Has anyone on here seen any Dio Stories with HUGE Battles?
Yup. Tim's one, as linked by lehsreh, and General Hawk has done some fairly large battles. I'm especially thinking of his recent one with the Dreadnok compound. Also, Sonneilon looks to be heading to something pretty major, and we've seen the aftermath of a large battle with his mountains of Cobra corpses!
Was it good or bad?
I enjoyed them!
Do you think Large battles in Dio stories are cool or stupid?
Depends on whether or not there's a decent story to go with it, so the big battle scene has big emotional impact. Also the larger the "set," the larger the chance of some real world-scale stuff getting in there unless you're REALLY careful or really patient with fixing things "in post."
How was it done? (IE: small parts of the larger battle or a free-for-all melee?)
What I've seen has tended to have a few shots & set-pieces of the overall battle then focus on smaller aspects of it to allow characters to play a part alongside the events.
What did you like about it?
More chance of seeing favourite characters in action, and there's of course the sheer spectacle of it. I prefer the assault on the second Death Star because there's more going on. And the Cobra Island Civil War was one of my favourite stories in the comic. Plus it's a chance to be impressed by the dedication of a dio-crafter!
What did you hate about it?
Can be hard to tell what's going on, and can sometimes be a tendency to take too long showing fighting instead of progressing the story.
What would you like to see in a Major Dio Battle?
Strategy/tactics, battlefield-overview shots every so often, short looks at elements of the battle that give a sense of what's going on and some characterisation without spending too long on individual events unless they're key to the overall plot. Most of all, story & story progression to put it all in context.
If you do this, I will DEFINITELY be in full support and would love to see it. I hope to do something like it myself someday (been working up to it with my Ninja War stuff and standing all my Cobras on the table...) but with your immense resources for "cast" & "extras" it could be something truly spectacular! The LOTR of JoeDios...!
