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Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?
Posted By: Rick BlaineDate: 5/15/02 5:26 p.m.

In Response To: How should I formulate argument for Marathon? (Ernie)

: Recently I've been trying to bring my friends around to thinking about
: Marathon the way I (and most of the Story Forum) thinks about it.

: The argument I got from 'Shane' is that he believes that Marathon is pretty
: much like Doom as far as storyline goes. He believes that the 'mission
: briefing' at the start of each level in Doom (I really cant remember if
: there WAS a mission briefing..) can encompass as much story as Marathon's
: terminals.

Could have, but didn't.

: This was the begining of my resent towards my friend.

Everybody has a friend like him. Someone has to think 'Baywatch' is high art.

: Sufficent to say, he thinks Marathon is 'ok', but thinks its story requires
: too much 3rd part information to be 'good'. He also cited the Doom novels
: as sources of story that give doom credability.

You mean he doesn't want to think too much? Actually, Quake 2 maks a strange sort of sense. There's no way that any fixed number of ships could survive long enough to take out the "Big Gun". Doom & Quake 1 are just too far out there.

: Help me formulate a good argument against this milarkie. Mark? Hamish? Even
: Mr. Blaine's opinions would be welcome. Being able to bash my buddy over
: the head with metaphysical analogys might confuse Shane enough to win me
: the argument.

You might have better luck hitting him over the head with Hofstadter's book. In hardcover, not trade paper. Repeatedly.

: ;D I'm just kidding...I respect your Collage educated opinions as much as
: anyones.

Actually, I'm dead. I died just outside Brazzaville during the early morning hours of December 8, 1941, when the stolen truck my new friend and I were riding in ran over an anti-tank mine. That's the _real_ reason why there wasn't a sequel...

: Eagerly awaiting responses while working,
: -Ernie [@work]

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Replies:

How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Ernie 5/15/02 4:54 p.m.
     Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Rick Blaine 5/15/02 5:26 p.m.
           Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Tru7h 5/15/02 8:00 p.m.
     Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Alfred Mordeir 5/15/02 5:45 p.m.
           Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?M-Class 5/15/02 8:18 p.m.
     Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Johannes Gunnar 5/16/02 1:43 a.m.
           Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Rick Blaine 5/16/02 8:01 a.m.
                 Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Simon dupuis 5/16/02 8:18 a.m.
                       Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Johannes Gunnar 5/16/02 10:30 a.m.
                       TC19 is really cool (NT) *NM*Ernie 5/20/02 11:50 a.m.
                       Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?luke 5/21/02 1:33 a.m.
                             Two parts of gaming history: before 'thon & during *NM*Andrew Nagy 5/21/02 5:48 a.m.
                             Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Mr. Carnage 5/29/02 6:59 p.m.
                       Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?John Denton 5/23/02 4:35 p.m.
                             Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Tru7h 5/24/02 11:36 a.m.
                             Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Cow Mutilator 5/26/02 11:21 a.m.
                                   Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Tru7h 5/26/02 8:34 p.m.
                                         What?!John Denton 5/27/02 8:43 p.m.
                                               Re: What?!Tru7h 5/28/02 2:20 p.m.
                                                     Re: What?!Andrew Nagy 6/1/02 10:49 a.m.
                                                           Re: What?!Tru7h 6/1/02 1:13 p.m.
                                   re: Half-LifeJohn Denton 5/27/02 8:33 p.m.
                                         Re: re: Half-LifeTru7h 5/28/02 2:23 p.m.
                                               Re: RTCWJohn Denton 5/29/02 12:32 p.m.
                                                     Re: RTCWPedrof 5/29/02 3:23 p.m.
                                               Re: re: Half-LifeAndrew Nagy 6/1/02 10:54 a.m.
                                                     Re: re: Half-LifeTru7h 6/1/02 1:25 p.m.
           Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Dorfie 5/16/02 2:40 p.m.
     Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Yossarian 5/16/02 11:16 a.m.
     Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Brian Dubick 5/16/02 4:00 p.m.
     Re: How should I formulate argument for Marathon?Mr_T 6/6/02 12:49 p.m.



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