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Solving entertainment's biggest cases (in 20 minutes or less)
Why You Don't Finish More Games and How to Change That
Ever wondered why you don't finish more games or how long you should play a game before deciding to commit or try something else? Join me, Trenchcoat, in this year-long experiment, as we delve into the financial, time, and emotional commitments that shape your gaming journey. This is my ultimate guide to mastering video game completion.
In this video essay, I unravel the mystery behind low game completion rates and provide few intuitive insights and practical strategies to determine when a game is truly worth finishing. Whether you're diving into blockbuster hits like "Starfield" and "Baldur’s Gate 3" or exploring indie gems, learn how to effectively assess a game's true value.
Together, we...
In this video essay, I unravel the mystery behind low game completion rates and provide few intuitive insights and practical strategies to determine when a game is truly worth finishing. Whether you're diving into blockbuster hits like "Starfield" and "Baldur’s Gate 3" or exploring indie gems, learn how to effectively assess a game's true value.
Together, we...
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The Issue with Marvel's Multiverse
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In this video essay, we explore why I don’t care about the MCU anymore and how everything since Avengers: Endgame feels meaningless. Characters like Deadpool and Wolverine raise critical questions about the emotional trajectory of the MCU and the state of superhero storytelling. Join me (Trenchcoat) as we delve into the factors contributing to this shift in enthusiasm and what it means for Marv...
How Gaming Could Save The Indiana Jones Franchise - A Comprehensive Analysis
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In this video, we take an in-depth look at how gaming could breathe new life into the beloved Indiana Jones franchise. With the upcoming release of "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" by Bethesda and MachineGames, there's a renewed hope for the adventure genre and the Indiana Jones legacy. Join me (Trenchcoat) as we dive into: 1. The special charm of adventure games and why they're so beloved....
Why House of the Dragon Could Outshine Game of Thrones - A Breakdown
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House of the Dragon' deserves your undivided attention. In this deep dive analysis and video essay, we explore the compelling reasons why 'House of the Dragon' stands out as a must-watch show for both seasoned 'Game of Thrones' fans and newcomers alike. Delve into a narrative rich in power struggles, family loyalty, and betrayal, all set against the backdrop of the Targaryen dynasty and their l...
The True Cost of Starfield's Loading Screens
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Starfield, Bethesda's highly anticipated space RPG, had gamers everywhere hoping for a new genre-defining experience. But why didn’t Starfield live up to the hype and become the next Skyrim? In this in-depth analysis, we explore the reasons behind Starfield's shortcomings despite its grand promises and why it will forever remain the game Todd Howard can only dream of. Topics Covered: The unreal...
The Fanbase Problem of Assassin's Creed
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In this video essay, I delve into the heart of the Assassin's Creed franchise and its growing fanbase problem. From the iconic days of Altair and Ezio, where social stealth and the hidden blade defined the Assassin's Creed experience, to the recent RPG-heavy titles like Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla, there's a clear divide among fans. I discuss how Ubisoft's shift towards RPG mechanics has ali...
“Valhalla is the best selling game in the franchise.” -It’s also the worst rated game in the franchise.
Haha if only that were true.. Unity is actually the worst rated one despite it being one of my favourites
I disagree. If i could go to the cinema and watch indie like a James Bond, wit another actor every 10 years...would be great.
@@aster934 so what do you disagree on ? Haha thats what I also wished would happen 😂
I would agree with this about a month ago, but now, after that finale and the obivous two missing episodes, i dont know anymore.
Totally understandable… I still really liked it and am looking forward to the next season. They can’t postpone the war any longer
@@TRENCH-COAT No they definitely can't. Having to be left with "oh okey next season is full war finally" two seasons in a row is quite the flawed achievement.
I always thought that in recent times video games based on movie franchise are showing better stories, better pacing, capturing the soul of original movies and being respectful of fans and characters. Alien isolation was a good example: it was better than Prometheus crap and his sequel.
