Rebecca Mayes Muses: Worms 2: Armageddon

[Nerdfury]

No offense, I'm on no one's side, but Captain Crunch, you do seem to be digging yourself a deeper hole. I mean, she's not good. So what? As someone else said, the only reason people like her is because she is a girl...
[small]User thinks Captain Crunch and the other Escapist Staff are trying to stick up for one of their franchises (Rebecca is a big girl, and she can defend herself...)[/small]

What does that bring the count to? Five or six now, that think the staff come to video threads just to lay some smack down on opinions they don't like? And that the reason they have these opinions is to protect the brands?

To reiterate, as plainly as I possibly can:
Having a negative <color=blue>OPINION is different than having a negative <color=maroon>ATTITUDE. I don't think anyone, staff or otherwise will tell you that you can't express a negative opinion here. We wouldn't have negative reviews available for our readers / viewers if that were the case. Stating that you don't like something is perfectly acceptable, so long as you don't express it in a way that is meant to be hurtful, demeaning, or otherwise uncivilized.

It may appear as though we are trying to protect the feelings of Ms. Mayes, but in reality it's more of a peacekeeping action. Think of it as a signal that we're watching extra close for flames and trolls, because there are those who choose to express their negative opinion in a way that does nothing to contribute to the discussion other than start a chain of bile-spewing. If you're ever unsure whether you are about to post something that reflects a negative attitude, odds are you probably shouldn't post it.

Let's use: "people only like it because she's a girl" as an example. What does that have to do with what you saw in the video, rather than the person that made it? Moreso, what does it bring to the conversation, beyond a generalization with a negative attitude?

I agree wholeheartedly with you, man. People, as a rule, will misinterpret whatever someone says in order to make it looks like they've got the upper hand. Take this - you're politely asking people like Abedeus to refrain from posting negative opinions repeatedly, and people are deliberately misinterpreting it as "You can't have an opinion unless it's positive!"

All that's being asked is that if you don't like something, and you feel you absolutely have to tell us about it, that you do so in a polite, constructive manner that allows for ideas for improvement - not just posting to say "It's still not good enough" in every post the creator makes. It's like that guy that trolls through iPhone threads to talk about how much he hates them.

I mean, seriously - does it really help anyone? Does coming into every. single. post that someone makes and shitting on them really make sure they improve? It's simple - if the first two or three videos don't impress you, and you've provided constructive criticism with solid feedback on why you don't like what you see, and what the creator might do to improve it, and there is still no improvement to your opinion then stop watching them!

I thought relatively little of de-rez when it came out, and I provided my feedback on what could be improved, and it did not improve to my opinion - so I stopped watching! Amazing.

On topic of the video, I so happen to enjoy these songs. I'm glad to see that the song has changed up a bit, too! As an amateur song writer, I find it too easy to fall into familiar and favourite rhythms and tunes, so I know how easy it is to use favourites on occasion.

I would like to hear some more upbeat stuff, though!

 

[Dommyboy]

Ugh, I know many may be against me, but I found that to be horrible.

 

[Angel Emfrbl]

Well this is the first time I've heard one of her vids but I'd like to compare it with something I pulled off the net.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xciuYTeu4Qc&feature=channel_page

I've listened to this half a dozen times and I still like it... Sure the guy can't sing, but its by far a more enjoyable song. Its a WOW/gaming joke, and it FEELS like a gaming wow/joke.

 

[s0p0g]

on topic: although i think those orange clothes don't make Mayes look like a worms worm, i liked the video...
a good post would stop here, wouldn't it? well, i'll make it a bad one:
... because the lyrics became less repetetive, i like her voice, songs about games or what one can do with them are always a good idea and it was about WORMS!!!!!!111111oneoneeleventyone


not so much on topic:

Excellent job, Rebecca. Very bold to go for acapella, but it works pretty good.

You really shut up the critics now, I reckon. No repetitive lyrics whatsoever and a nice take at Worms Armageddon. Keep it up!

By the way: I hate worms.

First!

This screams for some hardcore mod interference.

Yeah, but I still couldn't stand to hear that music... Although she has FINALLY changed the repetitive chorus problem, it still IMO isn't good enough to listen, funny enough to laugh, worthwhile enough to entertain.

