Overused Video Game Terminology

[Capcomwarrior]

Umm... are you guys kidding me?!!


BREAKING BAD is on AMC! As far as I'm concerned its the best channel on the tube and its the best its been in years.

http://www.amctv.com/originals/breakingbad/

New season starts March 21st.

Oh yeah, and I'm tired of the overuse of Epic... and I feel that Retro is misused as well, but what do you call game systems that are no longer supported but not retro?

[CRTGAMER]

This thread makes me smile. One that I hear too often is "open world" anytime a game has places to explore reviewers say it has an "open world". Video games have always had places to explore even back in the atari age.

Thanks for that "Open World" term. okay if I use that in my Team Ico review?

[Luke]

Umm... are you guys kidding me?!!


BREAKING BAD is on AMC! As far as I'm concerned its the best channel on the tube and its the best its been in years.

I love the AMC originals, but their movie selection lately stinks.

P.U.

[Dakinggamer87]

Video game terminology has been way overused with acronyms for many game series and terms/words like RROD, YLOD, innovative are used far too often.

[swiftzx]

FPS and graphics. As for FPS, I think there are way too many of them this generation and graphics, every game improves over the previous one.

[MrPopo]

FPS and graphics. As for FPS, I think there are way too many of them this generation and graphics, every game improves over the previous one.

I honestly don't think FPS should be considered "overused". Overrepresented is something I'd attribute to it, but I can't remember any time when something was labeled as an FPS that didn't involve a first person perspective and shooting.

[swiftzx]

FPS and graphics. As for FPS, I think there are way too many of them this generation and graphics, every game improves over the previous one.

I honestly don't think FPS should be considered "overused". Overrepresented is something I'd attribute to it, but I can't remember any time when something was labeled as an FPS that didn't involve a first person perspective and shooting.

Eh, it's probably because most of the people I hang out with need to play the newest FPS

[SpaceBooger]

Somebody already mentioned the one I hate the most - Pwn!
It was a typo... and now its cool.

Anyway, I also am getting tired of the term "shovelware."

[dsheinem]

I don't think everyone on this thread understands the differences between an overused term, an overused concept, or an oversaturated genre.

I too have a visceral response to "pwns" (especially when used in awesome open world epics), but turning off those hardcore games and taking in the innovative visuals found in my rare classic retro games always makes me LOL afterward.

Ok, I'll QFT now

It's a James Belushi-shit a thon.

[aaron]

i am seeing what you are doing here.