Something Amyss said:
Fox12 said:
Oh, Jesus, that's all we need. Bouncy boob physics on Casca during battle. Why can't berserk adeptations receive the pedigree they deserve?
TBH, the Dynasty Warriors games are strong sellers in Japan, which is why KT gets these licenses. Unfortunately, I've found their other Warriors-style games (Gundam, FOTNS) to be rather lackluster at best. Like, I suspect the main reason they sell is the combination of the Warriors pedigree and the strength of the licenses.
Also, the last couple of DWs have had jiggly boob physics, so I'd be surprised if it wasn't in this game.
Welp, if that's the case then it sounds more like a parody then an adaptation. I was interested, but it looks like that ship has sailed.
I'd say it's only really bad if you're familiar with the work. I didn't know what it was referencing, so it just looked like the same dumb, baseline pandering the market "demands." I've never seen Berserk, and was mostly curious as to whether the gameplay looked good (of course it didn't show gameplay. Gaming isn't about playing games, it's about ass and tits).
And this really grates my nerves for two reasons. The first is that, as Fappy said, the trailer took one of the most sensitive scenes I've ever seen in a work of fiction, and used it to shamelessly promote their game. The scene road the line in the book, but I would argue that Miura managed handle sensitive material pretty well through the strength of his writing. Out of context, however, it doesn't work so well.
The second is that it spoils the biggest plot point in a trailer. The end result is that people who haven't seen the show, or read the book, are going to have a pretty negative view of what Berserk is. Berserk can be somewhat gratuitous at times, but every act of sex and violence in the golden age arc contributes in the narrative. It's not a fanservice driven narrative. That's more then what I can say for something like Game of Thrones. Instead Berserk is incredibly nuanced and intellectual. It alludes to greek tragedy, like Oedipus Rex, or the works of Shakespeare, like Macbeth. It tackles hard philosophical questions. It isn't some cheap action adventure romp with lots of fanservice, and it shouldn't be treated like one. If I had to compare it to a game, I would compare it to something by Fromsoft. Not a jiggly physics battle simulator. I'm worried that this will leave a bad impression, or worse, muster needless controversy.
