Escapist News Network: RPG Elements
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The last time I looked at a map I noticed that Canada was a pretty large country, how is it that so many of the gaming / comedy folk live rather close to one another? I mean there is the LRR Crew, Pure Pwnage, 3 Dead Trolls, and probably more that I have yet to discover...Matt_LRR said:Wes Borg. It sure wasMonshroud said:
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pout I wanna move to Canada... /pout
Heh, PP lives entirely on the other side of the country. Not quite, but *almost* as far as they can possibly get from here, without leaving.Monshroud said:The last time I looked at a map I noticed that Canada was a pretty large country, how is it that so many of the gaming / comedy folk live rather close to one another? I mean there is the LRR Crew, Pure Pwnage, 3 Dead Trolls, and probably more that I have yet to discover...Matt_LRR said:Wes Borg. It sure wasMonshroud said:
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pout I wanna move to Canada... /pout
That said, we've had opportunity to work with them, because they're out in vancouver a couple times a year.
Wes, on the other hand just happens to live here, and runs a comedy showcase we participate in every month.
He's super cool.
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Whew! I'm so glad that people got the metal bits.
The writing went a bit like this:*
Kathleen: AH! LOL! LOL! I've got this bit for Black Metal Guitar Hero! It's got tons of obscure metal jokes! It's so funny! LOL!
Graham, Jer, Paul: We'll... take your word for it.
Kathleen: And James has to get corpse painted up.
Graham, Jer, Paul: Sold!
James: Wut?
*The writing went nothing like that.
The writing went a bit like this:*
Kathleen: AH! LOL! LOL! I've got this bit for Black Metal Guitar Hero! It's got tons of obscure metal jokes! It's so funny! LOL!
Graham, Jer, Paul: We'll... take your word for it.
Kathleen: And James has to get corpse painted up.
Graham, Jer, Paul: Sold!
James: Wut?
*The writing went nothing like that.
I have to admit that Mystic Quest is one of my guilty pleasures. I don't know why I take so much pleasure in beating it over and over, but I do. Maybe it's just because it was there when I was younger and I never really understood it, but now I can just blaze through it in a day. Oh well, I have moved on to bigger and better games but I shall always love my Mystic Quest.
Guitar Hero: Cannibal Corpse, Dimmu Borgir, Stratovarious! I can see how that would be very awesome!
Good bless them if they make Guitar Hero: Black Metal!
I've been saying for years that, by isolating their key and initial demographic of rockers and metalheads, the GH/RB franchises fail to establish any proper grounding for further games.
While expansions into Pop Music and Country can and have made for good short-term gains and introduction of the series to younger and more mainstream audiences, this draw as a sales tool works only as long as it functions as a fad: a product, person, or activity that enjoys a short, but grossly successly run of popularity in modern culture. Frankly put: Rockers aren't just there for the bands, but for the culture and lifestyle it represents. It's a chance to vicariously life the rock and roll lifestyle they so crave, craving not only the glitz, but the hard times as well (theres a certain romance in that). I've written sociology papers about the early connections of heavy metal/hard rock with the development of video games (especially in the development of modern console gaming (circa early 1990s), and there is a great deal of overlap in rocker/gaming culture.
Maybe a foray into Black Metal isn't the best next step for these companies, but if traditional die-hard hard rock/metal fans are acknowledged and respected more in upcoming titles, I can see a return of good percentage (for some the damage has already been done) of die-hard fans to float future iterations of the title(s).
I've been saying for years that, by isolating their key and initial demographic of rockers and metalheads, the GH/RB franchises fail to establish any proper grounding for further games.
While expansions into Pop Music and Country can and have made for good short-term gains and introduction of the series to younger and more mainstream audiences, this draw as a sales tool works only as long as it functions as a fad: a product, person, or activity that enjoys a short, but grossly successly run of popularity in modern culture. Frankly put: Rockers aren't just there for the bands, but for the culture and lifestyle it represents. It's a chance to vicariously life the rock and roll lifestyle they so crave, craving not only the glitz, but the hard times as well (theres a certain romance in that). I've written sociology papers about the early connections of heavy metal/hard rock with the development of video games (especially in the development of modern console gaming (circa early 1990s), and there is a great deal of overlap in rocker/gaming culture.
Maybe a foray into Black Metal isn't the best next step for these companies, but if traditional die-hard hard rock/metal fans are acknowledged and respected more in upcoming titles, I can see a return of good percentage (for some the damage has already been done) of die-hard fans to float future iterations of the title(s).
Looking back, I think some of the JRPG's could use some trimming, but they certainly shouldn't be left bear naked like the current western ones(ME 2). Mass Effect is still good, but I think it lost some points at gameplay.
OT: I really hope for more news about the French/Arabic-Canadian terrorists; that stuff was exciting!
+ guest staring on Lost Planet??? Wait what, you mean it'll have cameons?
OT: I really hope for more news about the French/Arabic-Canadian terrorists; that stuff was exciting!
+ guest staring on Lost Planet??? Wait what, you mean it'll have cameons?
I am French Canadian, and am rather familiar with the October Crisis/Quiet Revolution/FLQ, and yet I still found it hilarious. It's meant to be light and joke.Formica Archonis said:
I am not sure if the US crowd will quite get it though.
As if French people weren't bad enough...But...French Canadian...
I kid of course. I like Canadians. Canada is a very not bad place to visit. Not good mind you just not bad. Good old american public schooling at it's finest here. God I need to work on my grammar. Anyway what were we talking about?
I kid of course. I like Canadians. Canada is a very not bad place to visit. Not good mind you just not bad. Good old american public schooling at it's finest here. God I need to work on my grammar. Anyway what were we talking about?