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Hello people, I'm just blowing off some steam with this blog so if I seem particularly aggressive try not to get too offended. So yeah, for those of you who want to hear me out, here's seven things that I just can't stand.
7: Through the Fire and the Flames
I HATE THIS SONG. The only reason why it's so **** popular is because it was in Guitar Hero. It just pisses me off whenever I go through someone's MP3 player and I see that they have Dragonforce, and the only song of theirs that they have is Through the Fire and the Flames. I mean come on! It isn't even their best song! In my humble little opinion, Where Dragons Rule takes the cake as by far the best Dragonforce song. Through the Fire and the Flames is actually one of their lesser songs in my book, it even starts off Inhuman Rampage. What I consider to be their worst album.
6: Anime freaks
God, I can't stand anime freaks. This group can't tell a good story from their left shoe. It doesn't help that a majority of anime is predicable, poorly written and has flat, stereotypical characters. And let's not forget the fact that a majority of anime all looks the same. Sure, a handful of series do have their own distinct style but for the most part ALL ANIME LOOKS THE SAME. But don't tell that to an anime fan, because they will get at your throat and tell you that you are wrong despite any and all evidence you have to back up your argument.
5: DnD Haters
I love how people will hate on something without even knowing the first thing about it. Whenever I say that I like DnD, I get weird looks followed by "OMGZ THAT GAM IZ DUM." Hell, most people who hate on it have never played it and have no idea how to play it. I once met a chick who actually thought that you played the game on a three-leveled board on which you must reach the dragon before the other players. It also doesn't help that Hollywood has pretty much distorted the game into looking like this weird, overly-complicated version of Monopoly. But hey, if you've seen it on TV that means it must be true! Right?
4: Comic Book ignorance
No, not all comics are for kids. GET THIS THROUGH YOUR SKULL. Seriously, you would have thought that things like Watchman and the Dark Knight would have pounded it into people's heads long ago. And no, Comics are not just a bunch of poorly-written picture books for people who can't read normal books. No, comic books aren't all about "SUDDENLY, THE STATUE OF COMMISSIONER GORDON CAME TO LIFE AND STARTED ATTACKING GOTHAM!" Come on, people! They haven't been that way since the SEVENTIES. And for those of you are say that comics can't tell good stories shut your mouth and go read Sandman, or Watchmen, or Batman: The Killing Joke. Also, watching Smallvile =/= reading Superman comics.
3: Final Fantasy VII
... ugh, those of you who have read my previous blog posts can skill right over this. You already know what I'm going to say. For the rest of you, GET OVER IT. This game is a fairly average RPG. The only reason why it's still alive today is starry-eye nostalgia and hard-core fanboys who refuse to let go. I mean come on! The story is all over the map, the characters are all flat as paper (with a few exceptions, Tifa was pretty well developed, as was Red XII) and the plot structure is terrible. Sure, there were a few good ideas in the game play, such as Materia, but overall the game play really wasn't anything new. And stop throwing around the word "innovative" when trying to make FFVII sound awesome. This game didn't do ANYTHING that hadn't been done in any previous RPGs with perhaps the exception of Materia and the magical "fixed camera" that too many other PS1-era RPGs would imitate. I think the thing that really gets to me are the obsessive fanboys who refuse to acknowledge the fact that there are TWELVE OTHER GAMES IN THE SERIES.
2: Japanofiles
Before you start throwing comments such as "racist" at me, I'll have you know that three of my good friends are Japanese, and I have nothing against them. What I do have a hate for are people who are 100% convinced that Japan is the greatest country in the world because of their CARTOONS. First of all, ANIME ISN'T REAL. Real Japanese people don't talk like that, and a lot of them act just like normal people. Yeah, there's some really weird Japanese people out there but in my personal experience they're just like you and me. Yes, there's some (note: SOME) good anime out there but to say that an entire country is the best thing in the world just because of it is stupid. It's like saying that England is the most amazing place in the world just because it's where the Lord of the Rings is from. I also hate it when Japanofiles try to incorporate Japanese into their everyday speech or learn the language just so they can watch "pure" versions of their favorite Japanese cartoons. Sure, I'm planning on learning the language soon but that's because I'm visiting the country with one of my Japanese friends, not so I can watch foreign cartoons.
1: World of Warcraft haters
This kind of goes back to the DnD thing, most people who hate on WoW HAVE NEVER EVEN PLAYED IT. Nor do they even know how the game is played, nor do they even know what WARCRAFT is. Hell, most people just hate on the game just for the sake of hating on it. I can understand not being able to get into WoW, or not liking it, but at least play the game first. And no, don't go in LOOKING for reasons not to like the game. No matter what it is, if you do that then you won't like it. I mean God, at least give the game a chance before you judge it. And no, downloading the game, killing two wolves, then deleting it from your computer does not count as "giving it a chance." People have the stupidest and most ignorant perception of the game, and it really pisses me off. So before you go around stupidly pissing on the Warcraft franchise (THERE WAS A FRANCHISE BEFORE WOW CAME OUT! DO SOME ****ING RESEARCH! GOD ****!) actually TRY the game. As in "try it," not "download it then look for reasons to hate it." God people really piss me off some times.
And yes, WoW has a story. You know all of those WoW books? They're all part of Warcraft's expanded universe. And yes, a number of them are actually pretty **** good. But hey, don't tell a WoW hater that because they're probably too stupidly ignorant to tell you what the difference between a Night Elf and a Blood Elf is anyway.
And stop calling the Night Elves "WoW Elves!" God! Do some freakin' research before you hate on something just because it's popular!
