What makes a game a "meme game"
Games tumblr and reddit likes.
>>322364152
- Lame puns
- "ironic" themes
- streamer bait
- highly if its an indie game
Just from the top of my head.
>>322365108
games /v/ likes
>>322364152
Some faggot on /v/ calls it a meme game.
Super Mario Bros is a good example.
If somebody doesn't like it, they'll call it a meme ____.
I have no idea why this became a thing but I think it's the most unnecessary thing 4chan's done in a while.
>>322364152
A popular game that the vocal minority in /v/ doesn't like for the sake of being hip, cool and accepted in their shitty little community.
>>322364152
Flavor of the month trash.
See: Fallout 4 and Witcher 3
>>322364152
There's meme games and meme bait. Meme games are otherwise unassuming titles that spark something in the gaming community and become really popular. Meme bait are games that try to artificially replicate the same kind of popularity, usually through reuse of internet memes, and usually follow quickly behind on the coattails of meme games.
Five Nights at Freddy's is a meme game. The sequels are meme bait.
Minecraft is a meme game. Starbound is meme bait.
Portal is a meme game. Portal 2 is almost meme bait, but does enough to try to be it's own thing to be considered a legitimate sequel
>>322365572
It's not entirely unnecessary; I find that nearly any post that uses "meme" as an adjective can automatically be ignored and you will lose nothing in the context of the thread.
>>322364152
Undertale
>>322364152
a game that spreads and gains through popularity as a fad / trend like a memetic. it takes a while for the trend-riders to fall off and for everyone to come to a coherent conclusion about the game.
>>322364152
i unironically enjoy these.
>>322368240
same
>>322367128
this guy gets it
>>322368240
>>322365572
Youth these days are lazy as fuck, it saves them the trouble of describing what they actually dislike.
Take a good hard look and notice the decaying quality in posts on the popular boards.
>>322364152
A game with an overreliance on a type of referential humor that refers to internet memes.
>>322364152
anything someone around here isn't fond of
>>322364152
popularity
>>322368516
this
it is sadly rarely used in context
>>322366303
Wouldn't really call those games flavor of the month , flavors of the month are mostly games with not a whole lot of depth to it.
>>322368663
Holy shit thats hilarious. Toby can clearly see the future.
OST is still fucking banging
A meme game is a fad. Something wich makes a great impression, but lacks longevity either gameplay-wise or on its contribution to the rest of the industry.
For instance, if you get catapulted to best game ever on metacritic in the week of your release just to sink slowly to the top 30, you're a meme game.
>>322364152
A game i don't like
>>322368663
>literally tells people that giving him 10$ for smug self-satisfaction is a good idea
>marketing your game on fucking twitter
a game that /v/ doesn't like despite the fact that /v/ loves memes
>>322369176
all you are doing is proving his point
>>322364152
Butthurt
>all these retards in this thread
Holy shit, how about you stop using words you don't understand? Learn the meaning of "meme" before using the word.
There's no thing as "meme game" or shit like that. References are not memes. Jokes are not memes. Captures are not memes.
>>322369031
>just to sink slowly to the top 30
To be fair, top 30 of all time is still pretty fucking impressive. I wouldn't put a "just" there.
>>322367128
This.
>>322369176
as opposed to what? sitting back and letting the game market itself like a good little humble indie goy?
your 10 dollar game maker RPG doesnt reach 500k sales by sitting back and waiting for it to
>>322369176
Some people know better than to be falsely modest. He's proud of what he's made and that's totally okay.
>>322367128
>>322368201
>>322368516
>>322369031
>people literally define 'meme game'
>>322365108
>>322365396
>>322365572
>>322365695
>these are the same shitters who will pretend 'meme game' has never been defined and is an empty criticism
it happens every undertale thread. someone calls UT a 'meme game' and makes fans piss themselves about it and scream that 'meme game' doesn't mean anything, despite the fact that people continue to define it.
it's just a more compact way of saying "overly reliant on hit or mess referential humor that only gains popularity because it's trendy"
>>322369176
>marketing your game on fucking twitter
>implying marketing your game on a popular social media site is bad
You retarded, son?
>>322369629
But it literally fucking did
>what it should mean
games that abuse pop culture references in clear detriment of its characters or setting (not fallout 2, but for example, if portal 3 came out and had constant cake jokes)
>what /v/tards think it means
games that are popular in tumblr or twitch, or at all
"I heard I'm supposed to dislike a game on /v/ but I don't have any valid criticism for it"
>>322369851
thats what he wants you to believe
Any game that tries having "le epic" humor.
>Kid Icarus: Uprising
>Uncharted
>Splatoon
>Wonderful 101
>Bayonetta
>Devil May Cry
>Undertale
>Overwatch
>Kirby
>Pikmin
>Etc
I don't play games to listen to poor comedy drivel.
