Used sparingly and in the right context, any swearing is effective. When overused, one tends to sound like Danny Dyer. And no one wants to sound like that ****.
Poll: The "C" word in Videogames
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Now I'm actually pretty positive on being PC. Common decency, and making the small sacrifice of watching your language to show respect to your fellow man is great. But there is also a time and a place. In a situation where the parties involved know that the word is used in jest/purposefully inflammatory to make a greater point/not serious contexts, then any swear is fine. The thing that bothers me is that we are talking primarily about mature (In the ESRB rating sense, at least) video games. When people are getting shot in the head, I cease to care about harsh language of any variety. Violence is fine in video games, but I am going to be much, much more concerned about who I show the game to because of its violent content then I am over its language content. Same deal with nudity really. I'm not going to show my hypothetical kid either foul language, nudity, or bad language, but the language and nudity arn't worth as much of my concern as the violence.
It is because of this that I go out of my way to use it whenever possible.Darks63 said:
You use **** when fuck just doesn't seem strong enough. If someone tries to kill you in real life you think you're going to stop and be PC? No! You're gonna rip into them.
Why would I think there was anything wrong with the C-word? Like *****, **** is a word that was originally used to insult a strong woman for being strong... which isn't nearly as much of an insult anymore. Actually, it's sort of a compliment. I rather enjoy being a *****, on the average day. Plus, it's an above-average swear word.TheFPSisDead said:
Also, Yahtzee uses the word **** in his reviews all the time, and they never fail to make me smile. Particularly when he uses **** as a preposition. So I'm all for more cunts in video games.
And yes, I'm aware of the double entrende there. One might almost think it was intentional, particularly since I support sex and nudity in video games.
I remember once there was a day time TV interview where the guest said ****, at 10 in the morning. nobody noticed as it was the name of something. whereas a TV show on after the watershed still gets crap for using it as an insult; it's bizarre.
As for games, can't remember the 1st time i heard it; think black ops had it once or twice, though they censored it in the subtitles. cause y'know reading a bad word is so much worse than hearing it :s.
As for games, can't remember the 1st time i heard it; think black ops had it once or twice, though they censored it in the subtitles. cause y'know reading a bad word is so much worse than hearing it :s.
I don't really care, I rarely say ****.
In writing, unless it adds to the character or would be something that you'd just say in a desperate situation, swearing isn't really necessary.
Not because I'm against it, I swear in most of my posts on the Escapist, but it just feels like it's there for the sake of it.
In writing, unless it adds to the character or would be something that you'd just say in a desperate situation, swearing isn't really necessary.
Not because I'm against it, I swear in most of my posts on the Escapist, but it just feels like it's there for the sake of it.
People use that word in real life, therefore its used in scriptwriting.
I'm sure people said the same thing when 'fuck' seemed to be more prevalent in both games and films, etc- but look at us now, we moved on to another 'demon word' to take up the mantle of going-too-far or something.
I'm sure people said the same thing when 'fuck' seemed to be more prevalent in both games and films, etc- but look at us now, we moved on to another 'demon word' to take up the mantle of going-too-far or something.
Having absolutely no problem with swearing, I wouldn't be bothered by it in video games either.
As long as it fits the game world and setting - which it certainly would with GTA - then it's entirely justified. And even when its use sticks out like a sore thumb, that's an artistic problem, not an ethical one.
As long as it fits the game world and setting - which it certainly would with GTA - then it's entirely justified. And even when its use sticks out like a sore thumb, that's an artistic problem, not an ethical one.
It's a word. Why bother being upset by it unless you have some problem with yourself and think that you may, yourself be a ****. Ergo, you have to lash out at people who say that in reference to anything/anyone because you have a paranoia they may be, indirectly, talking about you...
... enough head-fucking. As I was saying, it's a word. Nothing more.
... enough head-fucking. As I was saying, it's a word. Nothing more.
I swear like a sailor all the time, but the C-word is the one curse word i wont use. Personally i dont care if i hear it, i dont like it if i do, but i just dont like to say it
I have no problem with this word unless, like any other use of profanity, it gets cartoonishly overused.
I really don't understand swear words, man created a language, created certain words, and now people are frowned upon for using something we created... I don't see how a word can be so offensive to be honest, so I don't see the big deal about it...