Raithe Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 (edited) That's the trouble.. a drama is a drama. a comedy is a comedy (well.. mostly). But sci-fi has a lot of very different sub-genres that don't easily compare to each other. And it gets mixed in with a lot of others... Edit: Then of course there's the drama or suspense hiding behind the veil of sci-fi... But that's identifying whether the sci-fi is the key aspect or just fluff around the story... Star Wars did to fantasy, wizards and orphans into heroes the same as Firefly did to cowboys, smugglers and hookers. Hm, do you think if Whedon had used that as the tag line "It's cowboys, smugglers and hookers.. in space!" to the tv companies they'd have let him run it longer? Edited October 15, 2010 by Raithe "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorton_AP Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Warhammer is a huge ripoff of Starcraft. Look at those Space Marines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oner Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Warhammer is a huge ripoff of Starcraft. Look at those Space Marines!Robert E Henlein totally ripped Starcraft off! Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGmasterBoo Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 aliens is awesome don't get me started. its also a movie, not a series. dont even get me started. i swear to god... the only thing i need now is for someone to say warhammer 40k is a ripoff of starcraft and then i can completely lose it. edit: why is it so hard for someone to LOVE aliens, star wars, and blade runner, and consider each of them the absolute best movie of their respective genres? (sci-fi war movie, space opera, cyberpunk noir -respectively) I love all of those, amongst others. Except for Star Wars and Star Trek. Especially Star Trek. That was hate on first sight. Imperium Thought for the Day: Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Boo, if you know someone who says WH40k is a ripoff of Starcraft, then I'm booking a cheap flight and I'll hold the fether while you kick him. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthe Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Boo, if you know someone who says WH40k is a ripoff of Starcraft, then I'm booking a cheap flight and I'll hold the fether while you kick him. That would be really classic, considering that Andy Chambers apparently even worked on SCII. :D You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 1, so far so good (although, yeah, seeing as I got the games for $1 a pop I'm fairly forgiving at this point). "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I want teh kotor 3 Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Moar Borderlands. Must. Hit. 61. In 7th grade, I teach the students how Chuck Norris took down the Roman Empire, so it is good that you are starting early on this curriculum. R.I.P. KOTOR 2003-2008 KILLED BY THOSE GREEDY MONEY-HOARDING ************* AND THEIR *****-*** MMOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 1, so far so good (although, yeah, seeing as I got the games for $1 a pop I'm fairly forgiving at this point). Telltale's best series to date. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 1, so far so good (although, yeah, seeing as I got the games for $1 a pop I'm fairly forgiving at this point). The hook is your friend. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGmasterBoo Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Boo, if you know someone who says WH40k is a ripoff of Starcraft, then I'm booking a cheap flight and I'll hold the fether while you kick him. Unfortunately, no. Its weird how few people actually make the connection. Blizzard did a good repainting job for the stuff that is borrowed from WH40K. Imperium Thought for the Day: Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Starcraft has nothing in common with 40K, except for the Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGmasterBoo Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Starcraft has nothing in common with 40K, except for the Imperium Thought for the Day: Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilhelm Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Starcraft has nothing in common with 40K, except for the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oner Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) Warcraft was supposed to be he Warhammer game AFAIK. Starcraft was (going to be but then not) Warcraft IN SPACE. Edited October 17, 2010 by Oner Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGmasterBoo Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) Starcraft has nothing in common with 40K, except for the Edited October 17, 2010 by RPGmasterBoo Imperium Thought for the Day: Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilhelm Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Blizzard and the Warhammer Fiasco(...) http://www.gamespot.com/users/subyman/show...8490&page=2 Still the power armors, Zerg/Tyranids... they did borrow stuff. This is the only source I've seen on this. Do you have any more concrete proof? I looked through a boatload of articles on the history of WarCraft and Blizzard Entertainment and it isn't mentioned anywhere else. My guess is that this blogger bases this on the sole fact that it was, for 2 months time, called "Chaos Studios." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGmasterBoo Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Blizzard and the Warhammer Fiasco(...) http://www.gamespot.com/users/subyman/show...8490&page=2 Still the power armors, Zerg/Tyranids... they did borrow stuff. This is the only source I've seen on this. Do you have any more concrete proof? I looked through a boatload of articles on the history of WarCraft and Blizzard Entertainment and it isn't mentioned anywhere else. My guess is that this blogger bases this on the sole fact that it was, for 2 months time, called "Chaos Studios." I originally read it somewhere else - this I just googled an hour ago. Its not exactly fresh news. I don't see why its so hard to believe. Imperium Thought for the Day: Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 I don't see why its so hard to believe. Heh, when I first saw Starcraft way back, my first thoughts were something like "They've got Space Marines, Eldar and Tyranids, now where are the Orks?" (I was playing Epic40k Orks at the time). “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 We are talking LoF grade revisionism if Starcraft predates 40k. I have a copy of Rogue Trader from 1988! "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Neverwinter Nights 2 Just rescued Neeshka. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serrano Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 She was probably my favorite of the group, I wish they'd kept the old cast in the expansions. Oh well, enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 She's everyone's favorite. Though I also like Jerro and wish Obsidian would do another forgotten realms game just so they could use Mephasm again. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Gothic 1 continues. It's not a very long game - I'm around level 6 and I think I've done most of the quests before having to choose between one of the camps. I suppose the length is similar to Risen, or a bit shorter. It's also not as difficult as I expected - I think playing Gothic 3 vanilla (with the stunlock boars) built up my tolerance and now even the real Gothic isn't Gothic-difficult. I still need to learn how to fight humanoids properly, though. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I want teh kotor 3 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 We are talking LoF grade revisionism if Starcraft predates 40k. :lol: In 7th grade, I teach the students how Chuck Norris took down the Roman Empire, so it is good that you are starting early on this curriculum. R.I.P. KOTOR 2003-2008 KILLED BY THOSE GREEDY MONEY-HOARDING ************* AND THEIR *****-*** MMOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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