Modern gaming terms that annoy you and make no sense

MegaPinches · 1 May 2019 at 10:57

Having been a full on gamer for years I occasdionally dip in these days but get infuriated when reading steam reviews with everyone shoe horning in the latest nonsense words to demonstrate they are in the know, like being in on some obscure meme no one else gets because they never watched 29 seasons of dragonball XYZ in japanese....anyway

I'll start but feel free to add your own or get annoyed at me for slating your new favourite term and calling me names

Parkour - buck off! enough said, you basically mean running on rails right, thats it. Parkour!

Rogue* Like - The worst offender for me by a mile, constantly inserted into steam reviews, even google couldn't yeild a statisfactory explaination, well it does but bears no relation to how it gets used. So I asked a friends children to explain this to me. Its basically a game where if you die you start again, oh right you mean like a game! a game that you have to learn to play! Honestly I must be easily triggered, whenever I see this in a review I just want to slap these people jumping on this bandwagon, normal games require some special term now do they to distinguish them from waffle simulators I suppose?. Maybe I'm annoyed I'm not in the loop and old now.....

Rogue Lite! - No idea what this means, gets thrown around like confetti, I guess same as above but less rougelike?

Anyone else have any favourites?

Zefan · 1 May 2019 at 11:07

"Parkour!" Is a reference to the US version of The Office.

Roguelike games are games that draw inspiration from the original Rogue. The waters of this word's use have definitely become muddied, but it isn't worth getting upset over it. Roguelite is simply the idea of a game that is less similar to Rogue than Roguelikes, but still draws inspiration in observable ways.

It's just like the word "Troll"/"Trolling". First comes misunderstanding and mistaken use, then comes an actual change of the meaning. A similar sort of thing has happened with Roguelike.

MegaPinches · 1 May 2019 at 11:13

I've been around gaming since '88 and can honestly say i've never heard of this game Rouge! so I cannot see how it can be on the radar of 14 year old's to use as comparison to current games.

It's just such an odd point of reference to be using constantly

chroniclard · 1 May 2019 at 11:17

Any review that used Rouge instead of Rogue would be instantly dismissed.

MegaPinches · 1 May 2019 at 11:19

chroniclard said:
Any review that used Rouge instead of Rogue would be instantly dismissed.

lol

MegaPinches · 1 May 2019 at 11:20

delete, reposted instead of edited

Drollic · 1 May 2019 at 12:39

Try hard when it's used by people who spend most of their time gaming.

sgavan · 1 May 2019 at 14:19

Sort of game related but I hate the term "influencer" referring to paid lackeys to promote rubbish.

Double07 · 1 May 2019 at 18:21

chroniclard said:
Any review that used Rouge instead of Rogue would be instantly dismissed.

Moulin Rouge, the videogame?

Double07 · 1 May 2019 at 18:22

Pogchamp. Poggers. Any variant of this is enough to confirm the sheer idiocy of the internet.

Rroff · 1 May 2019 at 18:33

Thread on Rogue like https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/meaning-of-rogue-like.18824359

A lot of people won't have encountered the original game but many will have played games based on its rules/design. The phrase has been used (often incorrectly) by reviewers for years and is still in common use in the technology/gaming media today.

StrongSad · 1 May 2019 at 18:39

Git Gud. Nope don't tell me that or use it to others.... People who call out people with it need to take a long hard look in the mirror..

Cosmic Schwung · 1 May 2019 at 18:44

MegaPinches said:
I've been around gaming since '88 and can honestly say i've never heard of this game Rouge! so I cannot see how it can be on the radar of 14 year old's to use as comparison to current games.

It's just such an odd point of reference to be using constantly

It's just a quick way to describe a game type, like metroidvania, or 4x. You may need it explaining once but from then on you'll have a good idea what any game with that tag will be like. Can't really knock it for people not knowing the original reference. Can't honestly say I know the etymology of most the words I use.

Tombstone · 1 May 2019 at 18:47

When people in a fps say GG for good game, at the end of a round which one side won by an absolute landslide, which is the exact opposite of a good game imo, a good win yes but not a good game.

I compare it to a football match, a 5-4 win is a good game imo, a 5-0 win is a good win but pretty dull in terms of its rating as a game.

Malevolence · 1 May 2019 at 18:47

Early Access. Generally translates to "Here, have this half finished pile of crap and pay us for the privilege of testing it. Oh, and it might never get fully released either, so yeah..."

MegaPinches · 1 May 2019 at 19:34

Strudders said:
Git Gud. Nope don't tell me that or use it to others.... People who call out people with it need to take a long hard look in the mirror..

Yep, that one is up there

pestt · 1 May 2019 at 20:16

Ez.
Usually spouted by the **** at the bottom of the board with a 5-20 score.

Double07 · 1 May 2019 at 20:38

Tombstone said:
When people in a fps say GG for good game, at the end of a round which one side won by an absolute landslide, which is the exact opposite of a good game imo, a good win yes but not a good game.

I compare it to a football match, a 5-4 win is a good game imo, a 5-0 win is a good win but pretty dull in terms of its rating as a game.

It has its roots in competitive RTS games though, like Brood War being the biggest of its day. It was used a means of signalling you accepted that you had lost though, and wouldn't be used in the passive aggressive manner you describe, "GG bro, I stomped you and now I want to rub it in because the internet is the only place I can get validation as I am an awful human being".

K1LaW8tt5 · 1 May 2019 at 20:38

pestt said:
Ez.
Usually spouted by the **** at the bottom of the board with a 5-20 score.

Along with pwned and rekt

Double07 · 1 May 2019 at 20:42

Dank memes. Honestly, just why.