THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 07:28:06 PM

Title: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 07:28:06 PM
In the first place, "duty" as a concept is deeply repellent to me, and all other right-thinking people.  We do things because we want to, not out of some misguided sense of obligation.  In the second place, if you were the sort of person who ascribes moral weight to the "call of duty", wouldn't the title just remind you that you shouldn't be wasting your time playing video games?
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 28, 2008, 07:33:13 PM
In the first place, "duty" is deeply repellent to me, and all other healthy people.  We do things because we want to, not out of some misguided sense of obligation. 

So you've never done anything that you didn't actually want to do? Even get up early in the morning when you really just wanted to stay in bed?
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 07:35:58 PM
Why would I just want to stay in bed?
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: CajoleJuice on January 28, 2008, 07:37:31 PM
Because it's awesome?
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 28, 2008, 07:41:31 PM
Why would I just want to stay in bed?

Because you've only gotten fours of sleep, the bed is warm, and your head is heavy.

And it was just an example. There are plenty of others.
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 07:42:44 PM
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Because you've only gotten fours of sleep, the bed is warm, and your head is heavy.

I only got four hours of sleep last night, but I still got up in the morning.  Because I wanted to.
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: Flannel Boy on January 28, 2008, 07:43:48 PM
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Because you've only gotten fours of sleep, the bed is warm, and your head is heavy.

I only got four hours of sleep last night, but I still got up in the morning.  Because I wanted to.
You, sir, are a liar.
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: Beezy on January 28, 2008, 07:45:54 PM
I didn't decide to play it because of the name.
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 07:56:57 PM
Shouldn't the name be enough to dissuade you, though?
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: The Sceneman on January 28, 2008, 08:25:18 PM
youre right, the game should be called Medals of Duty
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 08:28:52 PM
Medals would do nothing but clutter up my room and make it harder to find other, actually useful things.
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: The Sceneman on January 28, 2008, 08:31:17 PM
but its a much more enticing title, who wouldnt want to earn medals while performing their duties? I.e taking a piss, its your duty to do so, heres a medal. so awesome
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 08:31:56 PM
Again, medals have no use or value to me, so why would I want to earn them?
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: The Sceneman on January 28, 2008, 08:32:44 PM
fuck youve got me there

*bails out of thread*
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 08:34:49 PM
Never has my sig been more appropriate.
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: TVC15 on January 28, 2008, 08:47:25 PM
Do you mean "Call of Final Fantasy"?  I hear they are making a licensed James Bond version called "Bond of Fantasy" which I think sounds delightfully kinky.
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 28, 2008, 08:51:06 PM
That does sound significantly more appealing
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on January 29, 2008, 11:39:40 AM
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I guess the right thinking people only use "duty" when they want to round up cannon fodder to send on a "Call of Oil" mission?

Aren't they pretty much the same thing?
Title: Re: Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?
Post by: Mupepe on January 29, 2008, 11:43:38 AM
but its a much more enticing title, who wouldnt want to earn medals while performing their duties? I.e taking a piss, its your duty to do so, heres a medal. so awesome
:rofl :rofl