Totally agree with you! Alien Isolation was so underrated… absolutely captured the spirit of the originals. Hoping thats what they managed to do with Indiana Jones. Thanks for the insightful comment - I am gonna definitely do a video on the James Bond game coming from IO interactive soon, lots of potential there!
the new Indiana Jones game (The Great Circle) could save gaming!
I definitely agree with your first point, buying Tears of the Kingdom made me feel an overwhelming sense of commitment to finishing it because of the steep $70 pricetag, but games that I got for free or for cheap have been sitting unfinished for years
Dude same 😂🙈 I have like a million free or discounted games that are just sitting there but knowing I paid full price for a video game makes me complete it 90% of the time lol…
Season 2 is atrocious and It's not even the lack of action and dragon battles that got me turned off this season, It's the awful brain dead writing, monotonous storytelling and character assassinations. I rewatched season 1 of GOT last week and god damn I could watch them just talking all day. There was tension and conflict. It goes to show that a multimillion dollar budget and all the cgi in the world cant replace good writing & storytelling. HOTD, season 2 specifically, is just filled with shameless cameos, marvel-esque fan service, and nonsensical plot lines that veered too far from the book. They're literally making the same mistake as D&D. Well at least D&D had the excuse of running out of source material.
I mean I don't agree with you. I can agree that the season ended a bit anticlimactically but claiming it's the same as season 8 of GOT is ridiculous. The biggest problem this season had was pacing - I for one loved the pacing and appreciate them taking the time to flesh out the characters. Don't really know what you mean by it's just fan service. It had tons of good character writing imo...
Let me know down in the comments how often you actually finish a game?
If i didn't pay for game 1-2 hourus if i payed 1 playthrough
@@Nikolai-petrovićhaha thats the best way to handle it!! 😂
Usually I give myself 2 hours. I can acknowledge that rpg’s and larger games take more time to get into, but I believe the onus is on developers to make the game exciting within that timeframe all the same
Fair enough! Do you think you accept that RPG’s are difficult at the start and don’t let that determine your opinion on the game to early?
@@TRENCH-COAT I think that with rpgs, the driving factor behind me continuing to play the game has a lot more to do with the story and characters than gameplay. I’m willing to wait for fun and nuanced gameplay if, for example, a character like Jackie in cyberpunk 2077 is there alongside me
I hope this new game is the first (albeit, small) step forward of everyone realizing that Harrison Ford himself isn't required in order to tell a cinematic Indy story...hopefully, eventually leading to a live-action recast. And going forward, treating the franchise similarly to James Bond (except in this case, remaining in the same time period)...and knowing the current owners (Disney), that may end up being the plan in the long run.
100% Agree! Thank for the comment.
I’m honestly sick of the battle royale, first person shooter, and online exclusive games. These days they’re made almost strictly for streamers and competitive Esport tournaments. Everything is corporate and made with the intention of pushing cosmetics and micro transactions through online shops. There’s no heart or soul, and there certainly isn’t any passion behind most games these days. They’re almost made by an assembly line of bored developers who just want to cash their paychecks and repeat. I’m praying this Indiana Jones game is a step in the right direction. I pray the developers genuinely want to give us a solid and polished single player adventure game. The Indiana Jones franchise only really has two options, since they went all in on their promise to never recast Jones in film… those options are video games, and animation.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah I totally agree. When I play a single player game and I can feel the developer is putting in the effort to make my time feel valuable it makes gaming the best form of entertainment imo but vice versa most online games are just this micro transaction pushing slog and then gaming feels evil and corporate. Let’s hope Indiana Jones is the type of game to make us love gaming!
Indiana Jones reboot without Williams, Ford and creative genius of Lucas is bound to fail. There shouldnt be one, plain and simple
@@timwoods8297 Lucas, Williams and Ford worked all worked on Crystal Skull… don’t think they can’t make something bad cause they clearly can haha and also don’t limit yourself to thinking only one person could make a good indy thing. The best stories in the novels and games have all been written by people other than Lucas!
