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[InfiniteCombo]

This type of dialogue narration where it tries to emulate teenage talk is endemic in all forms of media; the problem is is that they all sound the same - like they were written by the same exact person. The fact that this game is being meme’d the way it is shows how creatively bankrupt the writing truly is. I feel like I hear this type of narration in so many tv shows, games, and YA novels. It’s so fucking cringe and lacks originality.

Pretty spot on...

 

[March Climber]

Shame devs ruin their own game with this dumb stuff.

Not surprised. Whoever wrote the script for the game screwed up bad.

characters that never shut up and are always throwing around quips

I like the character. I like how you equip the nails and all that. The constant quiping is rightly drawing criticism tho. Aloy just says bland stuff and it's already enough to drive you crazy after 40 hours. In this, Frey is saying some truly crappy fellow kids lines. I also have a feeling they will not respond to the criticism and blame it on consumers. Hopefully not, but that's a popular move these days.

So do we trace this way back to Borderlands 2, or Conker 64, or as far back as Bubsy?

 

[March Climber]

This type of dialogue narration where it tries to emulate teenage talk is endemic in all forms of media; the problem is is that they all sound the same - like they were written by the same exact person. The fact that this game is being meme’d the way it is shows how creatively bankrupt the writing truly is. I feel like I hear this type of narration in so many tv shows, games, and YA novels. It’s so fucking cringe and lacks originality.

It's the Isekai of dialogue then.

 

[Yoboman]

Just hope it has the line "I guess I Forspoke too soon"

 

[Kumomeme]

the attention of this meme bring could either be good, or bad for the game.

we will see how it goes in next few days

 

[Aenima]

LMAO this one made me laugh

Finally something good came out of Fortoomuchspoken

 

[Darkmakaimura]

On the contrary, I think it'll do pretty well.

Hi there I Infamy v1

I noticed the "LOL" Reaction and I'm just legitimately curious if it's because you think I'm wrong and it will bomb?

Regardless, you could be right and I could be very wrong.

I just don't see with the marketing and everything attached how this will bomb?

I should mention that I'm not invested in this game. I actually have no interest in it whatsoever. I may or may not be the target audience because I do like action adventure type of games but just particular doesn't interest me. Oh yeah, and the dialogue and trailer pretty cringey but that's not exactly a first.

 

[Deerock71]

Thematically, it's already too late, isn't it? Are they going to redo her like they did Sonic the Hedgehog in the movie? If not...they have to see the writing on the wall at this point: bargain bin fodder.

 

[Fredrik]

It’s Amy Hennig, maybe Nathan Drake could’ve pulled it off without cringe?

 

[Crayon]

So do we trace this way back to Borderlands 2, or Conker 64, or as far back as Bubsy?

I'm willing to blame bubsy.

Dude someone photoshop gex onto her head.

 

[RPS37]

I’m most concerned that this shit doesn’t even release till Jan 2023.
I forgot it’s not soon.

 

[Spaceman292]

The satire/memes are just as cringe. Its fine when 1 person does it. When everyone starts doing it as a trend, you've already lost my respect.

That's literally the definition of a meme you dungus

 

[SantaC]

This is the feminist ultra left game right? I wouldnt play it even if someone payed it for me

 

[Infamy v1]

Hi there I Infamy v1

I noticed the "LOL" Reaction and I'm just legitimately curious if it's because you think I'm wrong and it will bomb?

Regardless, you could be right and I could be very wrong.

I just don't see with the marketing and everything attached how this will bomb?

I should mention that I'm not invested in this game. I actually have no interest in it whatsoever. I may or may not be the target audience because I do like action adventure type of games but just particular doesn't interest me. Oh yeah, and the dialogue and trailer pretty cringey but that's not exactly a first.

Even before the bad marketing and mediocre trailers, I expected a lukewarm reception, both critically and commercially.

However, you're entitled to your opinion and mines holds no merit over yours. We'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Raven117]

I really hate that vibe…

 

[kiphalfton]

It's a shame because if you take all the dialog away it looks ok.

Like porn

 

[Danjin44]

For me as soon as I saw scan face, I checked out, like I did with Death Stranding. I absolutely can’t stand celebrities face in characters and scan faces in my games.

They always looks something off about them as soon as they to show emotion.

 

[Jennings]

For me as soon as I saw scan face, I checked out, like I did with Death Stranding. I absolutely can’t stand celebrities face in characters and scan faces in my games.

They always looks something off about them as soon as they to show emotion.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

CW Network, the game.

 

[Icymanipulator]

Love how it’s so edgy and cool to shit on marvel now. Like it didn’t dominate culture for the last 10 years. By (statistically) the very same people shitting on it now. The mob truly is fickle. Welcome to the United States of Amnesia.

 

[Calverz]

It’s the new chaos. More square enix garbage.

 

[Kimahri]

Publishers handle marketing, devs rarely like it. Just like a lot of bands don't even get to choose their own album art.

I've seen enough actual gameplay to know this is not some publisher thing.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

You're right. Forspoken's media team did a shit job trying to create a meme.

Thankfully, the Twatter horde managed to step in and save it.

Don't twist my words.
None of the twitter responses are even remotely funny.

 

[ZywyPL]

Hello, friend.
I see you've never played The Gunk.

