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Iron D

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"Best story regarding Alternate Realities" , posted Mon 11 Mar 14:41

This is just like the thread titled: "best story regarding time travel". What's the best alternate reality story in ANY media? Age of Apocalypse? Chrono Cross? Mirror, mirror from Star Trek? Give your opinions!

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Dr Baghead

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"Re(1):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 15:01

quote:
This is just like the thread titled: "best story regarding time travel". What's the best alternate reality story in ANY media? Age of Apocalypse? Chrono Cross? Mirror, mirror from Star Trek? Give your opinions!

Frank Miller's "Batman: the Dark Knight Returns" is a pretty kick ass alternate reality story... does that count?

ONSLAUGHT

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"AoA" , posted Mon 11 Mar 15:14

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Frank Miller's "Batman: the Dark Knight Returns" is a pretty kick ass alternate reality story... does that count?

Yeah, i think it counts.
But no alternate story can hold a candle against The Age of Apocalypse, one of the best stories ever told in any medium!

Iron D

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"Re(2):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 15:43

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Frank Miller's "Batman: the Dark Knight Returns" is a pretty kick ass alternate reality story... does that count?

Er...that's more of a "possible future" type of story.

Dr Baghead

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"Re(3):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 16:01

quote:
Er...that's more of a "possible future" type of story.

that's what I though, but Frank Miller has stated for a fact it's an Elseworld book, so it might be alternate reality in some way

Satoshi Miwa

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"Re(3):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 16:03

Though it doesn't count, Dark Kingt Returns deserve all the praise it gets. One of the three best US comics ever made (Up there with Maus, and the always awesome Watchmen...:)

Probably the best one is the Star Trek Mirror Mirror episode in the orginal Trek series. Some real nice sci-fi there, with evil Spock being damn cool...^^

And honorable mention goes to the orginal What If? Stories told in the 70's and 80's. Some real neat stories there, always looking at the other side of major comic stories (Like What if Jean Grey Lived, What if Iron Man stayed in medival England, etc...).

On the flip side, Alternate realties can get out of control. The messed up Pre-Crisis DC is a good example of this, as they had to many alt-uni's going around. And sadly Marvel is doing the same, with the Ultimate and Mangaverse titles....

talbaineric

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"Re(1):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 16:06

Anyone heard of the comic called "Blood Stone",now that's a good one!

The chick is pretty hot herself!

Satoshi Miwa

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"Can't believe I forgot this one..." , posted Mon 11 Mar 16:07

But the Punisher kills the Marvel Universe is a damn fine Alt-Uni, and was the first comic to show us that Garth Enis is the one, and only person to write the Punisher...

(Check out his Fury mini-series too, which is the best damn Nick Fury ever...)

Iron D

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"Re(1):Can't believe I forgot this one..." , posted Mon 11 Mar 16:22

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But the Punisher kills the Marvel Universe is a damn fine Alt-Uni, and was the first comic to show us that Garth Enis is the one, and only person to write the Punisher...

Oh yeah! That was an AWESOME story. Depressing, yes, but depressing stories tend to be my favorites.

Dominus

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"Re(1):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 16:44

Persona's story is pretty good, so far (at least, what I've seen of it - I'm in the middle of Persona 2).
I also liked A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury - it melds time travel and alternate realities. Great story.

Puar
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"Re(1):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 16:48

quote:
This is just like the thread titled: "best story regarding time travel". What's the best alternate reality story in ANY media? Age of Apocalypse? Chrono Cross? Mirror, mirror from Star Trek? Give your opinions!

Did anyone else thinkt hat Chrono Cross was one of the stupidest pieces of crap on the face of the planet? My old roomie played it for, maybe, a day or two and we thought that both the gameplay and story was confusing and, like, ass!

"You should get to know me better no one's every what they seem."

Iron D

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"Re(2):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 16:51

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Did anyone else thinkt hat Chrono Cross was one of the stupidest pieces of crap on the face of the planet? My old roomie played it for, maybe, a day or two and we thought that both the gameplay and story was confusing and, like, ass!

Not the worst game in the world, but it was majorly lacking. Not even close to being a good follow up to Chrono Trigger. The Alternate reality aspect of it was done well, but when they started trying to tie the story with CT it all went downhill.

Dominus

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"Re(3):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 17:08

And, of course, the characters sucked, for the most part.
They could have done more with the "alternate reality" aspect, as well.

ONSLAUGHT

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"Re(4):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 17:37

quote:
On the flip side, Alternate realties can get out of control. The messed up Pre-Crisis DC is a good example of this, as they had to many alt-uni's going around. And sadly Marvel is doing the same, with the Ultimate and Mangaverse titles....

Well, the Ultimate line is pretty cool, and I think it's not an alternate reality, it's a new reality itself...
And about Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe... Well, I totally loved it! And the ending was so sad...

whitesword

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"Re(5):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 18:36

I still think Chrono Cross did fine as a Chrono Trigger spinoff (cause that's what it really is) but anyway...

My favorite alternate reality story is Dark Savior's, and don't mistake it with Vampire Savior/DS3, this is an action/adventure on the Saturn.

4 realities mixed into one...and I still think there's a fifth one I hadn't found...

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holiday

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"Re(6):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 19:04

Groo kills the Marvel Universe!
The "What The!?" series

Nah, just joking. I'd vote for the Dark
Knight Returns as well. Wonderful series :)

Puar
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"Re(3):Best story regarding Alternate Realitie" , posted Mon 11 Mar 21:20

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Not the worst game in the world, but it was majorly lacking. Not even close to being a good follow up to Chrono Trigger. The Alternate reality aspect of it was done well, but when they started trying to tie the story with CT it all went downhill.

I agree! That's what I meant to say. It wasn't the most horrid thing on the face of the planet, but not a worthy follow-up. I so dislike sequels that are just trying to take advantage of a name, but have nothing to do with the original? Cases in point: Chrono Cross and Alundra 2 come to mind immediately. Got to scootch... Later!

"You should get to know me better no one's every what they seem."