Overused Video Game Terminology

[Jrecee]

Linear

[Rocketman]

"Jerpy" that's one I haven't heard before. It's not really a big deal but "Innovative" is starting to get annoying. "The innovative controls for <insert game name here>" gets old when you've seen it used in like 50 game reviews in a row. It's the same controls as the last 49 games you talked about!

[Rebz]

Fail and for the win. Geeze and when epic and fail are put together... I'm okay with the acronyms though because the point of having them to be more convenient no?

[Hatta]

Linear

That one actually means something useful though. Some games, like say F.E.A.R. are completely and utterly linear. You go from point A to point B to point C, and there's no other way to do it. Other games have missions that can be accomplished in almost any order. That would be non-linear.

Telling me that a game is linear or not tells me useful information that will help me decide whether I want to play that game or not.

[Beak]

"Fail" is definitely overused. It's very hackneyed.

[the7k]

Hell, we need more Video Game Terminology. Why the hell has no one come up with a genre name for the likes of Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, God of War, Ninja Gaiden, Dante's Inferno, etc.? It's f'ing confusing when you work at a games store.

"Excuse me, do you have any fighting games?"
"Something like Street Fighter? Or Tekken? Or Fight Night?"
"One with swords."
"Soul Calibur?"
*I show them the case*
"No, that's not it..."
*tries to ackwardly explain what he's looking for, then...*
"Oh! Something like this!"
*Points to God of War*
"Oh. That's not a fighting game at all. I don't know exactly what to call it, but it definitely isn't a fighting game."

[MrHealthy]

Wouldn't they fall under beat em ups? Cause thats what you do?

[the7k]

You could also say that games like Dynasty Warriors are Beat 'Em Ups, but there's certainly a huge difference between Dynasty Warriors and Devil May Cry. A huge enough difference that it justifies it's own sub-genre.

[pepharytheworm]

Hell, we need more Video Game Terminology. Why the hell has no one come up with a genre name for the likes of Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, God of War, Ninja Gaiden, Dante's Inferno, etc.? It's f'ing confusing when you work at a games store.

"Excuse me, do you have any fighting games?"
"Something like Street Fighter? Or Tekken? Or Fight Night?"
"One with swords."
"Soul Calibur?"
*I show them the case*
"No, that's not it..."
*tries to ackwardly explain what he's looking for, then...*
"Oh! Something like this!"
*Points to God of War*
"Oh. That's not a fighting game at all. I don't know exactly what to call it, but it definitely isn't a fighting game."

Actually Hack'n'Slash if I am not mistaken.

[CRTGAMER]

Hell, we need more Video Game Terminology. Why the hell has no one come up with a genre name for the likes of Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, God of War, Ninja Gaiden, Dante's Inferno, etc.? It's f'ing confusing when you work at a games store.

"Excuse me, do you have any fighting games?"
"Something like Street Fighter? Or Tekken? Or Fight Night?"
"One with swords."
"Soul Calibur?"
*I show them the case*
"No, that's not it..."
*tries to ackwardly explain what he's looking for, then...*
"Oh! Something like this!"
*Points to God of War*
"Oh. That's not a fighting game at all. I don't know exactly what to call it, but it definitely isn't a fighting game."

With more acronyms, that customer might be more confused.