@@TRENCH-COAT Crystal Skull is pretty good apart from monkey and fridge scenes. Captures the spirit of the time, mcguffin is something original rather then religious icon, still has a connection to real events and places. It may be worse then original trilogy, but it still is Indiana Jones from top to bottom. You cant replicate that recipie
It wont. HOTD has bad writing and wokeism all over it. It wont ever touch GOT besides visuals and dragons.
Yeah I totally disagree, you are entitled to your opinion but maybe try using any other word than "woke" to describe your problems with something cause I feel like you don't actually even know what woke means. Two woman kissing doesn't make something woke buddy.
It's not really divided. If you prefer the three RPG games, you're wrong, GO find another series, instead of ruining ours. The fact people act like this is a debate, is crazy. Classic AC is what EVERY game moving forward should be. Never again that RPG bullshit.
I grew up with the Classic games and I spent a good chunk of those last 6 years hating on the RPG games. Do I like what the franchise became? Nah. But I had a great time turning off the ''hardcore AC fan'' part of my brain so I could enjoy Odissey and Valhala. I think they are great games and honestly, I had more fun playing them than Mirage. I feel like nowdays it's futile to ask Ubisoft to return to the roots...clearly they are not interested in that since....well, AC Revelations probably? Maybe with the inevitable remakes from the original games they are coming back to the roots.
Bro relax everything will be okay lol
I truly can’t stand this Dial of Destiny trash-talking. Dial of Destiny is deeply misunderstood and will be reappraised favorably in time. It’s a wonderful, thoughtful film and Harrison absolutely should have done it and I’m glad that he did.
meh
@@TRENCH-COAT yeah, kinda what I thought about your video. 🤷♂️
How about... and hear me out... don't make it first person...
Lol 😂😂😂
Well, nice to know I am not a player because the loading screens don’t upset me, but then I have played other BGS games so I always understood that loading screens were gonna happen because that is how they separate the various cells. I swear all y’all complain about something that all Bethesda has done since at least OBLIVION. Also, I was never one for wandering around some boring ass map, I am there for my objectives. Also, love fast travel and the PoI indicators that my scanner reveals to me. I don’t have to be bored wondering if there is anything around to even bother with. Mostly, I love it because it is a Bethesda game that like all their games lets me have my power fantasy and shoot all the space pirates I can and want to. Wandering around is boring and dull and was never a thing I enjoyed in BGS games. Doing missions and quests though, that I love and I got plenty of that in STARFIELD and finally in a setting I love, space. I have finally got my Bethesda game and I love it, so hate all ya want, never gonna change my mind; STARFIELD is the best Bethesda game ever. I don’t need Elder Scrolls (in fact that is a genre I really dislike) nor Fallout’s hellish dystopia, I got my bright, shiny space game.
Just because Bethesda has always used loading screens does not mean we have to mindlessly and blindly continue to accept it. You are obviously welcome to enjoy the game - in fact if you do that's great and I am happy for you, but simultaneously - I am also allowed to not like it and call out dated design when I see it.
@@TRENCH-COAT I don’t mindless accept the loading screens, I accept them because that is required for the physics engine to do its thing. It isn’t dated it is different. Y’all keep acting like there is something wrong with BGS choosing good enough and not best. Best is the enemy of good enough. I mean at least it is a published game unlike the new and spiffy STAR CITIZEN which for all its fancy tech still hasn’t published an actual game. I don’t know why everyone was seemed to expect NMS or SC and not a Bethesda game? And again, loading screens aren’t that big a deal, and are pretty damned fast even with a chunk of mods loaded so it is still a step from their previous games. More stable, better graphics, better combat, just a nice, good, fun game. But yeah, be all negative and angry of that floats your boat. Seems silly to me but you do you.
