Thread: Really Random thread

Alright let's do that over. I was a little bit too over excited in my last post. So, from the top:

Some of you knowI'm working on Deliver Us the Moon, yes? I was representing the game at FirstLook last weekend! FirstLook is a small scale Gamescom in The Netherlands. We were at Gamescom too, but I was on vacation during that time so I had to ask for a raincheck.

Funfact, FirstLook doesn't release all the games featured at the con, you kinda find out as you go. There was a huge line at the entrance. VIPs get in on 09:00, Early Acces at 10:00 and the little people at 11:00. But, I was Exhibitor! I got in at 08:00. So when there is absolutely nobody. I got to cut the line at entrance and go in throught the crew entrance. I felt as though I was in a black silk dress walking the red carpet with my middle fingers in the air when I walked past all the VIPs waiting in line! It was… an amazinh feeling.

Anyway, as my boss led me to our booth we walked past a bus. And not just any bus, this bus!



He was talking to me, and his voice slowly faded out (you know, like in the movies) and all I was aware of, was that bus. And I knew, I was going to be in that thing today! Then we walked past the Xbox One booth and I saw the various demo pods with Rise of the Tomb Raider. Xbox was right next to our booth, so when I got dressed and we were all set… I took my other female co-worker by the hand and said: ‘’Jenny. You’re good with people. Shall we ask those nice gentlemen if we can play Tomb Raider before it opens up here?’’. And then we got to play Tomb Raider! Normally you need to stand in line for 1.5 hours and then you can only play for 6 minutes. I, on the other hand, had all the time in the universe. Played at my own pace and got to see the whole demo. And then I rushed back to our booth.

After a while I saw people walking around with Game Mania bags and I realized that Game Mania were the people with the Ratchet people. Postewrs!!! They has powsterz! ‘’Guys, I’m gonna go find the ladies room. I’ll be right back’’. So then I stood in line for the goodie bag, with R&C poster like I thought! It’s huge, I had to rearange my entire wall!



After a while my boss said: ‘’Hey, why don’t you go play a few games. We’ll be fine’’. It was still the early access hour. So me and Jenny went to the R&C bus. And then we found this awesome cosplayer! An actual Ratchet and a Ratchet if he were Xena, the Warrior Princess! And yes, that’s me. And no, I don’t know how to pose for photos.



And then, I got to play the game! The bus is converted into a gamer heaven. Last year they had Sunset Overdrive and I had been standing for hours. So it was fantastic to
sit down! Unfortunately there were 2 versions: English and Dutch. Yes, I could have changed the language, but I didn’t want to waste my time on that. I was much easier to rip the heasphones on my face and listen to the waaay too loud music coming from the con itself.

First of all, the graphics are jaw dropping. It’s obvious, but I’m pointing in out anyway. The weapons.. they all super usefull! I didn’t find a weapon that made me thing: ‘’Hmm, I’ll use this when I’m out of ammo’’. The circlebutton is for shooting, yes. But R2 is also the shoot button. I hope that I can swap L1 for R1 and vice versa though. Some games let you do that, some don’t. But I prefer R1 and R2 for shooting. L2 and R2 are for holding down, not clicking imo.

I had a couple of laughs to, I was smiling the whole time. This game is definitely the game we’ve been waiting for since ACiT. A true R&C game and finally of full length again! It took a few years, but it’s here!

So I finished the Metropolis (I know, but I don’t care) demo rather quickly. So I had time for the boss. He didn’t really have a pattern or anything. I almost had him killed with just straving-shooting-jumping when the ladie called the time.

So the demo.. yeah. It ws pretty freaking amazing. I’ve lost all the patience I had for this game. I need it. And. I. Need. It. Now!

Oh, I believe you said that Ratchet in the Dutch version is Ratjet. Am I right?

Funny that you mention that. Actually, in Dutch dubs terms aren't translated and pronounced in English. So you get weird sh** like:

*English* ''Nefarious'' *English*. *flat Dutch* blijf van die klok af *flat Dutch*

Sorry, I can't find the video I heard that anymore.

Nefarious, translated to Dutch? . Oh, reminds me of the time Google Chrome offered to translate RG's homepage to Indonesian. I remember it said "Ratchet & Dentang" (dentang is the Indonesian for the "clank" sound). I thought, what?

