Re: Pirates versus Ninjas

by Azrael 10/24/2009, 7:25 pm

Rianna Lauren wrote:
Azrael wrote:
SylverBluTitan wrote:Hmm....

AZ! Say I'm Batman and make the forum explode!

XD

-This thread explodes-

O_O

Well...I didn't know I had some of that power in me!
Silly Sylver. When will you learn the power those words carry? You must be cautious with them.

I'm Batman. *thread reforms*

Ah. The great power of Batman.

Women flock to him. Such is the magnitude of his power. And awesome.

Batman is a pimp.

by SylverBluTitan 10/24/2009, 7:37 pm

Mmmm...Batman....8D -Drools-

I mean!--what?

-Shifty eyes-

Um, sorry about that Az. I'll be more careful next time. I'm still learning.

by Cylor 10/24/2009, 11:30 pm

Azrael wrote:I've got to be honest, I think you take the historical inaccuracies too serious. It's not supposed to be a hundred percent accurate. It's a video game universe rooted in some historical events, but it's still a series where bee's can abduct a man, it can rain blood at any moment and the fourth wall may be broken at any point in time. At some point, you have to figure people are going to be old enough to realize the game is not rooted in a hundred percent fact.

Let me be clear: I love the Metal Gear series, I think the games are hugely enjoyable. However, what you're describing here is exactly why I find the false pretense of "realism" so insulting. It's Kojima wanting to have it both ways, and cramming unkillable genetic supermen, psychic human/insect hybrids and electrokinetic bullshit into a game where you have to perform surgery on yourself to remove bullets after you get shot. I wish they would pick one or the other. But getting back to my earlier point...there's a kid I used to know who told me that he submitted a high school paper on the nuclear arms race based solely on "information" presented in the first MGS game, and he got an A for it. Leaving aside the obvious fact that this teacher should have been fired, I hope you can understand why I find this troubling.

Naked Snake wrote:That and MGS3 is meant to be a send-up of Bond films as much as it is an installment in the series, so some camp is to be expected.

Actually, while it may be intended to send up the Bond films, about 85% of MGS3's plot is lifted almost directly from the second Rambo movie. As is the plot of MGS1 from the movie Escape From New York. If you've never seen either of those films, watch them, and I think you'll see what I mean.

But that reminds me...let me share my own 'alternate' titles for the MGS games, as I think you'll find them as amusing as I do. Razz

Metal Gear Solid: Escape From Alaska
Mullet Gear Solid 2: The Homosexual Metaphor
Mullet Gear Solid 3: First Blood, Part II
Mustache Gear Solid 4

...I haven't played MGS4 as of yet, so I don't know what the most appropriate satirical subtitle for it might be...but I stand by the rest. Laughing

by Azrael 10/24/2009, 11:35 pm

Cylor wrote:However, what you're describing here is exactly why I find the false pretense of "realism" so insulting.

No offense meant, but if that sort of thing bothers you then I don't know how you deal with things that are "based on a true story". Again, taking it way too seriously. It's fiction that draws off some real life stuff. It's done all the time. No big deal.

by Cylor 10/24/2009, 11:54 pm

Azrael wrote:No offense meant, but if that sort of thing bothers you then I don't know how you deal with things that are "based on a true story". Again, taking it way too seriously. It's fiction that draws off some real life stuff. It's done all the time. No big deal.

No, fiction is condensing or combining some people or events when adapting "based on a true story" things to the screen or page for purposes such as fitting into a set running time, protecting the privacy of those involved, or heightening the emotional impact of an event. I believe this is often described as "narrative liberty".

Saying "the Cold War was a lie created by a small handful of people who manipulated governments to hide a few billion dollars" goes a little bit beyond narrative liberty or even fiction, into the realm of full-blown fantasy.

But anyway, it isn't even as much that stuff by itself that bugs me about the MGS games...it's the highly selective approach that they take to realism. If you want to have a game where the player has to mix medicine from forest mushrooms, then great; but don't then have people deflecting bullets with swords or shooting lightning bolts from their groin in the same game.

by Azrael 10/24/2009, 11:55 pm

Taking. Things. Too. Seriously. =P

by Cylor 10/24/2009, 11:58 pm

Azrael wrote:Taking. Things. Too. Seriously. =P

Repetition =/= refutation Razz

by Azrael 10/25/2009, 12:01 am

Not trying to refute, honestly. Don't care enough to bother. Just telling you that I'm definitely of the belief that you're taking it too seriously. I'll leave any debating up to Snake; I'm sure he'll give a good show.

by **Riaaanna** 10/25/2009, 2:45 am

Azrael wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
Azrael wrote:
SylverBluTitan wrote:Hmm....

AZ! Say I'm Batman and make the forum explode!

XD

-This thread explodes-

O_O

Well...I didn't know I had some of that power in me!
Silly Sylver. When will you learn the power those words carry? You must be cautious with them.

I'm Batman. *thread reforms*

Ah. The great power of Batman.
Women flock to him. Such is the magnitude of his power. And awesome.

