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UK Autumn Game Awards Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the right-ho-footie-feck-off dept.

Thanks to Eurogamer.net for their 'Muffies' Autumn Game Awards 2003, which tries to differ from the official ECTS awards in "only [allowing] games for which actual real-time code was available", and basing their conclusions on serious time spent with each game at the ECTS and Playstation Experience shows. Stand-out winners include Best PC Game for the so far low-profile Ground Control 2, which "...looks set to be a true strategy classic", and Best Surprise to Rogue Ops, which they describe as "...Metal Gear Solid and then some." Finally, the overall Game Of Show award went to the Euro-centric Pro Evolution Soccer 3 from Konami.

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  1. Hoo-boy by Otter · · Score: 3, Funny
    Only games for which actual real-time code was available were eligible for our awards.

    Even by the usual standards for the misuse of "real-time" around here, this is pretty bad. Or is it a Britishism?

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    1. Re:Hoo-boy by easychord · · Score: 2, Informative

      I'm no expert, but I think that we British normally use torrid negatively. We don't like it when it gets too hot, y'know.

      Probably a bit lazy using it instead of drought, which is probably what he meant.

      Real-time is just used incorrectly, in my opinion. He might mean interactive or "hands on". Probably short hand for "Graphics generated in Real-Time" implying that he doesn't always get to play himself and writes previews based on watching others play.

    2. Re:Hoo-boy by Rob_GIBiz · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Yeah, "torrid" is used in the sense of "unpleasant, arid, too bloody hot and dry". A bit British, I know, but since the English invented the language I think they should have first rights on messing around with it too ;) I don't get the problem with the use of "real-time", though. It implies the distinction between something which was on show using real, live game code, and something which was demonstrated only using pre-rendered footage - be it in-game footage or footage not possible in game (touched up or externally rendered). Oh, and er, no - it doesn't imply that I write previews based on watching others play, but cheers for your cynicism all the same. Honestly, I thought it was us tired old hacks who were meant to be embittered and cynical, not the readers! :)