I'm not sure what I hate more though. Translated names, or random fluent English words in a Dutch sentence.

In my case, no, I don't think we often fatally translate names. I guess random English words being mistranslated happen more often. Like, one time in Spongebob Squarepants, they mistranslated Squidward's joke. Here goes:
Original:

Mistranslated:

"Kenapa anak-anak tidak boleh menonton film-film bajak laut? Karena mereka belum menerima rapot. Arrr!"
(Why can't kids watch pirate movies? Because they haven't received their score reports (not sure how to say it in English). Arrr!"

Wow! That's so cool! I guess it pays to play ;D
By the way how tall are you? You almost appear 6' in the picture.

In my case, no, I don't think we often fatally translate names. I guess random English words being mistranslated happen more often. Like, one time in Spongebob Squarepants, they mistranslated Squidward's joke.

Heh, our Spongebob dub's got far worse… While the acting is great, the translations are sometimes really amateur. For instance, there is a scene where the sand gets into someone's sandwich. Someone else laughs "Now I know why they call this a sandwich!". In English it makes perfect sense, it's a bad pun :P In Polish it doesn't, the word 'sandwich' (kanapka) has anything to do with the word 'sand' (piasek)… Yet they translated it literally.

But that's just laziness, in a different episode the translator, a translator that gets paid for his job made a mistake, that even I could tell without actually hearing the original line: "How do you find this Krabby Patty?" What did he do wrong? He didn't translate it to "What do you think of this Krabby Patty" or "How do you like this Krabby Patty"… No, he actually translated it to something along the lines of "How are you finding this Krabby Patty", as if he was searching for it! Heck, the line was so bizarrely composed I don't really see it working in any context at all.

Alright let's do that over. I was a little bit too over excited in my last post. So, from the top:

Some of you knowI'm working on Deliver Us the Moon, yes? I was representing the game at FirstLook last weekend! FirstLook is a small scale Gamescom in The Netherlands. We were at Gamescom too, but I was on vacation during that time so I had to ask for a raincheck.

Funfact, FirstLook doesn't release all the games featured at the con, you kinda find out as you go. There was a huge line at the entrance. VIPs get in on 09:00, Early Acces at 10:00 and the little people at 11:00. But, I was Exhibitor! I got in at 08:00. So when there is absolutely nobody. I got to cut the line at entrance and go in throught the crew entrance. I felt as though I was in a black silk dress walking the red carpet with my middle fingers in the air when I walked past all the VIPs waiting in line! It was… an amazinh feeling.

Anyway, as my boss led me to our booth we walked past a bus. And not just any bus, this bus!



He was talking to me, and his voice slowly faded out (you know, like in the movies) and all I was aware of, was that bus. And I knew, I was going to be in that thing today! Then we walked past the Xbox One booth and I saw the various demo pods with Rise of the Tomb Raider. Xbox was right next to our booth, so when I got dressed and we were all set… I took my other female co-worker by the hand and said: ‘’Jenny. You’re good with people. Shall we ask those nice gentlemen if we can play Tomb Raider before it opens up here?’’. And then we got to play Tomb Raider! Normally you need to stand in line for 1.5 hours and then you can only play for 6 minutes. I, on the other hand, had all the time in the universe. Played at my own pace and got to see the whole demo. And then I rushed back to our booth.

After a while I saw people walking around with Game Mania bags and I realized that Game Mania were the people with the Ratchet people. Postewrs!!! They has powsterz! ‘’Guys, I’m gonna go find the ladies room. I’ll be right back’’. So then I stood in line for the goodie bag, with R&C poster like I thought! It’s huge, I had to rearange my entire wall!



After a while my boss said: ‘’Hey, why don’t you go play a few games. We’ll be fine’’. It was still the early access hour. So me and Jenny went to the R&C bus. And then we found this awesome cosplayer! An actual Ratchet and a Ratchet if he were Xena, the Warrior Princess! And yes, that’s me. And no, I don’t know how to pose for photos.



And then, I got to play the game! The bus is converted into a gamer heaven. Last year they had Sunset Overdrive and I had been standing for hours. So it was fantastic to
sit down! Unfortunately there were 2 versions: English and Dutch. Yes, I could have changed the language, but I didn’t want to waste my time on that. I was much easier to rip the heasphones on my face and listen to the waaay too loud music coming from the con itself.

