Comments on: The most pretentious announcement in the universe. http://wp.me/p1B5QK-aP Putting boredom in a choke-hold Thu, 17 May 2012 17:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jack Clarkson http://unbored.co.uk/articles/2009/12/07/the-most-pretentious-announcement-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Jack Clarkson Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:10:08 +0000 http://unbored.co.uk/?p=671#comment-99 <p>I haven't played any more FFXII yet, but I'll let you know when I do. (How's Lapland? have you told any of the kiddies that Santa's dead?)</p> <p>The thing about the whole 'Paradigm Shift' is that it's just the name of an ability or a mechanic, they don't say what it actually is. It wouldn't annoy me so much if it weren't for the fact the guy looked so pleased with himself when he said it, like it was some kind of revelation.</p> I haven’t played any more FFXII yet, but I’ll let you know when I do. (How’s Lapland? have you told any of the kiddies that Santa’s dead?)

The thing about the whole ‘Paradigm Shift’ is that it’s just the name of an ability or a mechanic, they don’t say what it actually is. It wouldn’t annoy me so much if it weren’t for the fact the guy looked so pleased with himself when he said it, like it was some kind of revelation.

]]> By: Rory McKenna http://unbored.co.uk/articles/2009/12/07/the-most-pretentious-announcement-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Rory McKenna Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:33:30 +0000 http://unbored.co.uk/?p=671#comment-98 Paradigm shift - isn't a paradigm shift a group change in beliefs and ideas? if it is then i get the impression from the trailer that thats exactly what happens. When "aggression" was selected. Although they could've thought up a better name for it. I'm still looking forward to it but the video was pretty pointless, if anything more harm than good. p.s how's FFXII going? you done rathwall's tomb yet? where i manageed to get to before the big memory card delete of '07. Paradigm shift -

isn’t a paradigm shift a group change in beliefs and ideas? if it is then i get the impression from the trailer that thats exactly what happens. When “aggression” was selected. Although they could’ve thought up a better name for it.

I’m still looking forward to it but the video was pretty pointless, if anything more harm than good.

p.s how’s FFXII going? you done rathwall’s tomb yet? where i manageed to get to before the big memory card delete of ’07.

]]> By: Jack Clarkson http://unbored.co.uk/articles/2009/12/07/the-most-pretentious-announcement-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Jack Clarkson Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:23:34 +0000 http://unbored.co.uk/?p=671#comment-96 <p>That is very true. He does make good movies, and in Hollywood, if your films are good it won't matter what your personality is like.</p> <p>One of the worst things people say about Cameron (Apart from him hitting a woman on the set of Titanic) is that he is so ruthlessly demanding and dictatorial about his 'vision' of how the film should be...</p> <p>In a way, his douchbaggery is his superpower.</p> That is very true. He does make good movies, and in Hollywood, if your films are good it won’t matter what your personality is like.

One of the worst things people say about Cameron (Apart from him hitting a woman on the set of Titanic) is that he is so ruthlessly demanding and dictatorial about his ‘vision’ of how the film should be…

In a way, his douchbaggery is his superpower.

]]> By: Steve Doyle http://unbored.co.uk/articles/2009/12/07/the-most-pretentious-announcement-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Steve Doyle Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:04:33 +0000 http://unbored.co.uk/?p=671#comment-95 I'd agree more with you, but Terminator 2 is my favourite movie <em>ever</em> and it was directed by him, as was Aliens, the best 'Alien' franchise movie. So, he is capable of doing good movies, and not just making toss. Of course - they're movies, and that doesn't stop the fact that he might be an absolute tosspiece. His <em>movies</em> being good are an altogether different thing. I’d agree more with you, but Terminator 2 is my favourite movie ever and it was directed by him, as was Aliens, the best ‘Alien’ franchise movie. So, he is capable of doing good movies, and not just making toss.

Of course – they’re movies, and that doesn’t stop the fact that he might be an absolute tosspiece. His movies being good are an altogether different thing.

