10-26-2006, 06:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-26-2006, 06:42 PM by [wcip]Angel.)
Are you allowed to link to copyrighted material, Arethor? Not wagging any fingers, just curious..:)
I saw the episode last night even though I
i. Have never played WoW
ii. Haven't watched South Park since season 2.
I thought it was great fun. What I liked most was the representation of the big fat nerd drinking energy drinks to stay awake long enough to harass people online. I recognised the prototypical non-emotive expressiveness of the nerd (and also the 4 boys) when heavily engrossed in the game.
I also appreciated the nuances in tone and voice in the kids for the final scene when they were really into the game. For anyone who's played a game which requires lots of repetition (Meph-runs in D2, xp-runs in Wow(?)), one becomes very jaded to the whole process. It's supposed to be a game; it's supposed to be fun, yet the monotonous tone of Cartman made it sound like playing the game was a bland, joyless chore. It's something I recognise in some parts of the gaming community, and I'm impressed that Matt and Trey have picked up on it... Perhaps they're gamers themselves?
edit for spelling: "Wagging any figures"? Sounds slightly pornographic...
I saw the episode last night even though I
i. Have never played WoW
ii. Haven't watched South Park since season 2.
I thought it was great fun. What I liked most was the representation of the big fat nerd drinking energy drinks to stay awake long enough to harass people online. I recognised the prototypical non-emotive expressiveness of the nerd (and also the 4 boys) when heavily engrossed in the game.
I also appreciated the nuances in tone and voice in the kids for the final scene when they were really into the game. For anyone who's played a game which requires lots of repetition (Meph-runs in D2, xp-runs in Wow(?)), one becomes very jaded to the whole process. It's supposed to be a game; it's supposed to be fun, yet the monotonous tone of Cartman made it sound like playing the game was a bland, joyless chore. It's something I recognise in some parts of the gaming community, and I'm impressed that Matt and Trey have picked up on it... Perhaps they're gamers themselves?
edit for spelling: "Wagging any figures"? Sounds slightly pornographic...