@@craig.a.glesner okay fam seems like you are the one thats angry 😝
Me too I love uncharted and tomb raider I happy Thats Xbox game
Can’t wait for the game 😱
the only reason i love indiana jones as much as I do today is because of the lego game, it was the only thing i could get my brother to play with me. lots for fond memories there
Same bro... same
My fellow South African. Great video!
Hi, Welcome bro!
I dressed up for Indi at comic con and there were at least 50 of us!!!
That's awesome! Indy is being held alive by the fans - hopefully the game breathes new life into the franchise.
@TRENCH-COAT really, if not I'm continuing to dress up like indy while I go on adventures
People have no problem seeing Indiana Jones old. That should be made very clear. Dial of Destiny’s failures had nothing to do with age. All the complaints were about character assassination. Knocking down an icon to prop up a new hero
@@MichaelBurkhalter fair point… maybe it had nothing to do with age but unfortunately that is what they decided to focus and lean on. A frail and grumpy Indy. Proper character assassination as you said. Such a terrible movie man yikes. Hopefully the game brings back the joy we once felt with Indy! Thanks for the comment 🙌🏻
Indy has always been strong in the video game realm. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is one of the acknowledged greatest point and click adventures ever made. I also played Emperors Tomb on my xbox til the disc didnt work anymore. The locations and level design were out of this world. And it was a true globe trotting adventure.
Hoping they nail this game - I'd love a trilogy.
indiana jones and the empero's tomb was the best video games
@@themultigamerfr6096 I have heard this a couple of times! I should check it out.
I'm not impressed. It looks like some half-assed indie project, no pun intended. What's with the dated graphics? It looks like it came out in 2013.
Hahaha I think you forgot how games looked in 2013 imo
A big theory I have of why it seems harder and harder to care about this franchise besides the dwindling quality and excess of content is simply that, well, they haven’t given us a reason to care about the future. They promise that everything will add up and we will get greatness with Secret Wars, but you have to consider the journey is just as important, if not more, than the destination. They have been simply green lighting as many projects as they can, not giving a crap if anything will tie into a larger narrative. Nothing feels cohesive, instead we just have so many dangling plot threads. The earlier days were great as we kept seeing characters throughout different films, watching them evolve and grow. Now, while we have a ton of characters, we haven’t seen them across multiple films in this new saga. It hasn’t really been a saga where we see heroes go on a journey spanning several filmed instead it’s been a hodgepodge of random projects. In Phase 1, Avengers tied everything together. In Phase 2, Captain America Winter soldier and Age of Ultron had our team continue on, facing new struggles. We don’t even know who the Avengers are at this point!
Such a great point! Marvel forgot about the journey because they just want the destination (Secret Wars). I want them to succeed but at this point it just feels like they don't know what makes a good character film anymore. Literally are we going to have the avengers assemble after only having one Shangi Chi film? Ridiculous. How are we supposed to even care... Thanks for the comment! Loved your points - hope to see you in future comment sections.
@@TRENCH-COAT of course. Just subbed :)
Indiana Jones deserves several seasons of a 2D animated series. That way you can have Harrison Ford young again with manerisms both captured and exagerated to perfection in a way that only 2D cartoon can. So many stories to tell and in any setting. There's a fan made (Patrick Schoenmaker) Indiana Jones cartoon trailer on RUclips that does just that; and it's superb. How Disney have not picked up on this, especially considering all the junk they are pumping out at present, is insane.
@@joesackbaron Indiana Jones in a proper animated series would be amazing!
I've always felt Indiana Jones could continue on one of two ways: Animated movies, especially if they decided to lean heavily into the original pulp-feel of Raiders of the Lost Ark and employed a more pulp comic aesthetic, or video games. As much as I adore Harrison Ford and he thinks he is the only one that can truly portray Indiana Jones, really it all comes down to the writing and if it feels like an Indy adventure or not with a ton of VA's out there able to replicate the tone and cadence of a younger Harrison Ford. It's clear that Disney/LucasFilms are not interested in pursuing more adventure or adult animation (Especially since Disney keeps striking out with its adventure films like Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Treasure Planet, and now Strange World) so maybe licensing out to studios to make more Indiana Jones adventures would be the best thing going forward. Nothing is stronger than a recognizable brand with its most iconic character being the series' namesake.
