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Toothbrush CreepwoodToothbrush Creepwood
edited October 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Well, i guess Monkey Island Fans are somewhat creative and superior to other gamers.*g* I've never seen so much artworks and drawings and flashfilms on a gaming community before.

I'm just thinking: Monkey Island Fans are special.
Who agrees?

Greetings from Germany!

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  • DaviesDavies
    edited October 2009
    You are correct sir. I can't remember which thread it was in but this has been brought up before. I don't think it's exclusive to Monkey Island though but rather the adventure game genre as a whole.

    I mean, it's hardly surprising is it? A game such as Gears of War is all about destruction to it's very core, whereas an adventure gamer is passive and therefore brings forth the opposite of destruction; creativity.
  • KromsKroms
    edited October 2009
    I like Da Vinci, but that doesn't stop my paintings from not looking like the work of a devolved monkey. That's puked on a canvas. After eating some paint and digesting it. For a month.

    Like I said on the other topic, your tastes don't reflect anything about your creativity.

    This mentality was exactly the kind of thing Old Man Murray would rip into. Please stop it. (Link is R-rated for some words you pretend your grannie doesn't know and some French literature.)
  • hplikelikehplikelike
    edited October 2009
    Still, what people are exposed to does influence them. And people tend to be more exposed to things they like.
  • KromsKroms
    edited October 2009
    Not denying that. I'm just saying that reading Hamlet ain't gonna make you Will Shakespeare.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited October 2009
    Yeah I love it.... it gives us double the MI material to enjoy.
  • youmaycallmemurrayyoumaycallmemurray
    edited October 2009
    Kroms wrote: »
    I like Da Vinci, but that doesn't stop my paintings from not looking like the work of a devolved monkey. That's puked on a canvas. After eating some paint and digesting it. For a month.
    Sounds like you could make a successfull career as a modern art painter..

    still when you consider that you can't actually mod these games like others what you are left with is drawings, music etc inspired from them
  • DaviesDavies
    edited October 2009
    Kroms wrote: »
    I like Da Vinci, but that doesn't stop my paintings from not looking like the work of a devolved monkey. That's puked on a canvas. After eating some paint and digesting it. For a month.

    Like I said on the other topic, your tastes don't reflect anything about your creativity.

    This mentality was exactly the kind of thing Old Man Murray would rip into. Please stop it. (Link is R-rated for some words you pretend your grannie doesn't know and some French literature.)

    I agree to an extent but if I was thinking in terms of black then you are thinking in terms of white. I believe it is between the two, in the grey that the truth truly resides.
  • KromsKroms
    edited October 2009
    Davies wrote: »
    I agree to an extent but if I was thinking in terms of black then you are thinking in terms of white. I believe it is between the two, in the grey that the truth truly resides.

    Sure, your tastes are also an inspiration, but to claim "Monkey Island Fans are special" because they're Monkey Island fans borders on elitism. People who obsessively go over Monkey Island are probably going to have different artistic sensibilities than die-hard Gears fans, but that doesn't affect how good you are.
  • DaviesDavies
    edited October 2009
    Kroms wrote: »
    Sure, your tastes are also an inspiration, but to claim "Monkey Island Fans are special" because they're Monkey Island fans borders on elitism.

    Woah man, I couldn't agree more. I'm truly sorry if I gave the impression that I was saying ALL Monkey Island fans are 'special'. What I was trying to put across is that I believe if you were to take 100 Monkey Island fans and 100 Gears of War fans, then there would be a higher percentage of creative people within the MI camp.

    Also, there's an assumption on your part via the use of the words elitist and special that being creative is in some way superior to not being creative. I don't believe this. Just as extroverts and introverts exist, it takes all sorts to make the world tick by. As much as I am creative, I wouldn't know where to begin when it comes to fixing up a car for example.

    That is to say that people who buy car magazines on a regular basis probably have a more technical mind than myself. Does that make those people better then me? Of course not, catch my drift?
  • KromsKroms
    edited October 2009
    Davies wrote: »
    Also, there's an assumption on your part via the use of the words elitist and special that being creative is in some way superior to not being creative. I don't believe this. Just as extroverts and introverts exist, it takes all sorts to make the world tick by. As much as I am creative, I wouldn't know where to begin when it comes to fixing up a car for example.

    That is to say that people who buy car magazines on a regular basis probably have a more technical mind than myself. Does that make those people better then me? Of course not, catch my drift?

