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The Words That Gamefaqs Murdered; A game of restraint.
Topic Started: Jun 14 2012, 12:41 PM (2,117 Views)
Luchalma
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I'm a game Creationist.
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Yes to anything Gorilla says :D
"I poked him in his penis. ~Calsetes

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Jun 27 2012, 11:32 AM
"Objectively bad"
And now I see it everywhere. Ugh.
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You're welcome. jester::

Also, I agree with "generic shooter" except I'm shortening it down to "generic"

Anything that isn't interesting enough for that particular person = generic.

I'd also add "imo" to the list. Not because I think it's a bad acronym or anything but I hate when it's practically required for anyone to understand what you said is not trying to state a fact, but merely a point of view or opinion. Shouldn't need such disclaimers as it's very easy to tell the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Oh and I definitely cannot stand "casual/hardcore"

I can't stand when people say casual as if it's a bad thing.

To become casual is basically to make it more accessible to people not used to video games in general or just that particular type of game. It is not necessarily a bad thing to do so.
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Not bad, no, but I empathize with those that feel they're being talked down to with today's games. In the past, a game assumed you could figure things out.

"You're a smart chap" the game says.
"Why thank you game, it feels nice that you have some faith in my ability to press buttons in the correct way" you reply.
"You're going the wrong wa--ahh, never mind. Never mind. You'll figure it out on your own"
"What was that, game?" you say, being too engrossed in the action.
"Nothing. Nothing. Just have fun."

I...forgot what I was talking about.
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"Wait game, what the fuck?"
"Yeah dawg, kneel down in the graveyard with the gem and a tornado will take you to the next level an shit."
"... What?!"
"You stupid son."
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Haha, that game assumed we are freaking geniuses. It's embarrassing when we have to tell the game to slow down. I mean, I WANT the game to think I'm smart, dammit.
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Jun 14 2012, 12:45 PM
Weeaboo

The most overly misused word on Gamefaqs besides Overrated/Underrated

People use "weeaboo" as if it was derogatory and what's worse is they call anyone who likes JRPGs a "weeaboo" because they "can't see good games when they see them and are obsessed with Japanese culture" when one says they would take a game like Star Ocean 4 over Killzone any day.
I don't really care if that word is overused or if its used as a derogatory term; it just annoys me because it sounds so stupid, like a word that a 3-year old made up.

But, on-topic; its not really a word or a phrase, but I hate when people say "I'm not a fanboy because I own X console, Y console, and Z console". So what? That doesn't mean that you don't favor one over the others. I own a 360 and a DSi XL, but I heavily favor my 360.
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Zooba.
That's very true, it's such a terribly thought out word.
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Jul 2 2012, 01:32 AM
Oh and I definitely cannot stand "casual/hardcore"

I can't stand when people say casual as if it's a bad thing.

To become casual is basically to make it more accessible to people not used to video games in general or just that particular type of game. It is not necessarily a bad thing to do so.
Odd that you bring that up as Arucard05 and I recently had an intelligent discussion on the matter.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/927749-xbox-360/63278973
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Oh boy I hate when things turn into "Oh good you can sit in front of a TV and mash buttons" lol

People act like video games can't be enjoyed as art rather than being some sort of accomplishment and nothing more. "Oh, I work out, I go out on dates, I play basketball, I'm awesome"

Okay so how about my fine-tuned appreciation of games as art such as the likes the gaming world has never seen? jester::
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Gimmick.

Seriously, this pisses me off. So many people equate bad or useless with being a gimmick. A gimmick is not something that is bad or useless. A gimmick is something that is used to increase sales.

Those toys you get when you buy a happy meal? Those are gimmicks. Those are designed to increase the sales of Happy Meals and to draw in children.

The Kinect? That's a fucking accessory. Saying the Kinect is a gimmick is like saying the chatpad is a gimmick.
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^haha... gimmick. Yeah that's a stupid one.

I don't give a shit, myself. If there looks like there is fun to be had on the game or system, for me, I'm there, so long as I can afford it. I would own a Kinect right now if I had the space.

Especially now that I see Mini Ninjas, game of all games, is on Kinect. Maybe I'll start moving shit around I don't know.
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Jul 3 2012, 10:54 PM
Gimmick.