100% agree well said. Looking forward to seeing what they do with the game. Thanks for the comment 🙌🏻
Indiana Jones can never be like James Bond. I don’t know why people think that. Each Indy film is set in a specific time period. Each James Bond film is just set the year it comes out with no explanation as to how. It just is. Two completely different storytelling motifs
So why exactly couldn't another actor play Indy every few years in the same specific time period? It's an iconic character that if they had recast him earlier we wouldn't have things like Crystal Skull or Dial of destiny.
@@TRENCH-COAT it would just be jarring I think… I mean I’m sure it was jarring when they recast Sean Connery, but we have become accustomed to it now. Another actor playing Indy just wouldn’t work in my opinion
@@joshhunt4146 I agree now it's almost impossible but back when they finished The last crusade a discussion should've been held to replace Harrison so that more films could get made. Today it's impossible that's why I think video games is our best alternative.
This would be great, BUT it's in 1st person not 3rd person. It's not as good if you can't see the fact that you are controlling Indiana Jones. The greatest Indiana Jones game was and still is Emperor's Tomb for the original Xbox.
I am going to give MachineGames the benefit of the doubt due to the incredible track record they have of creating amazing games. I agree I would've probably preferred 3rd person. Only time will tell if it works or not. I personally have faith in the development team.
Same thing that happened with Avatar Frontiers of Pandora is going to happen with this game, cinematics look great, graphics insane, but this is one of those games that need to be played 3rd person to really enjoy the scenery, puzzles, character interactions and all, in this type of games the character needs to interact with the environment for this to be fully enjoyed, same thing that happened with Avatar, not seeing your character interacting with the environment sort of killed the essence of the world they built since what you want to see is a big blue avatar all the time interacting with everything, not just the hands, that's why people think it was just another Far Cry game. Take this Indiana Jones game as sort of an "Uncharted similar experience", those that have played Uncharted know that it won't be the same played 1st person since you want to see Nate jumping around all the time, resolving puzzles, using the rope (that's why the camera changed to 3rd person in this game when using his whip, they want us to see Jones jumping around, why not just make it permanent?) . Game looks great, I just think it would be more enjoyable if you can see Jones all the time, not just his hands and shoes.
That's a great point! Avatar did kinda loose me and I do agree it would've probably been better for us if we could see Jones the whole time but alas. I hope they do nail the vibe of Indiana Jones and I am fairly confident they will.
Hmmm, I enjoyed Wolfenstein 1 and 2 ALOT. ao ai have to disagree.
Seriously well made video, looking forward to more ASOIAF content!!
Appreciate the comment, thank you!
Sayin Origins isn’t AC is crazy
It's like 10% AC
@@TRENCH-COAT Y’all just needa wipe yall mouths, dust ya pants off and get over Altair, Ezio and Edward🤣 whether y’all like it or not, The RPGs made the series better as a whole and gave mfs a thousand more things to do. Y’all old AC fans got Mirage and most of y’all still complained bout that shit. It’s at the point where it’s clear that y’all don’t even know wtf y’all want. Bc if u did, you would keep replying Mirage and the old games and stop talkin bout it in vids.
@@Mondiale78 The reason why people don't like the RPG games is because it's very far off of what AC is. The games are good RPG games, but the fact that the name "Assassin's Creed" is in it makes it bad. Like, you don't even get to play as an Assassin in Odyssey and Valhalla. If Odyssey and Valhalla didn't have AC in their names, they would've been better.
No it isn't
@@Mondiale78 they literally fucking RUINED the series
So far it's failing to do so miserably, it could have been much better but the writing is just as bad as the last seasons of GoT even tho the story isn't as complex as GoT, D&D had a more difficult job
Now that's not true - maybe go watch the season finale of season 8 and then come back to me.
