What nerd crime are you guilty of?
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[small]I like Call Of Duty...[/small]
Just kidding. Uhhh, I really enjoyed the force unleashed?
Hmmm. Just noticed, a lot of people have included liking the prequels of starwars in their answer. I don't feel so alone. ^_^
[small]I like Call Of Duty...[/small]
Just kidding. Uhhh, I really enjoyed the force unleashed?
Hmmm. Just noticed, a lot of people have included liking the prequels of starwars in their answer. I don't feel so alone. ^_^
Smack talk down the mic when I play Call of Duty. It is only when I'm in party chat with people I know, I wouldn't do it to the general public. Still though, the things that get said to my brother are... well, I think my parents would have had something to say if I'd called him that growing up. My housemates, and at one point neighbours, thought I was mental.
I have never seen the original Star Wars films...
Yes. That's right, I don't know who shoots first, hell, I don't even know who the one that isn't Hans is... Jabba? Boba?
Yes. That's right, I don't know who shoots first, hell, I don't even know who the one that isn't Hans is... Jabba? Boba?
Law number one about nerdclub, no-one writes a book about nerdlub.GunsmithKitten said:
OT: Hating on George Lucas. Hmm, don't know if this is a nerd crime or not, but even to my own ears it's getting kinda old. The sale of Lucusfilm to Disney kind of made me think "So who am I going to blame if the new movies suck?". Nerd introspection. Now I feel like I'm picking an old retired guy. An old retired guy who did try to rape my childhood. But still, an old retired guy.
The judging thing, but not judging this "nerd status" of which you speak, although I dislike call of duty and will say unto those who purchase the 'new' ones "it's the same as the first modern warfare"
Also, does not realising Halo is a 'dudebro' shooter like CoD count? Because I wasn't aware. I still play it. All the time.
Approach me bretherin.
EDIT: I also can't stand any anime whatsoever. I don't judge people for liking it, but i can't see why people do.
Also, does not realising Halo is a 'dudebro' shooter like CoD count? Because I wasn't aware. I still play it. All the time.
Approach me bretherin.
EDIT: I also can't stand any anime whatsoever. I don't judge people for liking it, but i can't see why people do.
Uh...I haven't read any official lawbook, but based on what others are saying, let's see:
I don't like Doctor Who. I think it's boring and massively overrated, not to mention formulaic and just plain badly written (this is also a double crime because as an Englishman I am supposed to like Doctor Who by law).
I don't think games whose identity is based at least partially around 'humour' (Such as Psychonauts and Portal) are very good. Mostly because I have a strange sense of humour and as a result never understand the 'jokes' in said games.
I don't think The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of the greatest games ever made, nor even the N64's best game. I think it's aged horribly and has been surpassed in every area by it's sequels.
I have never played a tabletop RPG, but I have seen them played and it was one of the most boring experiences of my entire life.
I don't think the early Resident Evil games (the ones with fixed camera angles and tank controls) were 'good' in any way. Except the voice acting. I can MST that shit all day. On the other hand, I liked Resident Evil 6.
You'll never catch me alive, coppers.
EDIT: I forgot one. I prefer Half-Life 1 and it's expansions to Half-Life 2 and it's episodes. In fact, dare I say, I found certain parts of Half-Life 2 boring, whereas the first game had me guessing at every turn.
I don't like Doctor Who. I think it's boring and massively overrated, not to mention formulaic and just plain badly written (this is also a double crime because as an Englishman I am supposed to like Doctor Who by law).
I don't think games whose identity is based at least partially around 'humour' (Such as Psychonauts and Portal) are very good. Mostly because I have a strange sense of humour and as a result never understand the 'jokes' in said games.
I don't think The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of the greatest games ever made, nor even the N64's best game. I think it's aged horribly and has been surpassed in every area by it's sequels.
I have never played a tabletop RPG, but I have seen them played and it was one of the most boring experiences of my entire life.