Seriously, this pisses me off. So many people equate bad or useless with being a gimmick. A gimmick is not something that is bad or useless. A gimmick is something that is used to increase sales.

Those toys you get when you buy a happy meal? Those are gimmicks. Those are designed to increase the sales of Happy Meals and to draw in children.

The Kinect? That's a fucking accessory. Saying the Kinect is a gimmick is like saying the chatpad is a gimmick.
Wii vs PS3 boards.

All my hate.

You have no idea how many times I've seen both throwing that word around. (Maybe the 360 board does it too but I don't go on there for lack of a 360 in my possession) Wii "fans" use it wrong, PS3 fans use it wrong, gamers in general use it wrong. A gimmick, by definition, is a ploy to generate sales/attention through an interesting product. That robot dancing guy from last E3? That was a gimmick too.
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My memory is so bad that I posted the exact same thing/concept twice in this topic.

Also does anyone know "Prealienking"? I know that we have regular here, PrealienPoopmist, but this other guy might be a bot. Let's keep an eye.
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I know that I for one will be sleeping with one eye open.
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Sleep with both eyes open.

If you have one eye open and one eye closed, then I can sneak up on the side with the closed eye. I'm a master of stealth.
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Jul 4 2012, 11:35 AM
Also does anyone know "Prealienking"? I know that we have regular here, PrealienPoopmist, but this other guy might be a bot. Let's keep an eye.
Not sure if serious, but I invited him here after he failed to jump to conclusions about the "Halo 4 needs 8GB" thing. He said others have invited him here before, but that he forgot until I reminded him.
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Jul 4 2012, 07:12 PM
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Jul 4 2012, 11:35 AM
Also does anyone know "Prealienking"? I know that we have regular here, PrealienPoopmist, but this other guy might be a bot. Let's keep an eye.
Not sure if serious
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Rip-off and Clone

Kind of the same thing but both used in a negative light and it's really annoying that people look past or down on a game just because it's copying something else. Yes, there is a point where it becomes too much like it but gameplay aside games like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Duke Nukem Forever and the upcoming Tomb Raider are all their own unique games.

Using an established formula =/= being a rip-off or clone and doing it only for sales. Not everything needs to be brand new innovation that no one expected. In fact, at this point, innovation is gonna be hard to come by in some places in gaming. Doesn't mean it can't happen but it's not going to be as likely since everything's already taken.
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"shill" and "apologist"

-most of the idiots who throw those two words around probably don't even know what they mean.
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Zooba.
Those must be new or from the 360 board exclusively. I've never seen them on Gamefaqs before.
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Jul 9 2012, 12:21 PM
Those must be new or from the 360 board exclusively. I've never seen them on Gamefaqs before.
They happen to be Kurgan777's 2 favorite words... words that he misuses on a daily basis on the 360 board.
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Going to go ahead and throw fanboy on a list.

A word that used to show someone who had an intense love for something has now been ripped and torn to be a synonym for 'troll'. 'Troll' being the gamefaqs version that means "anybody that disagrees with me or doesn't immediately join in my raging circlejerk."

Yesterday I got called a fanboy about forty times for telling somebody to read an article they posted and were complaining about...even though every complain they made was explained in detail in the article.
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Which makes me sad. I fully admit that I am a fanboy of some things such as RPGs (Especially the Wild Arms series) and the Sonic franchise (not just the games, the cartoons and comics as well) but I'm far from a troll. I am dead serious when I say I love things that most people say is terrible (Such as Sonic and the Black Knight which is, imo, one of the best Sonic games EVER)
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Don't worry too much about being called a troll over there.
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Oh I don't worry about that. I've actually only once been called a troll and I don't even remember what it was.

No, most of the time I just get hit with "You have low standards" like it's a bad thing or "you're just a crazy Sonic fanboy" as if that was a bad thing.
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Jul 9 2012, 12:33 PM
Don't worry too much about being called a troll over there.
Apparently I am a huge troll =P
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Gabrius
Jul 9 2012, 12:33 PM
Don't worry too much about being called a troll over there.
Apparently I am a huge troll =P
It's called OVER EXPOSURE, dude jester::
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