What The Escapist Means to Me Contest Winner
- Thread starter Steve Butts
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very good!, this managed to evoke the slightest bit of emotion in my cold, black heart. now that's an acheviment
Christ. Someone here's got to piss in Frybird's Cheerios. Put away the wishful thinking people.
That was the best this community could come up with? Really? No wonder only a select few editors go near us.
[sub]Congrats, though, Frybird. It's pretty cool that you won.[/sub]
That was the best this community could come up with? Really? No wonder only a select few editors go near us.
[sub]Congrats, though, Frybird. It's pretty cool that you won.[/sub]
I agree with you fully. (I'm still saddened over the cancellation of that fallujah game)Tenmar said:
I just wanted to refer to the all-too-often seen features on gaming sites that are thinly disguised pre-pubescent Fan-Wanks and/or heavily uninspired enumerations, hence "Top 10 Games with Boobs in it".
Also, thanks for the kudos and stuff, although my cheerios taste stingy now.
(Also, i'm Jan, actually, without s. But i kind of overlooked that, so no blaming here)
That was wonderful. Much better than what I meant to write, and really the embodiment of the Escapist as a whole. Well done that man.
I agree for the most part with this optimistic little piece, but I think that The Escapist can still work harder towards this core value that it usually seeks.
We still see pretty flippant articles here on occasion. While humour is welcome and is usually well placed, when whole articles that are completely falsified just for a gimmicky coolness factor, this does detract from the image of a serious magazine devoted to an art form like video games.
I think that the gaming populace still needs an even more serious publication on this subject, that is absolutely devoted to the artistic expression portion of games, but we're just not there yet. The "gaming" (i.e. the control, the culture, the memes and popular mainstream releases) needs to be able to take a back seat to art in many more games before we might see this happen. In the mean time, The Escapist certainly does nicely.
We still see pretty flippant articles here on occasion. While humour is welcome and is usually well placed, when whole articles that are completely falsified just for a gimmicky coolness factor, this does detract from the image of a serious magazine devoted to an art form like video games.
I think that the gaming populace still needs an even more serious publication on this subject, that is absolutely devoted to the artistic expression portion of games, but we're just not there yet. The "gaming" (i.e. the control, the culture, the memes and popular mainstream releases) needs to be able to take a back seat to art in many more games before we might see this happen. In the mean time, The Escapist certainly does nicely.
Hmm... to me the Escapist is like bread and butter. It's useful and sensible but ultimately... dull compared to the fast food IGNs and Gamesradars out there. It's good, but honestly I'd prefer to be over there. It's much more interesting, and the forums don't have any pretensions or constant threads about how good they are... which in a way is exactly what this whole competition is.
Congrats, Frybird!
Not only is it 100% true, but extremely well-worded. Better than I could ever do and a deserving winner.
Not only is it 100% true, but extremely well-worded. Better than I could ever do and a deserving winner.
Okaaaaaay....I just visit for some up to date news and to get a giggle out of yahtzee or ENN. Is there a special link to the deep and meaningful area of escapist?
How wonderful! When I was done it made me go "AAWWW" involuntarily. Congrats on winning Frybird, you deserved it 
If I could write decently enough I might have bothered to try to submit something. Looks like I still would have lost though. I imagine it wouldn't be much more complicated than "them videorz, they are funy."
Man, very humorous and very true. What really comes to mind when you mentioned the top 10 thing was ScrewAttack.
Well, congrats and that goes to everyone else who wrote an essay. It's nice to know that everyone's here for distinct yet appealing reasons.
Well, congrats and that goes to everyone else who wrote an essay. It's nice to know that everyone's here for distinct yet appealing reasons.