Batman is a pimp.

Bruce. Is. THE MAN. rabbit

by Negromancer 10/25/2009, 6:08 pm

Next on Deadliest warrior

Ninjas vs Pirates
:lol!:

(they already did a pirate vs knight)

by **Riaaanna** 10/26/2009, 3:09 am

Negromancer wrote:Next on Deadliest warrior

Ninjas vs Pirates
:lol!:

(they already did a pirate vs knight)

Pirate vs Knight? Who won?

by Negromancer 10/26/2009, 8:34 am

Rianna Lauren wrote:
Negromancer wrote:Next on Deadliest warrior

Ninjas vs Pirates
:lol!:

(they already did a pirate vs knight)

Pirate vs Knight? Who won?

The pirate, but take that program with some grain of salt

by **Riaaanna** 10/26/2009, 8:41 am

Negromancer wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
Negromancer wrote:Next on Deadliest warrior

Ninjas vs Pirates
:lol!:

(they already did a pirate vs knight)

Pirate vs Knight? Who won?

The pirate, but take that program with some grain of salt

Salt? lol

by Negromancer 10/26/2009, 9:15 am

Rianna Lauren wrote:
Negromancer wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
Negromancer wrote:Next on Deadliest warrior

Ninjas vs Pirates
:lol!:

(they already did a pirate vs knight)

Pirate vs Knight? Who won?

The pirate, but take that program with some grain of salt

Salt? lol

English
Etymology

From Latin cum grano salis, literally with a grain of salt, figuratively with a bit of common sense.
Noun

Singular
grain of salt

Plural
grains of salt

grain of salt (plural grains of salt)

1. (idiomatic) A bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.

I'd take anything I read in that paper with a grain of salt.

by **Riaaanna** 10/26/2009, 10:36 am

Negromancer wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
Negromancer wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
Negromancer wrote:Next on Deadliest warrior

Ninjas vs Pirates
:lol!:

(they already did a pirate vs knight)

Pirate vs Knight? Who won?

The pirate, but take that program with some grain of salt

Salt? lol

English
Etymology

From Latin cum grano salis, literally with a grain of salt, figuratively with a bit of common sense.
Noun

Singular
grain of salt

Plural
grains of salt

grain of salt (plural grains of salt)

1. (idiomatic) A bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.

I'd take anything I read in that paper with a grain of salt.

Ah. Forgive me. I'm not that good with idioms. XD

by Rain 11/13/2009, 3:22 am

I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

by RustleXer 11/13/2009, 6:47 am

Rain_of_Tears wrote:I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

you're going down!

by **Riaaanna** 11/13/2009, 8:30 am

RustleXer wrote:
Rain_of_Tears wrote:I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

you're going down!

:lol!: now that's just cruel XD

by **Vandal** 11/13/2009, 4:58 pm

Rain_of_Tears wrote:I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

Finally!

by RustleXer 11/13/2009, 10:20 pm

Rianna Lauren wrote:
RustleXer wrote:
Rain_of_Tears wrote:I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

you're going down!

:lol!: now that's just cruel XD

no it's not... this is WAR! ninjas will win!

by **Riaaanna** 11/14/2009, 7:19 am

RustleXer wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
RustleXer wrote:
Rain_of_Tears wrote:I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

you're going down!

:lol!: now that's just cruel XD

no it's not... this is WAR! ninjas will win!

Well... Yeah. Yeah you're right. XDD

by SylverBluTitan 11/14/2009, 11:09 am

Rianna Lauren wrote:
RustleXer wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
RustleXer wrote:
Rain_of_Tears wrote:I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

you're going down!

:lol!: now that's just cruel XD

no it's not... this is WAR! ninjas will win!

Well... Yeah. Yeah you're right. XDD

Actually, well, you can guess who really wins.

by **Riaaanna** 11/14/2009, 12:02 pm

SylverBluTitan wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
RustleXer wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
RustleXer wrote:
Rain_of_Tears wrote:I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

you're going down!

:lol!: now that's just cruel XD

no it's not... this is WAR! ninjas will win!

Well... Yeah. Yeah you're right. XDD
Actually, well, you can guess who really wins.

BATMAN.

Duh. xP

by Rain 11/15/2009, 4:44 pm

Rianna Lauren wrote:
SylverBluTitan wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
RustleXer wrote:
Rianna Lauren wrote:
RustleXer wrote:
Rain_of_Tears wrote:I'm going to be the devils advocate here, Pirates. Depending on the situation, I think I'll take the guy with the boat, the cannon, and the gun...
SOMEONE HAS TO GO PIRATE GOSH...

you're going down!

:lol!: now that's just cruel XD

no it's not... this is WAR! ninjas will win!

Well... Yeah. Yeah you're right. XDD
Actually, well, you can guess who really wins.

BATMAN.

Duh. xP

True, Batman wins, but at what cost? AT WHAT COST?

by Blitzkrieg 12/31/2009, 1:50 pm

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