Topic on Talk:RWBY

To any fans of the series...

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NoxiousSludge (talkcontribs)

Is it worth it for me to give it another shot?

I remember hearing about it years back from both friends and people on the net about how good of a show RWBY was and that it was totally worth giving a shot. I did so and decided to watch the first fight scene on Youtube. And I was... well, I was kinda disappointed.

I don't remember much since it's been years, but I remember being really underwhelmed by how... bad it looked. I remember the animation looking choppy, the voice acting wasn't all that good, and I remember thinking that it looked like it was rendered in say, Miku Miku Dance or something.

All in all, I didn't like it, but I kept hearing that it was an amazing show that just keeps getting better. So I must ask: was I being too harsh on it? Is it a series that gets better as it goes along after a shaky beginning, or is it very a much a "Love or hate" kind of thing? I am willing to accept the possibility of it me having been disappointed due to having it overhyped. I honestly wouldn't mind giving it a second chance, but I'd just like some perspective from a few fans before trying again.

Looney Toons (talkcontribs)

I think it's worth going back to. The animation is improving every volume -- they changed tools with the last volume, and it's giving them more options than Poser (which was what the late Monty Oum preferred to work in) ever did. And the storyline is developing in directions that you would not have expected from the first two volumes, and getting darker and more complex -- Miles and Kerry at Rooster Teeth have repeatedly said that with the conclusion of Volume 3 the "setup phase" of the story is complete and now they are now moving into the main plot -- so don't assume that just because the first season was happy-go-lucky fun at school that that's what the series is about.

That said, it may well be a love-hate thing. But honestly, I've encountered very few people who hate it. I've introduced many folks to it over the years, and even the ones who expected to hate it ended up eager fans. I'd say go back, watch all three extant volumes, and only make your decision about it then. It's not like it will be a huge investment of time -- more like three nights of movies in a row, total.

Looney Toons (talkcontribs)

Noxious -- Check out the Volume 4 trailer. The animation for the upcoming season is orders of magnitude better than the first. I don't think you'll be disappointed.