|
The real question is, what does "Chip Cheezum" say about Chip Cheezum? How about it, Chip.
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 01:34
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 28, 2024 04:03 |
|
|
Suspicious Cook posted:If my phone could actually send calls and not just receive I'd call the police on this thread.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 01:35
|
|
|
Yippee ki yay.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 02:15
|
|
|
No one must know I am actually hacker Lisbeth Salander  . Better wear a shirt with a HoMM golem on it and modulate my voice."You don't look manly." "Do I look like a bluh?"
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 02:32
|
|
|
Does Aiden have big hulk hands or is Hackerchicks neck tiny?
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 02:57
|
|
|
I was looking up synonyms for a joke and now I feel like an idiot who doesn't know english. Was this supposed to be obvious and I'm a huge donkus? I feel like I need to do vocabulary workbooks like in grammar school all over again... 
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 03:43
|
|
|
Actually "Safeguard" would be a kickass name for a game.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 03:53
|
|
|
VoidBurger posted:I was looking up synonyms for a joke and now I feel like an idiot who doesn't know english. Was this supposed to be obvious and I'm a huge donkus? Well it is the title of the game.  But anyway, it's based on context I think? Being a vigilante is taking the law in your own hands while a watchdog is something or someone officially sanctioned?
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 04:01
|
|
|
VoidBurger posted:I was looking up synonyms for a joke and now I feel like an idiot who doesn't know english. Was this supposed to be obvious and I'm a huge donkus? There is a difference in connotation, but yeah. The intent is that the title would conjure this image. I imagine the name comes from when he was taking revenge on the system itself since (when I have heard/used it) watchdog generally has the implication of oversight. Edit: I don't think a watchdog needs official sanctioning. Most watchdog groups exist outside of whatever they are watching, but they also do not generally take action, especially violent action. They generally just make wrongdoings known? There is a kind of 'within the law' connotation. I wouldn't call aiden a watchdog at least. MrAptronym fucked around with this message at 04:13 on May 23, 2015 |
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 04:09
|
|
|
Yeah, watchdog organizations tend to observe and report, vigilantes act and punish. I believe officially the line between them is "am I breaking the law to do this." Put another way, if your dog raises a fuss when intruders approach, it's a watchdog. If it attacks them, it's a guarddog. If it attacks people just walking past on the other side of the street, it's Aiden.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 04:20
|
|
|
VoidBurger posted:I was looking up synonyms for a joke and now I feel like an idiot who doesn't know english. Was this supposed to be obvious and I'm a huge donkus? We were so close to Bird_Dogs, goddamnit...
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 04:27
|
|
|
Bird_Dog was the Japanese name, it came to America as Doki doki Duck Hunt. e:Also Whistleblower seems like a good name but it might trigger some people.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 04:30
|
|
|
You were looking up synonyms for a joke?
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 04:32
|
|
|
MrAptronym posted:My name is not actually very apt.  If only.  quick and dirty doodle because I could not stop laughing at the idea of her jumping on the phone after Adian's stunt.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 04:35
|
|
|
SystemLogoff posted:
That is amazing. I don't care that he totally would have murdered her, this would have been a great ending. Actually, maybe he would just break down and cry after that, and then we could play as her since she seems far better as a character. This game needs someone to put their foot down and tell Aiden to gently caress off.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 06:19
|
|
|
Wild Knight posted:The real question is, what does "Chip Cheezum" say about Chip Cheezum? Edit: wait, no, he's actually some blond dude with glasses! What the hell!? Supersonic Shine fucked around with this message at 16:07 on May 23, 2015 |
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 16:05
|
|
|
HOOLY BOOLY posted:I've also just thought about what does Aiden use as his online handle? It's never brought up in game because it's not "important" but you'll see as we go on that just about everybody else has a nickname or screenname or whatever they use. Is Aiden just Aiden or is he just "The Vigilante" everywhere he goes? I just watched the update recently, but this is definitely the first question I wanted to ask. Like, I assume it's probably watch_dog because Aiden's characterization is that level of sufficiently passable.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 16:08
|
|
|
HitTheTargets posted:I just watched the update recently, but this is definitely the first question I wanted to ask. Like, I assume it's probably watch_dog because Aiden's characterization is that level of sufficiently passable. xXW4TCH_D4WGXx
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 16:18
|
|
|
Nohman posted:xXW4TCH_D4WGXx You don't look like a dog.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 16:20
|
|
|
pandaK posted:We were so close to Bird_Dogs, goddamnit... I'd prefer Baby_Sitters
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 16:46
|
|
|
muike posted:You were looking up synonyms for a joke? Yep. Why is that weird?
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 18:30
|
|
|
I respect your devotion to the art.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 18:32
|
|
|
The thing that cracks me up about the title is that they picked Watch Dogs, or, rather, Watch_Dogs, rather than Watchdogs. Watch Dogs makes it sound like it's a game about watching dogs while Watchdogs would imply a guardian/protector entity.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 18:58
|
|
|
VoidBurger posted:I was looking up synonyms for a joke and now I feel like an idiot who doesn't know english. Was this supposed to be obvious and I'm a huge donkus? I think it's more that many of those words aren't really synonyms for Vigilante.  I mean, Cerberus? Paladin? Chaperone? Baby-sitter? Just imagine the advertising and NPC dialogue... "Play as the morally conflicted baby-sitter Aiden Pierce as he struggles to avenge his niece's death!" "Look, that guy in the mask! It's the chaperone!"
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 19:11
|
|
|
Patter Song posted:The thing that cracks me up about the title is that they picked Watch Dogs, or, rather, Watch_Dogs, rather than Watchdogs. Watch Dogs makes it sound like it's a game about watching dogs while Watchdogs would imply a guardian/protector entity. If you'll do a bit of research, you'll find that prior to the quarter-million rewrites the game went through, watch_dogs was originally intended to be an entry into Ubisoft's critically acclaimed Dogz series. Uh, I'd take this joke further, but the thought of Aiden Pearce as a pet-sitter is kind of horrifying. 
