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Jmorphman

Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#521  October 24, 2014, 08:48:43 pm
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There is no length limit on these, that part of the title (as well as all the other "2 line review" threads) is essentially meaningless. If anything 2 lines should be thought more of as the minimum length.

walt

Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#522  October 24, 2014, 10:28:52 pm
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the "2 Line Review" part being meaningless is only valid for this thread. If you want to vent, go for it.

In the other threads, the purpose of the "2 lines" is to give a quick opinion of how good/bad a game is to encourage others to play it or not without being too specific, revealing plot spoilers, and/or do 500 word essays on the cultural impact a game may or may not have on current generations, etc.

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#523  October 24, 2014, 10:39:29 pm
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People already do and will continue to write stuff much longer than just two lines, and that's absolutely fine (I myself have certainly done so)! It's certainly led to a lot of good, interesting discussions for those who care, and those who don't can always scroll down. There's absolutely no good reason to hold anyone to a hard and fast rule for this stuff.

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#524  October 24, 2014, 10:54:15 pm
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It's not as "hard and fast rule" as much as it was a suggested guideline. If the mods are not going to enforce it, or outright discourage people from following said guideline, feel free to officially remove the specification from the thread title.

I for one will just brace myself for the increasingly longer walls of texts being posted in these threads, and/or avoid them altogether (or just scroll down on my 4" mobile screen like you suggest)

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#525  October 25, 2014, 12:37:55 am
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Stop enforcing? When have mods ever done so? Intentionally stifling interesting conversation is a pretty stupid thing to do, and something that flies in the face of the very purpose of moderators. There's no big need for the status quo to change: some people write short things, and other people write longer things, and conversations happen, and no one gets bent out of shape because entries are too short/long. There hasn't been any problems with that approach.

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#526  October 25, 2014, 01:05:47 am
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How dare you make your review go longer than two lines?! Can't you see the irreparable damage you're doing to the forum? This is why the MUGEN Community is dying; because you can't fucking summarize!

* Jango Hakamichi runs outside screaming

walt

Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#527  October 25, 2014, 02:29:44 am
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Of course it would be you, your 18 line reviews with no line breaks are insufferable.

Edit: I stand corrected, you do add line breaks every now and then.

Jmorphman said, October 25, 2014, 12:37:55 am
There's no big need for the status quo to change [...] There hasn't been any problems with that approach.
Except for the part where people expect them to be 2 / 4 / whatever lines long as the thread title says.

Like I said, if it's so meaningless and unimportant, make it official by editing the title of the threads in question.
Last Edit: October 25, 2014, 03:32:08 am by walt

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#528  October 25, 2014, 03:32:03 am
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People that have those kinds of expectations could probably be doing a lot more with their time than worrying about if someone's review goes over an arbitrary amount of lines. What does that even mean anyway? Sentences? Physical lines at a certain resolution?

walt said, October 25, 2014, 02:29:44 am
Of course it would be you, your 18 line reviews with no line breaks are insufferable.

Edit: I stand corrected, you do add line breaks every now and then.
Man, for someone who gets mad at me for bringing up a single instance of him being a grammar/English nazi, you sure aren't doing much to ward off that image.

My linebreaks are put in there to separate themes for each "line" so that my thoughts aren't an unorganized mess. It's pretty common to do in English writing, especially reviews!
walt said, October 25, 2014, 02:29:44 am
Like I said, if it's so meaningless and unimportant, make it official by editing the title of the threads in question.
Because who gives a fuck? Good god, walt, how uneventful can your life be to cause you to be HELLBENT on getting a thread's title changed?

Plus as I already stated earlier, I'm pretty sure the "two lines" bit is more meant to say to write a little something extra that's not the game's title. Sometimes people happen to write a little more extra.

walt

Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#529  October 25, 2014, 03:40:17 am
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It's a simple request, for order reasons, to avoid misunderstandings. Hell, I didn't even bring up the topic myself, meaning that it has bothered other people too.

As everything else in life, let's just put things in black and white. I'd change it myself, but JMM who has the power to do so in literally seconds has decided to keep it ambiguous and antagonize my request. It would have been a much lesser waste of energy for everybody to just change it if it's "officially" meaningless.

