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words i never want to see in game titles again

 
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i think we're running a bit of a creativity deficit when it comes to game titles--they all use the same cliche words and phrases that just make the game sound boring and uninspired

i'm also very shallow, and this stuff genuinely matters to me--i really appreciate a good, creative title

i never need to see these words in game titles ever again:

craft
dark
war
super
dragon
space
star
dead/die/death
born/bourne
age
dawn
black
blood
fire
shadow
demon
world
quest
hero
sky
rise
soul
ghost
down
light
watch
empire
zero
X
any word with a "Z" or an "X" in it
any word with an "S" that can be replaced with a "Z" or an "X"
any word that is misspelled in general to look "cool"

also, i hate it when games try to be minimalist by naming their game a single vague word with one or two syllables

"RUST"
"SMITE"
"LIMBO"

wow, so profound

discuss bad game titles and bad game title trends
Last Edit: June 01, 2016, 03:08:51 PM by Verbatim

 
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Jacob Potila was actually a Jacob Flotilla of lies.- WarTurkey
Calling the game the same name as a game that came out earlier in the series.

Like Battlefront.

 
 
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Quote from: Big Boss on June 01, 2016, 03:06:39 PM
Calling the game the same name as a game that came out earlier in the series.

Like Battlefront.
You mean like, without even bothering to give it a subtitle? Yeah, that's shitty. Movies have that same issue.

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Jacob Potila was actually a Jacob Flotilla of lies.- WarTurkey
Quote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2016, 03:07:22 PM
Quote from: Big Boss on June 01, 2016, 03:06:39 PM
Calling the game the same name as a game that came out earlier in the series.

Like Battlefront.
You mean like, without even bothering to give it a subtitle? Yeah, that's shitty. Movies have that same issue.

Yeah, at least make it sound different. I'm actually surprised they didn't just call the new CoD 'Call of Duty'.

I do like Battlefield 1 as a name though. It's quite funny and links into the WW1 theme.

 
 
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Quote from: Big Boss on June 01, 2016, 03:10:03 PM
I do like Battlefield 1 as a name though. It's quite funny and links into the WW1 theme.
That's actually what they're calling it? That might be a bit too silly for me.

 
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Jacob Potila was actually a Jacob Flotilla of lies.- WarTurkey
Quote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2016, 03:11:50 PM
Quote from: Big Boss on June 01, 2016, 03:10:03 PM
I do like Battlefield 1 as a name though. It's quite funny and links into the WW1 theme.
That's actually what they're calling it? That might be a bit too silly for me.

Yeah. It seems gimmicky as all hell but I like it. Guess we'll have to stop calling the original Battlefield game 'Battlefield 1' now.

 
 
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Quote from: Big Boss on June 01, 2016, 03:18:52 PM
Quote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2016, 03:11:50 PM
Quote from: Big Boss on June 01, 2016, 03:10:03 PM
I do like Battlefield 1 as a name though. It's quite funny and links into the WW1 theme.
That's actually what they're calling it? That might be a bit too silly for me.

Yeah. It seems gimmicky as all hell but I like it. Guess we'll have to stop calling the original Battlefield game 'Battlefield 1' now.

That's not a problem because the original Battlefield was called Battlefield 1942.

 
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You lost me at Bourne. Everything else tho

 
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Reckoning.
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Stand-alone games that have a subtitle ("Tormentum: Dark Sorrow" would be so much better if it was just "Tormentum") are annoying as hell. Same with the first game in a series ("Amnesia: The Dark Descent" would be so much better if it was just "Amnesia").

 
 
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I tend to like simple names. Even ones like SMITE and Limbo, because they are enough to describe then. (I:e, SMITE the gods, and Limbo is self explanatory.)

Usually any time they limit it to a single title with no subtitle and only 1-3 words is perfect.

 
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My steam store page has been full of space games. So those i guess?

 
 
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Quote from: Dietrich Six on June 01, 2016, 05:00:05 PM
You lost me at Bourne. Everything else tho
"born" is more common, but i guess bloodbourne tried to spice it up by spelling it the other way

i still count it, though

i think From goes right out of their way to make the most generic-sounding games ever

their next game is gonna be called Evil Stuff, or... Black People
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Quote from: Caped Baldy on June 01, 2016, 05:22:24 PM
Stand-alone games that have a subtitle ("Tormentum: Dark Sorrow" would be so much better if it was just "Tormentum") are annoying as hell. Same with the first game in a series ("Amnesia: The Dark Descent" would be so much better if it was just "Amnesia").
yeahhh i wanted to mention those, too

Tribes: Ascend

like, why

also, i went ahead and named my latest dark souls update after one of your pet peeve words, because it fit

 
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The god of Ainu Mosir, Ae-Oine Kamuy, descendant of Okiku-Rumi, He perishes, a living corpse. The summers day, the white sunlight, unabrushed, ends simply through his breath alone.
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Quote from: Caped Baldy on June 01, 2016, 05:22:24 PM
Stand-alone games that have a subtitle ("Tormentum: Dark Sorrow" would be so much better if it was just "Tormentum") are annoying as hell. Same with the first game in a series ("Amnesia: The Dark Descent" would be so much better if it was just "Amnesia").
yeahhh i wanted to mention those, too

Tribes: Ascend

like, why

also, i went ahead and named my latest dark souls update after one of your pet peeve words, because it fit
Ascend is just the last in the series, Starseige: Tribes being the first.

Oddly, Tribes 2 is the only game that has no subtitle and/or a number in the title.

 
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"Legend", particularly Zelda

 
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Quote from: Verbatim on June 01, 2016, 05:51:59 PM
Quote from: Dietrich Six on June 01, 2016, 05:00:05 PM
You lost me at Bourne. Everything else tho
"born" is more common, but i guess bloodbourne tried to spice it up by spelling it the other way

i still count it, though

i think From goes right out of their way to make the most generic-sounding games ever

their next game is gonna be called Evil Stuff, or... Black People

Even born is a bit out there but I agree they lack creativity.

Kings field and armored core aren't exactly winners either.

 
 
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Just use a numbering system, for Pete's sake.

Zelda 4
Metal Gear 3

 
 
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Quote from: Boy Scout on June 01, 2016, 09:44:36 PM
Just use a numbering system, for Pete's sake.

Zelda 4
Metal Gear 3
I've said it before, and I'll say it again--I think it would be great if they came out with a Zelda game that was literally just called Zelda III, with no subtitle. It would be a direct sequel to Zelda II, and it would be a wrap-up of the whole timeline.

 
 
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Invisible War passes this set of Standards, so yay.

 
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What do you consider good creative titles verb?


Quote from: Tsukuyomi Blade on June 02, 2016, 12:37:00 AM
Invisible War passes this set of Standards, so yay.
um check again

 
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