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Originally Posted by dubiousSwain
so theme for the entire season confirmed, not just the teaser. I hate to be that guy, but I think this is the beginning of the downfall for FIRST. Recycle Rush flopped, not entirely because of the theme but I definitely think the theme was a factor. I think FIRST took the whole "more than robots" thing in the entirely wrong direction. These themed games and Disney's involvement are making a mockery of our league and of our sport. We are never going to be taken seriously, let alone create a culture shift with games like these. FIRST has lost sight of its goal, which is to gain legitimacy in global culture at large. We need more partnerships with Google and and Apple, not Disney. This childishness worked in FLL, but it needs to stay there.
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I'm in agreement with the general sentiment, but you're using a lot of hyperbole. I'm not so certain of a "downfall" of FIRST coming about, but in general i've noticed a shift in the mood. The trailer sends the message that FIRST is more casual than before. I know when I was in school, we heard a lot of "it's the varsity sport for the mind" and "the hardest fun you'll have", followed by shots of the crowds and cheering. This trailer just makes FIRST seem...casual. I contend that if we had just showed a few glamour shots of aerial assist gameplay, with the reveal of the theme and Stronghold at the end of the trailer, it would've gone over much better.
As far as the theme is concerned, I will admit I'm not a big fan of theming in general. Recycle Rush was a themed game, but at the end of the day all it affected was terminology of the game. This was the same level of "theming" in 2008-2014. The most blatant use of a theme that I can remember is 2009's Lunacy, or 2012's Rebound Rumble, both of which just had a themed kickoff. Ultimate Ascent had almost no theme behind it, same with Aerial Assist. However, we've already been asked to do medieval themed safety awards and been shown a teaser with a medieval theme. Something tells me FIRST won't stop at just defining game terminology to keep with the theme...