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submitted 3 days ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

I've noticed a trend—particularly in some recent RPGs—of, well, let's call it 'Netflixiness'.

Dialogue designed to leave absolutely nothing to interpretation, to exposit information in the most direct way possible, devoid of any real character or context. There's an assumption that any moment the audience spends confused, curious, or out-of-the-loop is a narrative disaster.

I hate to keep knocking Dragon Age: The Veilguard about, especially since I still had a decent time with it all told, but the thing that made me break off from it after 60 hours really was its story. It's a tale that does get (slightly) better, but it gave me a terrible first impression I never quite shook.

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[-] IncognitoMosquito@beehaw.org -4 points 2 days ago

If you don't understand an acronym the first time you see it, you should consider looking it up. I will save you the trouble though; I was referring to Doki Doki Literature Club, a popular indie game with a long title that is commonly abbreviated.

[-] Leax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

I'm sorry but I disagree. You've decided to use an acronym that most people wouldn't know, so I'd like to think it's basic politeness to write it entirely the first time to avoid any doubt.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah I'm aware of the game, but there was no fucking way I'm going to get that. It's just common courtesy to spell an acronym out in parentheses the first time you use it. Pay attention next time you read an article on a news site that includes acronyms.

[-] IncognitoMosquito@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

Fair enough, I assumed the game was well known enough to not need that. I still stand by what I said though, If you don't understand an acronym, you can Google it and save some time instead of passive aggressively chastising someone on the Internet

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I didn't think I was being passive aggressive, but I guess I was kind of annoyed so maybe it came through in the comment.

The thing about googling acronyms is that sometimes there are more than one. And yeah, I probably could have used context to figure out which one you meant, but I'm... just not going to do all that lol

[-] IncognitoMosquito@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

I apologize, I've been responding more emotionally than I meant to. I read the initial response as rude, and that set me off a bit. Your feedback was good, I just got hung up on what I perceived as the tone.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

No worries... Like I said, I was annoyed so maybe you're not completely off base.

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