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Humor in Games?

Posted by michael on from the stick-around dept.

commiesubverter writes "Slate.com has an article up about humor in games. It's a decent summary of where the gaming industry has been and is going with its humor. From the article: 'Comedy is typically marginalized into background sight gags and interstitial cut scenes. Even games that generally strive to be funny incorporate humor into window dressing: In Grand Theft Auto, you can sow mayhem while listening to a mock-NPR that's broadcasting a roundtable discussion on violence.'"

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  1. Monkey Island is still good for a laugh but by fussili · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... if you want an FPS which will make you laugh check out Giants: Citizen Kabuto. Absolutely hilarious plot as a bunch of Cockney Aliens end up on a planet with a magic using race of merfolk and a 300 foot tall beast.

    The cutscenes are brilliant but the comedy is left out of the action with the exception of the various cockney aliens chiming in with progress reports and saying things like "Oooh my leg!".

    And as for comedy being annoying upon repetition. I could play Monkey Island till Guybrush Threepwood actuall becomes a mighty pirate.

    Come on people! Bob, Float, Drift? What's NOT to love about that series!?

  2. Who needs intentional humor by mfivis · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone set us up the bomb
    or
    The President has been kidnapped by ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the President?

  3. My favorite in game humor... Warcraft/Starcraft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone knows if you click the people in Warcraft/Starcraft enough, you get some funny jokes, but my favorite was in WC3.

    "I'll attract the enemy with my human mating call. I'm so wasted! I'm so wasted!" -- The Dryad

  4. Re:Misguided article by WWWWolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's a whole page devoted to this... uh... art form.