This has to make sense eventually
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Well...not the first book, but the end of the series. Three massive books for the story to end in a handful of pages. If you look up Deus Ex Machina in the dictionary, you see the Nights Dawn trilogy. They still are the most awesome sci-fi books I have read though, ending asidemattman106 said:
the Rockey horror picture show. it makes relative sense till the end then it just completely breaks the fourth wall.
I read the first Twilight book before the satanic fangirls orgasmed at it's name. It made no sense to me, maybe because I lost interest after page twelve.
Pretty much the beginning of Oryx and Crake.
A man named Snowman lives in a tree. He wears sunglasses with one lens missing. He wears a baseball cap. He carries a sheet over his shoulders. He wears a broken watch on his wrist. Apart from that he's naked.
He is the last man on earth, yet there are other people who live as animals; naked in the woods, they eat plants and know no love, no rejection, no jealousy and no war.
And it is all Crake's fault.
(It makes perfect sense after a while; almost every question you might have is answered in an awesome fashion, but in the beginning there are just questions, questions, questions.)
A man named Snowman lives in a tree. He wears sunglasses with one lens missing. He wears a baseball cap. He carries a sheet over his shoulders. He wears a broken watch on his wrist. Apart from that he's naked.
He is the last man on earth, yet there are other people who live as animals; naked in the woods, they eat plants and know no love, no rejection, no jealousy and no war.
And it is all Crake's fault.
(It makes perfect sense after a while; almost every question you might have is answered in an awesome fashion, but in the beginning there are just questions, questions, questions.)
That movie was alright, pretty fucking weird, but alright. I just about understood it.Triarius492 said:
Anything by Philip K Dick. Apart from maybe a little bit Blade Runner. Anyhow, go and read Ubik and tell me you understood it perfectly first time.
The Original is my favourite series of all time! But to be truthful makes about as much sense as Yfronts filled with Rabid Monkeys! I am hoping the new series is good, but Im pretty sure it won't be!lasherman said:
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It made perfect sense. And i never played any other ones. You just have to have a small amount of info on the series and then watch every single cutscene in MGS4....maybe more than once XD
The story was neither sensical, well-presented, or tactful.orannis62 said:
Take, say, "No Russian" (For anyone else reading this-SPOILERS).
Makarov was clearly a well-know, easily identified Russian terrorist. During the attack he wore no mask, and must have been picked up by dozens of security camers within and outside the airport. Survivors would have seen the same. It would have been obvious he committed the attack. But because they find one American body there, they decide the Americans launched the attack?
Besides, how did they know he was American? He was a deep undercover CIA operative, I doubt he had his US passport or driver's license in his wallet, nor could they dissect his vocal cords and found out he spoke English. And even if they did find out an American was part of the attack, how in the hell would that lead to one superpower invading another? That man does not represent the entire United States.
Or take Captain Price. He launches a nuke that blows up in the upper atmosphere, or an EMP warhead or something. It looked pretty awesome. Now...what did that accomplish? Really? Wow, Washington D.C. has no power now. The Russians are going to give up their invasion of the entire country and go home?
Also, of course, smaller questions. What the hell was the ACS module, and how did it help the Russians invade the US (as I assume was what was supposed to happen) if it was recovered? Whatever happened with the Brazilian arms dealer? Who was that Raptor guy you were protecting? What was the importance of the guy in the saferoom and his briefcase? How did Russia manage to invade the United States, with the most powerful military in the world, at will? Such a massive operation would be a tactical and logistical nightmare, and probably almost impossible. Where was the entire US Navy or Air Force, and the US's nuclear weapons stockpiles?
Oh yeah. Why the HELL did General whats-his-face kill a bunch of international special forces soldiers? What did that accomplish for him? They were certainly only helping him and didn't seem to pose a threat in any way. And what about that "Shadow Company" you fight in the last mission or two? Where did they come from? Are they Shepherd's (I just remembered his name) personal company of bodyguards or something? Shouldn't they have been introduced sometime so we know who we are fighting? And whatever happened to Makarov? He was made out to be the game's main antagonist, and then he's completely forgotten about for some US general. That was...a satisfying conclusion?
Besides, how did they know he was American? He was a deep undercover CIA operative, I doubt he had his US passport or driver's license in his wallet, nor could they dissect his vocal cords and found out he spoke English. And even if they did find out an American was part of the attack, how in the hell would that lead to one superpower invading another? That man does not represent the entire United States.
Or take Captain Price. He launches a nuke that blows up in the upper atmosphere, or an EMP warhead or something. It looked pretty awesome. Now...what did that accomplish? Really? Wow, Washington D.C. has no power now. The Russians are going to give up their invasion of the entire country and go home?
Also, of course, smaller questions. What the hell was the ACS module, and how did it help the Russians invade the US (as I assume was what was supposed to happen) if it was recovered? Whatever happened with the Brazilian arms dealer? Who was that Raptor guy you were protecting? What was the importance of the guy in the saferoom and his briefcase? How did Russia manage to invade the United States, with the most powerful military in the world, at will? Such a massive operation would be a tactical and logistical nightmare, and probably almost impossible. Where was the entire US Navy or Air Force, and the US's nuclear weapons stockpiles?
Oh yeah. Why the HELL did General whats-his-face kill a bunch of international special forces soldiers? What did that accomplish for him? They were certainly only helping him and didn't seem to pose a threat in any way. And what about that "Shadow Company" you fight in the last mission or two? Where did they come from? Are they Shepherd's (I just remembered his name) personal company of bodyguards or something? Shouldn't they have been introduced sometime so we know who we are fighting? And whatever happened to Makarov? He was made out to be the game's main antagonist, and then he's completely forgotten about for some US general. That was...a satisfying conclusion?
I shouldn't have these many questions from a campaign that was so damn short. There were many more things that didn't make sense than things that did. Plot concepts started and ended abruptly and seemingly at random. Things rarely went anywhere or tied together. The campaign looked and played great, but there was simply no writing. If this is considered good storytelling I may as well render myself deaf, dumb and blind and go live in a cave somewhere.
There are alot of things that I could say, but my most current "wtf? Oh well, I suppose it'll all make sense soon" Thing is flashforward, because while I completely understand the plot, the characters actions are a bit retarded.
And there are people dropped in as supposedly developed characters and you think "What? Who's that? Oh yeah, the person who has had a 30 second appearance in two other episodes."
In general, it all sounds a bit ridiculous, but I'm sure it will fit a loose definition of sense at the finale.
And there are people dropped in as supposedly developed characters and you think "What? Who's that? Oh yeah, the person who has had a 30 second appearance in two other episodes."
In general, it all sounds a bit ridiculous, but I'm sure it will fit a loose definition of sense at the finale.
Been thinking this for a while. Love your new avatar by the way, makes me feel like obeying you.Onyx Oblivion said: