tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post5118361070014456020..comments2024-03-23T00:57:10.650-07:00Comments on Chrontendo: Dr. Sparkle: LootstealerDoctor Sparklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-1245889701780408902012-12-12T16:32:48.345-08:002012-12-12T16:32:48.345-08:00Maybe you should relax by reading some of Cyril La...Maybe you should relax by reading some of Cyril Lachel's articles in Defunct Games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-92206743985168019312012-12-11T20:47:38.096-08:002012-12-11T20:47:38.096-08:00I like how Parish missed the dig about fedoras. F...I like how Parish missed the dig about fedoras. Fedoras are wonderful things, yet they look terrible on you. Sorry, dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-78488308649973099372012-12-10T20:23:59.375-08:002012-12-10T20:23:59.375-08:00Parish - "I don't practice what I preach ...Parish - "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the person I'm preaching to."Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-89163431222891640932012-12-08T08:08:49.280-08:002012-12-08T08:08:49.280-08:00Yeah, most of that stems from a certain hilarious ...Yeah, most of that stems from a certain hilarious game "philosopher" but it's crept up in my site's forum debates too. Most of it seems to stem from a weird fascination to undermine the validity of games that focus more on storytelling/experience.<br /><br />Which is relevant at this very moment given the salty tears spilled over The Walking Dead, an adventure game, winning the Spike VGA awards last night, which has "no gameplay" apparently.Discoalucardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-11658747605722967782012-12-08T07:34:32.402-08:002012-12-08T07:34:32.402-08:00Wow, I wrote "about" twice in a row. Ter...Wow, I wrote "about" twice in a row. Terrible. Pretend I actually wrote that as "Yahtzee about, regarding some".parishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628004308467163111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-85787719741528818612012-12-08T07:33:20.477-08:002012-12-08T07:33:20.477-08:00The funny thing is, I was catching up with some re...The funny thing is, I was catching up with some recent Chrontendos last week and found my teeth set on edge when you did exactly what you're chastising Yahtzee about about some Famicom games. May the circle be unbroken, friend.parishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628004308467163111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-22947454892253520572012-12-08T01:05:24.359-08:002012-12-08T01:05:24.359-08:00The problem is that "combatant" is a wor...The problem is that "combatant" is a word that an 11-year-old at a locked case of video games can't pronounce when talking to the clerk.InsaneDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103863809477472390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-86804281026314135702012-12-07T19:47:14.741-08:002012-12-07T19:47:14.741-08:00Dr. Sparkle: Yahtzee is a British-expat living in ...Dr. Sparkle: Yahtzee is a British-expat living in Australia. Part of the problem is that there are a number of words already in the English language that make a lot more sense then warfigher: Combatant and warrior spring to mind, and I'm sure I could find a considerable number more off the top of my head. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-44365989454300403492012-12-07T19:21:16.140-08:002012-12-07T19:21:16.140-08:00DA - Why? Did that happen to you? When I saw the Z...DA - Why? Did that happen to you? When I saw the Zero Punctuation rant, I immediately thought of a certain Nietzsche-loving videogame writer who has some kind of philosophical problem with the word "gameplay." All of this falls into the ancient tradition of getting pissed off over some word you don't like. A subgenre of this tradition is the Brits getting their knickers in a twist over American words making their way into the UK. I don't know if that is Croshaw's angle or not. Is the guy really Australian? He sounds English to me.<br /><br />In reality there is, of course, no such thing as an invalid word, and there is very little logic or consistency to how new English words are created. I don't see how "warfighter" is any less inherently ridiculous than "ghost recon" or "black ops" (or the name of any Japanese RPG.)<br /><br />The odd mention of warfighter in the credits as a "military communication system" makes the whole thing even odder. It's not like warfighter is an uncommon word. It's been used for over 30 years and a Google search for "warfighter -medal -honor" brings 13 million results. Bear in mind I have nothing against Croshaw; I just have a fascination with language peeves.Doctor Sparklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328442015557051088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-29004287652317581912012-12-07T08:31:47.058-08:002012-12-07T08:31:47.058-08:00Have you ever gotten into an internet argument ove...Have you ever gotten into an internet argument over the validity of the word "gameplay"? I'd advise not to!Discoalucardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-31331375309896745722012-12-07T07:46:54.755-08:002012-12-07T07:46:54.755-08:00While I do not like the man, I feel he has a point...While I do not like the man, I feel he has a point in a way.<br /><br />Society's perception and acceptance of certain words or certain word combination is a question of local oral culture.<br /><br />If one encounters a perfectly valid word from a grammatical point of view but which one is not used to one is prone to finding it strange sounding.<br /><br />Of course even the most grating new sounding words tend to grind away their rough edge the more frequently one encounters them.<br /><br />Take the name Nintendo chose for their previous home console for an example. The word Wii was ridiculed wantonly at first but now it appears normal to most.<br /><br />As for older words, or names, who in their right mind would call their child Gaylord these days?<br /><br />Oh, he is Australian by the way.Kamiboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070558290345696566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186345736950611814.post-47797594954983778442012-12-07T00:30:58.245-08:002012-12-07T00:30:58.245-08:00From the credits of the Zero Punctuation video: &q...From the credits of the Zero Punctuation video: <i>"And yes I know Warfighter is the name of a real life military communications system but that is somehow even more laughable".</i><br /><br />Regardless of its validity, it's just one of those words that sounds silly, like a lot of military jargon. The fact that EA were clearly searching for the closest possible word to "Warfare" without provoking an Activision lawsuit just accentuates it.Mind Tank Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512865983910163842noreply@blogger.com