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frustratedpilot

Bad Ideas For TV Shows

Apr 08, 2011 20:41

1) Plan 9. Based loosely on the notorious Ed Wood horror schlock spectacles, this series is about a duo of uniformed LA cops who are put on the Weirdo Beat to "keep them out of trouble". The scripts are written by a committee of Internet-forum dorks and Middle School Kids, with the lowest possible production budget and the worst actors who carry ( Read more... )

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tyrenol April 13 2011, 00:21:29 UTC

That's the percentage of Japan's anime industry (turning dating sims into animu) in a nutshell, my friend.

frustratedpilot April 13 2011, 20:31:26 UTC

Are those dating sims unplayably difficult? Are they designed to make as little sense as possible?

tyrenol April 13 2011, 21:06:26 UTC

They're not "difficult," per say. It's just that those who play (and vouch for) them tend to lose their grip on reality.

There was an interview with one of the date-sim / visual novel localizers. He states that the reason why visual novels are not "BIG in the West" is because "we can't read."

Because, you know. (IMMHO...) People in the West play video games in order to feel a (false) sense of strength. We'd go watch professional teams play against each other; and we'd rather play Mortal Kombat, Halo, on down than play games that remind ourselves on how much our life SUCKS.

...that hard-earned, satisfying "Boom! Headshot!" you just can't get from any sissy game about "chasing after a girl who would never life you IRL." So yeah.