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If you had the chance to play one game for the first time again, what game would that be and why?
Red pine (Pinus resinosa). We had these around my house growing up, and they're a defining piece of set dressing for my childhood. They're absolutely MASSIVE, somewhat-thin trees that stretch as high as seven storeys, and only have branches and leaves right at the top. Looking up at them as a small child, especially on a bright summer's day, made it seem like they reached into another world. The fact that they have the word "pinus" in their scientific name is an added bonus.What’s your favorite type of tree?
Easy answer: 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. When I first got this game, I knew nothing about it and really enjoyed the story as I was playing through it, but I thought the first ending you get was all there was. When I looked up the game after I'd "beaten" the initial route, I was immediately spoiled about the true ending (and the ending for Virtue's Last Reward), completely ruining any enjoyment I could have with the Zero Escape series. :( It would be nice to wipe that slate clean and try again, because I do think those games are really cool.If you had the chance to play one game for the first time again, what game would that be and why?
Any pointers for someone who wants to improve at comedy?
JUST DANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!How is Gorse sempai feeling today?
Thank you for sharing this, genuinely. This is a very enlightening read.All those tips are valuable outside of comedy, too. I should be charging for this stuff.
- The first and most important rule is that your comedy should always, always be something that makes you laugh. You should never force yourself to tell a certain kind of joke, or feel that you "have" to use certain strategies or lines. Write (or say, whatevs) the kind of thing you'd like to hear someone else say, and be genuine with your delivery.
- Don't worry about offending people, but be aware of context. Everyone gets offended by something, and constantly fretting over whether or not your jokes are offensive is an easy recipe for lifelong neuroticism. (For proof, see the Millennial generation.) Focus on making your audience laugh by getting on their good side. 95% of all people like envelope-pushing humour that involves "offensive" stereotypes and cliches, and the 5% that don't are only important if they make up a significant chunk of who you're speaking to.
- FOR EXAMPLE: I wouldn't make a joke about fat people at an Eaters Anonymous meeting, because the people there are vulnerable and don't want to laugh, but I'd absolutely say "Hey you massive chunkers, put down the fork before your heart explodes" here on RGT, because I know nobody cares
- Don't centre your persona around making petty jabs at politicians/public figures/ideologies you don't like. It makes you come off as an insufferable moron to pretty much everyone: people who disagree with you will immediately write you off, and people who agree with you will only like your work if they agree with it CONSTANTLY, which is very hard to do. It also pigeonholes you into making the same kind of joke forever, because the second you divulge is the second your rabid advocates will immediately disown you. (For proof, see every major late-night talk show host currently on television.)
- REMEMBER: All satire, from any standpoint, can immediately be disarmed with three words: "That'll show 'em!
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- If you absolutely must steal jokes, steal them from obscure sources that the majority of your audience will be unfamiliar with. I read this in a Steve Martin book, so it has to be true. Stealing jokes of any sort is poor form, but can occasionally be unavoidable. Just don't pass off any major figure's work as your own, and you'll be OK. I personally try to be as original as I can be, but it's very difficult in the world of comedy.
- And finally, the most important thing: Be confident, not prideful or egotistic. Don't hem and haw, don't fret over certain subjects, and don't worry so much. Most people want to laugh, and your job is to help them reach that goal with lots of hilarious jokes. Always be on the audience's side, and project yourself clearly and effectively.
- REMEMBER THE NUMBER ONE RULE OF COMEDY: Never be too proud to laugh at yourself and what you believe in. 99% of people can't do this, but the 1% who can reap the benefits.
HEY MORON: THE WORD YOU MEANT TO USE HERE WAS "DIVERGE"!!!! I wish we could edit old posts – now everyone's going to think I'm a fat, useless fool. And we wouldn't want that!because the second you divulge
Unless I'm forgetting something obvious, there isn't one – Undertale is the only game I "hate" beyond actually playing the thing. (And make no mistake – I do hate actually playing Undertale, it's boring as shit after the first run-through.) I dislike it more for what it did to "geek culture", and frankly culture as a whole – you genuinely could use it as a diving line between when I still liked new media coming out and when I didn't.What games makes you grind your teeth from just hearing the name, besides Undertale?
Apart from SA1, I really like:What games make your heart flutter with joy from just hearing the names, besides Sonic Adventure?
This song becomes instantly hilarious if you take the word "cat" out of all the lyrics. Beyond that, not much, Chuck!What's new pussycat?
Unless I'm forgetting something obvious, there isn't one – Undertale is the only game I "hate" beyond actually playing the thing. (And make no mistake – I do hate actually playing Undertale, it's boring as shit after the first run-through.) I dislike it more for what it did to "geek culture", and frankly culture as a whole – you genuinely could use it as a diving line between when I still liked new media coming out and when I didn't.
If Undertale fans ever – god forbid – read a book, their heads would probably explode.BUT DONT YOU KNOW UNDERTALE INVENTED THE CONCEPT OF EMPATHY ENDED THE GULF WAR AND SAVED MY CAT???
If Undertale fans ever – god forbid – read a book, their heads would probably explode.
They’re all on Toby’s payroll, and they’re trying to keep a radical, maverick thinker like me down. THIS GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE TOPWill the ban ever be lifted, or is the corruption within RGT's upper ranks simply too foundational for us ro ever see justice?
I’ve actually been Gorsing @ciro64 for years, he just doesn’t know it yet.If you could Gorse one person, who would you gorse?
OK, I have a really weird answer for this, but it's true. I'm not really someone who values "atmosphere" that much in video games – I just play these dumb things for the funsies – but someone that always gets me right in the vibe zone are digitized photographs of nature scenes from the weird in-between era of the 3DO, CDi, and Atari Jaguar. Something in my brain goes effing nuts for stuff like this:What are games you put on for the atmosphere?
The Mettaton boss battle (the latter one, not the quiz) is basically the only part of the game I enjoyed (or, at least, enjoyed when I was playing the game at age 17, I have no idea if I'd find it insufferable now or not).What's your favorire Undertale boss?
I should have known all these questions would be Undertale-related. You people can't give me a moment's rest, can you!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
The Mettaton boss battle (the latter one, not the quiz) is basically the only part of the game I enjoyed (or, at least, enjoyed when I was playing the game at age 17, I have no idea if I'd find it insufferable now or not).
I'd rather take my own life with a lobster mallet than watch any form of "analysis" or "breakdown" video about Undertale, so instead I'll name the Extra Punctuation episode dedicated to Yahtzee wanking it off which I mistakenly watched thinking it would be funny. Talk about two useless pricks made for each other!Speaking of whats the mosf pretentious video abt it youve seen?
I didnt know yahtzee reviewed, it but I fucking knew he would say its perfectI'd rather take my own life with a lobster mallet than watch any form of "analysis" or "breakdown" video about Undertale, so instead I'll name the Extra Punctuation episode dedicated to Yahtzee wanking it off which I mistakenly watched thinking it would be funny. Talk about two useless pricks made for each other!