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Recommendation thread
It seems we're getting far too many threads asking for media recommendations so I decided to start a general thread to keep it less cluttered.
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There's a free demo of this on WiiWare.
Parasect, Muk, Shuckle.
/me checks the NU tier list again
Let's see, parasect is grass/bug, muk is poison, shuckle is bug/rock...we need some other types. Maybe dark, psychic, steel, fighting, electric, water, ice, or soemthing.
Raichu, Jynx, Dewgong.
There you go.
Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix. Kinda like Star Wars in that the first is a complete, self-contained plot that leads into the two other works.
American Gods by Neil Gaiman. As if it requires explanation. Similarly, many of Neil's comics are great for this sort of thing. Check out The Sandman.
George R.R. Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire is supposed to be a blast. I haven't read them, but if A Game Of Thrones is any indication (and I'm told it is), they should be good times all around.
The Nightside series by Simon R. Green which I like to describe as 'if
John Constantine and Doctor Who had a baby in The Twilight Zone.'
You best not be jesting.
As for misc recs:
Claymore is an anime/manga about attractive swordswomen in tight suits fighting monsters and quite tasteful despite the incredible fetish potential. Essentially a shonen with breasts and vagina slapped onto the protagonists. It gets a bit overdramatic too early into the characterisation, but there's some decent reward in seeing it through, especially the manga. Just be prepared to put up with a lot of combat exposition. The swordplay is also pretty mediocre, but that's almost always a given. Although I do wish that a series bearing the name of a famous Celtic weapon got things right. Fun and entertaining, but not genius. Essentially good at what it does. If you like European fantasy through the auspice of Japanese understanding, it's a nice romp.
Witch Hunter Robin has an intensely powerful hook with a good character class. Unfortunately, it takes itself a little too seriously, with too little humour to round out the grimdark. The ending is also a little bit stock these days and while I didn't specifically predict it, it didn't surprise me, either. All the same, it kept me watching. Just be prepared for early-2000s anime CGI at points, which is often obvious and ends up detracting from the overall visuals when it pops up.
Samurai Champloo is probably one of the best road anime out there, perhaps even the best. While sometimes the animation quality and pacing leaves something to be desired, it makes up for its technical and plot failings with some of my favourite characters from any media, ever. Even though only about a quarter of the series need be watched to understand the complete plot, I found myself gleefully watching episode after episode, just to observe the characters interacting and doing their thing. The swordplay is also quite good for a change, with reasonable accuracy and great pacing while no particular conflict outlives its welcome.
Please stop let's-playing I Wanna Be The Guy.
Yeah, contrapuntal music is awesome since it's so much more intricate than homophony. Makes for good repeat listening since you can then pay attention to the countermelodies as well.
Anything else? What bands or artists play stuff like that? Or is this kind of crazy stuff only found in fanworks and soundtracks?
Trust me, he's not.
Can anyone point me in the direction of similar settings to Myst and The Chronicles of Amber?