@@TRENCH-COAT it's total crap i know but the highs of HotD so far aren't even close to the highs of GoT even in its bad seasons (5 to 7)
Too soon buddy you have already jinxed yourself
Hehe I don’t think so
The multiverse saga has been the worse
Yeah 😂🙈
U forget to mention the Emperor's Tomb
Lot's of people loved emperors tomb!
My concern is first person view for an Indiana Jones gsme
Yeah I am also concerned but that is machinegames forte. I think we are in good hands!
Multiverses are such an easy way to make me not care about something. Endless possibilities, but limited creativity. This is why the restrictions we put in stories matter.
@@Protofall 100% spot on
I would have preferred if 'Crystal Skull kinda era' where he was mid 60's could have transitioned into a series format rather than movie. Movies are dead short and need a lot of spectacle to compensate for their more limited scope of exposition. As Ford has gotten older he's had to become less of what made him a hit originally i.e. a bit of a Han Solo masquerading as an academic. If you're toning down on action and spectacle you need to make stuff more interesting and intelligent and for that you need time... Yeah it can be done in movie format but it's considerably harder. Games are probably honestly the best way for his legacy to continue.
Totally agree! Lets hope the game is great!
Totally agree! Lets hope the game is great!
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Spot on. The multiverse makes it less emotional, there are less stakes. Hoping for some good films in the future though.
Same!!
Starfield is a shameful display of corporate slop! ....and phuk todd16x...phukkin charlatan
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its clear that HBO set budget free for this one!
Haha yeah 😂
As much as I do not like she-hulk, the marvels, Secret Invasion, Cloak and Dagger I don't think this was thought through. I also have seen D&W so I have a bigger perspective, since it was a multiversal one. Spiderman creators wanted to artificially create an "end game" moment.. whaaa? ..says you, never corssed my mind that it was supposed to be grand in that way, since it was clearly a Peter moment when the words about power and responsibility actually sink in. I would call that a character moment and a damn good one at that. That is THE moment when Peter Parker becomes Spider-man, THE DEFINING Spider moment, so what are you talking about? They did not throw away the legacy movies, they did not even gave them a shoutout, they incorporated the characters and their stories into the current MCU and they did it while remaining respectful to the source material and the movies, while not showing us the same scene of uncle Ben dying for the Nth time. Where is the bad part? "Where do you go from here when you've exhausted all the possibilites.." ..again, whaaa? Wherever a LIMITLESS human imagination takes you, the simple fact that you think that all the possibilites were exhausted is a big red flag about this video. Nothing was exhausted and if you think about it just a little bit, for a little while a new world of possibilites have just been discovered. Loki is another example of a very good character arc, from a selfish God of Mischeif to the selfless God of Stories. I'd argue that Loki series is the best thing MCU cerated, a movie or a series and alongside Rocket's the best character arc in the whole MCU. Not only Loki gets a proper ending though, people have come to like Mobius, B15, O.B. just to name a few and Renslayer is established as a formidible anti-villain. Where is the bad part? WandaVision is also very good, besides a few things. Start of Wanda's mental problems after the loss of Visiona and the snap, Vision comes back as a white (yellow in the comics) one. New characters enter the scene without another boring origin story, not only Monica, I mean the boys. Wanda is established as a threat, shame they did not have the balls to keep to it, because we were so close to the House of M story, a big shame imho. Kind of like they killed World War Hulk by making it a joke, a bigger shame imho. :P Moon Knight has some real problems, mostly the tone, but it wasn't terrible, you wanna see a terrible show, watch she-hulk (I'm joking, don't!). Cloak and Dagger is not bad, just boring. There is one point I agree with 100%. The good MCU movies after the infinity saga were the ones that focused on their main or a title character(s) - Spiderman, Loki, WandaVision, Deadpool, I will include Ant-Man, even though in Quantumania Scott didn't feel as a MC, but the movie title includes "Antman and Wasp" and there are two Ant-men and Wasps and the story revolved around them and I enojeyd it for the