What are the defining characteristics of a meme game?
memes
its the mlp of games.
some like it ironically then idiots come along and like it unironically which then turns out to be a very autistic fanbase.
>Indie
>Popular on /v/
That's literally it
>>315380386
I liked the game but I had a feeling this would happen.
The furries all got bored of FNAF so they had to find another ship to sink.
>if a game makes you feel anything it's officially a meme game and it's your job as a video game player to hate it or you're killing the industry
>>315380263
anything that I don't like
>>315380263
If it has buzzwords and memes in it, it's a meme game. Sometimes game itself is a meme, it's a whole another level.
'Meme game' is the new 'autistic'
Just means anything I don't like
>>315380393
This more or less. There is really no defining trait beyond something shitposters say.
I guess you could make an argument that a meme game is something that has a larger fandom than playerbase which doesn't fit Lisa or Undertale.
>>315380559
yeah this exactly, video games are kind of like journeys. not all are about slaying the big fucking dragon and saving the princesses and 360 no scoping your rival in the dick. some journeys are about deeper thought and feeling ways about things that you typically would never experience
>>315380263
If it's a game that you don't like, but people talk about on /v/, then it's a meme game. People hate usage of the phrase "meme game," but I think it's great, since it's a very convenient shorthand for "My opinion is not worth reading."
Used to be
>popular due to YouTube faggots pretending it's fun
>actually unfun and lacking in actual content, only good for streaming
Now with assholes overusing the term
>popular
>you personally don't like it
>>315380834
What a fag. If you want any of that you could read a good book instead of playing a videogame with cartoon animal characters.
>>315380856
But this anon right here >>315380834 didn't use the word "meme" but his opinion isn't worth reading and he dodged all of my filters. Now I feel sick.
>>315380263
Spamming threads of the said game.
Whatever definition you need to fit in with what you're saying. It doesn't mean anything.
Only complete twats use the term anyway. Needs to be another filtered word.
>>315380263
If it's popular and you don't like it, it's a meme game
Nothing. The term "meme game" has literally lost all meaning. Good fucking God, stop saying it.
>>315380856
You can instantly tell if someone's shitposting if they use that or other shit buzzwords that so many people parrot here like sheep.
>>315381329
>parrot
>like sheep
>>315381659
I knew someone would respond to that.
>>315380263
Earthbound ripoffs like Lisa and Tumblrtale are not meme games.
Octodad, Surgeon Simulator, Goat Simulator, I Am Bread, Mount Your Friends and other "wacky" physics games made for the sole reason of being played by letsplayers and getting spread by word of mouth via lolrandom xD gameplay clips are meme games.
>>315381808
gotta go with this guy desu
>>315380967
Participating in the story makes stories possible in games that aren't possible in any other medium.
>>315380263
>is it popular
>yes
it's a meme game
games designed to market themselves through memes
>>315382043
what if it's memes designed to market themselves through a video game instead?
>>315382043
This. spaghetti and bad time are an example.
>>315380263
Was Lisa also a feels game?
>>315380263
memes desu senpai
>>315382339
Yes but not as much as undertale. Feels are undertale's only selling point
>>315382295
>/v/ is the happy black man
Why?
>>315382418
I think /v/ is the dying black kid in the background m8
>>315382403
That isn't true at all. Did you even play it?
>>315382508
Not him but I played it and I saybeing vaguely related to Homostuck, being feelsbait and being furrybait were it's only selling points.
>>315380263
>Lisa will forever be known as a meme game
It sucks. I genuinely liked Lisa and thought the plot was pretty interesting.
>>315380263
/v/ doesn't like it
>>315382773
It's the fate of every popular indie RPG, even though memegame doesn't mean anything.
Why do autists and SJW's always ruin good games?
>>315382508
I didn't play it but everytime the game is discussed seriously (as in without shitposting) people only talk about the story being deep, meta and emotional. Sometimes they even describe it as a life changing experience.
>>315382773
No, Lisa was pretty well-liked at release, but /v/ being /v/ has the usual shitposters screaming "SHILL" because it's a new game. Unlike Undertale, it had one or two consistent threads going with actual GAME discussion and a shitton of glorious OC, and when the popularity waned, it moved to /vgg/ ad became the "indie" general.Lisa the Joyful deserved all the hate it got though
>>315380263
Planescape
>>315383013
Why not play it yourself then? See what the fuss is about.
>>315383042
I liked Joyful.
>>315383042
considering all of the "hate" it got was medium to light criticism, I didn't really consider Joyful bad.It was a cop out but it wasn't bad.
