HBO adaptation of Game of Thrones - will this be just for nerds? (NO SPOILERS PLEASE)

Speaking of computer games, this series always reminded me of old favorite "Myth: The Fallen Lords" & "Myth 2: Soulblighter". Some characters are eerily similar, actually. Probably a long shot that anyone else here ever played it.

Lol Evan I've played it

I love the mythology of Myth II but I never played the original

excuse me, myth?

naw, i loved those games

Plain ol' warriors and archers = GoT footsoldiers
Berserks = Wildlings maybe?
Dwarves - idk I don't think any people in GoT blow shit up
Thralls and wights = White walkers obv
Trow = wildling giants
Myrkridia = uhmmm the badass white walkers that can't be killed?

The Heron Guard were my shit

Tormund specifically is pretty much exactly like the Berserk, but yeah Wildlings in general as well.

Thralls & wights = wights

Trow (and forest giants from "Fallen Lords") definitely wildling giants.

For the white walkers, I'd say the "Fetch" look exactly like the Night King and "Shades" look like the others:

Fetch:
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110716154019/mythipedia/images/e/e5/M2_Fetch.jpg

Shade:
http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110618065111/mythipedia/images/6/6e/Shadedrawing.jpg

That's some good shit. I wanna play now or maybe rewatch those sweet anime interludes

Still got them running on my computer. Great games. Severely overlooked.

Feel like the story was very gritty and the overall vibe matches GoT universe pretty well. Naturally minus the politics and emphasis on war with white walker army kinda feel though.

Well, maybe not the story alone but more the game universe in general being gritty.

Wight hordes falling off a cliff was A+.

omg I can't wait for dragon fire killing zombies and white walkers! Which had better happen, if not soon, eventually - I can wait. Nice set piece but I hate zombies ugh ugh ugh burn them all from above.

OK, so she wants to "break the wheel." Why? What does that mean?

Also, given that she is the Last Dragon (more or less), it's not like she even has a people who need a homeland. So she's just doing this to "free" Westeros? By way of her divine/dragon rule? She will rule over a free kingdom? I don't quite get it.

― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 2:15 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

also quite ironical since valeria was originally their home but after the doom happened her ancestors went on to curb stomp westeros. might as well use the dragons to clean out the stone men and shit there and retake it amirite.

guys its destiny dont over think it (tho obvs the show went to ample lengths to lay down the psychological motivation for dany too cmon be srs)

dany: i am... the mother of dragons
ilx thread: pfft just stay where u r idgi this character arcs trope is really underdeveloped

omg I can't wait for dragon fire killing zombies and white walkers! Which had better happen, if not soon, eventually - I can wait.

hey we've already waited 6 (7?) years how much longer do you think they can milk it...

guys its destiny dont over think it (tho obvs the show went to ample lengths to lay down the psychological motivation for dany too cmon be srs)

― lag∞n, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 5:32 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I refuse!

Also feel like her brother was way more motivated to get back then she was.. once drogo died it seems like she was like ok fuck it I guess I'll do it bc I got nothin else goin on..

hey we've already waited 6 (7?) years how much longer do you think they can milk it...

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 1:41 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the show has been on since 2011 and it is 2015 last i checked, that is 5

she was mindfucked her entire youth re retaking the throne, after her brother died she still wanted to do it and convinced drago to get on boats, then drago died and at the point where all seemed lost she went into fire and came out with dragons which some ppl might consider a sign

this is in no was ambiguous or hard to understand

the show has been on since 2011 and it is 2015 last i checked, that is 5

haha what can I say it already feels like forever. btw did you know winter is coming... eventually

fall is coming

Im just distracted by the idea of a full scale dragon invasion of Valyria now.

If they do I hope they get the Pixies to appropriately rework Velouria.

well, it's snowstorming in the north now, which it wasn't as recently as a season ago

xxp lol autumn already arrived! the maesters sent the season-change-announcement ravens at the beginning of s2

winter is definitely coming but since i haven't even seen mention of Back to School! yet (factcheckers?) i doubt it's even close at this point

Arya joined the faceless man death cult so she wouldnt have to go to 8th grade

reasonable

i mean who didn't at least think about it in midle school

i personally wasnt privileged enough to have that option

who will win the game of thrones?

i bet there is a game of thrones risk. i would play that.

game of risk its good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwtSdJaPCSI

Insert your own Westeros cities.

http://www.coolstuffinc.com/p/214344?gclid=CI2f4seU9MUCFcQXHwodHJgAsA

there is also a game of thrones monopoly

http://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Se2J9v7Gao-CHUE-JzHo8EMlOnI%3D/1020x0/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3624324/got-monopoly-DSC_4622.0.jpg

that risk looks p good, more balanced layout than this terribly conceived planet we call earth. nothing obviously overlarge and overexposed like hopeless asia. i guess the reach and riverlands are a bit surrounded.

altho i see now there are 2 boards, curious.

theme monopolys otoh are just mystery to me

ya was thinking the risk one might be interesting via the new layout

i like that the railroads are the houses and chance is valar morghulis.

"pirates of the caribbean risk"
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I might Ask The Maester if a giant has ever been turned into a wight. Maybe Wun Wun or whatever his name is will get to squish a few white walkers before they turn him blue.

i might ask the maester about some personal health issues

wight giant surely just a matter of time

A better "ice dragon" gif: http://gfycat.com/VelvetyDecimalFirebelliedtoad

special effects on this show leave something to be desired

they certainly do if that is supposed to be a gdamn ice dragon

lol seriously it just looks like a piece of tarp flapping in the wind