most part. I think the problem is different, it's not that there are a lot of verses within a lore, the problem is there are over 30 movies in reality now and all of them create a part of the lore so you need to know all of them very, very well to not make major mistakes (some mistakes will happen), because one line can change a lot of things. Like the fact that Janet has a problem with sending signals to QR all of a sudden, but didn't have one when they sent Scott there before the snap, D&W established a phone line between TVA and the void, which was stupid and lazy at the same time. You cannot alter any character through other dimension, it's a different character. Nexus event creates a whole new timeline. Logan from "Logan" is dead, he will not come back. Loki from the sacred timeline is dead, the current God of Stories Loki was always a variant, a nexus being who's actions created a branch that would grow beyond the red line if not pruned, thus he was arrested by B15's team. Deadpool and Wolverine also established that one cannot change events in any timeline at will. They cannot change Logan Universe's history, it is also heavily implied that Avengers, Deadpool or Summers' time trips within a branch are lesser evils compared to the alternatives, even though they also create nexus events. Entire universes are at stake now, I'd say those are higher not just one or two planets. Every life form on every planet vanishes from existence along with a planet and space and time. In fact characters like Deadpools or Woverines need that kind of motivation, they do selfless deeds for selfish reasons. You need to know all of the above and many more to write a solid MCU screenplay at the moment. One last thing, just to be sure we are on the same page. You do realize that multiverse, Kangs, He Who Remains, multiversal wars, TVA, timelines, ouitside of time, Alioth are all canon? Marvel studios did not invent any of that. Remember in the Age of Ultron when Banner says to Stark that he feels as if he lived in a loop? Back then there was just the Sacred timeline which was a loop. Yes, it seems the idea is at least that old and the Multiverse was always a destination. This video from the very begining sounded to me like "it wasn't as good as my favourite movie so it's all bad". You claim you "wanted more grounded stories.." and yet you come back to infinity saga over and over again "I got end game levels of excitement". So which one is it? Marvel aside. They have to revive the dead characters because people do not watch the new ones. Why do you think they revived Ripley in the Alien Ressurection, because they figured people would not watch a new MC and knowing what I know now I would bet a lot of money that they were right. And 25 years later "shit, here we go again.." same shit different day. :/ A new term, the "anchor being" shows that they know the problem, I think.. I hope. It's a meta-comment that people watch movies because of certain characters (or actors), so when that character is no longer a part of a frenchise, cause of reasons, people loose intrest over time. Mr. Paradox's motives in the movie kind of reflects exactly the choice the creators of the movie had, let the old movies "die" a natural death, meaning let people forget about them, or kill those stories now (for example by pruning them, let Mr. Paradox "win") and begin anew.. it also seems that Deadpool was a pivotal one in that regard and the ending suggests they saved at least some parts of the legacy. :P
What are you planning on calling your book
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I'm not going to read that whole wall of text, but I want to comment on this part > [In No Way Home] they incorporated the characters and their stories into the current MCU and they did it while remaining respectful to the source material and the movies I don't really agree with this. Specifically for Norman / Goblin, Doc Ock and Flint Marco / Sand Man (Not commenting on the other 2, since I don't know the "Amazing Spiderman" films well). Tom Holland's Peter's mission was to cure the 5 stranded villains, to save them. He does this by either forcefully removing their abilities, or putting the inhibitor chip on Doc Ock. If you'd never seen the original Trilogy, or forgot the details of those films then this would seem fine, but Holland's Spiderman dealt with these villains in a way that robs the victory of the original films. In the original trilogy, Norman had a darkness before taking the serum. What the serum actually did was manifest Norman's wrath and pride into it's own being, the Goblin, as well as a strength buff of course. Whereas NWH presents Norman as a helpless, innocent man whose