AdamLeisemann Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) That is interesting - I understand that Japanese has gendered language and different words are used depending on the sex on the speaker and/or subject. Are Yuri and Yaori the female versions of those words? Excuse me for being anal (no laughing...) as I describe the four forms of Japanese slash: Yaoi: Male/male, greater emphasis on sex. Shounen-Ai/Boys Love: Male/male, greater emphasis on the relationship, Yuri (American definition): Female/female, emphasis on sex. Shoujo-Ai (American term): Female/female, emphasis on relationship. Yuri (Japanese definition): Either of the above female/female terms. Ending anality (again, don't laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLeisemann Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Does anybody remember the name of the game that actually used this idea? I remember it from the gaming glut of the late 80's/early90's. I must have missed it. However, White Wolf did pop out Wraith: The Oblivion which has players managing their own characters and the shadow of another character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Exactly how hazardous to one's health would it be to ask a Japanese woman named Yuri about the "other" meaning of her name? Does the answer change if it's the Yuri that works for the WWWA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Excuse me for being anal (no laughing...) as I describe the four forms of Japanese slash: Yaoi: Male/male, greater emphasis on sex. Shounen-Ai/Boys Love: Male/male, greater emphasis on the relationship, Yuri (American definition): Female/female, emphasis on sex. Shoujo-Ai (American term): Female/female, emphasis on relationship. Yuri (Japanese definition): Either of the above female/female terms. Ending anality (again, don't laugh) YES! That's it all in a nutshell. Though I hadn't realized America had sperated Yuri and Shoujo-Ai that much.. but then I don't read any of the above. and to address "Yaori" ... no "r" it's YAOI. I don't beleive Yaori is even a word in Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Exactly how hazardous to one's health would it be to ask a Japanese woman named Yuri about the "other" meaning of her name? Does the answer change if it's the Yuri that works for the WWWA? Depends on the spelling and pronunciation. It's doubtful that a woman's name would be spelled with the same kanji as the term. And slight differences in tone can change the meaning of words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLeisemann Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Exactly how hazardous to one's health would it be to ask a Japanese woman named Yuri about the "other" meaning of her name? Does the answer change if it's the Yuri that works for the WWWA? Actually, the real meaning of "Yuri" is lilly. The term Yuri gained its lesbian meaning thanks to a writer who used the rose to symbolise male homosexuality and a lilly to symbolize lesbianism. The reason Yaoi is used for the men with a sexual emphasis is that it comes from an acronym of "yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi, meaning "no climax, no punch line, no meaning." (Wikipedia) Below are a few links to fully explain it all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoi for Yaoi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28animation%29 For Yuri and Shoujo-Ai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shounen-ai for Shounen-ai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLeisemann Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Anime Trivia Hero Current Events Hero (With illustrations by an unnamed Danish cartoonist, and additional combat rules checked by Dick Cheney) Flower Hero (do you belong the the Rose tribe or the Lilly tribe?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Depends on the spelling and pronunciation. It's doubtful that a woman's name would be spelled with the same kanji as the term. And slight differences in tone can change the meaning of words. Chinese has the tonal changes. Japanese doesn't... Yuri in reference to a name and Yuri in reference to the Mange style would be pronounced exactly the same. Japanse has only 108 Sounds to the language. Americans have trouble as they try and add sounds in, because English has literally hundreds of sounds. Chinese on the other hand is a Tonal Language and the Tone of the word can change meaning. Chinese is not for the tone deaf or the monotone speakers, the tone deaf could probably effect a perfect Tokyo Accent which is pretty flat emphasis wise. In Japanese it's the context of the sentence that determines everything - in English you have lots of phrases without context or with implied context. In Japanese you need a full sentence to give context to the words in question. Besides, in Japanese you would probably be calling someone by their family name and not Yuri. Only the closest of close friends would use Yuri, and then mostly in private conversations. On Topic: Language Lesson Hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLeisemann Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Chinese has the tonal changes. Japanese doesn't... Yuri in reference to a name and Yuri in reference to the Mange style would be pronounced exactly the same. Japanse has only 108 Sounds to the language. Americans have trouble as they try and add sounds in, because English has literally hundreds of sounds. Chinese on the other hand is a Tonal Language and the Tone of the word can change meaning. Chinese is not for the tone deaf or the monotone speakers, the tone deaf could probably effect a perfect Tokyo Accent which is pretty flat emphasis wise. In Japanese it's the context of the sentence that determines everything - in English you have lots of phrases without context or with implied context. In Japanese you need a full sentence to give context to the words in question. Besides, in Japanese you would probably be calling someone by their family name and not Yuri. Only the closest of close friends would use Yuri, and then mostly in private conversations. On Topic: Language Lesson Hero. Neat lesson. How do you rep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Neat lesson. How do you rep? Clicky the small Scales on the top right hand of the post in question. You'll be taken to a screen to leave a comment, click on the button and ba-da-boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) I just imagine someone introducing herself, and you hear, "Hi, my name is lesbian sex," and it takes you a moment to realize that's not actually what she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) I just imagine someone introducing herself' date=' and you hear, "Hi, my name is lesbian sex," and it takes you a moment to realize that's not actually what she said.[/quote'] Unless it's a porn movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Not the case. I have worked with a woman name Gaye, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) I just imagine someone introducing herself' date=' and you hear, "Hi, my name is lesbian sex," and it takes you a moment to realize that's not actually what she said.[/quote'] That's the cultural rift coming in. You would never be introduced to a Japanese person with their first name. You may not even learn their first name until a second meeting. That goes doubly for the gaijin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Not the case. I have worked with a woman name Gaye, after all. was she happy all the time? ... Bad Pun Hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Kinda. Certainly happier than Joy. Not as happy as Fiona though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLeisemann Posted March 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Gross-out comedy Hero. (like "Larry the Cable Guy") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) I just imagine someone introducing herself' date=' and you hear, "Hi, my name is lesbian sex," and it takes you a moment to realize that's not actually what she said.[/quote'] I am reminded of the Monty Python epsiode with the naughty Hungarian-English phrasebooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLeisemann Posted March 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Shaggy-Dog-Story Hero (build up all this interest, only to have a disappointing elding) Spoonerism Hero (a whole bunch of tasted worms, er, wasted terms) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) So far there have been at least a dozen games I'd play. We should all run one at GenCon... Dibs on Girls Gone Hero! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) I'd run Seuss Hero - you can have any character you want BUT all power writeups must rhyme, and all interactions in game must be in rhyming couplets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) That's the cultural rift coming in. You would never be introduced to a Japanese person with their first name. You may not even learn their first name until a second meeting. That goes doubly for the gaijin. "Never" is too strong a word. When I went to Japan on business, most (all?) of my Japanese co-workers were introduced to me by their first names, although I still don't know the customer's first name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Not the case. I have worked with a woman name Gaye, after all. I helped a guy named Peter Johnson the other day. He was a total prick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) Sock Darning HERO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogo Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Re: Genres HERO GAMES may want to avoid (intended to be humorous) I helped a guy named Peter Johnson the other day. He was a total prick A friend worked for a consulting firm that was very rigid in its badge naming scheme. The badge was always: First name Middle Initial Last Name Since my friend had no middle name, he was issued a middle initial of "N" for "No Middle Name" -- like I said, rigid. There was another employee there named [roughly] James Phillip Enis. They relaxed the naming rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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