    I agree with you on this (not necessarily the percentages you put up there), but just to clarify: I don't think creative people are in any way superior to non-creatives, and I don't believe that the two traits are mutually exclusive. What I meant by the "elitist" bit was that being a Monkey fan/having Monkey-inspired artistic sensibilities doesn't make you any more special than a Gears fan/having Gears-inspired artistic sensibilities.
  • DaviesDavies
    edited October 2009
    Kroms wrote: »
    I agree with you on this (not necessarily the percentages you put up there), but just to clarify: I don't think creative people are in any way superior to non-creatives, and I don't believe that the two traits are mutually exclusive. What I meant by the "elitist" bit was that being a Monkey fan/having Monkey-inspired artistic sensibilities doesn't make you any more special than a Gears fan/having Gears-inspired artistic sensibilities.

    Agreed :)
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited October 2009
    Its not a stretch to believe that MI "could" attract a certain creative demographic..... its like Hunting videos would probably attract a certain macho type fan base.... is it that hard to believe? I do not think its MI fan elitism.
  • HaggisHaggis
    edited October 2009
    Kroms wrote: »
    I don't think creative people are in any way superior to non-creatives
    Especially when you consider that non-creative people don't exist. Every human being has the fundamental ability to create, not all of them use that ability, not all of them can use it, for a variety of reasons. Some use it to create good things, others to create bad things. But I don't think there is such a thing as a non-creative person.
  • DaviesDavies
    edited October 2009
    Irishmile wrote: »
    Its not a stretch to believe that MI "could" attract a certain creative demographic..... its like Hunting videos would probably attract a certain macho type fan base.... is it that hard to believe? I do not think its MI fan elitism.

    Exactly, I mean your average female is not going to buy a copy of FHM!
  • BeeKay84BeeKay84
    edited October 2009
    Haggis wrote: »
    Especially when you consider that non-creative people don't exist. Every human being has the fundamental ability to create, not all of them use that ability, not all of them can use it, for a variety of reasons. Some use it to create good things, others to create bad things. But I don't think there is such a thing as a non-creative person.
    Well spoken & agreed!

    Maybe the creator (no pun intended) of this thread chose the wrong words, like "superior". But I think I know what he means and I think I can relate. Every fandom I belong to feels special to belong to (make sense?). It can feel special in many different ways, like in the context of all things Monkey Island, e.g. I think it's very special that some pixelated computer games from almost 20 years ago - games that wouldn't even be played, if released nowadays - are still loved by so many people today.
  • DaviesDavies
    edited October 2009
    BeeKay84 wrote: »
    Maybe the creator of this thread chose the wrong words, like "superior".

    D'oh, I really should read things with more concentration before saying that I agree!
    :(
  • KromsKroms
    edited October 2009
    Haggis wrote: »
    Especially when you consider that non-creative people don't exist. Every human being has the fundamental ability to create, not all of them use that ability, not all of them can use it, for a variety of reasons. Some use it to create good things, others to create bad things. But I don't think there is such a thing as a non-creative person.

    Of course. I just meant it in the context of the topic, meaning those who have artistic endeavours and those who don't.
  • hplikelikehplikelike
    edited October 2009
    Davies wrote: »
    I agree to an extent but if I was thinking in terms of black then you are thinking in terms of white. I believe it is between the two, in the grey that the truth truly resides.

    Meh, I believe it's in the the greenish blue.


    With red polka dots.
  • onlyamonkeyonlyamonkey
    edited October 2009
    hplikelike wrote: »
    Still, what people are exposed to does influence them. And people tend to be more exposed to things they like.

    it's the circle of life man. epic. untill u realize that people are only interested in things b/c they're afraid they suck at everything or they are sadists and like humiliating themselves b/c their mother never loved them.
  • Toothless GibbonToothless Gibbon
    edited October 2009
    I can see why the OP called themm selves Creepwood..

    ;)
  • nitsujsedohrnitsujsedohr
    edited October 2009
    So, to put word in your mouth
    Toothbrush Creepwood wrote: »
    Monkey Island Fans are creative and superior to other gamers.*g* I've never seen so much artworks and drawings and flashfilms on a gaming community before. I'm just thinking: Monkey Island Fans are special!

    I totally Agree we are Superior and more creative. We are also very patient waiting almost 10 years for this recent installment. Monkey Island fans RULE! YEAH!
  • Lennie MelvinLennie Melvin
    edited October 2009
    YEAH!! \m/
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