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 19:24
|
|
|
Patter Song posted:The thing that cracks me up about the title is that they picked Watch Dogs, or, rather, Watch_Dogs, rather than Watchdogs. Watch Dogs makes it sound like it's a game about watching dogs while Watchdogs would imply a guardian/protector entity. Why can't it be The_Watch_Dog that way you have both your lovely username AND an even more terrible game title with double the underscore? SomeIdiot posted:If you'll do a bit of research, you'll find that prior to the quarter-million rewrites the game went through, watch_dogs was originally intended to be an entry into Ubisoft's critically acclaimed Dogz series. *Kennels exploded, five dogs dead for no reason all around him like a PETA branch's dumpster* FinalGamer fucked around with this message at 19:46 on May 23, 2015 |
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 19:44
|
|
|
The Chaperone instantly sounds like a more compelling protagonist. Like some kind of mysterious Hitman like person, out fightin crime and whatnot. Basically the opposite of Autism batman.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 19:49
|
|
|
Dreadwroth posted:The Chaperone instantly sounds like a more compelling protagonist. Like some kind of mysterious Hitman like person, out fightin crime and whatnot. he's like batman but only for school fieldtrips john and gary sneak off during the visit to the colonial village and the Chaperone scares them back to the rest of the group. sandra trips and scrapes her knee but nobody notices and they keep walking. the chaperone appears out of nowhere with a spongebob bandaid and isopropyl alcohol. she winces as the alcohol touches the filthy wound but the chaperone is gone when she looks back. her knee is clean and adorned with sandy cheeks
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 19:56
|
|
|
Before the rewrite, the game was about canine watchmakers. "This stadium's too crowded, better use my barkout." "Badboy's a bitch? That bitch!" That's all I got. FinalGamer posted:*Kennels exploded, five dogs dead for no reason all around him like a PETA branch's dumpster*
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 19:56
|
|
|
Who was that mysterious figure that saved the trough of maple syrup-covered snow from tipping over while jack and ronnie were roughhousing?
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 19:58
|
|
|
I would absolutely play an open world game featuring a dog vigilante.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 20:00
|
|
|
FinalGamer posted:Why is it Watch DOGS, plural, when we only ever play as Aiden since he's apparently that poo poo at trusting his own friends in constantly blowing off the cool guy in the pink suit, and making GBS threads himself with rage when Trusted Friend turns out to be a girl? DeadSec are the actual watchdogs, warning people about CtOS but not being dicks about it (that I've seen so far, anyway). Aiden's just a guy in a trenchcoat who likes to hurt people, and in the process maybe will end up exposing the truth or something? It wouldn't be the first time a game's been titled about something in it other than the protagonist. Or was Solid Snake a Metal Gear all along? 
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 20:02
|
|
|
I hope that the Chaperone has a mortality rate similar to Aiden's. John and Gary snuck off, so he scared them back by brutally murdering a police officer. After Sandra tripped and fell, the Chaperone used plastic explosives to destroy the pavement that hurt her, as well as the surrounding three blocks. He could tell with his magic chaperone senses that Bobby had a 62% chance of shoplifting at the aquarium's gift shop, so he beat the poo poo out of him with a telescopic baton.
MrWillsauce fucked around with this message at 20:10 on May 23, 2015 |
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 20:04
|
|
|
FinalGamer posted:Why is it Watch DOGS, plural, when we only ever play as Aiden since he's apparently that poo poo at trusting his own friends in constantly blowing off the cool guy in the pink suit, and making GBS threads himself with rage when Trusted Friend turns out to be a girl? This game makes me say "I wish I was joking" quite a lot.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 20:06
|
|
|
dangled over the shark tank, bobby heard only a warning spat out from behind clenched teeth. "no horseplay by the pool" for a moment everything went black as his body impacted the moist cement floor of the discount aquarium's sad, empty dolphin show room.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 20:07
|
|
|
Felinoid posted:DeadSec are the actual watchdogs, warning people about CtOS but not being dicks about it (that I've seen so far, anyway). Aiden's just a guy in a trenchcoat who likes to hurt people, and in the process maybe will end up exposing the truth or something? It wouldn't be the first time a game's been titled about something in it other than the protagonist. Or was Solid Snake a Metal Gear all along? From what I gathered from what I've seen from this game, DedSec isn't exactly harmless, they're attacking the ctOS, and the Chicago government is calling them terrorists. So... I don't know. I don't deny that they are the actual watch dogs, though, considering that they're the ones trying to tell people to stay away from the ctOS in the first place. But they do have some dickery in place, I think.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 20:09
|
|
|
He became the Chaperone when his niece's teacher Mrs. Sanders briefly lost her at a field trip to a local history museum. Now Mrs. Sanders is tied up in the Chaperone's basement, but no matter how much he tortures her she won't give up who she works for.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 20:14
|
|
|
I love how Aiden is just running across that thin but real line that separates antihero from villain protagonist. Aiden probably racks up a bigger death toll in a day than ctOS or the "Club" rack up in a week and does it by civilian-heavy things like blowing up water mains and causing huge multi-car traffic accidents.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 20:24
|
|
|
He's not the Chaperone Chicago needs, he's the Chaperone it deserves.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 21:41
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 28, 2024 04:03 |
|
|
"The Watchdog" would certainly be an improvement over everyone calling this strange vigilante "The Vigilante". It'd even fit with his random assaults on civilians as him "snapping at the mailman" or whatever.
|
|
#
?
May 23, 2015 22:25
|
|
