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Intentionally Wrong
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 Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:04 am Post subject: Lonely Game |
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Let's get this out of our system, once and for all.
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DaleNixon
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| Most games are lonely. |
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Intentionally Wrong
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:31 am Post subject: |
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DaleNixon wrote:
Most games are lonely.
That's one part of why I find the designation ridiculous! |
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brainiac
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: |
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| hey do you guys like metroid ^_^ |
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Wilkes
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:36 am Post subject: |
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| I wanted to get the new Microsoft Flight Simulator; it looked a bit too lonely though. |
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brainiac
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:38 am Post subject: |
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| but it has bluuuuuuu skaaiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzz |
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Laurel Soup
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I think someone's just projecting a bit too much of themselves onto some of these games... |
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Cycle
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| in b4 axe |
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Mr. Business
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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Laurel Soup wrote:
I think someone's just projecting a bit too much of themselves onto some of these games...
Yes. |
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LegatoB
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Forum Axe is a lonely game. |
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Diplocephalus
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Red_venom
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| NES was a lonely game console. |
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ReroRero
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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Intentionally Wrong wrote:
LONELY GAME ad nauseam
When you have that much lonely game in one place it's no longer lonely.
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Mister Toups
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| The Heart is a Lonely Game |
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Ratoslov
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| I rate it 3.5/10. Lots of feeling, but not much else. |
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108
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| seriously, when and why did it become funny to type the words "lonely game" and then stand back and expect congratulation? is this some sort of "inside joke" that i'm missing out on or something? |
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Mr. Mechanical
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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108 wrote:
seriously, when and why did it become funny to type the words "lonely game" and then stand back and expect congratulation? is this some sort of "inside joke" that i'm missing out on or something?
The first Gamer's Quarter podcast was about the game Noctis. Someone in said podcast described Noctis as being a "lonely game" due to the fact that you're a single explorer in a vast galaxy and you never encounter a single other being, save for a couple of wild animals if you're lucky and have decided to explore the right kind of planet. I also wrote an article around the same time about Shadow of the Colossus that described the landscape in that game as "lonely", for much of the same reason that Noctis was described as "lonely". However, it should be noted I never actually described Shadow of the Colossus as a "lonely game".
The anti-pretension crusaders here picked up on the term and decided to use it to rail against the perceived "New Games Journalism" that everyone has decided The Gamer's Quarter represents, as well the perceived pretension that these forums have come to represent. Now it's just a stale in-joke that most people are tired of hearing as due to this very threads existence.
That said, Noctis is a lonely game you fuckers. |
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Toto
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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because it evokes a sense of loneliness
i still think it's funny, because I haven't been here long
maybe I'll grow out of it |
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Maztorre
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The reason we're in Lonely Game Zone act 3 is because it is the season when young men's thoughts turn to those big fat games you get lost in of a cold winter's eve.
See: MGS3, Shadow of the Colossus, random Zelda, Dragon Quest series. |
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winkerwanker
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Lonely JUGZ |
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Ging
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| my existence evokes a sense of loneliness. |
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Balzac
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| Pikmin somehow felt lonely at certain points. |
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Jeff Garneau
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Mechanical wrote:
108 wrote:
seriously, when and why did it become funny to type the words "lonely game" and then stand back and expect congratulation? is this some sort of "inside joke" that i'm missing out on or something?
The first Gamer's Quarter podcast was about the game Noctis. Someone in said podcast described Noctis as being a "lonely game" due to the fact that you're a single explorer in a vast galaxy and you never encounter a single other being, save for a couple of wild animals if you're lucky and have decided to explore the right kind of planet. I also wrote an article around the same time about Shadow of the Colossus that described the landscape in that game as "lonely", for much of the same reason that Noctis was described as "lonely". However, it should be noted I never actually described Shadow of the Colossus as a "lonely game".
The anti-pretension crusaders here picked up on the term and decided to use it to rail against the perceived "New Games Journalism" that everyone has decided The Gamer's Quarter represents, as well the perceived pretension that these forums have come to represent. Now it's just a stale in-joke that most people are tired of hearing as due to this very threads existence.
That said, Noctis is a lonely game you fuckers.
i think it also had to do with aderack's prefurred NES games. |
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Koji
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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108 wrote:
is this some sort of "inside joke" that i'm missing out on or something?
