Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24510002-20170803160022/@comment-4525039-20170818144101

SyckInsanity wrote: Ibuki was cool, if he had more time and trained more, I'm sure the dude would be a top-notch keeper.

I honestly want Ares to balance (heh) things a little bit. Change some stuff here and there occasionally.

The last wins are okay, but they get somewhat predictable and boring with the progress of the series. Like, it would be awesome to see more matches like Raimon/Inazuma Japan vs Osaka Gals, Fire Dragon. Or Chrono Storm vs The Lagoon. Because most of them, they win literally during the last second, and by a 1 point difference. And when they lose, it's by some ridiculous, thrashing stomp. So more defeats like Inazuma Japan vs The Empire would be interesting, or more draws. They could introduce a powerful team that Raimon would be no match for. And after some time, Raimon eventually reaches said team's level. Like Gemini Storm or Epsilon, but showing more tension and struggle, idk.

I'll continue this later. The thing is that they all get predictable at some point. We already know that they will win because they are the protagonists. (unless they pull under the rug and do the "lose the finale" at the end which is an interesting twist.)

I would be open to draws or losses if the entire tournament isn't an elimination. There is isn't anything wrong with one-sided beating from the protagonist side, the problem is whether that would be interesting to watch or if anyone bothers to animate. However consider the teams in Ares that we have so far, it could be possible to focus on the other team while the Raimon are the "antagonist" to their character development.

The whole "powerful team that raimon would be no match for" thing that they do would probably happen in season 2 as said by Broken Shield IV. (technically Ares is an alternate season 2)

Also, my problem with last minutes shot is that while they are "awesome and predictable", they don't have the same impact as they usually do anymore.