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#63
Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:04 AM
QUOTE (David-kyo @ Apr 30 2009, 12:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Best not to press this issue too far.
Forgive me.
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#67
Posted 05 May 2009 - 07:11 AM
QUOTE (AdamM @ May 3 2009, 06:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Shut up you bunch of fucking nerds.
Calm down, dude.
#69
Posted 17 May 2009 - 10:32 PM
Wasn't this thread supposed to be about that story Yahtzee wrote?
Has anyone read it? Anyone besides me at least?
Well, either way, I'm going to say what I thought about it. Where else, right?
Full disclosure, I have never actually read Lovecraft, so the fact that this could be considered Lovecraft-Lite doesn't bother me. AND I'm one of those people who is terrified of every horror movie ever made, anywhere, ever. So take my opinion for what it's worth.
The shallow characterization doesn't really hurt this story any: the people are kind of not the point. They fulfill their function well enough and they don't distract from the real power here, which is the atmosphere, the imagery, and the overall sense of being powerless in some unending nightmare you can't understand or escape.
And it works. It works really, really well. So well I was half-way through reading the story, looked down and realized I'd bitten my nails off.
This is the kind of story that sticks with you. It has you looking at that steak you were going to cook for dinner and unwillingly imagining what it would be like to walk on a floor of the damn stuff. That makes you think of something other then ears, noses, or eyebrows when someone says the word "piercings." That conjures this cloud of dread that sticks with you, even after you're done reading it. A cloud that kind of kills any ability to talk about it after the fact because there's not much to say about it. Besides, "holy crap" and "wow."
In short, this story scared the crap out of me and it's one of the most powerful things Yahtzee has ever written (that I've read, anyway). Screw that sky pirate/accountant story: THIS is the kind of shit he could/should get published. Holy fuck.
Alright, ranting done. I'm going to cook pasta for dinner instead, and try not to think about masses of cartilage with feelers on their undersides...
Has anyone read it? Anyone besides me at least?
Well, either way, I'm going to say what I thought about it. Where else, right?
Full disclosure, I have never actually read Lovecraft, so the fact that this could be considered Lovecraft-Lite doesn't bother me. AND I'm one of those people who is terrified of every horror movie ever made, anywhere, ever. So take my opinion for what it's worth.
The shallow characterization doesn't really hurt this story any: the people are kind of not the point. They fulfill their function well enough and they don't distract from the real power here, which is the atmosphere, the imagery, and the overall sense of being powerless in some unending nightmare you can't understand or escape.
And it works. It works really, really well. So well I was half-way through reading the story, looked down and realized I'd bitten my nails off.
This is the kind of story that sticks with you. It has you looking at that steak you were going to cook for dinner and unwillingly imagining what it would be like to walk on a floor of the damn stuff. That makes you think of something other then ears, noses, or eyebrows when someone says the word "piercings." That conjures this cloud of dread that sticks with you, even after you're done reading it. A cloud that kind of kills any ability to talk about it after the fact because there's not much to say about it. Besides, "holy crap" and "wow."
In short, this story scared the crap out of me and it's one of the most powerful things Yahtzee has ever written (that I've read, anyway). Screw that sky pirate/accountant story: THIS is the kind of shit he could/should get published. Holy fuck.
Alright, ranting done. I'm going to cook pasta for dinner instead, and try not to think about masses of cartilage with feelers on their undersides...
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It's not stalking! It's artistic reference!
The project that ate my LIFE!
QUOTE (Game Over @ Jan 17 2009, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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#70
Posted 18 May 2009 - 12:36 AM
QUOTE (DreamerM @ May 18 2009, 05:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wasn't this thread supposed to be about that story Yahtzee wrote?
...QUOTE (DreamerM @ May 18 2009, 05:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Has anyone read it?
...QUOTE (DreamerM @ May 18 2009, 05:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone besides me at least?
...QUOTE (DreamerM @ May 18 2009, 05:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Where else, right?
I'd say that just about uses up this month's budget for rhetorical questions.
Also, I appreciate your opinion, but if that's enough to get you scared then
OH GOD THERE'S A BIG BLOTCHY SPIDER CRAWLING OUT OF DAVID-KYO'S MOUTH!
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Pop quiz, hotshot. Garry Kasparov is coming to kill you, and the only way to change his mind is for you to beat him at chess. What do you do, what do you do?
#71
Posted 18 May 2009 - 01:32 AM
QUOTE (Gobbler @ May 18 2009, 12:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'd say that just about uses up this month's budget for rhetorical questions.
Don't worry, I got some surplus left over from last month. I think I got enough to go around too, who wants one?
QUOTE (Gobbler @ May 18 2009, 12:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Also, I appreciate your opinion, but if that's enough to get you scared then
OH GOD THERE'S A BIG BLOTCHY SPIDER CRAWLING OUT OF DAVID-KYO'S MOUTH!
OH GOD THERE'S A BIG BLOTCHY SPIDER CRAWLING OUT OF DAVID-KYO'S MOUTH!
EEEEEKKK!!!
*dives under the bed*
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It's not stalking! It's artistic reference!
The project that ate my LIFE!
QUOTE (Game Over @ Jan 17 2009, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You have unlocked a new achivement!
Submachine sandvich: 200 Interwebz pointz!
You are a WINRAR and best pleyur EVAR!
Submachine sandvich: 200 Interwebz pointz!
You are a WINRAR and best pleyur EVAR!
The project that ate my LIFE!
#73
Posted 18 May 2009 - 02:48 AM
QUOTE (Gobbler @ May 18 2009, 03:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Also, I appreciate your opinion, but if that's enough to get you scared then
OH GOD THERE'S A BIG BLOTCHY SPIDER CRAWLING OUT OF DAVID-KYO'S MOUTH!
OH GOD THERE'S A BIG BLOTCHY SPIDER CRAWLING OUT OF DAVID-KYO'S MOUTH!
Quick, film it and send it into funniest home videos!
#74
Posted 18 May 2009 - 06:18 AM
QUOTE (Game Over @ May 18 2009, 01:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice to see you again.
Your last appearance was probably on yootube.
Can't say I'm a big fan of radiohead.
Your last appearance was probably on yootube.
Can't say I'm a big fan of radiohead.
You actually watched those, huh?
Well, what can I say? You don't gotta love Radiohead, but that won't stop me.
Ello folks.
It's not stalking! It's artistic reference!
The project that ate my LIFE!
QUOTE (Game Over @ Jan 17 2009, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You have unlocked a new achivement!
Submachine sandvich: 200 Interwebz pointz!
You are a WINRAR and best pleyur EVAR!
Submachine sandvich: 200 Interwebz pointz!
You are a WINRAR and best pleyur EVAR!
The project that ate my LIFE!
#75
Posted 18 May 2009 - 01:44 PM
QUOTE (Gobbler @ May 18 2009, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Also, I appreciate your opinion, but if that's enough to get you scared then
OH GOD THERE'S A BIG BLOTCHY SPIDER CRAWLING OUT OF DAVID-KYO'S MOUTH!
OH GOD THERE'S A BIG BLOTCHY SPIDER CRAWLING OUT OF DAVID-KYO'S MOUTH!
You seem to have a few issues. Let's talk them over.