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The Worst Dialogue You Can Remember in a PC Game.

Unread postby Sir_Toejam » 03 Sep 2006, 01:12

What is the PC game with the absolute worst dialogue you can ever remember?

No restrictions: anything goes. rpg, strategy, sidescroller, whatever.

What made me think of this is that having played well over 200 PC games in the last 20 years, H5 prompted me to try to think back. I simply can't recall a game where the dialogue was so bad I wished I could just bypass ALL of it. Really, so many contradictions between the storyline and the spoken dialogues, and some of the lines literally made me ill they were so childish.

example:

in the end scene after the battle with the demon lord, ALL of the heroes say:

"Take that!"

ugh.

Now before there are dozens of off topic posts, let me say that I think the kernel of the game itself has great potential, so let's not even discuss anything but the dialogue itself. Moreover, "Eternor" pointed out that this was the first attempt at game dialogue by the writer for this game (of course, this makes me think this person should highly consider a different line of work).

so, anyway, does anybody recall a game with worse dialogue than H5?

for those that haven't played many games, a subquestion might be:

What is the most ludicrous line of dialogue in H5 that you recall?

(I'm guessing it would probably be something "findan" said)

I'm sure I must be forgetting something.

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Unread postby Panda Tar » 03 Sep 2006, 01:45

Not a PC game, but it is funny anyway:

It's a translated game in which a dialogue has gotten like this:

"Your base are belong to us".

This sentence has become famous. Google for it. B-)

I also think: "Griphon undying" a very stupid one.
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Unread postby Sir_Toejam » 03 Sep 2006, 01:53

I also think: "Griphon undying" a very stupid one.
oh yeah, that became irritating immediately, and even the writer himself made fun of the phrase with one of the other in game characters.

another forumite, Lady Farquad, had a fun twist on that:

"patches undying"

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Unread postby LordErtz » 03 Sep 2006, 02:07

All your base are belong to us

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Unread postby Angelspit » 03 Sep 2006, 02:11

Of course, you mean "All your base are belong to us" and "Griffin Eternal".

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Unread postby Ari » 03 Sep 2006, 03:29

I always assumed it was the translation that was subpar, rather than the original dialogue. I'm guessing that English isn't a native language of the translator. Hearing Freya referred to as a "fine piece of booty" is certainly something no American English speaker would say :)

As for the original thread, Final Fantasy Tactics has a fairly poor translation, though I'll qualify that by saying that most of the dialogue is translated decently while the supplemental text (tutorials, item descriptions, spell quotes) are what give the game its reputation for shoddy translation.

PS - first thing I do when the editor comes out is create a map that consists solely of a long cutscene, where characters talk about something mundane (say, the weather) while punctuating each line of dialogue with a spell casting animation and crying "griffin eternal" :)

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Unread postby Kilop » 03 Sep 2006, 04:01

well i do remind some of dialogues from HMM III and H VII that were kind of exceptional... something like #my house is haunted by vampires, i give you 3 gold to kill them all" but hey, that is just another kind of crap.
But in my experience the bests ones remain in Baldur Gatte II, by best I mean great, not poor.

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Unread postby DaemianLucifer » 03 Sep 2006, 06:45

"All your base are belong to us" is just a poor translation.The original sounds normal.But I really dont remember a single game with dialoge worse than HV.Even doom 3 had better dialoge.Hell,even the commodore games I played had better dialoge(even those without words :devil: )

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Unread postby Sh33m4 » 03 Sep 2006, 09:19

DaemianLucifer wrote:"...Hell,even the commodore games I played had better dialoge(even those without words :devil: )
How about "especially" those without words B-)

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Unread postby Sir_Toejam » 03 Sep 2006, 09:31

first thing I do when the editor comes out is create a map that consists solely of a long cutscene, where characters talk about something mundane (say, the weather) while punctuating each line of dialogue with a spell casting animation and crying "griffin eternal"
lol.

you're evil.

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Re: The Worst Dialogue You Can Remember in a PC Game.

Unread postby Odolwa » 03 Sep 2006, 12:03

Sir_Toejam wrote:What is the PC game with the absolute worst dialogue you can ever remember?
Ehum, Off-Topic?

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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 03 Sep 2006, 12:24

Mod Note: Thread moved to Hall of the Heretics
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Re: The Worst Dialogue You Can Remember in a PC Game.

Unread postby DaemianLucifer » 03 Sep 2006, 14:08

Odolwa wrote:
Sir_Toejam wrote:What is the PC game with the absolute worst dialogue you can ever remember?
Ehum, Off-Topic?
Gaidal Cain wrote:Mod Note: Thread moved to Hall of the Heretics
It was more of a rhetorical question,imo,so the move wasnt necessary.

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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 03 Sep 2006, 16:43

I'd prefer this to be a thread where bad dialogue in all kinds of games are discussed, and not another excuse to bash H5. Thus, I moved it.
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 03 Sep 2006, 20:24

What GC means he wants the thread somewhere the H5 people won't see it.

And "Someone set up us the bomb" is my fav engrish saying.
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Unread postby Caradoc » 04 Sep 2006, 02:32

Just so happens IGN has a top 10:

1. "All your base are belong to us." - Zero Wing
2. "I am Error." - Zelda II: The Adventures of Link
3. "Jill, why don't you, the master of unlocking, take this lock pick." - Resident Evil
4. "You were doomed as soon as you lost the ability to love." - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5. "Yo gangsta! Get ready to gang bang!" - Bust-a-Groove
6. "I feel asleep." - Metal Gear
7. "You can't give it up! Triumph or die!" - Street Fighter Alpha 3
8. The DK Rap - Donkey Kong 64, Super Smash Bros Melee
9. "A Winner is You!" - Pro Wrestling
10. "Shine Get!" - Super Mario Sunshine
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Unread postby Vlad976 » 04 Sep 2006, 03:59

Ari wrote:Hearing Freya referred to as a "fine piece of booty" is certainly something no American English speaker would say :)
Well, that depends on who you talk to. In some cases, there's another word that's used in place of 'booty'.
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Unread postby asandir » 04 Sep 2006, 04:24

as i am a huge fan of the wonderful Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, I'd have to say

YOU'RE WINNER!
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 04 Sep 2006, 13:12

Vlad976 wrote:
Ari wrote:Hearing Freya referred to as a "fine piece of booty" is certainly something no American English speaker would say :)
Well, that depends on who you talk to. In some cases, there's another word that's used in place of 'booty'.
That is indeed weird, as you can't really see her lower parts... :devil:
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Unread postby Meandor » 04 Sep 2006, 14:08

Caradoc wrote:Just so happens IGN has a top 10:

1. "All your base are belong to us." - Zero Wing
2. "I am Error." - Zelda II: The Adventures of Link
3. "Jill, why don't you, the master of unlocking, take this lock pick." - Resident Evil
4. "You were doomed as soon as you lost the ability to love." - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5. "Yo gangsta! Get ready to gang bang!" - Bust-a-Groove
6. "I feel asleep." - Metal Gear
7. "You can't give it up! Triumph or die!" - Street Fighter Alpha 3
8. The DK Rap - Donkey Kong 64, Super Smash Bros Melee
9. "A Winner is You!" - Pro Wrestling
10. "Shine Get!" - Super Mario Sunshine
One of the reasons why i don`t like IGN, they often write random nonsense. 1; 2; 4; 6; 7; 8; 10 are translated games IIRC so they should have their own top 10 of worst translations.
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