Also, HELLBENT? I'm not desperate at all, I'm just establishing a dialogue here. Give me break, get some patience man.

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#530  October 25, 2014, 04:38:44 am
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Re: Last game you stopped playing + an arbitrary number of lines akin to a small to medium sized review. 

Uh...nowhere as catchy as the current subject.

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#531  October 25, 2014, 04:53:29 am
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The Evil Within...

-I just ended it today and started the NEW GAME + with the unlocked items n such. I stopped there so i can give that game a break for much later on full replay. Gotta get revenge on that damn Giant Boss purple glowing creature that was a pain in the ass for me with the new unlocked guns lol

-Great game. Great ending. Great story IMO. Game play was tight and not annoying to me. Only thing that was missing was a swift dodge and roll feature for when enemies that charge or jump at you. Id give the game a 10 but because its missing that feature it gets a 9.5. So If you are a huge fan of Resident evil, the earlier games of silent hill, Dead space and rock star game's old PS2 classic Manhunt game then this is the perfect survival horror game for you! Enemy AI is smart! A decent challenge that keeps you on your toes.


Awesome game :thumbsup:

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#532  October 25, 2014, 05:37:12 am
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walt said, October 25, 2014, 03:40:17 am
It's a simple request, for order reasons, to avoid misunderstandings. Hell, I didn't even bring up the topic myself, meaning that it has bothered other people too.
Because people are going to FUCKING CRACK if they came into the thread expecting to read a 2-line review and see one that's not exactly two lines.
walt said, October 25, 2014, 03:40:17 am
As everything else in life, let's just put things in black and white. I'd change it myself, but JMM who has the power to do so in literally seconds has decided to keep it ambiguous and antagonize my request. It would have been a much lesser waste of energy for everybody to just change it if it's "officially" meaningless.
See this is your problem, you see everything in black and white. Real life doesn't work like that! Just because something says it's "2 lines" doesn't mean it's going to be exactly "2 lines."

For example, TV stations usually advertise their programs as being "a half hour," when the reality is closer to 21-22 minutes when you factor in advertisements. In this situation, would it be more advantageous to advertise "half an hour" or "roughly 21-22 minutes?"

"2 lines" in this context does not literally mean "2 lines," but rather "state your opinion of the game."
walt said, October 25, 2014, 03:40:17 am
Also, HELLBENT? I'm not desperate at all, I'm just establishing a dialogue here. Give me break, get some patience man.
I think considering your bouts of ad hominem and nit-picking, you've gone beyond "establishing a dialogue" and are well within the confines of "hellbent." Cheers.

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#533  October 25, 2014, 12:02:05 pm
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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
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#535  October 25, 2014, 12:45:27 pm
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Last game you stopped playing + did you like it (answer only with yes or no)

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#536  October 25, 2014, 04:59:30 pm
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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#537  October 25, 2014, 05:38:02 pm
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Last game you stopped playing + brief review.

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#538  October 25, 2014, 05:55:53 pm
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walt said, October 25, 2014, 02:29:44 am
Except for the part where people expect them to be 2 / 4 / whatever lines long as the thread title says.

Like I said, if it's so meaningless and unimportant, make it official by editing the title of the threads in question.
"Two lines" establishes a baseline, something to aim for. Of course, most people go beyond just 2 lines, a few go less, and a few go more, and there has been absolutely no problems with this. It's catchy, it gets the job done, and everyone knows it already. You're pretty much the only person who has a problem with this. It's a complete non-issue. :-\

walt said, October 25, 2014, 03:40:17 am
I'd change it myself, but JMM who has the power to do so in literally seconds has decided to keep it ambiguous and antagonize my request.
Please don't ascribe baseless motivations to me for no reason other than to cast aspersions against my character, thanks.

Jango

Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#539  October 26, 2014, 02:23:00 am
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Snakebyte said, October 25, 2014, 12:02:05 pm
Well, here's the question: do you or do you not have 0 cards in your hand?
The Tree of Perfect Wisdom is originally no tree.
 Nor has the bright mirror any frame.
 Buddha-nature is forever clear and pure.
 Where is there any dust?

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Re: Last game you stopped playing + 2 lines review.
#540  October 26, 2014, 08:08:33 am
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