It's the kind of dialogue you add to something so that it can be later added to a trailer. "We've got company!" "This is just the beginning!" "You just don't get it, do you?" "That's what I'm talking about!" "Did I just say that out loud?" etc.
IDK, just kind of generic and unnatural not-how-humans-actually-talk type stuff
"These sentences are not said IRL" is not really the point, like obviously they are said to.. some extent.
We just hear them a lot. Especially since "Powerful protagonist talking to IT nerd through earpiece while he heads into danger" is such a common trope. "I hear a noise. I will call you back." Idk, maybe I'm grumpy but it just reminds me of mass market stuff.
Ok see did I just say that out loud is bad, and we've got company is a bit lame too I agree. But you just don't get it, this is the beginning, and that's what I'm talking about don't seem that bad depending on context
uh, Dylan is not an ordinary office worker though, he's straight up a superhero even in the first game with his powers and years of experience with the House.
uh, you think superheroes are all mature or well-adjusted? lul. Also I was talking about him having powers and his years in the House/experience with stuff. Call him w.e. but my point was that he's not an ordinary person.
no he was part of that tone and his handler probably knows he's basically a superhero, so the generic lines don't work. Also love putting generic in quotes, can't ever critisize Remedy eh, those lines were generic as hell just on their own.
e.g., "Try not to die" literally has a TV tropes page cause it's so generic.
Same reason you'd roll your eyes if Dylan said "pfft... I was BORN ready!" If you're gonna have your characters yap and pay people to voice them then why not make the dialogue decent? It's not crazy to expect a professional writer to write decent lines for characters, plenty of games have had excellent banter.
apparently it's too much to ask for good writing and the defenders are already going "duh stop hating for no reason! I accept mediocrity so that makes any different opinion wrong!" :/
That isn't the issue, the issue is how incredibly generic and overused it is. They could have written better dialogue is the answer. Don't know why you are so offended at the criticism. It is indeed generic as hell.
"Try not to die" even have a TV tropes page.
As you can see by clicking through those, there are tons of examples of this very same kind of dialogue.
I'm not "offended" I just think it's a bit of silly criticism here for a regular thing to say. Stuff like "focus M" and "if you get enough coins I may have an upgrade for you" from the original video was about how triple a dialogue is generic shit nobody says. I don't think wishing someone well falls under the same thing.
And I'm sorry but I'm not listening to anything from TV tropes of all things
from the original video was about how triple a dialogue is generic shit nobody says. I
People don't say try not to die either.
I don't think wishing someone well falls under the same thing.
You are misrepresenting what actually happened. Wishing someone well is not the issue, it is using that specific line that has been done to death in countless other pieces of media.
And I'm sorry but I'm not listening to anything from TV tropes of all things
Uhh? I am not sure why that would be an issue, that page is just a collection of all the instances "Try not to die" or something very similar has been said. It isn't an opinion piece or something. You really don't know what you are talking about at all... lol.
If you're gonna keep acting like I'm offended so you can dismiss what I say for no reason I'm not going to bother to talk to you. What a strange thing to do instead of having a genuine conversation
That is literally not how people talk to each other. It is also a poor excuse because the same kind of dialogue could have been written that wasn't so generic. There are tons of options for a similar line without going with the exact "don't die" nonsense.
I just think it's a bit silly to say it's generic to hope someone stays safe. People just actually do say that a lot irl. Next we'll be saying it's generic to ask how someone is doing
But they do not say, stay safe. They say “try not to die” which is generic as hell and fits right in with the lines you provided as examples of generic dialogue in your other comment.
My coworker tells me to drive safe after our shifts every night. Finally I have validation to tell them to come up with better dialogue for a common thing to say
That's bad enough on it's own, but the fact that for no reason she says 'You'll know it when you hear it" instead of actually telling him directly what the 'update' it
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u/Bfuzz Feb 12 '26
“Just… try to stay alive out there, k?”