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The Dragon Prince |OT| The Last Frameratebender (Update: Renewed through season 7)
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Just saw the first episode. Honestly, animation, while not great by any means, isn't as bad as I thought.
But the show is a little bit more different than I was expecting. Both visually and in terms of tone, this show seems way more like say, RWBY, than Avatar.
But the show is a little bit more different than I was expecting. Both visually and in terms of tone, this show seems way more like say, RWBY, than Avatar.
7 episodes in and I'm kind of baffled at how high the reviews are. The show is good...maybe a 7/10 but the writing is a a pretty big weak point and the story is a bit too much of a cliche. So far it's about on par with season 1 of Korra, nowhere near TLA or even Voltron.
While I did get used to the animation it's still a huge step down from traditional animation.
While I did get used to the animation it's still a huge step down from traditional animation.
Watched 2 episodes of this with some kiddos. They loved it. Story seemed intriguing enough, but man, the voice acting for the moonelves(?) was so off and awkward. I think the white haired elf chick is trying to do a bad Scottish accent half the time. It's really distracting. She was the worst, the other VA were more natural sounding.
I'm in the middle of this show right now, but so far, I'm loving it.
This show really is the spiritual successor to Avatar The Last Airbender. Same deep lore and complexity, same interesting core characters, same humor, same heart, it has it all.
I do agree that the animation took some getting used to, but I still got used to it fairly quickly, and there are parts that absolutely wowed me with their beauty.
In some ways, this feels more like Avatar than Korra did.
Don't get me wrong, I loved Korra, but I like how so far, there doesn't seem to be a rush in telling this story and that they're letting everything breathe.
The absence of any awkward romances is also very welcoming.
This show really is the spiritual successor to Avatar The Last Airbender. Same deep lore and complexity, same interesting core characters, same humor, same heart, it has it all.
I do agree that the animation took some getting used to, but I still got used to it fairly quickly, and there are parts that absolutely wowed me with their beauty.
In some ways, this feels more like Avatar than Korra did.
Don't get me wrong, I loved Korra, but I like how so far, there doesn't seem to be a rush in telling this story and that they're letting everything breathe.
The absence of any awkward romances is also very welcoming.
Not when you outweigh the impairment in badassery. She seems the type who's 20 levels higher than the main party throughout the game. :P
yeah shes deaf and reads lips
from what i understand about deaf people, not all of them are completely deaf. like they can hear, but the sounds are distinctly "muted." i know i've seen videos or shows of some deaf/hard-of-hearing people speaking, but their pronunciation isn't quite fluent because they've grown up not hearing other people speak with clarity.
i think in a war situation, she'd probably be able to hear or "feel" some of the very loud noises. but it's fiction with a ton of magic, so they can really push that if they want to. remember, Toph was blind and had a whole extra super power because she developed her other senses to allow her to "see" through touch.
from what i understand about deaf people, not all of them are completely deaf. like they can hear, but the sounds are distinctly "muted." i know i've seen videos or shows of some deaf/hard-of-hearing people speaking, but their pronunciation isn't quite fluent because they've grown up not hearing other people speak with clarity.
i think in a war situation, she'd probably be able to hear or "feel" some of the very loud noises. but it's fiction with a ton of magic, so they can really push that if they want to. remember, Toph was blind and had a whole extra super power because she developed her other senses to allow her to "see" through touch.
This was so much better than I thought it was going to be.
I need book 2 in my veins right fucking now.
I need book 2 in my veins right fucking now.
Finished it today and it's hard not to walk away underwhelmed... by the amount of episodes. It's honestly just okay but I like the characters and the artsyle. Really wish the animation was better and that it had more episodes, feels like it was just getting good and then it stops.
Just wrapped and I absolutely loved this. I need season two right about yesterday. I really wish the first season was longer. Although if Netflix churns out episodes at the rate they churn out Voltron episodes I'll be aight.
Lmao right?such a shame bc clearly talented animators are behind it too
I really hope so. I really really enjoyed this first season, but especially love that the story is set up to be much longer form. I just hope we'll have the release cadence of Voltron to sate my need.
the writing is.... extremely eh. The dialogue particularly. The need to try and insert a joke in almost every interaction (At least 3 episodes in) is not working for me.
It's like the animation is always missing two to three frames or something.
story seems ok, but visually wtf
story seems ok, but visually wtf
I'm at work and can't use netflix -- does anyone happen to have a link to a 1.25x sped up trailer on youtube or something? Just curious. If not, I'll try that extension on my laptop later tonight.
EDIT: Literally JUST realized you can do this natively on Youtube, hahaha.
EDIT: Literally JUST realized you can do this natively on Youtube, hahaha.
3 episodes in and I really like this. I love the character designs (the elves look amazing) and the lore is pretty interesting. I just can't get over the frame rate.