>>315380263
>Game is popular
>I don't like game
There, literally the only 2 things needed for a meme game.
>>315383093
I don't like it for a lot of reasons. The whole meta stuff just isn't for me, and if I want to "feel" I would rather read a book or watch a movie. I prefer when the story of a videogame doesn't take itself too seriously. Plus the art style and characters look unappealing to me
>>315381808
>Earthbound ripoffs.
You're going to have to walk me through this one. I've played all three games and I see no connection besides being RPGs.
>>315383313
>Quirky sense of humor
>all about love and friendship
>battles are both in a first person perspective
>unusual locations
The other anon is a moron if he thinks it's a rip off, but there are certainly elements that are borrowed from Earthbound.
>>315383420
Plus it's not just a coincidence, both developers are Mother fans and clearly took some inspiration from it.
Why are people feelsposting about Undertale? It was funny and charming, but it wasn't full of your epic feels meme
>>315382043
so wait. is a meme game a game that creates memes or is it a game that incorporates memes?
Because, like, basically every good game ever has created some kind of meme
>>315383420
>LISA
>love and friendship
Hmmmmmm.
Also you can see your characters in battle, they're not first person.
>>315380263
>comparing Lisa to Undermeme
Smh Lisa was an actually good game desu senpai
>>315383591
this desu
>>315383420
Those are some pretty generic features, I'm not buying it.
>>315383591
>>315383591
Tbh senpai, this XD
>>315383042
For about a week, Undertale had real threads going that were just fans of the game talking about the game. Then some people got buttblasted for some reason and it turned into a hurricane of shit where everyone was trolling everyone because everyone would reply to their shit
>>315383591
same baka desu senpai
>>315383725
>Undertale had real threads
About the same exact things
About the same thoughts
With the
The game is actually really shallow at it's ultimate core, it was just good and has loads of heart built into it by making layers and layers of shallow stuff. .
>>315383725
>a week
More like a few days. It felt like actual discussion and not a circle jerk over a game that deserves nowhere near as much attention as it's getting
>>315384073
There's not a lot to the game, its true. But that doesn't change the fact that there were legitimate discussions for a hot minute before people found out that undertale made people mad and that people who liked undertale would defend it, thereby leading to one million threads about "WHY IS UNDERTALE THE WORST" and "LOL UNDERTALE GOTYAY AMIRITE"
>>315383420
>all about love and friendship
>LISA
>a game that ends with you killing your own party
>>315384227
/v/ always becomes a circlejerk, because of all the lonely autists that can't just sit back and chill
>>315383042
It also didn't get the same level of hate that Undertale is getting because Tumblr and Homestuck kiddies didn't latch onto it like lampreys. I guess it's hard for that fanbase to be into a game about miserable people being depressing.
>>315384442
>a game about miserable people being depressed
It's ironic because that's probably my favorite quality about Lisa.
They also dislike the artstyle because they think it's "ugly"even though that's kinda the point.
They aren't one to criticize on artsyle anyway considering Undertale isn't that great in the graphics department.
>>315385481
What's an example of a non-ugly artstyle for them?
Any game that has "simulator" in the title and isn't a simulator is automatically a meme game. Surgeon, Goat, Shower With Your Dad. I'm sure there are more to come.
>>315385819
pic related.
>>315380963
>>315381808
This is the only right answer. It's not the complete answer, but it's most of it.
>>315380263
Incredibly low effort 2D indie gamemaker title being put on the same level as AAA games
People don't actually think they're held to the same standard, they just pretend they are to sound cool
>>315381012
>>315380856
>>315382005
>>315382843
>>315383275
>>315383313
No world map
>>315380393
Thread could of ended here.
Is the story somewhat more complex then "bad guy is here to destroy the world?" Meme game
Is it made by a single guy or a very small team? Meme game
Does it get more then one thread? Meme game.
Does it have ANY kind of humor in it, anything at all? Meme game.
Etcetc
Any game that was made with the premise of quantity sales and not quality game.
>>315387758
Well then, will you please complete the answer?
>>315380263
memes, a lot of memes
>>315380559
>makes you feel anything other than entertained*
ftfy
If I wanted a good story, I would read a book. If you think this game has a good story, read a book.
>>315389163
Absolutely this.
>>315384073
But that's wrong though.
I mean it's obviously hard for you to grasp that there was actual discussion but hunting for Gaster stuff and the initial talk about the Pacifist and Genocide stuff was really fun. Then the IRC shitposting channel kinda smashed it because no fun allowed.
>>315388861
but that's absolutely false