First of all, the graphics are jaw dropping. It’s obvious, but I’m pointing in out anyway. The weapons.. they all super usefull! I didn’t find a weapon that made me thing: ‘’Hmm, I’ll use this when I’m out of ammo’’. The circlebutton is for shooting, yes. But R2 is also the shoot button. I hope that I can swap L1 for R1 and vice versa though. Some games let you do that, some don’t. But I prefer R1 and R2 for shooting. L2 and R2 are for holding down, not clicking imo.

I had a couple of laughs to, I was smiling the whole time. This game is definitely the game we’ve been waiting for since ACiT. A true R&C game and finally of full length again! It took a few years, but it’s here!

So I finished the Metropolis (I know, but I don’t care) demo rather quickly. So I had time for the boss. He didn’t really have a pattern or anything. I almost had him killed with just straving-shooting-jumping when the ladie called the time.

So the demo.. yeah. It ws pretty freaking amazing. I’ve lost all the patience I had for this game. I need it. And. I. Need. It. Now!

Oh, I believe you said that Ratchet in the Dutch version is Ratjet. Am I right?

Funny that you mention that. Actually, in Dutch dubs terms aren't translated and pronounced in English. So you get weird sh** like:

*English* ''Nefarious'' *English*. *flat Dutch* blijf van die klok af *flat Dutch*

Sorry, I can't find the video I heard that anymore.

Holy damn… I really need that poster!!! Why didn't they have them on FACTS? :p I hope I can get them somehow…

Wow! That's so cool! I guess it pays to play ;D
By the way how tall are you? You almost appear 6' in the picture.

I would be so happy if you use the metric measurement . By the way, Kubak, really? The dubs are that bad? And about that gaming thingy in the Netherlands…
WHERE IS MY PASSPORT, MONEY, AND VISA?!

Wow! That's so cool! I guess it pays to play ;D
By the way how tall are you? You almost appear 6' in the picture.

I would be so happy if you use the metric measurement .

Sorry, I don't know how to convert from feet to metric. Besides, most penguins use inches

I don't want to start a mathematical war, but here goes: metric is simpler. It's in 10s. So, 1 km = 10 hm = 100 dam = 1000 m, and so on. I feel pretty confused with Imperial measurement.

Wow, saying that I'm jealous would be a massive understatement!
Those cosplays look awesome! And so does that bus! And so does that poster… in fact everything you said sounds awesome, must be cool to have that kind of opportunity… I'm not that envious, though. Over here, I can play the new FIFA… >.>
Nice to hear that the game truly is going to live up to its hype. Even without having played it, I also do need it now.

And how was Rise of the Tomb Raider? Did you manage to put up with the bumpers on the Xbox One controller?

I would be so happy if you use the metric measurement .

I'm not that sure, but I believe it's around 1.8 meters.

I should have gone to First look… :p I had the oppurtunity to go for free since I could aks for a press card, but I didn't, because it was to far away… It's really nice to have a gaming news site and the press tickets and all the other stuff I went to FACTS for free this year, and it was awesome FACTS is comparable with Comic Con, but ofcourse it's a lot smaller. Since this is the really random thread, I'm gonna talk about my summer vacation :p I went to the west coast of America last summer, and it was freaking awesome, I loved it! I went for 20 days. I was actually in San Diego while Comic Con. We've tried to get tickets for Comic Con but we did't succeed… That was a pitty! But we wen't to the hall and watched the cosplayers, and that was fun to This year (and next year) I'm probably going to Antwerp Convention (comparable to FACTS), Dutch Comic Con, maybe to Brussel Convention and if I have the chance I'll try to go to comic con to. The problem is, that you have to be 16 or 18 to visit ALL boots, and whe Gamescom 2016 starts I will only be 15… But if I manage to get a press card I don't think that will be a problem

Wow, that whole experience oozes with awesomeness!

About the metric system, as far as I know a foot = 30cm and an inch = 2,5cm, but if you ask me I think it's kinda needlessly complicated… Multiplying 10 is a lot easier than multiplying 12.
There is a similar problem with measuring weight, I have no idea what is the equivalent of a pound is in kilograms. And also the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales can cause misunderstandings.
Why do these differences have to exist? Meters and kilograms are the internationally recognized measuring units used in physics and science in general, isn't that so?

