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Date Posted: 13:37:27 06/26/02 Wed
Author: Ben
Subject: Re: plz read this when you return from vacation kthxbye
In reply to: Robb 's message, "plz read this when you return from vacation kthxbye" on 23:18:04 06/12/02 Wed

>>Hey, I need some help.
>>
>>I wrote an article for a book that will be eventually
>>published. I need a quote on the sad shape of dialogue
>>in today's commercially published video games.
>>Preferably with no cursing or use of the word "butt."
>>A quote that simply contains the word "butt"
>>would/could not be considered for the opening quote to
>>my article. Unfortunately.
>>
>>Anyway, if you can think of something poignant and
>>funny within the next couple of days on this subject
>>please post it. I thought I would take this to a
>>public forum, because that would allow the five or six
>>creatures who want to beat you up to chime in with
>>their worthless opinions when they see it.
>>
>>--R.

"Dialogue in today's commercially published video games sucks."

I admit, I have so little experience with the thing I'm supposed to be poignant about, that I find myself lacking when confronted with the above request. For that, I apologize. But let's just look at my current/past high-rotation gaming selection, and we'll see that I am woefully unprepared to assist you with this.

Game: Rollercoaster Tycoon
Sample Dialogue: "WHEEEEEE!!"
Verdict: Can't get much better than that.

Game: Counter-Strike
Sample Dialogue: "fuk u fagit, lololol omfgomfgomfgomfg"
Verdict: Whaddya gonna do?

Game: Go
Sample Dialogue:
Verdict: It's a quiet, pensive game.

Game: GTA3
Sample Dialogue: "I want you to make this problem go away."
Verdict: Functional, not overtly horrible, and who really cares anyway?

Game: Tropico
Sample Dialogue: "El Presidente! Your people call for elections!"
Verdict: I like being called El Presidente at all times.

Game: Tiger Woods PGA 2002
Sample Dialogue: "No, the fairway is over *there*."
Verdict: FUCK YOU, DAVID FEHERTY!!!!!!!

Game: Flight Simulator 2002
Sample Dialogue: "Mooney 1 Echo Sierra, turn left heading 250, descend and maintain one thousand nine hundred until established on the localizer."
Verdict: Stop, you're making me SO HOT.

So, you see, as far as dialogue goes in the games I play, I really don't have a big problem. I think it's YOU that has the problem here, not ME.

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