By: Robert Murphy
As some of you may or may not remember, awhile back I posted
an update to the site about a new show that I thought looked quite incredible
and was being made by my favorite online production and multi community channel
Roosterteeth.com and that show was RWBY (Pronounced Ruby). Not too long ago
the first season of the show concluded, the show mainly follows four young
girls who have all been selected to join the prestigious Beacon Academy
Ruby and her teammates, Yang, Wise and Blake, form team RWBY
and together go to classes at Beacon to become future Huntresses and all of
them have amazing abilities and strengths. One thing you should all know about
the weapons of RWBY is that they all
look like one thing but can be something else entirely, like a giant war hammer
having shotgun shell device at the end for high powered impact attacks, weapons
go from looking like melee weapons to being high tech pieces of equipment. Ruby
for example wields a giant scythe that she can skillfully handle and use but it
also doubles as a high powered sniper rifle and she uses the momentum it
creates when fired to do some amazing things. Almost all weapons in the world RWBY have this attribute to them or the
ability to use the magic of Dust to augment the user’s abilities, the result
makes for some crazy and spectacular fights much like the style of Final Fantasy. The action itself was
just incredible but the weapons and unique concepts of them made the fights
even better, each weapon works almost as a part of the user and their
individual fighting style.
RWBY is not all
about non stop action though; the show also has a lot of characters, story and
development to it. All the character of RWBY
have a unique look or style to them, some little quirk to them that makes each
character as memorable as the next even if they’re on screen for a moment. Ruby
for instance is a fun loving, spunky girl who has a little red riding hood look
to her but she isn’t all sweet and innocent once she gets her scythe in hand
and flies through the air, cutting down Grimm creatures ten times her size. Then
there are other minor characters such as the professors at the school but they
have funny attributes such as a massive caffeine high that makes them go
speeding across the room in seconds. But if one thing could be said overall is
that the story feels like a setup for things to come, there are a few
developments that are interesting but nothing substantial. As the show goes on
you feel things are developing more and more and that RWBY has much more to come later and this is good, we are left with
a great setup for the future with great and engaging characters and I know that
I for one am excited for what is about to come from later seasons.
In conclusion, I look forward to what the future brings for RWBY because what we have right now is
already something truly addictive and impressive. Each character is as unique
as the next and are each engaging in there own way, whether their cocky mannerisms
or their incredible fighting skills. Also the unique weapons and abilities
shown throughout the series are just simply amazing; they’re sleek and
enjoyable just for how over the top they are. Although a portion of what I have
seen seems to be a setup for the future of the show, this makes me excited for
the next season and I hope it does for you
all too.
Good:
- Over the top fights and action
- The incredibly bizarre and fantastic weapons are something
you have to see to believe
- Engaging characters, all with their own style and look to
them
Bad:
- Animations a little rough around the edges
- A lot of setup and hinting for the goodies yet to come
Scully Rating: 8.0 out of 10
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