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Re: A Rant by FoK 03/12/2003, 9:40am PST
Jhoh Creexul wrote:

Jason Love wrote:

For example: it's well-documented that Xenosaga (and to a much greater extent, Xenogears) heave around religious symbology and terminology without any bearing to their original significance. Hearing Albedo shout "I am the Alpha and Omega of all consciousness!" is just utterly silly. However, I can easily shrug it off as a sort of placeholder culture.


I'll just say one thing (for real) about the religious reference crap in Xenowhatever:

I'd probably think it was really cool and edgy and original and creative if I was 13. I'm older now, and it has the exact opposite effect.


That goes double for the thing he said about pop music: Dude - just because pop music is everywhere and sells millions of copies doesn't make it enjoyable. It just means that these singers have awesome bodies and are really sexy, and that makes little girls want to buy their records. Once you are old enough to drive, you have to start paying attention to where your buying dollar goes.

I had a friend/colleague/now-bitter-enemy that said that he never wants to listen to any artist that isn't the best of its genre. He doesn't listen to Elvis Costello's This Year's Model because My Aim Is True is out there and "life is too short to listen to garbage". He basically ended up only listening to The Beatles and Wings (which I don't understand). That seems to prove Jason's point - that's taking being selective to a ridiculous extreme. But in a lot of ways my f/c/n-b-e was right: I only have maybe $100/year to spend on video games, and maybe 2 hours a week that I can sit and play them. #1: I'm obviously never going to sit and watch a damn 30 minute cutscene, no way no fucking how. #2: If anything is a "placeholder," then that game is out. Why are they wasting my precious time with their placeholders? Take that bullshit out! If they're trying to "say something" but actually they're saying nothing, then they should shut up and let me fly my goddamn spaceship and shoot my gun!
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Do I detect a hint of hyperbole here? by Jason Love 03/12/2003, 4:11am PST NEW
    Let me help you by Senor Barborito 03/12/2003, 4:24am PST NEW
        Re: Let me help you by Jason Love 03/12/2003, 6:18am PST NEW
            0 to sanity in 2 hours and 7 minutes is nothing to be ashamed of by Senor Barborito 03/12/2003, 6:48am PST NEW
                That beats my personal best. -nt- NT by Chairman Mao 03/12/2003, 11:31am PST NEW
        Anybody else reminded of the "Truthmedia" thing over at SA? Plus, hats. by Damocles (Token Xenosaga Defender) 03/12/2003, 7:53pm PST NEW
            You mean except for being funny of course. by Jhoh Creexul 03/12/2003, 11:39pm PST NEW
                Of course, and your screenshots are needlessly and cruelly deceptive by Damocles, TXD 03/13/2003, 3:23am PST NEW
                    Re: Of course, and your screenshots are needlessly and cruelly deceptive by Jhoh Creexul 03/13/2003, 4:26am PST NEW
                        Re: Of course, and your screenshots are needlessly and cruelly deceptive by Morty McMahon - Caltrops lounge act 03/13/2003, 11:11am PST NEW
                        There's no such thing as originality. by Damocles, TXD 03/13/2003, 2:20pm PST NEW
                            Re: There's no such thing as originality. by Rob Browning 03/13/2003, 6:50pm PST NEW
                                That's nice. Now try reading the post you replied to -nt- by Entropy Stew 03/13/2003, 7:36pm PST NEW
                                    ROB BROWNNOSING NOOOOOO WHY WERE YOU SO BWAVE by Jhoh Creexul 03/13/2003, 11:43pm PST NEW
                                        It's your love that makes it all worthwhile -NT- by Damocles, TXD 03/14/2003, 4:04am PST NEW
                            There's no such thing as originality IN XENOSAGA YES I AGREE (nt) by Jhoh Creexul 03/13/2003, 11:33pm PST NEW
    Meet Jason Love. (broadband) by motherhead 03/12/2003, 4:27am PST NEW
        Meat Jason Love by Senor Barborito 03/12/2003, 4:39am PST NEW
            Re: Meat Jason Love by foogla 03/12/2003, 4:58am PST NEW
                Re: Meat Jason Love by Jason Love 03/12/2003, 5:05am PST NEW
            Re: Meat Jason Love by Jason Love 03/12/2003, 5:07am PST NEW
    Re: Do I detect a hint of hyperbole here? by Jhoh Creexul 03/12/2003, 5:02am PST NEW
        Re: Do I detect a hint of hyperbole here? by Jason Love 03/12/2003, 6:00am PST NEW
            A Rant by Senor Barborito 03/12/2003, 6:47am PST NEW
                As if in reply, Slashdot linked a beautiful article on the subject by Senor Barborito 03/12/2003, 7:40am PST NEW
                    "Drink the cool aid" -- Greg Costikyan by Fussbett 03/13/2003, 1:05am PST NEW
                Re: A Rant by Jason Love 03/12/2003, 8:01am PST NEW
                    Re: A Rant by Jhoh Creexul 03/12/2003, 8:37am PST NEW
                        Re: A Rant by FoK 03/12/2003, 9:40am PST NEW
                    Re: A Rant by Bill Dungsroman 03/12/2003, 12:14pm PST NEW
                        Perhaps by Masked Man 03/14/2003, 9:20am PST NEW
            Re: Do I detect a hint of hyperbole here? by Jhoh Creexul 03/12/2003, 6:48am PST NEW
    60 hours???? by FABIO 03/12/2003, 12:18pm PST NEW
        Re: 60 hours???? by Jhoh Creexul 03/12/2003, 11:43pm PST NEW
            Re: 60 hours???? by Jason Love 03/13/2003, 3:45am PST NEW
                Re: 60 hours???? by Jhoh Creexul 03/13/2003, 5:03am PST NEW
                *sigh* I miss rfblasco by Wacky Willy 03/13/2003, 9:38am PST NEW
                    Jason's misguided fondness for mediocrity revealed! by Bill Dungsroman 03/13/2003, 10:58am PST NEW
                    Re: *sigh* I miss rfblasco by Jhoh Creexul 03/13/2003, 11:34pm PST NEW
                        Re: *sigh* I miss rfblasco by Jason Love 03/14/2003, 4:01am PST NEW
                            Re: *sigh* I miss rfblasco by Damocles 03/14/2003, 4:13am PST NEW
                                Re: *sigh* I miss rfblasco by Jhoh Creexul 03/14/2003, 5:25am PST NEW
                            Re: *sigh* I miss rfblasco by Jhoh Creexul 03/14/2003, 5:26am PST NEW
    For the record: The parent post is not by me, SB. by jeep 03/12/2003, 2:36pm PST NEW
        Har, Har, You Bastard by Senor Barborito 03/12/2003, 8:05pm PST NEW
            Re: Har, Har, You Bastard by jeep 03/16/2003, 1:58pm PST NEW
                ONCE AGAIN I WRONG YOU by Senor Barborito 03/16/2003, 3:03pm PST NEW
                    WAIT WAIT I REMEMBER by Senor Barborito 03/16/2003, 3:09pm PST NEW
 
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