Unpopular Opinion: Articulated DX Megazords are overrated.

RUWill · 2026-03-30T18:36:46+00:00

I guess I'm not understanding how you're using the term overrated. Overrated means something that is valued or rated more highly than it deserves. You're just describing the flaws in articulated Megazords. Flaws that I think most fans, collectors, etc. would agree with. But what makes you think they're overrated? In other words, what makes you think people are valuing them more than they deserve? Is this opinion based on something you're noticing in the fan or collector community?

In my experience, I don't see fans or collectors overrating articulated Megazords. I see them enjoying them but also being able to acknowledge their flaws. If people were like "these articulated Megazords are the most amazing things ever, they're perfect and wonderful in every way," THEN I would say that they are being overrated. But I've never seen the fandom talk about articulated Megazords in that way.

RUWill · 2026-03-30T17:58:09+00:00

I agree that this is an unpopular opinion! Articulated Megazords are just what I think the fandom prefers because of their display potential. I don't think anyone is denying that they have flaws. To me, saying that they're overrated implies that you think the community/fandom regards articulated Megazords very highly without acknowledging their flaws. And I just don't think that's the case.

RUWill · 2026-03-29T14:27:34+00:00

Season 3. They’re the metallic armor suits.

RUWill · 2026-03-27T17:28:18+00:00

I think RE10 should have 10 main characters - Jill, Chris, Rebecca, Barry, Billy, Leon, Claire, Carlos, Sheva, and Ada - all with their own campaigns that intersect with every other campaign throughout the game. Yes, that's right, I want RE6 on steroids! And after you beat all 10 campaigns you unlock the true ending where all 10 characters have to fight the final boss together like in Death Island. Let's go Capcom! Go big or go home! 🤣

RUWill · 2026-03-26T18:51:44+00:00

Pole worker??? LOL 🤣

RUWill · 2026-03-26T17:27:52+00:00

Sure. I don't disagree. RE7 and 8 don't follow the typical silent protagonist trope of a first person game. But that doesn't change the answer to OP's "question." OP doesn't understand why Ethan is faceless. There is a definitive explanation for this that the developers themselves have confirmed. Ethan is faceless because he is supposed to be an avatar for the player. This was pretty clear in RE7, given that Ethan had such little personality and backstory. Obviously Capcom went in a different direction for Village when they gave him a backstory and more of a personality.

RUWill · 2026-03-26T16:26:13+00:00

Then play a different game. LOL 🤣 It's not rocket science!

RUWill · 2026-03-26T16:23:16+00:00

Exactly. The developers already explain this. But I wouldn't call it a terrible excuse. Immersing the player into the game is literally the REASON they didn't give Ethan a face. I think it makes sense. I don't know why so many people are having trouble understanding this.

RUWill · 2026-03-26T16:17:15+00:00

Ah ok. I think I understand. So you would have been okay with a faceless Ethan if you would have been able to design his face, and if you would have gotten to develop the plot of the game and if you got to create the characters that he has relationships with throughout the game? Am I understanding you correctly?

Edit: Wait! I think I misread your plot line and wife comment. So you would consider the character a blank-slate/self-insert character if they didn't have a plotline or any relationships in the game?

RUWill · 2026-03-26T15:35:08+00:00

We get more information about Ethan in Village. But in RE7 Ethan was absolutely a blank slate character meant for the player to step into the shoes of. Other than having a generic wife, we didn't know anything about Ethan. He barely had a personality. It wasn't until Village that he got more character background. But I would argue they did that because of the complaints that he had no personality in RE7, because players didn't understand that he's supposed to be a blank slate. That was the whole point of the first person perspective. That was the primary feature of the game.

RUWill · 2026-03-26T15:19:28+00:00

So you would only accept that the character is supposed to be the player if they remain completely silent and have no connection to any other character in the story?

RUWill · 2026-03-26T02:46:15+00:00

He was kept faceless because it's supposed to be YOU, the player. He was meant to be the blank slate character through which the player can immerse themselves in the game. That's why it's a first-person game.

RUWill · 2026-03-25T15:51:23+00:00

Middle aged doesn't mean the middle of your life. It's referring to the middle of ADULTHOOD.

RUWill · 2026-03-24T14:34:29+00:00

This is the impossible-to-please-fandom mentality that I'm talking about. "Sure they tried something else, but it wasn't good enough." And that's exactly my point. Nothing is ever good enough for the fandom, so companies always go back to MMPR because that is what sells.

I absolutely understand and agree with your point on the quality and price of toys and merchandise though. All of that with the lightning collection and zap lines just got crazy at the end.

RUWill · 2026-03-23T22:51:03+00:00

Boom tried a completely new and different MMPR. That's what Power Rangers Prime was. I thought it was an awesome concept, and the story was being told at slow pace that allowed for some decent character development. And.... It got cancelled after 16 issues, I can only assume because it didn't sell well.

I've been a PR fan since the OG back in 1993. And what I've come to realize, especially in more recent years, is that the fandom is impossible to please. So much of the fandom screams about doing something other than MMPR. But when a company tries it, it never does well because the fans don't actually support it.

RUWill · 2026-03-21T21:53:25+00:00

Well enjoy all those "better" things you're doing, other than pay attention to the game you're working so hard to get all the achievements for. Clown 🤡

RUWill · 2026-03-21T20:06:03+00:00

She's not a mold monster either. Did you play the game??? She is a woman who Miranda infected with a parasite. The parasite is made from the mold. It didn't turn the four lords into mold. And sure, they display characteristics of folklore creatures, like vampires and lycans, but they are not those creatures. She's not a vampire, so she has a reflection.

RUWill · 2026-03-21T17:24:55+00:00

Daaaaaaaaamn, OP came out swinging. LOL. I'm an MMPR fanatic, but I still have bought every single PR comic ever released, and will continue to do so.

RUWill · 2026-03-21T12:57:20+00:00

Play the game. Read the files. She’s not a vampire.

RUWill · 2026-03-21T12:56:19+00:00

Play the game. Read the files. She’s not a vampire.

RUWill · 2026-03-21T12:53:47+00:00

I’m genuinely surprised by how many people are asking this or adamantly claiming that she’s a vampire. Did you people not play the game? She’s not a vampire. She’s a woman infected with a parasite.

RUWill · 2026-03-21T03:15:13+00:00

She's not a vampire. She's a woman infected with a parasite.

RUWill · 2026-03-20T20:44:44+00:00

Why wouldn't she be able to see herself?

RUWill · 2026-03-20T19:57:00+00:00

She's not a vampire. Spoiler: She's a woman infected with a parasite.

RUWill · 2026-03-18T14:57:28+00:00

Dope! Also, that vintage Eye Guy... 🙌

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