You don't spend nearly as much time as needed on the Internet. :( |
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LegatoB
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Mechanical wrote:
The anti-pretension crusaders here picked up on the term and decided to use it to rail against the perceived "New Games Journalism" that everyone has decided The Gamer's Quarter represents, as well the perceived pretension that these forums have come to represent. Now it's just a stale in-joke that most people are tired of hearing as due to this very threads existence.
The major problem with TGQ is that the pretentious-crap-to-interesting-article ratio is way too high on the pretentious-crap side of the equation. Too much "evokes a sense of loneliness," not enough interesting things to say about interesting subjects. |
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dark steve
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| nuh uh |
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diatis
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| lonely thread. |
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tacotaskforce
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| Final Fantasy IX is the least loney game I can think of. The .hack games are also the opposite of lonely. |
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Mr. Mechanical
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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LegatoB wrote:
Mr. Mechanical wrote:
The anti-pretension crusaders here picked up on the term and decided to use it to rail against the perceived "New Games Journalism" that everyone has decided The Gamer's Quarter represents, as well the perceived pretension that these forums have come to represent. Now it's just a stale in-joke that most people are tired of hearing as due to this very threads existence.
The major problem with TGQ is that the pretentious-crap-to-interesting-article ratio is way too high on the pretentious-crap side of the equation. Too much "evokes a sense of loneliness," not enough interesting things to say about interesting subjects.
What was the last issue you read? Because we're getting better about that sort of thing all the time. |
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Toups the Elder
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| Smash Brothers is not lonely. |
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Hot Stott Bot
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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DaleNixon wrote:
Most games are lonely.
But only a few games really realize this and choose to embrace the feeling rather than fight it. |
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professor_scissors
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| Let's turn this into a thread about games with BUSTLE. |
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extralife
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| People say Ico is a lonely game but it's not ok. |
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dongle
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Ging wrote:
my existence evokes a sense of loneliness.
Ging I think you're cool but when you say things like this I envision you as the fat guy in front of me in the Wii line. |
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Intentionally Wrong
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Diary,
Today I got tired of the people on Insert Credit always ironically applying the "LONELY GAME" label in every single fucking thread. I tried to complain about it, but maybe I didn't do a very good job because people seemed to lump me in with the obnoxious posters who've been perpetuating this trend. Also people made fun of me, but it wouldn't be the internet if they didn't so I'm not too bothered by that. Still, I don't think I advanced my cause very far at all.
Maybe tomorrow will be better. I'll write more then.
Good night, Diary. |
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Dark Age Iron Savior
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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One of the reasons I like Ultima IX is that when you're out exploring and in the dungeons it's a lonely game, but when you're in town it feels kind of warm and fuzzy and most of the NPCs are stupid so you don't feel lonely
Ultima VIII was genuinely all the time lonely, though, especially when you're talking to people. I think the opening city is one of the best mood setters I've ever seen in a game.
a third lonely action-RPG people didn't like: King's Quest 8! It's very lonely compared to previous games in the series.
in conclusion, lonely game isn't just a concept - it's a decade's old movement! |
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eeemmecks
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| IC hivemind sheds a lonely, manly tear for its desolate wasteland of a soul itt |
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Dear Intentionally Wrong,
You make more friends with honey than telling others not to do a thing just because you don't like it!
Hugs and Kisses!,
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Intentionally Wrong
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oligophagy wrote:
Dear Intentionally Wrong,
You make more friends with honey than telling others not to do a thing just because you don't like it!
HUGE and KISSEZ,
Diary.
But oligophagy, that wouldn't be satisfying! Why can't I just let my randomest whims compell me to irritate everyone, while simultaneously winning me fame and influence? |
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glitch
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| tetris without the blocks |
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Cryo
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| No-block-Tetris makes me weep a silent tear. |
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ReroRero
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Tetris with invisible blocks on all the time. Then it's lonely but with a sense of urgency.
Urgent games will be our next pointless meme. |
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Captain EO
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| All bullshit aside, Umihara Kawase was a really lonely game. |
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ReroRero
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| Masturbation is a lonely game. |
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Boo
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| It's all in the joystick. |
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ReroRero
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| That's what they all say. |
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Boo
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| That's because it's true. |
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brainiac
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| the destroyed beauty of vib ribbon evokes a sense of lonely desolation in my new game journalism. |
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