IGN reviewer can't play or pronounce Ikaruga

shoe-sama · Post by **shoe-sama** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:02 am

hey yeah how come me twiddle and elf aren't banned yeah

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:02 am

Do you have any credibility left to lose at this point? This is ridiculous.

EDIT: Awesome.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:29 am

ArrogantBastard wrote:Hello, Rev. Stuart Campbell.

But that guy actually has important stuff to say.

He also doesn't argue about philosophy with me, breaks my heart

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:31 am

Ed Oscuro wrote: But that guy actually has important stuff to say.

Example please.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:45 am

Twiddle wrote:How am I going to feel better about myself now

icycalm emulator. You put in a random statement (the grass is green) and you get an insult hurled back at you. With PHP and a few minutes, it could easily be done. Doesn't require a prescription of Ritalin either.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:49 am

Rob wrote:
Ed Oscuro wrote: But that guy actually has important stuff to say.
Example please.

I enjoyed his reminisces about various two decade old spats in the gaming magazine business.

Uh, well, important to me.

It's all relative, you know.

I know you agree with me here. Yes. Damn.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:51 am

MODS: Please give me a custom rank of 'illiterate moron asshole'.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:51 am

I must say that was far more interesting than the college 'modern western literature" I just finished. The Money Wrench Gang be damned.

Elixir` · Post by **Elixir`** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:21 am

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:29 am

Ghegs wrote:
icycalm wrote:Now go fuck yourself. I am done with you.
What a coincidence, we're done with you too. Everybody wins!

Nice job, Ghegs.

It made my day.

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:32 am

Edit: Double posted like a fool and can't delete it! See below!

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:35 am

mr_m0nks wrote: should all just go and get a real job if you ask me

Alright I will...

Oh no, hang on - I'm having fun for a living... I think I'll stick with that thanks!

Ghegs - an amazing banning statement there...

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:39 am

There needs to be a Icycalm reality show on MTV or something.

1st season would document Icycalms return to Japan and him living in a place that is a minutes walk from Paul. Hilarity would ensue whilst the two constantly argue over ridiculous things while hanging around in arcades playing Cave games.

Yeah, that would be awesome.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:42 am

In all fairness it is easy to see where Icycalm is coming from. He wants to look at games in a traditional academic/analytic manner and get away from all the diletantism and subjective opinions that surrounds them. What he doesn't seem to get is that there are lot's of people on this site alone that could do that, who for some reason don't. Just what the reason is for that is something for him to ponder on.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:44 am

Macaw wrote: Yeah, that would be awesome.

If I had 156 million.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:53 am

two constantly argue over ridiculous things while hanging around in arcades playing Cave games.

I think anyone would agree that this was a 1-person argument.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:57 am

Good news for Icycalm, you can own shotguns in Japan!

Bad news, you aren't allowed them to shoot people who don't understand Wittgenstein with them. Only skeet shooting and other sporting uses allowed.

Elixir` · Post by **Elixir`** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:58 am

Heh.

How nostalgic.

Macaw · Post by **Macaw** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:03 am

NO ONE CAN STOP HIM EVERYONE GIVE UP WHOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHh

PROMETHEUS · Post by **PROMETHEUS** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:37 am

icycalm banned? nice

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:16 pm

About icy(un)calm: People who keep losing their temper amuse me, as do people who feel the need to constantly hurl vulgarities at everyone/resort to verbal violence.

Also, I agree with it290's post: http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... 131#349131

Elixir` wrote:Heh.

How nostalgic.

Are you the same guy who was banned before?

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:27 pm

He just made engaging debate competitive and unpleasant. We can all disagree without being nasty, but not Icy. A shame, because part of me warmed to his humour and sense of silliness. I wonder what he was like in real life? Was shmups.com a place for his alter ego or was he just a real jerk.? I guess we'll never know..

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:40 pm

GaijinPunch wrote:
If they can describe the game play in a few paragraphs and tell me it's not a waste of my money, I'm quite happy.
I still think my Guwange review is too long. But what needs cutting?!

Advice?

Reviews are not strategy guides.

I actually agree with this one though - shock horror, an Icycalm statement that got straight to the point!

RHE · Post by **RHE** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:48 pm

320x240 wrote:What he doesn't seem to get is that there are lot's of people on this site alone that could do that, who for some reason don't. Just what the reason is for that is something for him to ponder on.

What reasons do you mean?

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:03 pm

[quote="Skykid"]
Advice?
[quote]

It's so hard to cut down word count when your done with a draft. I hate having to do it as all the rules you can apply while writing for the first time (No wasted words, never use two when you can use one - all that kind of thing) are hard to apply.

It's also hard being strict with yourself when you have no strict wordcount to adhere to in the first place. Is there one here for shmups.com reviews? If not I'd say next time set one and go for too low rather than too high as adding words is so much nicer than taking away.

For Guwange, it's all good stuff I reckon, so you might just have to go through the pain of running through and editing it bit by bit. It's surprising how much you can can slash by approaching it with 'how can I make that sentence more concise/adroit?', just one line at a time, but it's slow going. Other than that, there's the news journalism approach wankily called the 'information triangle'. The more important the info is the more words it gets and the nearer the top it goes. The less important for the reader the less words it gets and further down it goes, until the least important stuff drops out the bottom of the article. Thing is, thats a model for creating rather than restructuring an article...

Also mate, I'm gonna PM you soon about your book and The Argus..

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:09 pm

Also mate, I'm gonna PM you soon about your book and The Argus..

Cool, do that mate!

I had a meeting with Tina and we discussed things, including the Argus.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

henry dark · Post by **henry dark** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:23 pm

Great thread.

Going somewhat back to the original topic at hand, I do find the original posts statements fairly dubious, but considering the car crash that occurred in the subsequent pages, getting this thread back on track hardly seems worth it.

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:19 pm

jp wrote: I really don't like Ikaruga.

Best post in this thread.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:33 pm

Ceph wrote:
jp wrote: I really don't like Ikaruga.
Best post in this thread.

Agreed. Perhaps the most overrated shmup in history.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:44 pm

Skykid wrote:
Ceph wrote:
jp wrote: I really don't like Ikaruga.
Best post in this thread.
Agreed. Perhaps the most overrated shmup in history.

Radiant Silvergun would like a word with you.