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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. No One Lives Forever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've only played the sequel and that has to be the funnies FPS I've played. Some of the conversations between the guards were priceless, and the overall goofiness was highly entertaining.

  2. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Informative

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. Re:Who needs intentional humor by Zorilla · · Score: 4, Informative

    I guess it's linky time. There's an entire website dedicated to weird video game quotes, even many that aren't even Japanese:

    Zany Video Game Quotes

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    It would be cool if it didn't suck.