Why London?

#51
eoinnx03

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:32

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I think the better question would be.....Why those endings?

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#52
Aidan Rhane

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:33

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Indestructible phone booths. The Reapers thought it would work in their favor - they were wrong.

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#53
Jayce

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:34

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Glasgow would've been cool. Mind you, no one would've noticed.

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#54
Vhalkyrie

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:34

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I would start bombing cities with marmite, too. Vancouver, London...

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#55
Orthodox Infidel

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:34

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I assumed it was so they could use Big Ben as an easily-recognizable landmark on Earth, and many English speaking voice actors can make themselves sound like they're from that part of the world. Just try to imagine if it was set in Paris, or Agra. You'd get the easily-recognizable landmark but the accents required would be distracting.

Plus, if they set it in the US, they'd be accused of ripping off Independence Day.

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#56
Qutayba

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:35

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First of all, I think they wanted to avoid a US-centric story (Remember in Independence Day when the world was invaded, but you really only saw the US?). They also wanted to pick a city that had some iconic landmarks that are globally recognizable - that could have been Paris, Moscow, Cairo, Sydney, or several other cities, arguably.

To be honest, we've seen the New York skyline decimated in lots of movies, and eventually in reality, too, so that might have been a little insensitive.

It also occurred to me that one of the most iconic images from WWII is St. Paul's dome still standing after a particularly bad night during the Battle of London - London has this symbolic association with heroic endurance in a time of catastrophic war.

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#57
MaleQuariansFTW

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:35

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The was something special about London. The Reapers were all gathering there or something.

Another non-closure storyline. Awesome.

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#58
Ezikio

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:36

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Jayce F wrote...

Glasgow would've been cool. Mind you, no one would've noticed.

The Reapers would've made it look better tbh.

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#59
Chuvvy

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:36

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Bioware is supporting British colonialism.

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#60
Yakko77

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:36

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Quinnzel wrote...

It's the only place the Reapers can get a good cup of tea and a pack of jammy dodgers.

Heh, this American had to look up Jammy Dodgers. They look tasty.

BTW, that's a COOKIE, not a biscuit. Get it right you Limey!

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#61
SandTrout

Posté 17 mars 2012 - 10:36

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Because the Reapers need the Magical Sword Excalibur to empower the Catalyst to resurrect King Arthur so that the Human Reaper gets the King that was foretold would return.