I don't think the early Resident Evil games (the ones with fixed camera angles and tank controls) were 'good' in any way. Except the voice acting. I can MST that shit all day. On the other hand, I liked Resident Evil 6.
You'll never catch me alive, coppers.
EDIT: I forgot one. I prefer Half-Life 1 and it's expansions to Half-Life 2 and it's episodes. In fact, dare I say, I found certain parts of Half-Life 2 boring, whereas the first game had me guessing at every turn.
Not sure if this counts or not, but I have an almost complete lack of interest in most of the TV shows and some of the movies heavily associated with 'nerd culture.'
I've never particularly cared for Star Trek (or Star Wars, for that matter), I never watched any of the cartoons like Transformers or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (mostly because my parents were awesome and felt I could mentally and emotionally handle R-rated movies like T2 and Aliens by the time I was in the right age group for those cartoons), and despite my best efforts at understanding I still can't make heads or tails of why all the hype exists for Dr. Who.
Not that I've completely missed everything. I rather enjoyed the TV series "Chuck" (it helps that I worked at a Best Buy, so the Buy More scenes were freaking hilarious to me). I also consider myself a loyal Browncoat.
I've never particularly cared for Star Trek (or Star Wars, for that matter), I never watched any of the cartoons like Transformers or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (mostly because my parents were awesome and felt I could mentally and emotionally handle R-rated movies like T2 and Aliens by the time I was in the right age group for those cartoons), and despite my best efforts at understanding I still can't make heads or tails of why all the hype exists for Dr. Who.
Not that I've completely missed everything. I rather enjoyed the TV series "Chuck" (it helps that I worked at a Best Buy, so the Buy More scenes were freaking hilarious to me). I also consider myself a loyal Browncoat.
*sigh*.
I thought Hayden Christensen in the Star Wars prequels was okay. Sure, he was cringing at bits, but he was decent. Darth Vader's "NOOOOOO" at the end was also bearable, too.
I thought Hayden Christensen in the Star Wars prequels was okay. Sure, he was cringing at bits, but he was decent. Darth Vader's "NOOOOOO" at the end was also bearable, too.
Hey, I love the shit out of the Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer, and I'd be back playing once I come home from college.Racecarlock said:
All fine and dandy, but can we at least decide here whether Nerds and Geeks believe in their apparently culture or feel guilty about it? If you're going for it, go for it. Don't give me feel-bad times if you're trying to get over the call-outs.Ryank1908 said:
I have a tendency of making fun of it when people I'm around IRL bring up anime.
I guess that's a "nerd crime". Not sure. The OP was a bit vague.
I guess that's a "nerd crime". Not sure. The OP was a bit vague.
I've never seen an episode of Star Trek and have no particular burgeoning desire to change that. Same goes for Doctor Who. I've never been into Superhero Comics. I've yet to see Game of Thrones, though I actually do really want to check that one out. I've never played D&D. I've never played Ocarina of Time. I've yet to see Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I've yet to see Firefly. And there's probably a fair few more I can't be arsed to think of right now.
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As a long time anime fan, I prefer dubs most of the time (Even the "bad" ones are tolerable, and sometimes even enjoyable, to me.)
Apparently, that's frowned upon.
Apparently, that's frowned upon.
I like the Star Wars prequels. I also love CoD games, though I won't be getting Black Ops 2 because I'm fairly bored with the series.
I found the Lord of the Rings to be incredibly boring and overrated, save the Smeagol/Gollum sections, best character ever.
I found the Lord of the Rings to be incredibly boring and overrated, save the Smeagol/Gollum sections, best character ever.
MGS has one of worst control scheme I have ever seen. There. I said it. I had to ragequit MGS3 HD on The Fear boss fight because my god, trying to dodge arrows, treat wounds, try to aim the shocking gun controls without reenacting the scene from Predator where they hose a shitton of trees with heavy machine gun fire randomly. I think you have to hold like 3 buttons while moving the stick and it's so, so bad. It's not even just because it's on the 360 since I remember it being bad when I played it on the PS2 a long time ago. The 360 edition is still actually better somehow.