The Gubk wasn't really that bad, after all - it's two characters talking to each other over the radio. Now, characters who constantly talk to themselves on the other hand (especially Sony seems to loves them), now that's cringe as fuck.

 

[The_Mike]

You're right. Forspoken's media team did a shit job trying to create a meme.

Thankfully, the Twatter horde managed to step in and save it.

So, if the game turns out shit, then reviewers should up the score because the twitter horde "saves" by talking good about it?

 

[Philfrag]

Somewhere in the past 10 years nearly every videogame character started speaking like it was from borderlands. Its the only way to sell violence in video games to mass markets now whilst using the least imagination possible.

 

[MMaRsu]

Watch out OP, posting this tweet as cringe might get your thread locked without comment by whichever GAF mod has the massive Square Enix-shaped chip on their shoulder.

RIP MMaRsu 's otherwise well-behaved thread, and @TintoConCasera's god-given right to misname Cloud as a spiky-haired twink.

Yo why was that thread closed anyway @mods?

 

[anothertech]

Options better have character voice setting. Setting that shit to 0

Game in general looks cool as fuck.

 

[Filben]

She needs a better agent

Yep, would watch her in an... entirely different media genre.

 

[Black_Stride]

SE when this game sells less than 2m copies because the idiots it’s targeted at don’t buy games;

I am cackling like a witch right now!


I still hope the game does well.
The gameplay looks alright, Im just going to need to change the language to Japanese or something.

 

[Hunnybun]

Well, they always say there's no such thing as bad publicity? At least people are finally talking about the game in their eyes.

I did get a chuckle at the "freaking dragons" thing because everyone gave them shit about her previous line of "mutha-fucking dragon".

This is what the writing team of Gary Whitta, Amy Hennig, Allison Rymer, and Todd Stashwick will get you. The west can not write for shit anymore, it seems.

Gary Whitta is a complete and utter fuckwit. Imagine anyone anywhere ever thinking that guy had an ounce of creative talent.

 

[Whitecrow]

'People with nothing in their lives need to shit on things to feel like they are cool'

So much for respect or comprehension.

 

[01011001]

ChrisRayGun's is my favourite

 

[Kupfer]

Yo why was that thread closed anyway @mods?

Asked the same question in another Forspoken thread. I didn't think it was justified either, as no one was attacking or insulting each other, everyone was just expressing their displeasure towards a cringy game.
Question was deleted 1 minute later, but this was the answer :

I wouldn't be surprised if this thread will be closed as well.

 

[DenchDeckard]

10/10s incoming

 

[Spaceman292]

For me as soon as I saw scan face, I checked out, like I did with Death Stranding. I absolutely can’t stand celebrities face in characters and scan faces in my games.

They always looks something off about them as soon as they to show emotion.

Doesn't every expensive game have facial scans now?

 

[Bernd Lauert]

ChrisRayGun's is my favourite

ChrisRayGun?

 

[ZywyPL]

ChrisRayGun's is my favourite

My sides xD For real, all those memes only show how something that looks actually great otherwise, is completely overshadowed by cringe writing only because 40-50yo devs believe that's how teenagers talk with each other and this is exactly what will lure them into their game...

 

[Teslerum]

My sides xD For real, all those memes only show how something that looks actually great otherwise, is completely overshadowed by cringe writing only because 40-50yo devs believe that's how teenagers talk with each other and this is exactly what will lure them into their game...

Is this even their game? I mean technically it was off-site contract work IIRC.

 

[Hugare]

Yeah, I think I'll avoid this game like the plague

Why the Amy Hennig hate, tho? The woman wrote Legacy of Kain, ffs. And the writting in Uncharted games were "Marvel quips but actually good"

I'll blame the other writers, because from their other work, they seem subpar

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Mute the main protagonist DLC - $9.99, thank me later S-E.

 

[01011001]

Yeah, I think I'll avoid this game like the plague

Why the Amy Hennig hate, tho? The woman wrote Legacy of Kain, ffs. And the writting in Uncharted games were "Marvel quips but actually good"

I'll blame the other writers, because from their other work, they seem subpar

she directed and produced Soul Reaver btw. sho did not just write it.

saldy, over at naughty dog it went downhill... she directed Jak 3, which was good...
but then came Uncharted but she was only the writer in those games so she can't be held responsible for the bad Gamedesign

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Those are memes? More like cringe.

 

[Fahdis]

That's literally the definition of a meme you dungus

Neanderthals probably find shit like this funny, cringe like most Millenial/Gen Z rhetoric. Keep at it.

 

[BlackTron]

This is my main question too. It screams kids game in that video but is rated M. That makes no sense.

Kids are in charge today, if a bunch of weeb teens want the game the M rating won't stop them.

 

[Kenpachii]

god dam that voice is obnoxious

 

[Flutta]

Sony waiting for this game to bomb so they can buy Japanese Square for cheap.

Bruv, Sony is too busy blocking games from GP they aint got money… ehm sorry meant time for a buyout.

 

[Flutta]

This is the feminist ultra left game right? I wouldnt play it even if someone payed it for me

II can thoroughly recommend HFB. Thank me later

 

[makaveli60]

Good. Ridicule this cringy “modern talk“ to death