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Bust Rodd posted:I don't understand why this is such a pervasive opinion, ironic or otherwise. I think that the writing and acting that you think is good is, in fact, bad E: It probably has to do with the sheer amount of work required to write a 20 hour + game and the cost of hiring anyone good to do that, but also that the medium is literally for idiots and you're wasting your time doing anything good because no one will notice Saint Isaias Boner fucked around with this message at 14:41 on Nov 26, 2015 |
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... here we go with the same tired rear end "everything is bad" internet persona
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Nov 26, 2015 14:41
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Lufiron posted:... here we go with the same tired rear end "everything is bad" internet persona not everything, but writing in video games is something awful i tell you what little in joke for you there
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Nov 26, 2015 14:42
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Lufiron posted:... here we go with the same tired rear end "everything is bad" internet persona Games are very good I like playing them. I don't like reading and watching them because reading books and watching movies is more good. So you see, many things are actually good.
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Nov 26, 2015 14:44
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house of the dead 2 had stellar writing
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Nov 26, 2015 15:36
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The text-based MUD Dragonrealms by Simutronics has great writing. Each room is described interestingly and there's a lot of humor and even some sadness there. Definitely much higher quality writing than it would need to be.
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Nov 26, 2015 15:47
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A Strange Aeon posted:The text-based MUD Dragonrealms by Simutronics has great writing. Each room is described interestingly and there's a lot of humor and even some sadness there. Definitely much higher quality writing than it would need to be. Yes but does it compare with the sadness of losing my girlfriend Quiet?
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Nov 26, 2015 15:48
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Bust Rodd posted:I don't understand why this is such a pervasive opinion, ironic or otherwise. "Better written than many" is not "good", and this is also flat-out incorrect. If there were a movie written of the same caliber as a Rockstar script, every review of the movie would mention it's terrible dialogue. For the record i think that Videogames have the potential to be the single greatest artform there is for delivering a story, communicating ideas etc. It's just that for the medium's entire existence it's failed at doing so because writing (and even vision) is secondary to most everything else in the game 95% of he time. Bust Rodd posted:Side opinion, despite having no dialogue or words I think Shadow of the Collosus is well written/storyboarded because it hits hard in the feels multiple times with barely a sound, so the direction and story boarding work effectively as written. That's the job of an Art Director. The script for the game could have literally read "you fight a monster but it's sad because the monster is scared" but the Art Director did a great job with that small prompt. It doesn't mean that the writing is good for the game. Calico Heart fucked around with this message at 16:42 on Nov 26, 2015 |
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Nov 26, 2015 16:37
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The Last Express
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Nov 26, 2015 16:56
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Calico Heart posted:for the medium's entire existence it's failed at doing so because writing (and even vision) is secondary to most everything else in the game 95% of he time.
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Nov 26, 2015 17:00
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Bust Rodd posted:Psychonauts is well written and funny.
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Nov 26, 2015 17:02
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Infinite Jest: The Video Game The Hal-itosis level was clever The one where you play as Orin trying to dress as a brown
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Calico Heart posted:"Better written than many" is not "good", and this is also flat-out incorrect. If there were a movie written of the same caliber as a Rockstar script, every review of the movie would mention it's terrible dialogue. Serious Opinions by Somebody Who Earnestly Discusses Television on Internet Forums.
