Hey, if someone would want to make a super robot game in the vein of say Getter Robo, Goddannar, Gunbuster or Pacific Rim - the whole "(alien) invaders, human fight them with giant robots" shtick...
What would you say would be required watching/reading?
A/Z
>>13331546
I mean, you have basically two whole decades worth of material starting with Mazinger Z and moving forward. I know Wikipedia has an fairly extensive list of most stuff produced at the time, just pick some and go. The quality may vary but the overall themes are going to be consistent.
Opinions will vary on which ones are 'good' and usually depend on which shows a person watched as a kid. Nostalgia factor plays a huge part in their reception. That being said, some personal favorites include:
-Voltes V
-Daimos
-Grendizer
-Mazinger Z
-Dancougar
-Dangaioh
-Hades Project Zeorymer
-Giant Robo
-Getter Robo G (Haven't seen original all the way through)
-Change! Getter Robo
-Godannar
-Gaogaigar
-RaijinOh
There's just mountains of this stuff. What kind of game did you have in mind?
>>13331644
Alien machines invade, humans in desperation accidentally create godmachine giant robots to fight them. Lots of hotblood and drama cranked to 11. Something like that. I'll have a default setting of sorts but assume players fill in the blanks as they play.
I'm mostly avoiding the Eva and its kin here.
Recommendations seem good. Seen/Read some of them.
>>13331546
Ideon for the human discover evil ancient super weapon
Aliens try to stop them
>>13331685
I've been meaning to watch that. Do like me some space.
(I kind of like Knights of Sidonia but it's not exactly what I'm going for)
>>13331546
For the story you're trying to make, I recommend the Getter manga, Armageddon, and Gunbuster. New Getter might help too but I've yet to see it.
>>13332186
Will look into them, thanks.
Dai Guard
>>13331660
>I'm mostly avoiding the Eva and its kin here.
Eva as a story has some problems, but it's a fucken good setting. Why would you specificially want to avoid that awesome fortess city setting? Shit has potential, if only it were to e used.
>>13337401
Eva used its potential, but not nearly enough of it and it was used poorly. Not even mentioning the downshift to EVERYTHING IS TUMBLING, TUMBLING from the Leliel fight onward.