being taken for a ride by the Goblin. Similarly for Otto Octavious, he was "good" in the beginning, but even before the inhibitor chip broke he showed arrogance and risk taking. When the chip broke, the tendrils decided to make Otto give into his desires. Otto at first argues with them, that its wrong, but they use his desire to complete the machine to get him to do what they want. In NWH there's no sign of this. Otto gets a new inhibitor chip then acts like he wasn't acting in his right mind, like he was fully controlled by the tendrils. This moment inparticular is a big gripe for me, because it robs his redemption in the original trilogy. Back then, he never got a 2nd inhibitor chip. Instead Maguire Spiderman was pinned and about to die, but he reminded Otto of the advice he gave to Peter earlier, and convinces Otto that what he's doing is wrong. Otto snaps out of it, the tendrils try to tell him what to do but Otto fights it, without an inhibitor chip and then makes the ultimate sacrifice. And for Flint Marco, I don't get why he needed to be "cured" at all. At the end of the original trilogy he was forgiven by Maguire Spiderman which relieved him of the massive guilt he carried. He leaves, and the feeling I got was that he was a changed man. In NWH he initially sides with Holland Spiderman (Thinking he's Maguire), then turns on him for some reason after Goblin's speech. Marco never wanted power though, he just wanted to go home. Fighting Spiderman doesn't help achieve those goals. In short, if you never watched the original films, then NWH looks really good. And it does have good callbacks like continuing Garfield Spiderman's arc by saving MJ. But as it stands, I have to say that NWH is not my favourite Holland Spiderman film (That goes to Homecoming).
@@Protofall spot on… you explained exactly why I feel the way I feel…Thank you!!! The recent reveal of RDJ as doctor doom just cements my point. They are just nostalgia baiting without truly respecting what came before. They care about seats in the cinema so they will revive dead characters or characters that already achieved full character development for a cool action scene or trailer moment…
Truth, I thought I was the only person who slightly didn't give a shit about this film, lmfao! 💯
@@TheGoldenPlatoon757 welcome to the club bro lol
Avengers endgame gave us conclusions to most of our characters but then the next phase was the multiverse saga we got to see our characters again realizing their deaths didn't really matter since they could be replaced in the future as seen in wolverine and deadpool but as i watched wolverine and deadpool with an open mind i must say that the way they did the movie makes you care for those characters it shows that even in the multiverse saga we can have characters we care for if it's done right
Yeah I don’t think the multiverse is the problem. I think you can tell very good stories with the multiverse but the way Marvel has been handling it has been nothing short of terrible.
I think that under very specific circumstances and with good care, the concept of a muliverse can yield a good and even thought provoking story. That said, the MCU did not even make an attempt at doing that. Instead they treat the multiverse as a device to fully dedicate their films to a pretty shallow meta winks at the audience. You are no longer expected to watch the films because of the story, to see how the lore unravels or how the characters deal with problems and grow. You are supposed to go to the cinema because Disney managed to cast this or that actor, either because it was a popular fan cast, or because he was in an old, pre-MCU superhero film (sometimes even a film everyone used to make fun of). At this point, MCU movies feel more like a reality show played at the level of casting agents than an actual narrative. We are pretty lucky the Infinity saga turned out as good as it did.
Such a spot on summary of the problem with the MCU. It’s no longer about good characters or intricate interwoven storylines - its about the best fan cast. Like the recent reveal that RDJ is doing Doctor Doom. Like are you telling me there wasn’t one other actor that could do him justice? They did it cause RDJ gets people in seats with nostalgia. Don’t get me wrong cause I think he will do an amazing job but it’s just so typical MCU to bring back a beloved actor because your franchise is struggling. Anyways - I obviously hope its good and I do want them to succeed so let’s see. Thanks for the insightful comment 🙌🏻
The Spiderverse films are doing the multiverse stuff really well, same with Everything Everywhere All At Once. It is possible, but MCU isn’t doing it great
@@theanatomyoffilmandcinema Agreed!