Hello people, I'm just blowing off some steam with this blog so if I seem particularly aggressive try not to get too offended. So yeah, for those of you who want to hear me out, here's seven things that I just can't stand.
7: Through the Fire and the Flames
I HATE THIS SONG. The only reason why it's so **** popular is because it was in Guitar Hero. It just pisses me off whenever I go through someone's MP3 player and I see that they have Dragonforce, and the only song of theirs that they have is Through the Fire and the Flames. I mean come on! It isn't even their best song! In my humble little opinion, Where Dragons Rule takes the cake as by far the best Dragonforce song. Through the Fire and the Flames is actually one of their lesser songs in my book, it even starts off Inhuman Rampage. What I consider to be their worst album.
6: Anime freaks
God, I can't stand anime freaks. This group can't tell a good story from their left shoe. It doesn't help that a majority of anime is predicable, poorly written and has flat, stereotypical characters. And let's not forget the fact that a majority of anime all looks the same. Sure, a handful of series do have their own distinct style but for the most part ALL ANIME LOOKS THE SAME. But don't tell that to an anime fan, because they will get at your throat and tell you that you are wrong despite any and all evidence you have to back up your argument.
5: DnD Haters
I love how people will hate on something without even knowing the first thing about it. Whenever I say that I like DnD, I get weird looks followed by "OMGZ THAT GAM IZ DUM." Hell, most people who hate on it have never played it and have no idea how to play it. I once met a chick who actually thought that you played the game on a three-leveled board on which you must reach the dragon before the other players. It also doesn't help that Hollywood has pretty much distorted the game into looking like this weird, overly-complicated version of Monopoly. But hey, if you've seen it on TV that means it must be true! Right?
4: Comic Book ignorance
No, not all comics are for kids. GET THIS THROUGH YOUR SKULL. Seriously, you would have thought that things like Watchman and the Dark Knight would have pounded it into people's heads long ago. And no, Comics are not just a bunch of poorly-written picture books for people who can't read normal books. No, comic books aren't all about "SUDDENLY, THE STATUE OF COMMISSIONER GORDON CAME TO LIFE AND STARTED ATTACKING GOTHAM!" Come on, people! They haven't been that way since the SEVENTIES. And for those of you are say that comics can't tell good stories shut your mouth and go read Sandman, or Watchmen, or Batman: The Killing Joke. Also, watching Smallvile =/= reading Superman comics.
3: Final Fantasy VII
... ugh, those of you who have read my previous blog posts can skill right over this. You already know what I'm going to say. For the rest of you, GET OVER IT. This game is a fairly average RPG. The only reason why it's still alive today is starry-eye nostalgia and hard-core fanboys who refuse to let go. I mean come on! The story is all over the map, the characters are all flat as paper (with a few exceptions, Tifa was pretty well developed, as was Red XII) and the plot structure is terrible. Sure, there were a few good ideas in the game play, such as Materia, but overall the game play really wasn't anything new. And stop throwing around the word "innovative" when trying to make FFVII sound awesome. This game didn't do ANYTHING that hadn't been done in any previous RPGs with perhaps the exception of Materia and the magical "fixed camera" that too many other PS1-era RPGs would imitate. I think the thing that really gets to me are the obsessive fanboys who refuse to acknowledge the fact that there are TWELVE OTHER GAMES IN THE SERIES.
2: Japanofiles
Before you start throwing comments such as "racist" at me, I'll have you know that three of my good friends are Japanese, and I have nothing against them. What I do have a hate for are people who are 100% convinced that Japan is the greatest country in the world because of their CARTOONS. First of all, ANIME ISN'T REAL. Real Japanese people don't talk like that, and a lot of them act just like normal people. Yeah, there's some really weird Japanese people out there but in my personal experience they're just like you and me. Yes, there's some (note: SOME) good anime out there but to say that an entire country is the best thing in the world just because of it is stupid. It's like saying that England is the most amazing place in the world just because it's where the Lord of the Rings is from. I also hate it when Japanofiles try to incorporate Japanese into their everyday speech or learn the language just so they can watch "pure" versions of their favorite Japanese cartoons. Sure, I'm planning on learning the language soon but that's because I'm visiting the country with one of my Japanese friends, not so I can watch foreign cartoons.
1: World of Warcraft haters
This kind of goes back to the DnD thing, most people who hate on WoW HAVE NEVER EVEN PLAYED IT. Nor do they even know how the game is played, nor do they even know what WARCRAFT is. Hell, most people just hate on the game just for the sake of hating on it. I can understand not being able to get into WoW, or not liking it, but at least play the game first. And no, don't go in LOOKING for reasons not to like the game. No matter what it is, if you do that then you won't like it. I mean God, at least give the game a chance before you judge it. And no, downloading the game, killing two wolves, then deleting it from your computer does not count as "giving it a chance." People have the stupidest and most ignorant perception of the game, and it really pisses me off. So before you go around stupidly pissing on the Warcraft franchise (THERE WAS A FRANCHISE BEFORE WOW CAME OUT! DO SOME ****ING RESEARCH! GOD ****!) actually TRY the game. As in "try it," not "download it then look for reasons to hate it." God people really piss me off some times.
And yes, WoW has a story. You know all of those WoW books? They're all part of Warcraft's expanded universe. And yes, a number of them are actually pretty **** good. But hey, don't tell a WoW hater that because they're probably too stupidly ignorant to tell you what the difference between a Night Elf and a Blood Elf is anyway.
And stop calling the Night Elves "WoW Elves!" God! Do some freakin' research before you hate on something just because it's popular!
