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Posted: Dec 3rd 2010 6:47PM GMT said
Looks like a cross between Gish and Pixeljunk Shooter... which is no bad thing :)
Posted: Dec 3rd 2010 8:02PM GordoJones88 said
I already put points on my Wii just for this come Monday. Yeah!
Posted: Dec 3rd 2010 8:57PM kevlar said
Video 2:
>> Fluidity "Water Form" ??
Isn't it a bit odd to call it "Water Form" when they're all forms of water?
Wouldn't "Liquid Form" be a better title?
Am I nitpicking? Yes.
Should they, as game developers, respect our intelligence by assuming that we learned that the terms "water" and "liquid" can't be used interchangeably in the third grade? Yes.
Does this mean I will avoid this game? Sadly, there's a chance.
If you're going to make a game about the various forms of water... PLEASE don't call those forms "Ice", "Steam", and "Water". It annoys me greatly... I hope it's just this one video, and not the actual game.
>> Fluidity "Water Form" ??
Isn't it a bit odd to call it "Water Form" when they're all forms of water?
Wouldn't "Liquid Form" be a better title?
Am I nitpicking? Yes.
Should they, as game developers, respect our intelligence by assuming that we learned that the terms "water" and "liquid" can't be used interchangeably in the third grade? Yes.
Does this mean I will avoid this game? Sadly, there's a chance.
If you're going to make a game about the various forms of water... PLEASE don't call those forms "Ice", "Steam", and "Water". It annoys me greatly... I hope it's just this one video, and not the actual game.
Posted: Dec 4th 2010 12:52AM sigma8 said
@kevlar
Sorry. You're nitpicking incorrectly.
Water is the common name for H2O in liquid state. If you make it solid, you've got "ice". Nobody ever asks for the solid water cubes. If it's a gas, it's "steam" or "water vapor". You can mix and match if you like (liquid ice, frozen steam, gaseous water), but you shouldn't grudge someone for expecting "water" to refer to liquid. Look it up in the dictionary or wikipedia.
Just like if I say "Chalk" (calcium carbonate), I shouldn't need to say "solid chalk". When I order chalk from Staples, there's no dropdown to specific solid, liquid, or gaseous chalk. Nor do they specify in the catalog which it is. Likewise for the water selection in the Staples catalog.
If you are talking about H2O, Calcium Carbonate, or dihydrogen monoxide, then you might need to get a little more specific about which state it's in.
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Sorry. You're nitpicking incorrectly.
Water is the common name for H2O in liquid state. If you make it solid, you've got "ice". Nobody ever asks for the solid water cubes. If it's a gas, it's "steam" or "water vapor". You can mix and match if you like (liquid ice, frozen steam, gaseous water), but you shouldn't grudge someone for expecting "water" to refer to liquid. Look it up in the dictionary or wikipedia.
Just like if I say "Chalk" (calcium carbonate), I shouldn't need to say "solid chalk". When I order chalk from Staples, there's no dropdown to specific solid, liquid, or gaseous chalk. Nor do they specify in the catalog which it is. Likewise for the water selection in the Staples catalog.
If you are talking about H2O, Calcium Carbonate, or dihydrogen monoxide, then you might need to get a little more specific about which state it's in.
Posted: Dec 4th 2010 5:05AM kevlar said
@sigma8
I know exactly what you mean, but hear me out. We're talking about a game that is about WATER specifically; only H2O.
The game makes a point of showing off the different abilities of water in those specific three states, which is why it makes sense to distinguish them, and not call it "water".
Ice is understandable, since it specifically refers to the solid state of water, though "Frozen Form" would be better. Likewise for Steam. ("Cloud" is another matter, but I'll leave it alone.)
Saying "Water" is kind of pointless and unspecific, when IT'S A GAME ABOUT WATER. It may be water in several states, which is why it's important to be specific.
I guess my real problem is with the term "Water form". Water is not a form of WATER. Liquid, fluid, ice, steam, and vapor are all forms of water.
If would be like if I said "Look out for that hydrochloric acid! It's in water form, so you have to be careful not to spill it." It's just stupid.
To build on your example, if I made a game about chalk in three states of matter, I wouldn't say "Liquid Chalk Form", "Chalk Cloud Form" and "Chalk Chalk Form"... It would be a good idea to be more specific about the last one.
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I know exactly what you mean, but hear me out. We're talking about a game that is about WATER specifically; only H2O.
The game makes a point of showing off the different abilities of water in those specific three states, which is why it makes sense to distinguish them, and not call it "water".
Ice is understandable, since it specifically refers to the solid state of water, though "Frozen Form" would be better. Likewise for Steam. ("Cloud" is another matter, but I'll leave it alone.)
Saying "Water" is kind of pointless and unspecific, when IT'S A GAME ABOUT WATER. It may be water in several states, which is why it's important to be specific.
I guess my real problem is with the term "Water form". Water is not a form of WATER. Liquid, fluid, ice, steam, and vapor are all forms of water.
If would be like if I said "Look out for that hydrochloric acid! It's in water form, so you have to be careful not to spill it." It's just stupid.
To build on your example, if I made a game about chalk in three states of matter, I wouldn't say "Liquid Chalk Form", "Chalk Cloud Form" and "Chalk Chalk Form"... It would be a good idea to be more specific about the last one.
Posted: Dec 4th 2010 6:00PM xxxsam said
@kevlar
Um, so if we just say that their game is about H2O, then there isn't a problem? Because there are three English names for the common states of H2O: ice, water, and steam. And now that I arbitrarily decided their game was about H2O and not about 'water', we didn't have to reuse any words. Job done.
Seriously I'm all about the nitpicking but this isn't even wrong. Call us back if they actually do make a game where they call the liquid form of hydrochloric acid its 'water form'. Then I'll agree it deserves a nitpick. (But, um, if the game was any good, I'd still get it.)
And if you want to nitpick science errors in Nintendo games, I'd go all the way back to the 2D Mario games - and everything since - where you can change direction in the middle of a jump. Compared to that, even if they were using an incorrect name for a state of water [which they aren't], it would be pretty minor.
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Um, so if we just say that their game is about H2O, then there isn't a problem? Because there are three English names for the common states of H2O: ice, water, and steam. And now that I arbitrarily decided their game was about H2O and not about 'water', we didn't have to reuse any words. Job done.
Seriously I'm all about the nitpicking but this isn't even wrong. Call us back if they actually do make a game where they call the liquid form of hydrochloric acid its 'water form'. Then I'll agree it deserves a nitpick. (But, um, if the game was any good, I'd still get it.)
And if you want to nitpick science errors in Nintendo games, I'd go all the way back to the 2D Mario games - and everything since - where you can change direction in the middle of a jump. Compared to that, even if they were using an incorrect name for a state of water [which they aren't], it would be pretty minor.
Posted: Dec 3rd 2010 10:16PM TheBrainninja said
Ugh, GameTrailers' horrible flash player pisses me off. Why the hell would I want my video letterboxed and pillarboxed at the same time? That's just stupid, and angers me every time I watch one of their videos.
That said, this game somewhat reminds me of Phun. Remember Phun? Phun was fun. http://www.phunland.com/wiki/Home
That said, this game somewhat reminds me of Phun. Remember Phun? Phun was fun. http://www.phunland.com/wiki/Home