Is this kind of 3D animation significantly cheaper than 2D? The backgrounds are so beautiful and I wish the whole thing was 2D. The animation is really expressive but the frame rate seems to ruin a lot of peoples hard work.
It feels very Voltron-y in that respect. I guess the target audience are little kids but thats fine.
Is this kind of 3D animation significantly cheaper than 2D? The backgrounds are so beautiful and I wish the whole thing was 2D. The animation is really expressive but the frame rate seems to ruin a lot of peoples hard work.
It feels very Voltron-y in that respect. I guess the target audience are little kids but thats fine.
Avatar's primary audience was also children, but the humor was better in almost every regard. it's fine though, if children enjoyed it, it is completely fair.
Check out character designer CT Chrysler's other work.
https://twitter.com/ctchrysler_
He's amazing. He needs a proper 2D animation sporting his designs.
im sorry but the writing is just... WHAT.
(first half spoiler)
(first half spoiler)
the heel turn from the mage and his two children from allies to the royal family and kingdom to just complete and utter evil and loving it is fucking dumb
Whoa, I had no idea it was him. I've always seen his work retweeted on my TL but I didn't know he was involved. Dude is insanely talented. He definitely needs a high budget 2D project for his designs.
Up to episode 6, I think my eyes just adjusted to the framerate. The show is damn cute and enjoyable, liking what I have seen so far.
The writing could be better but I am sure it will improve considering this is only part one.
The writing could be better but I am sure it will improve considering this is only part one.
finished it and... the writing is all over the place. I assume this is Book 1 half 1 so I'll give it the benefit of the doubt that it will get better in the second half just like Avatar book 1 slowly and slowly got better.
But compared to Avatar, it is failing for me. I won't criticize the characters quite yet as it's been too soon. But the setting, plot, writing and dialogue have all been weaker for me. Avatar improved a lot in season 2, but season 1 still showed a lot of promise due to the implication of things to come. And so far, whatever implication this has is pretty eh compared to Avatar's rush to master the elements so you can defeat the fire kingdom.
But compared to Avatar, it is failing for me. I won't criticize the characters quite yet as it's been too soon. But the setting, plot, writing and dialogue have all been weaker for me. Avatar improved a lot in season 2, but season 1 still showed a lot of promise due to the implication of things to come. And so far, whatever implication this has is pretty eh compared to Avatar's rush to master the elements so you can defeat the fire kingdom.
Just started watching this. I like the intro; feels very Lord of the Rings-ish. I don't mind the low frame rate but the human character designs are pretty horrible so far.
Thing that annoys me
Me when seeing Viren in literally his first scene in the first episode
Only on episode six, so this could still turn into a (speculation)
situation but even if it does it's just going to come off as cheap to me because it's a...
situation.
Me when seeing Viren in literally his first scene in the first episode
Only on episode six, so this could still turn into a (speculation)
Professor Snape
Snape
The worst has to be in episode 4 when
the elf girl is tied up, Bait comes in and flashes the guards and then the elf says some shit and the guards.... attack her????? And she gets free because she uses their swords to cut the rope. she cant do shit but sit there, and they attack her anyway
i dont know if i misunderstood something in that scene or what
Feeling like PG Brandon Sanderson, it's good so far. I like when fantasy stops just to explain the rules of their magic system.
I got the impression it's the "point of no return" for the elf assassins. They already reference how important certain traditions and honor are to them, this just seems like a way to bind them to completing their mission. Failure or hesitation will result in them literally losing their limb.
The animation style is different but I don't hate it and it gives a great sense of speed when the action goes down. Other than that I'm 4 episodes in and Amaya's rad and Gren is great. It's a small thing but as a support worker it's cool to get some representation in a show.
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Watched it all today. Really, really loved it. Interesting world-building, lovely characters, good humor, precise scripts and just all-around charming.
Don't sleep on it because of the animation weirdness. It's easy to get over it, and it honestly looks pretty good overall.
It starts a lot stronger than Avatar, too, given that this is only 9 episodes.
Don't sleep on it because of the animation weirdness. It's easy to get over it, and it honestly looks pretty good overall.
It starts a lot stronger than Avatar, too, given that this is only 9 episodes.
Uh...
The mage was always evil (did you miss the fact that he's the guy they talk about in the opening?), and his children are clearly not evil at all. The dude's struggling with his mission and his daughter is struggling even with the notion that the egg was more important than the kid.
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Is very barely noticeable more often than not. Especially once you get immersed in the show.
They make some odd choices implementing the low frame rate, almost every scene with the Aunt doing sign language were pretty smooth, but there are some really choppy scenes with the king. The slower the movement, the choppier it looked, and so most action was pretty decent, but small gestures suffered, so the king that barely moved seemed to be affected the most for me.
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