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It was mentioned a few posts ago.
Then again we got the Crazy Wasteland of whatever the fuck it was ; a trait for FO:NV that enables "funny" references and wacky shit. You prefer your game world to be serious and believable? Dont pick that.
Other than the quite rare two encounters of Arthur and the search for Holy Hand Grenade i dont think Fallout 2 crack in-jokes that often.
Other than the quite rare two encounters of Arthur and the search for Holy Hand Grenade i dont think Fallout 2 crack in-jokes that often.
Other than the quite rare two encounters of Arthur and the search for Holy Hand Grenade i dont think Fallout 2 crack in-jokes that often.
Bitch you crazy.
Severian Silk said:I liked the jokes in F01 well enough. The crashed whale, tardis, Seinfeld parody, etc.. I agree that FO2 "tried too hard" (in general IMO).
God damnit. I hate in game jokes, especially when I'm fucking playing a medieval adventure and all I want is to be totally immersed into the lore and shit when suddenly a shitty joke about Olympics or golf hits me in the nuts and wakes me up from my sweet reverie. I mean what the fuck writers? You think you are witty and smart and that those little jokes flying around the office will fit just fine into a game I AM PLAYING? No you stupid fucks, no, for fucks sake NO!
I mean, I can taste a little subtle joke about modern days as long as it's subtler than a pixie's fart, but when you are doing an adventure/rpg game CLEARLY set in FANTASY lore/times and NOT A PARODY GAME OF SORTS like one adventure I played some time ago with a wizard in a tower who watched Super Bowl (which I don't get because I'm a sophisticated european) then you DON'T MAKE JOKES about anything related to modern times.
Sure, name characters after developers, I don't mind. Put a little story here and there that has context for you and your people and maybe later in an interview tell us all about it, but DON'T SPOIL MY GAME WITH YOUR SHITTY JOKES!
Yes Heroine's Quest, I am talking about you.
Mumblemore, really? Harry Potter references? Asking witches/seers about who will win the 2014 Olympics? Talking about golf in the forest? And I'm just somewhere at the beggining of the game. Who knows how many more await the unwary gamer!
I wish there was an option in a game where you could disable those modern world references. I think the only purpose of these little jokes make devs feel like there are connected to the game and they feel so sure about the quality of their game that a little reference here and there won't ruin the experience of the game. That and they get to brag to others.
I think one of the Gothics had something like a sign on a hill where there was a list of devs, but I'm not sure. Anyway, that shit works because the ratio of modern reference to game lore is like 0.001 to 100.
Spill your beans about the subject.
Other than the quite rare two encounters of Arthur and the search for Holy Hand Grenade i dont think Fallout 2 crack in-jokes that often.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_2_cultural_referencesI dont know, you watch too much of that shit? You remind me of Sinophiles I know. They can quote Chinese historical events and names right back at me for any texts they lay eyes on. ANd they are not even chinese.
PLay more, read more, and wider, goddamnit!
EDIT: it's not to disparage you or them. Cause I used to be a mild case of Sinophile, then a mild case of Nihonphile. Now that I play more western games and read more us novels, I get a mild case of Kwanophile. Horrible affliction, I know.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_2_cultural_references
There is thin line between not being knowledgeable about a subject and being dense and you, my friend seem closer to second one.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_2_cultural_references
There is thin line between not being knowledgeable about a subject and being dense and you, my friend seem closer to second one.
*skims through wiki entry*
It's missing quite a few things, like the Vice President being a spoof of Dan Quayle, the appearance of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, that the Enclave expedition to the Military Base was named Captain Pickhard and that Laddie the dog is Lassie, to name but a few. The only one I had not heard of before was the John Wayne reference in Earl Marion.
This list is better.