Oh and guess what motherfuckers? I believe both LoL and DOTA 2 can co-exist peacefully without having random ass fan battles for no reason. Something this site has been guily of a few times, albeit it's a bit more civilised than usual. I know, DOTA is more complex. However complexity is not synonymous for good. Let's just get that out of the way.
The Hovercraft/Car sections of HL2 were the best parts of the games. Supah fun happeh tiemz. The prison chapters, although cool and interesting on the first runthrough (Ah Alyx! Ah story development! Ah i'm not alone for a while! Antlion pets!) it's so, so old and boring now after the first time through. I can't get past the 3rd turret defense section without getting bored and dropping the game for another few months. Then I restart on the Water Hazard level because it's so cool!
Also Persona 4 is literally picture perfect and nothing you say can convince me otherwise. I've gone through several arguments myself and I still can't pin down any concrete flaws that I agree with. You could say it's "too Japanese" but I don't care, too much novel not enough gameplay? I don't agree with that since I love that kind of stuff but I see why some people might not like it. Some people are not me so why should I care?
Oh and I outright love the standardish anime style. Y'know, dark lines for emphasis, huge eyes, hopefully some melodramatic shenanigans involved as well. Y'know the style of almost any generic random romantic highschool comedy anime. I'll pick Ladies vs Butlers out of the air. That was pretty good. It goes into various other genres as well, Another or Higurashi would be the horror version for example.
I just can't stand the lack of bold lines though, like when they draw it all sketch-like with loads of pencil lines and no proper bold lines at all. It's mostly a manga problem and it's pretty rare so it's not too bad.
EDIT: The above post reminded me of LOTR, it strikes me as odd that the words "The Ring was destroyed" are literally smack in the middle of the book... I did a double take, read a bit further and dropped the rest of it completely.
There's having an epilogue, then there's taking the piss.
Oh and guess what motherfuckers? I believe both LoL and DOTA 2 can co-exist peacefully without having random ass fan battles for no reason. Something this site has been guily of a few times, albeit it's a bit more civilised than usual. I know, DOTA is more complex. However complexity is not synonymous for good. Let's just get that out of the way.
The Hovercraft/Car sections of HL2 were the best parts of the games. Supah fun happeh tiemz. The prison chapters, although cool and interesting on the first runthrough (Ah Alyx! Ah story development! Ah i'm not alone for a while! Antlion pets!) it's so, so old and boring now after the first time through. I can't get past the 3rd turret defense section without getting bored and dropping the game for another few months. Then I restart on the Water Hazard level because it's so cool!
Also Persona 4 is literally picture perfect and nothing you say can convince me otherwise. I've gone through several arguments myself and I still can't pin down any concrete flaws that I agree with. You could say it's "too Japanese" but I don't care, too much novel not enough gameplay? I don't agree with that since I love that kind of stuff but I see why some people might not like it. Some people are not me so why should I care?
Oh and I outright love the standardish anime style. Y'know, dark lines for emphasis, huge eyes, hopefully some melodramatic shenanigans involved as well. Y'know the style of almost any generic random romantic highschool comedy anime. I'll pick Ladies vs Butlers out of the air. That was pretty good. It goes into various other genres as well, Another or Higurashi would be the horror version for example.
I just can't stand the lack of bold lines though, like when they draw it all sketch-like with loads of pencil lines and no proper bold lines at all. It's mostly a manga problem and it's pretty rare so it's not too bad.
EDIT: The above post reminded me of LOTR, it strikes me as odd that the words "The Ring was destroyed" are literally smack in the middle of the book... I did a double take, read a bit further and dropped the rest of it completely.
There's having an epilogue, then there's taking the piss.