Common Sense Corner
11-13-2015, 12:29 PM
Discussions on Stupid Trendy Names
I think it's about time to revive this thread, don't you think?
OH, GREAT SERGEANT BANANATURK! I SUMMON THEE AND COMMAND THEE TO REVIVE THIS THREAD!!!
...Did it work?
Alrighty, let's get down to business.
Common Sense business!
Why does everything have to have Death, Doom, or Neo in front of it?
Death Maid! Deathcycle! Deathwheels! Deathcopter! Deathplane! Death Warrior! Death Corps! Death Potion!
These are real examples that, in my opinion, totally kill the whole concept of Death in your game. A random soldier being called a "Death Soldier" that dies in 1 or 2 hits doesn't feel very threatening.
Also, who calls their military corps "Death Corps" and pretend it's for peace? And who actually believes that?
Imagine the conversation with an NPC: "The Death Corps are protecting us! I mean, they burnt down 2 completely innocent villages to the South, killing everyone in sight, but they're such nice people!"
Might as well call them "Badguymurderyhomicidegenocideinnocentslayer Corps"
And "Neo" means new. What's new about the monster or person you're calling Neo? You gave it a palette swap without any explanation? Is it really new, or are you just naming it "Neo" because it sounds cool to have an enemy named "Neo Doomcycle of Deathy Doom Warrior"?
Now, "Neo" also means a revived form of something, but slapping Neo into the front of every monster towards the end gets weird-- ESPECIALLY if there's no explanation as to why they're supposed to be new, or if they're revived.
There are ways you can do these things right, which should be common sense as well... I'll leave the creativity up to you, though.
Neo Emus! Neo Bananas! Neo Turtles! Neo Water Bottles!
...You're still here?
*Sneaks away*
I think it's about time to revive this thread, don't you think?
OH, GREAT SERGEANT BANANATURK! I SUMMON THEE AND COMMAND THEE TO REVIVE THIS THREAD!!!
...Did it work?
Alrighty, let's get down to business.
Common Sense business!
Why does everything have to have Death, Doom, or Neo in front of it?
Death Maid! Deathcycle! Deathwheels! Deathcopter! Deathplane! Death Warrior! Death Corps! Death Potion!
These are real examples that, in my opinion, totally kill the whole concept of Death in your game. A random soldier being called a "Death Soldier" that dies in 1 or 2 hits doesn't feel very threatening.
Also, who calls their military corps "Death Corps" and pretend it's for peace? And who actually believes that?
Imagine the conversation with an NPC: "The Death Corps are protecting us! I mean, they burnt down 2 completely innocent villages to the South, killing everyone in sight, but they're such nice people!"
Might as well call them "Badguymurderyhomicidegenocideinnocentslayer Corps"
And "Neo" means new. What's new about the monster or person you're calling Neo? You gave it a palette swap without any explanation? Is it really new, or are you just naming it "Neo" because it sounds cool to have an enemy named "Neo Doomcycle of Deathy Doom Warrior"?
Now, "Neo" also means a revived form of something, but slapping Neo into the front of every monster towards the end gets weird-- ESPECIALLY if there's no explanation as to why they're supposed to be new, or if they're revived.
There are ways you can do these things right, which should be common sense as well... I'll leave the creativity up to you, though.
Neo Emus! Neo Bananas! Neo Turtles! Neo Water Bottles!
...You're still here?
*Sneaks away*
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