Alright let's do that over. I was a little bit too over excited in my last post. So, from the top:

Some of you knowI'm working on Deliver Us the Moon, yes? I was representing the game at FirstLook last weekend! FirstLook is a small scale Gamescom in The Netherlands. We were at Gamescom too, but I was on vacation during that time so I had to ask for a raincheck.

Funfact, FirstLook doesn't release all the games featured at the con, you kinda find out as you go. There was a huge line at the entrance. VIPs get in on 09:00, Early Acces at 10:00 and the little people at 11:00. But, I was Exhibitor! I got in at 08:00. So when there is absolutely nobody. I got to cut the line at entrance and go in throught the crew entrance. I felt as though I was in a black silk dress walking the red carpet with my middle fingers in the air when I walked past all the VIPs waiting in line! It was… an amazinh feeling.

Anyway, as my boss led me to our booth we walked past a bus. And not just any bus, this bus!



He was talking to me, and his voice slowly faded out (you know, like in the movies) and all I was aware of, was that bus. And I knew, I was going to be in that thing today! Then we walked past the Xbox One booth and I saw the various demo pods with Rise of the Tomb Raider. Xbox was right next to our booth, so when I got dressed and we were all set… I took my other female co-worker by the hand and said: ‘’Jenny. You’re good with people. Shall we ask those nice gentlemen if we can play Tomb Raider before it opens up here?’’. And then we got to play Tomb Raider! Normally you need to stand in line for 1.5 hours and then you can only play for 6 minutes. I, on the other hand, had all the time in the universe. Played at my own pace and got to see the whole demo. And then I rushed back to our booth.

After a while I saw people walking around with Game Mania bags and I realized that Game Mania were the people with the Ratchet people. Postewrs!!! They has powsterz! ‘’Guys, I’m gonna go find the ladies room. I’ll be right back’’. So then I stood in line for the goodie bag, with R&C poster like I thought! It’s huge, I had to rearange my entire wall!



After a while my boss said: ‘’Hey, why don’t you go play a few games. We’ll be fine’’. It was still the early access hour. So me and Jenny went to the R&C bus. And then we found this awesome cosplayer! An actual Ratchet and a Ratchet if he were Xena, the Warrior Princess! And yes, that’s me. And no, I don’t know how to pose for photos.



And then, I got to play the game! The bus is converted into a gamer heaven. Last year they had Sunset Overdrive and I had been standing for hours. So it was fantastic to
sit down! Unfortunately there were 2 versions: English and Dutch. Yes, I could have changed the language, but I didn’t want to waste my time on that. I was much easier to rip the heasphones on my face and listen to the waaay too loud music coming from the con itself.

First of all, the graphics are jaw dropping. It’s obvious, but I’m pointing in out anyway. The weapons.. they all super usefull! I didn’t find a weapon that made me thing: ‘’Hmm, I’ll use this when I’m out of ammo’’. The circlebutton is for shooting, yes. But R2 is also the shoot button. I hope that I can swap L1 for R1 and vice versa though. Some games let you do that, some don’t. But I prefer R1 and R2 for shooting. L2 and R2 are for holding down, not clicking imo.

I had a couple of laughs to, I was smiling the whole time. This game is definitely the game we’ve been waiting for since ACiT. A true R&C game and finally of full length again! It took a few years, but it’s here!

So I finished the Metropolis (I know, but I don’t care) demo rather quickly. So I had time for the boss. He didn’t really have a pattern or anything. I almost had him killed with just straving-shooting-jumping when the ladie called the time.

So the demo.. yeah. It ws pretty freaking amazing. I’ve lost all the patience I had for this game. I need it. And. I. Need. It. Now!

Oh, I believe you said that Ratchet in the Dutch version is Ratjet. Am I right?

Funny that you mention that. Actually, in Dutch dubs terms aren't translated and pronounced in English. So you get weird sh** like:

*English* ''Nefarious'' *English*. *flat Dutch* blijf van die klok af *flat Dutch*

Sorry, I can't find the video I heard that anymore.

Awesome ! I can imagine how happy and excited you were

The Ratchet cosplayer you met, did he tell you he was actually from the french part of Ratchet Galaxy's community ? His ID is Adem Osphar

We have a big community meeting here in France at Paris Games Week, the last week-end of this month, and we certainly hope the game will be playable… Can't wait !

Sweet! I'm super pumped! Even more than I already was!