>>322369925
If we want to go by a strict definition a meme game is any game that is popular and well known at a certain time. However right now the best definition is a game that abuses of pop culture or that tries to become popular through the use of memes.
>>322370103
wut
>>322370103
>pikmin
huh? please explain
>>322370103
>kirby
>pikmin
>kid icarus
>splatoon
I know it's wrong to give anything credit just for being a kid's thing, but man you really just have to be expecting that kind of thing.
>>322370103
>>322370391
The stupid humor started in Pikmin 2 when the ship tried giving "LE WACKY XD" descriptions to the items you find. Then Pikmin 3 made it worse.
It shouldn't belong in a video game.
>>322368663
prophet
>>322370103
What?
Any popular game if you're actually going off the word meme.
If the game includes the use of multiple internet memes. Anyone who uses any other definition is a fucking moron.
"meme" as an adjective
example usage: [x] is a meme [type of x]
1. overused, to the point where decreasing quality is a concern
>Unity is a meme engine
2a. abnormally complex or convoluted in its presentation, usage, appearance, etc. but still taken seriously by some portion of the public
>APL is a meme language
2b. abnormally simple, but widely popular
>Flappy Bird is a meme game
3. something of which value comes by secondary media/presentations/narratives; something which holds little intrinsic value (or diminished intrinsic value, in light of aforementioned publications)
>[commonly "Let's Play"ed / streamed game] is a meme game
4. something that is popular among the mainstream / 'normal person' crowd; especially if it sells by its name alone, is part of a sweeping fad, and/or shallow in depth
>COD is a meme franchise
>Dubstep is a meme genre
5. user doesn't understand the hype/interest surrounding it
>anon hasn't enjoyed any games in [series], or the genre itself, so they're just meme games to him
(discouraged, weak/catch-all definition)
6. something user does not like; especially thematically
>stop posting your meme game
7. something having a notable quirk, gimmick, or stereotype
>[list of stereotypes]
>Is [x] a meme country?
8. something marked by a sudden rise in popularity
>Is [x] the new meme [type of x]?
9. ironically
>Ice is just meme water
>>322370103
Even if I don't agree with your game choices, pretty much this shit.
There's humor, dark humor, slapstick comedy and some funny real-life situations that can be reproduced in a videogame.
If your game does not fit into any of these (good) categories, the developers can give themselves perpetual rimjobs.
>>322370730
>>322370787
>>322370103
You're more of a meme than those games are
Hey guys what's your favorite meme game
minesguacamelee
>>322370567
Ah, so you're an idiot.
>>322370103
Is your pic your dinner?Or dessert.
>>322370957
*your
>>322370851
/thread
i remember the guy who posted this pasta first, thank god someone actually saved it
>>322370851
>Ice is just meme water
Every time
>>322364152
It has to be a PC exclusive
>>322370851
I'm calling my ice meme water from now on, thank you kind anon
1: a meme game has internet memes, or well-known gaming memes (such as guacamelee referencing super mario bros' "sorry your princess is in another castle")
2. a game that has become a meme to like due to how popular it is. ex: dark souls, portal, pokemon, RE4.
>>322364152
When you like a game that I don't
>>322370895
same
>>322370103
>undertale
>Kid Icarus: Uprising
I can see why. it has this weird self aware style of writing. Not a big fan of that myself, which made me enjoy these games less
>Splatoon
>Wonderfull 101
Must be because you are american. European version is devoid of memes
>Uncharted
I can also see why. Drake always has to give off a witty remark after everything. Kinda annoying but Sullivan is allright
>Overwatch
Never played, game looks like SJW trash (Dyke, Gay Guy). Why does the sexuality matter in video games? It doesnt. It also doesnt add to the character (Sexuality is NOT a personality trait. It shouldnt be). Cant realy judge.
>DMC
The series has always been Edge: The game. Its kind of redundant to make fun the thing that made it popular.
>Kirby
>Pikmin
pic related
>>322369742
"Meme game" has no official definition and is purely empty criticism. It was a term made up by angry children who want to insult something but don't know enough about it to give valid critique, so they just spout "le <element from media> meme xD" all day.
>>322370851
This.
>>322369545
I didn't say a meme game is a bad game, maybe it deserves the top 30.
But the slow decline from the instant best game ever title is definetally proof that it is infact a fad.
>>322369742
It is entirely an empty criticism.
Come on dude, think about what you're actually typing out by calling something a "meme game."
>>322368663
Wow what a asshole, "nuh uhh my game is perfect you only hate it cause of bandwagons"
>>322373951
It's exactly what happens with a lot of /v/'s FotMs though. Remember early FNaF threads?
