double the money!" which works...if you actually make the Bionicle to appeal to both of these groups, which can want two different things. They did the shallow story which might have sold a few sets, but that annoyed the old fans and gave a lot of complaints.

    Then the Uniters were an attempt to appease all of the old fans that were complaining about the set aesthetic, and it backfired. It was clear that they were flailing around trying to please everyone and not knowing what they were doing. So it got canceled. 

    Personally I think the only way G3 will happen is if the fans band together with Faber and Greg and negotiate with Lego. At least we know what we want and we are less likely to mess it up. 

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    Is Ninjago the next Bionicle?

    in Ninjago Discussion

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    Insulting other members/staff.

    On 4/28/2020 at 1:07 AM, Sir Keksalot said:

    It also wasn't a blatant dystopia. It was a scenic, natural environment, with sweeping vistas and lots of moments of tranquility. The sharks weren't an oppressive thought police that would throw you in the gulag if you were a minute late to work.

    Tell that to President Business. (<--joke) The sharks were controlled by Makuta though, and weren't exactly friendly - though that really doesn't support my argument, seeing as a villain being in town doesn't make anything a dystopia. Fair point.  

    Personal attacks and insults are not okay. We'll see you back here after your temp ban ends. -B6

    Yeah, it's the facts vs. emotion thing going on. 

    On 4/27/2020 at 9:46 PM, Lyichir said:

    I can't exactly comprehend how you feel that way, especially if you think a character like Vakama is somehow written better (he's not) but opinions are opinions.

    Um, in my opinion Vakama was the best well-written character in the whole Bionicle. He goes from fear and self-deprecation/hatred to taking on the story's main villain single-handedly. This character inspired me to take on the emotionally abusive people and manipulative people in my own life instead of being scared forever, like going from Kafkaesque bureaucracy and oppression in the mask forging place to being a wise leader. His emotional journey is really important to me because it taught me that I could take on evil in my own life and win. He's an inspiring character that learned to understand his own strengths and get his emotions under control, and that showed me that I could do the same. That's why I consider Vakama a well-written character. 

    I get why you might relate to Zane better, though. You might feel like a robot in a group of human beings, and wonder why you don't get things. That's okay. We all need our characters. 

    On 4/28/2020 at 1:07 AM, Sir Keksalot said:

    Zane being a robot became a plot point, but I never got the sense that it had nearly the impact it should have had. This is the kinda thing that gives a man an existential crisis. It should have made Zane question whether he even counted as a person. And what about his relationship with Jay, who has a habit of poking fun at his eccentricities? There SHOULD have been a substantial rift between them. Imagine if we got to see Zane angry. Like, really angry. Legitimately hurt after a serious personal crisis.

    Uh, Zane is a robot. Robots don't have existential crises. You're expecting a robot to have human emotions enough to have an existential crisis...Zane never really seemed to have that much emotional depth - in fact, that character is practically defined by a lack of emotion from the beginning, especially compared to Kai or Jay. 

    Someone said that the Zane character mystery was the Ninjago equivalent of Bionicle 2001 somewhere back in the day, but I think it was spoiled for me before I watched episode 1, so YMMV. 

    On 4/28/2020 at 1:07 AM, Sir Keksalot said:

    How many memes has Ninjago given us, eh? I thought so.

    Um...

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    I mean if you google search ninjago memes, there are a lot of them. Some of them are bad, but they exist. 

    The thing about Bionicle fan games

    in Bionicle Discussion

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    12 hours ago, Sir Keksalot said:

    Really, I'd prefer to see a fan game that does something entirely new, re-imagining Bionicle and improving upon what we already have. These fan games may be impressive, and at least one has gotten a lot of attention, but they do nothing to move Bionicle forward from any perpsective except presentation.

    I agree, but that would require an entirely new story. Some fan would have to write a fanfic and give it to a game developer. 

    13 hours ago, Sir Keksalot said:

    or something like Skakdi, which would probably be a pain to animate,

    There is a huge amount of official games in 2006. Voya Nui online, Piraka Attack, Matoran Escape, Inika Island Assault. Granted, they were all 2-D, but that doesn't mean that devs don't have examples to draw from. We even have the Bionicle Heroes game in 2006, if you need examples of Skakdi for your 3-D models. Maybe that's why there aren't any 2006 games, because it was done to death officially. 

    I agree that 2007 and 2008 would be hard, yeah. But what about 2009? I mean, we have the Glatorian Arena games and stuff, and Bara Magna as a really sick open world. They could do something like Destiny 2. Maybe it's just because everyone hates 2009 and 10. 

    I guess MNOG, being an old flash game, is easier to deconstruct than these other games...

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    The thing about Bionicle fan games

    in Bionicle Discussion

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    I think his point that all of the fan games are set in 2001 is significant. Why 2001? 

    Why not 2003? I would like to play as Takanuva playing kolhii against Makuta. What about a Maze of Shadows game fighting Rahi and Karzanhi?

    Or 2008? I mean, flying stuff is cool. What about a game of Takanuva's journey with multiple levels, each being a different alternate universe?

    Or even 2010? What about playing Mata Nui's journey through the Great Maze, with getting to play the prototype robot at the end? That would be so cool. 

    But aside from MenoLG (Metru Nui Online Game) all of the fangames are set on Mata Nui island. 

    Is Ninjago the next Bionicle?

    in Ninjago Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Lyichir said:

    I think that's one of the reasons why Bionicle's ending felt so unsatisfying—the big evil was defeated, everybody could finally live peacefully, but the story had given us barely any idea what that was supposed to look like for characters whose only roles up to that point were either being heroes, needing to be rescued by heroes, or working their lives away in a dull monotony that was supposedly their only purpose for existing. "Happily ever after" doesn't work when you have rarely allowed your characters to actually be happy.

    Hmm. This is a very interesting take on Bionicle's ending. Though I wonder if it's really true - I mean, the Bionicle characters make jokes, and at least among the Toa, they have each other. I don't think that every character was always sad all the time. What about the Le-Matoran celebrating in MNOG? 

    In real life, though, Bionicle is more a representation of going through trauma and abuse than the aftermath when you have defeated evil. It might be an interesting idea to extend the G1 story out to tell the story of the Toa and Matoran learning how to engage in productive work and transition to life on Spherus Magna. There's a lot to cover: the trauma of moving to a new place, the excitement of a new adventure. Personally I like to think that the Toa and Matoran built a fortified city on Spherus Magna and helped the Agori and Glatorian take care of the next generation of Agori/Glatorian children, but maybe that is sentimental of me. Others - like Takanuva - would likely be more interested in exploring. 

    I agree here - there's a story of recovery to tell, and it would be an interesting story indeed and be very deep. It would be a bit rough to tell within the premise of an action-figure toyline. It may be a viable option for a story-only Bionicle or perhaps some good fanfiction. 

    7 minutes ago, Sir Keksalot said:

    Then 04 happened and the default state for the world became 1984 with cyborgs.

    I find this comment funny. But it is a fair point that after 04, the setting was harsh and antagonistic in some form. Though Mata Nui did have a lava river, and sharks...

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