Humor in Games? 345
commiesubverter writes "Slate.com has an article up about humor in games. It's a decent summary of where the gaming industry has been and is going with its humor. From the article: 'Comedy is typically marginalized into background sight gags and interstitial cut scenes. Even games that generally strive to be funny incorporate humor into window dressing: In Grand Theft Auto, you can sow mayhem while listening to a mock-NPR that's broadcasting a roundtable discussion on violence.'"
What about games (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Misguided article (Score:5, Funny)
Monkey Island is still good for a laugh but (Score:5, Funny)
The cutscenes are brilliant but the comedy is left out of the action with the exception of the various cockney aliens chiming in with progress reports and saying things like "Oooh my leg!".
And as for comedy being annoying upon repetition. I could play Monkey Island till Guybrush Threepwood actuall becomes a mighty pirate.
Come on people! Bob, Float, Drift? What's NOT to love about that series!?
Re:Humor in games in the past 20 years (Score:4, Funny)
"Now SHOW ME THE MUMMY!"
Who needs intentional humor (Score:5, Funny)
or
The President has been kidnapped by ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the President?
My favorite in game humor... Warcraft/Starcraft (Score:5, Funny)
"I'll attract the enemy with my human mating call. I'm so wasted! I'm so wasted!" -- The Dryad
Re:What about games (Score:5, Funny)
Usually before I kill my monkey I make sure there aren't other people around. Common courtesy, you know.
But whatever works for your friends, sounds great!
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sierra (Score:5, Funny)
Triv
Re:This would be fun.. (Score:2, Funny)
Well at least he whom you call a "towelhead" knows where his towel is.
Minesweeper (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Monkey Island (Score:4, Funny)
ok, I'll say it if nobody else will (Score:4, Funny)
How appropriate, you fight like a cow.
Re:This would be fun.. (Score:1, Funny)
you could be doing something better
it costs you a lot of money
eventually, you lose.
Re:Yegads! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Misguided article (Score:5, Funny)
Here's a whole page [berkeley.edu] devoted to this... uh... art form.
Re:Sierra's Space Quest (Score:3, Funny)
"Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the Eyes! RUSK!" (Score:2, Funny)
Re:My favorite in game humor... Warcraft/Starcraft (Score:3, Funny)
Human Footman: "In the full version, I'm much funnier."
Orc Peon: "You go buy full version now." "You buy full version.. pleeeease???" "You buy full version or I sing. Yah yah yah yah..."
Keeping the orc from singing was reason enough to buy the full game, methinks.
Re:Grim Fandango (Score:2, Funny)
Hector LeMans : Oh Manny... so cynical... What happened to you, Manny, that caused you to lose your sense of hope, your love of life?
Manuel Calavera : I died.
Re:What about games (Score:1, Funny)
You're just supposed to spank it. If you end up killing it, you're doing it too hard.
Re:My favorite in game humor... Warcraft/Starcraft (Score:5, Funny)
"Once you head down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny... and you get dental." -- The Acolyte
The Dryad had some of the funniest lines, though. "I dont reveal much on the minimap. *sniff* It's all my fault."
Re:My favorite in game humor... Warcraft/Starcraft (Score:5, Funny)
"I love the dead. Frequently." -- WC3 Necromancer
Re:Misguided article (Score:3, Funny)
Is it just me, or is that image funnier when you realize the Korean reads "Harrison Ford" for the character on the left and "Vishnu" for the one getting...ummm..."handled?"
Re:Monkey Island (Score:2, Funny)
Oh, wait... nevermind.