Then don't listen, and don't complain. No one is forcing you to watch, expecting you to enjoy everything you see. Maybe you could pick up a microphone and a guitar, and make something you DO like. Impose your standards on yourself before others, then share with the world and prepare for people like you.

if the only posts allowed were positive comments of the quality of "me likez diz", the escapist could copy collegehumor.com and place a "i liked it"-button (and only that) under each video.
why may i not post that i did not like a video or song? in general, those are the comments that are a lot more substantial than "like it", since they give reasons WHY the vid/song/... is not liked.

rRight, that is extreemly extremely offesncive on (only one space required) many parties (levels?). and wWhy he (Who? If you mean me, then that should be "you," not "he," as you are speaking to me. You are not speaking to someone about me,) acts so aggrecive aggressive on regarding a matter of opinion, il I'll never know.

If you'll notice, I didn't say anything about your opinion.
Truth be told, I wouldn't have cared what your post said if it hadn't looked like it was written by someone with only a vague knowledge of what language was.

EDIT: Oh, and you were wrong.
You do know.
Because I told you.

hail grammar nazi!
no, seriously though, your comment gave me a good laugh
boffc really asked for it. keep it up!

(i'll keep using lower case, though. because i can. and the internet is the place of the glorious rebirth of the written language lacking any kind of orthography! hooray.)

 

[SmoothGlover]

If you didn't have boobies i wouldn't see a reason why this series is still continuing

This is what worries me about this Series. Not that I have any real reason to be worried about it, but I cannot help but feel a sense that if Rebecca Mayes was a Robert Mayes then the series would probably be confined to youtube, but then again, this sort of feeling does seem somewhat in the minority so I guess the people are getting what they want...

Does seem though, that a lot of the comments seem to be based around being very nice to a pretty girl, rather than giving objective advice to a content producer (again, something I feel pretty confident would not happen if it was 'Robert Mayes')

Probably just drug fueled paranoia... as always.

 

[darkroot]

Not to bad of a song itself. But otherwise the video effects were weak, your costume....horrible and worst of all your review. Your bashing at perfectly crisp cartoon 2d graphics that make this game awesome. You should of not reviewed worms if you haven't played the original and found out 3d doesn't work for this game.

 

[VaioStreams]

not a big fan of this one.

 

[YukoValis]

wow... you suck That really wasn't entertaining in the least, and you seem to "sing" about nonsense.

 

[DeathQuaker]

Wow, that song arrangement was fantastic. I've arranged music for a cappella before (just in college, nothing special) and it's really hard--and harder still for just the female voice since it is more limited in range/versatility than the male voice (bass to falsetto is a broader spectrum than contralto to high soprano). This had a great mix of harmony and rhythm, hard to accomplish, and I'm sure also hard to mix.

Enjoyed the theme of the purpose of Worms being a creative means of trash-talking/bashing your frenemies.

 

[ninja steve]

Giving negative opinions isn't wrong, nor are people with opinions obligated to articulate why they have them. If you must derive connotative meaning from it, you could just take it as "they'd rather escapist be supporting something else."

If you're gonna judge the contributions of each post individually, I suggest you start with this:

AWESOMEFULLNESSNESS!!

truthly i was just really tired and about to fly across australia

 

[Hashcurt]

i liked the "Get your Lob on" usage, though the whole what you said last night bit felt a bit hackneyed.

Apart from that, was alreet, quite well done with the harmony and didn't sound dissonant

 

[PixiePrincess]

Eh.

It seems to me like she's reciting poetry written by junior highschool students and putting it to music. That's fine and all, but there's just something about her lyrics that don't sit right to my ear. On the whole, the actual melodies are uninspired and repetitive, which sort of makes the music become so much white noise. Even with the video to provide images of pretty girls and flowers, I lose interest in what's going on rather quickly.

I've recently started watching this series muted, and I've found it to be better that way. It's not that Rebecca is a bad singer--surely she's not--but I really don't think this is what she should be singing about. She doesn't "pull it off" in the way that many musical internet acts do. She's just not pulling off the whole geek chick thing.

You know when you experience some things on the internet, there's a "spark"--that little mote of awesomeness that just makes you wanna tell your friends about it? I don't get that here.

I'll give it one more in the hopes she comes up with something stellar, but I think she should apply her musical talent to something that seems a little more natural.

 

[Sheinen]

I really liked this one! I'm a sucker for Acapella anyway, but Rebecca's got a great voice that really suited this style.

I get why people don't like this series, I really do. I was skeptical at first but it's grown on me like a cancerous wart before mutating into a beautiful swan...

 

[josh797]

Once Again! Love,Love your Music, but please get a writer for your lyrics, they suck. also you should really do some music about a more meaningful topic.

 

[TraumaHound]

Glowing worms (caterpillars?!) were super-creepy. Reminded me of the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired movie "From Beyond".

 

[Skarlette]

This song is different, the good kind of different, that I find myself humming it when I'm not paying attention. Love it.