]]> By: Jack Clarkson http://unbored.co.uk/articles/2009/12/07/the-most-pretentious-announcement-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Jack Clarkson Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:25:52 +0000 http://unbored.co.uk/?p=671#comment-92 <p>James Cameron is a terrible, terrible man. He makes good movies, but the more I hear about him the more I want this movie to fail. There's a reason that people in the film industry wear <em>'You don't scare me, I've worked with James Cameron!'</em> T-Shirts.</p> <p>The film industry is full of people who wank off their own ego's, James Cameron rapes people with his.</p> James Cameron is a terrible, terrible man. He makes good movies, but the more I hear about him the more I want this movie to fail. There’s a reason that people in the film industry wear ‘You don’t scare me, I’ve worked with James Cameron!’ T-Shirts.

The film industry is full of people who wank off their own ego’s, James Cameron rapes people with his.

]]> By: Jack Clarkson http://unbored.co.uk/articles/2009/12/07/the-most-pretentious-announcement-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Jack Clarkson Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:19:36 +0000 http://unbored.co.uk/?p=671#comment-91 <p>You can say Pussy all you want on this site... We're british after all!</p> <p>You were talking about cats right?</p> <p>If I hadn't seen this video, I'd have been a whole lot more excited about the whole thing. If they just gave me the date and said 'It's the next Final Fantasy game, and it's quite pretty' then I'd at least have felt they were being honest.</p> <p>As for the pussiness, I didn't really get that feeling when I saw this. Maybe I'm just desensitized after Eternal Sonata. That game makes <em>My Little Pony</em> look like <em>300</em>!</p> You can say Pussy all you want on this site… We’re british after all!

You were talking about cats right?

If I hadn’t seen this video, I’d have been a whole lot more excited about the whole thing. If they just gave me the date and said ‘It’s the next Final Fantasy game, and it’s quite pretty’ then I’d at least have felt they were being honest.

As for the pussiness, I didn’t really get that feeling when I saw this. Maybe I’m just desensitized after Eternal Sonata. That game makes My Little Pony look like 300!

]]> By: Dan Bradley http://unbored.co.uk/articles/2009/12/07/the-most-pretentious-announcement-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Dan Bradley Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:48:25 +0000 http://unbored.co.uk/?p=671#comment-90 Y'know... I've never played one of these games. But as a gamer girl, I'm finding it very weird that I want to describe this thing as 'pussy'. (Can I say pussy on your site?) I am generally keen on character development and so on. Mass Effect for instance, you can get the idea of characters and their relationships but I'm just not sure I want to be involved in something that has a sensitive boy called Hope and a vulnerable girl called Vanille. Seriously?? I really like the way you've taken the thing to pieces. But you're wrong. FernGully VS 'The hot Aussie guy from Terminator' is going to be amazing! Come with me on this one!! He can tap dance!! Come on! Y’know… I’ve never played one of these games. But as a gamer girl, I’m finding it very weird that I want to describe this thing as ‘pussy’. (Can I say pussy on your site?) I am generally keen on character development and so on. Mass Effect for instance, you can get the idea of characters and their relationships but I’m just not sure I want to be involved in something that has a sensitive boy called Hope and a vulnerable girl called Vanille. Seriously??

I really like the way you’ve taken the thing to pieces. But you’re wrong. FernGully VS ‘The hot Aussie guy from Terminator’ is going to be amazing! Come with me on this one!! He can tap dance!! Come on!

]]> By: Steve Doyle http://unbored.co.uk/articles/2009/12/07/the-most-pretentious-announcement-in-the-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Steve Doyle Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:32:59 +0000 http://unbored.co.uk/?p=671#comment-89 That Announcement trailer was fucking BORING! all I wanted to see was the actual game - and they told you nothing about it to make you excited. Instead, you got five minutes of subtitled talking heads, and then a minute of nothing! And as for Avatar - I do quite want to see it, but I am expecting to be disappointed. <em>However</em>, any movie that has a trailer <em>for it's own trailer</em>, is possibly, ever so slightly, wanking off it's own ego. That Announcement trailer was fucking BORING! all I wanted to see was the actual game – and they told you nothing about it to make you excited. Instead, you got five minutes of subtitled talking heads, and then a minute of nothing!

And as for Avatar – I do quite want to see it, but I am expecting to be disappointed. However, any movie that has a trailer for it’s own trailer, is possibly, ever so slightly, wanking off it’s own ego.

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