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Fallout 3 gets Writers' Guild Award Nomination
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Melcar
Arcane
What the fuck is wrong with people?! Seriously, guys. Seriously.
Fat Dragon
Arbiter
How does the Writers' Guild fuck up that badly?
racofer
Thread Incliner
Fat Dragon said:
Because only games where the writers are getting seperate credit are able to be nominated. If you got a game like Torment but in the credits your writer is called "Game Designer", you don't get a prize.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Qwinn
Scholar
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BLOBERT said:
Um. Yeah. Same here. I don't think the writing (outside of the overpoliticized bits) is that bad yet, but it's certainly not -best- either.
Then again... do have to point out that, while everyone's Booing and Hissing, I note no one's brought up a "Game X that came out this year had much better writing"...
Were there actually no alternatives? Is it possible Fallout 3 -was- the best writing this year? Heh.
Qwinn
Imbecile
Arbiter
Well it was average at best, but lets face it - when the competition is Gears of War 2, everyone's a winner!
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
For example, the dialogue in Storm of Zehir beats the living shit out of FO3's excuses for writing.Qwinn said:
Imbecile
Arbiter
elander_ said:
Well, no - but the writers guild award encompasses all videogames as far as I know, not just crpgs.
MetalCraze
Arcane
GoW2 has writing?
Vaarna_Aarne
Notorious Internet Vandal
I think I read some bullshit there along the lines of that simply having a lot of writing compensates for it being total shit.Seboss said:
Imbecile
Arbiter
skyway said:
Technically, yes. Artistically, no. Statistically, maybe. Fatalistically, who gives a fuck anyway?
PennyAnte
Liturgist
That's definitely the problem with annual awards. Someone has to win.Qwinn said:
Longshanks
Augur
Aren't these nominations based on submitted scripts?
I could see how Fallout 3's writing could look at least decent with the more retarded shit excised. The worst writing is in the skill and stat checks, these are unlikely to be included in a script. Though, the idiocy of the main plot should still be obvious.
On 2008 games with better writing, I've played very few, but most have been better written than Fallout 3. GTA IV is much better written, so is Mass Effect, Prince of Persia's writing is bad but still rivals that of Fallout 3. I've also played a few Adventure games in 2008, with much better writing, but I'd not expect this genre to feature in such awards.
I could see how Fallout 3's writing could look at least decent with the more retarded shit excised. The worst writing is in the skill and stat checks, these are unlikely to be included in a script. Though, the idiocy of the main plot should still be obvious.
On 2008 games with better writing, I've played very few, but most have been better written than Fallout 3. GTA IV is much better written, so is Mass Effect, Prince of Persia's writing is bad but still rivals that of Fallout 3. I've also played a few Adventure games in 2008, with much better writing, but I'd not expect this genre to feature in such awards.
MetalCraze
Arcane
Writers Guild Award?
Isn't that a thing you receive if you are retarded?
Isn't that a thing you receive if you are retarded?
Ion Flux
Savant
What the heck? :declineofwesterncivilization:
MetalCraze
Arcane
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