12 videogame stories that jumped the shark
source: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/12-videogame-stories-that-jumped-the-shark/a-20090807101243521086
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There is no better way to end GamesRadar’s Shark Week than by preying upon sharkdom’s oldest and greatest catchphrase, “Jumping the Shark.” Popularized by the literal jumping of a shark in a 1977 episode of Happy Days, the colloquialism is now used to describe something veering into absurdity or lesser quality.
Games may still be growing as a storytelling medium, but that hasn’t stopped various writers and producers from interjecting implausible, outrageous and downright stupid ideas into plotlines that were already taxing our suspension of disbelief. Collected here are some of our very favorite, most egregious examples.
Contributing editors: Chris Antista, Charlie Barratt, Brett Elston, Henry Gilbert, Matt Keast, Mikel Reparaz
Click on the link to read on.
Games may still be growing as a storytelling medium, but that hasn’t stopped various writers and producers from interjecting implausible, outrageous and downright stupid ideas into plotlines that were already taxing our suspension of disbelief. Collected here are some of our very favorite, most egregious examples.
Contributing editors: Chris Antista, Charlie Barratt, Brett Elston, Henry Gilbert, Matt Keast, Mikel Reparaz
Click on the link to read on.
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Panzer_Tanzler
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MGS2 huh? That's not jumping a shark, it's nerds getting butthurt because "I'm not Snake, ZOMG, who is this fag? ZOMG!!!! Where is Snake? ZOMG?!?!?!?!"
Indigo Prophecy spot on though.
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Panzer_Tanzler
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pjacobs51
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Your wife is your arm, no - not going to go there.
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pjacobs51
