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Re: It's annoying when games use roman numerals

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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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09 Jul 2014 07:34 PM
ex:
The elder scrolls V: Skyrim
GTA V

Nobody uses roman numerals anymore. It's not I+I=II, it's 1+1=2.
So with that in mind, why the hell should you call your game Kill monsters II?
It's not as if video games are fancy, valuable things.
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2Doe is not online. 2Doe
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09 Jul 2014 07:35 PM
It makes the game seem cool
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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09 Jul 2014 07:36 PM
"It makes the game seem cool"
IMO it doesn't
Whenever i see a letter, i read it out loud as stated in my head.
Gee-tee-ay-vee doesn't sound as proper as gee-tee-ay-five.
I kind of just roll my eyes at the topic.
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Ferelcapo is online. Ferelcapo
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09 Jul 2014 07:44 PM
i think of GTA V as "Gee-teh-ah-five"
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mario555555 is not online. mario555555
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09 Jul 2014 07:47 PM
Because numbers are ugly.
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Briarroze is not online. Briarroze
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09 Jul 2014 07:48 PM
Actually, the Superbowl still uses roman numerals for counting each of their games every year (this year was Super Bowl XLVIII), what number the Pope is often still uses roman numerals (last pope was Pope Benedict XVI), and they're still used to show copyright dates on TV shows, movies, and videos. In comparison, their use in video games is pretty small.
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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09 Jul 2014 07:48 PM
Mario

Roman nuberals are uglier
They're also inconsistent
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superspy1998 is not online. superspy1998
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09 Jul 2014 07:49 PM
is it because you're too stupid to distinguish them from regular numbers?
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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09 Jul 2014 07:51 PM
"is it because you're too stupid to distinguish them from regular numbers?"

Yes.
I mean, no.

I think it's just stupid to call your game "Kill Monsters II" when roman numerals are dead. Some video game series even swap between normal numbers and numerals, leading to confusing titling.
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mario555555 is not online. mario555555
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09 Jul 2014 07:53 PM
"Roman numerals are uglier"
Did you happen to dip your eyes into acid ever in your life?
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superspy1998 is not online. superspy1998
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09 Jul 2014 07:54 PM
"I think it's just stupid to call your game "Kill Monsters II" when roman numerals are dead. Some video game series even swap between normal numbers and numerals, leading to confusing titling."

roman numerals are alive and well. i think they look the title look a bit more formal. they're pretty easy to understand. I is 1, II is 2, III is 3, IV is 4 - the I is subtracting a single number from V, which is 5 and so on. pretty easy to understand.
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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09 Jul 2014 07:55 PM
@mario
It is ugly to have "Dead space 2" and "Kill Monsters II".
Games should have consistent titling.
It's also easier to type a single number in when searching for a game.
Look at final fantasy ffs. That's a mess.
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gokun3d is not online. gokun3d
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09 Jul 2014 07:55 PM
The Final Fantasy titles look better with roman numerals.
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WikiThis is not online. WikiThis
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09 Jul 2014 07:56 PM
"Nobody uses roman numerals anymore."


-is complaining about other people using roman numerals.
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gokun3d is not online. gokun3d
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09 Jul 2014 07:56 PM
& the Dragon quest series too as well as some others.
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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09 Jul 2014 07:58 PM
"i think they look the title look a bit more formal. they're pretty easy to understand"

Video games aren't meant to be formal. You're shooting things.
Yes, rtoman numerals are quite easy to understand, but it's much easier and nicer to stick to one system that we all use, regular numbers.

If you went up to someone and took a random roman numeral from a superbowl year, I'm sure they wouldn't be able to read it unless it was around 10 or under.
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mario555555 is not online. mario555555
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09 Jul 2014 07:58 PM
You know you just admitted that normal numbers are ugly, right?
Anyway, it seems you just hate them because you are lazy.
It is pretty ugly when they become "final fantasy XIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVVXXXXXXXXXXVVVVVVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYDSJBNDKJEBNKJSNBDHJKSBHJKF" i'll give you that.
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superspy1998 is not online. superspy1998
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09 Jul 2014 07:59 PM
seriously, stop complaining. it doesn't do anything. either learn roman numerals like a normal american or stop playing games.
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WikiThis is not online. WikiThis
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09 Jul 2014 08:00 PM
@mario
Doubt they would make 271 games.
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mario555555 is not online. mario555555
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09 Jul 2014 08:01 PM
I dunno, it's starting to seem they will make that many final fantasy games.
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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09 Jul 2014 08:01 PM
"Anyway, it seems you just hate them because you are lazy."
"learn roman numerals"

You guys are retards. Did you even read my replies?...
My general opinion on the topic is:
"I can read roman numerals, but I don't like them much. They're inconsistent and rarely used anymore."
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WikiThis is not online. WikiThis
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09 Jul 2014 08:01 PM
@mario
What are they at? I have never played a FF game.
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mario555555 is not online. mario555555
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09 Jul 2014 08:03 PM
And,
Why the hell do you play video games when all its just "You're shooting things." to you, you're like the scum of the video game community if you think like that.
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WikiThis is not online. WikiThis
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09 Jul 2014 08:03 PM
@zan
Why would being special needs have to do with anything?
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ZangooseSlash is not online. ZangooseSlash
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09 Jul 2014 08:04 PM
The xbox 360 isn't the xbox CCCLX.
The PS2 isn't the PSII.
The PS3 isn't the PSIII.
The PS4 isn't the PSIV.
The Xbone isn't the xbox I.
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