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AugmentedVision posted:Except the games that do make an effort to tell a good story are still terrible at it and everyone needs to stop trying. Yeah, it's sad but when games actually do try one of two things happens (and this is regardless of quality). If they're a big budget triple A game people laud praise on them because gamers are such shitheads unused to even a modicum of effort they trip over themselves at something as base as Bioshock. OR it's an indie game in which for some reason gamers have decided that trying to be story focused in that instance is pretentious. I feel like in order to actually be meaningful and have good writing, games kinda need to embrace everything lovely and wacky about their medium. No More Heroes is actually a super smart game with a lot on its mind, but it is also silly as gently caress and doesn't give a poo poo about delivering its points cohesively or at the cost of the game. Undertale has some cool stuff going on as well but it's mainly just well-executed simple concepts, and the game knows that writing serious stuff isn't its strongest suit so it's content hinting at a lot of things. satanic splash-back posted:Serious Opinions by Somebody Who Earnestly Discusses Television on Internet Forums. sorry i'll go back to Posting Not Seriously about Television on Internet Forums as to not offend you. Calico Heart fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Nov 26, 2015 |
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Nov 26, 2015 18:04
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I think Mass Effect 2's sex scenes are very well written, very provocatively emotional but the priiiiiiiiize
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Nov 26, 2015 18:05
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QUEEN CAUCUS posted:but the priiiiiiiiize
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Calico Heart posted:For the record i think that Videogames have the potential to be the single greatest artform there is for delivering a story, communicating ideas etc. It's just that for the medium's entire existence it's failed at doing so because writing (and even vision) is secondary to most everything else in the game 95% of he time. the stanley parable
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Nov 26, 2015 18:10
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Necc0 posted:the stanley parable The Stanley Parable's strength is again that it's a silly-rear end game.
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Nov 26, 2015 18:11
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Calico Heart posted:For the record i think that Videogames have the potential to be the single greatest artform there is for delivering a story, communicating ideas etc. It's just that for the medium's entire existence it's failed at doing so because writing (and even vision) is secondary to most everything else in the game 95% of he time.
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Nov 26, 2015 18:17
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I liked Def Jam: Fight For New York. It's all about trying to earn the respect of Snoop Dogg but he aint having none of that poo poo so you throw him out a window.
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Nov 26, 2015 18:18
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Shadowrun: Dragonfall is on sale on Steam. Is that the good one is it Hong Kong?
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Nov 26, 2015 18:21
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Lasher posted:Shadowrun: Dragonfall is on sale on Steam. Is that the good one is it Hong Kong? They're both good and you should play Dragonfall first. It is, in fact, a Video Game With Good Writing.
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Nov 26, 2015 18:24
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Serious answer Soma's writing is my loving jam.
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Nov 26, 2015 18:25
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FuriousGeorge posted:They're both good and you should play Dragonfall first. It is, in fact, a Video Game With Good Writing. Well that's my night sorted. Cheers.
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Nov 26, 2015 18:28
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does Elite Dangerous have good wiring before I give it my ten bucks?
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Nov 26, 2015 18:30
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Final Fantasy X, op.
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LOVE LOVE SKELETON posted:i think pick's love is too sincere for that. My love for Dragon Age 2 is so, so real.
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QUEEN CAUCUS posted:I think Mass Effect 2's sex scenes are very well written, very provocatively emotional lol they gave Miranda an rear end reduction in ME3.
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Nov 26, 2015 19:18
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I like the writing in the Thief series.
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satanic splash-back posted:Serious Opinions by Somebody Who Earnestly Discusses Television on Internet Forums. Bad Post by Somebody Who Posts Bad
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Nov 26, 2015 19:28
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I couldn't lie about loving DA2 if I wanted to, and I don't want to, I want to tell the truth.
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Cathulhu posted:Undertale. 
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Nov 26, 2015 20:28
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paper mario the thousand year door has funny moments jazzpunk was also funny at times i think the best written games are comedy games, probably because comedy is hard and the successful ones have to be good, and all the ones with drama are written by idiots.
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Nov 26, 2015 20:31
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Oh i just thought of one. Tin Star. That's sort of cheating, though, since it's literally a western where you can control the outcome.
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Nov 26, 2015 20:55
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Tin Star is cool cause you can be a real rear end in a top hat or old west jesus its up to you~~
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Nov 26, 2015 20:57
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Undertale, LISA, The Last Of Us, Silent Hill 2. Bonus answer: MGS2 because the writing is so bad and incomprehensible that it loops round to being excellent.
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mario games
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its probably been said since i dont feel like reading this thread im gonna say ETERNAL DARKNESS has great writing and amazing atmosphere especially for a game of its time
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any game with pauldrons like that has to be well-written!
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