can someone define "generic". i dont know what it means anymore

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#1 virtuas
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the "generic" word has been inputed in this board constantly even if it doenst fit the description. can someone tell me what is it again
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#2 wado-karate
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Generic means it was something that people predicted or is obvious. Like after finishing a game you thought the story was very generic, you could predict it or it was obvious.
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#3 Pro_wrestler
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Generic- PS3
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#4 gamefreakomega
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Generic- PS3Pro_wrestler

The PS3 is anything but generic. Even if you hate it, you've got to admit that.

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#5 wado-karate
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[QUOTE="Pro_wrestler"]Generic- PS3gamefreakomega

The PS3 is anything but generic. Even if you hate it, you've got to admit that.

Its not generic at all, he just wants to beat on it even it relates nothing to it.

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#6 DrinkDuff
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run-of-the-mill, average.
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#7 virtuas
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yeah, generic word is pretty much used to all first person shooter even though they are not. the most current is R2. come on 30vs 30, 8 coop. nothing but generic console wise
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#8 fistoflight
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Fanboys- Generic

GEOW 2 Not generic

Resistance 2 Not generic

Ps3 not generic

Xbox 360 not generic

The wii GENERIC.

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#9 agentfred
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Merriam-Webster defines "generic" as: having no particularly distinctive quality or application.

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#10 fistoflight
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yeah, generic word is pretty much used to all first person shooter even though they are not. the most current is R2. come on 30vs 30, 8 coop. nothing but generic console wisevirtuas

Yeah the thing is though it isn't generic...

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#11 Fawlcon_Pawnch
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Perfect example of a generic Character. *runs away*

http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/marcus_phoenix_01.jpg

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#12 wado-karate
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Perfect example of a generic Character. *runs away*

http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/marcus_phoenix_01.jpg

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Soldier in a space suit using massive guns to destroy aliens. Yep, can't get more generic. *Sarcasm not intended*
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#13 naruto7777
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some thing different
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#14 -Sluggo-
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360 is generic. Same console as last gen except it breaks more.
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#15 XaosII
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[QUOTE="Fawlcon_Pawnch"]

Perfect example of a generic Character. *runs away*

http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/marcus_phoenix_01.jpg

wado-karate

Soldier in a space suit using massive guns to destroy aliens. Yep, can't get more generic. *Sarcasm not intended*

Sure you can:

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#16 dylanmcc
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Fanboys- Generic

GEOW 2 Not generic

Resistance 2 Not generic

Ps3 not generic

Xbox 360 not generic

The wii GENERIC.

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Haha... hahahahahahaha
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#17 Sonick54
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Something that's been done too many times. In other words, run of the mill or not original.
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#18 deactivated-5f4694ac412a8
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Odama- Not generic at all, but sucks.

Resistance 2- It may be generic or whatever you want to call it, but it still can be barrels of fun. There's a lot of generic games out there that are tons of fun to play.

Generic is usually a bad thing, though. You need a change of pace. Obviously, sometimes it fails, like with Odama. But other times, like in Portal, it can innovate, create new ideas, and be a lot of fun.

To be honest, Portal is kind of... Well, a lot of things could be put to so much better use. So why did it score so damn high? The concept was good, and it was fresh. Hell, if HAZE was the first FPS, then it would get tons of AAA scores.

In short: I enjoy my fair share of generic games, but I also like when new ideas come along, because that keeps things fresh.

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#19 diped
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Generic means it was something that people predicted or is obvious. Like after finishing a game you thought the story was very generic, you could predict it or it was obvious.wado-karate
A perfect example of a person who does not know what the word "generic" means. Maybe if the word he was trying to describe was predictable...

People just seem to throw the word around because they think it makes a game look bad if it is called generic, meanwhile it is clear to everyone they are wrong and must not know what the word generic means.
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#20 II_Seraphim_II
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Any game you dont like = Generic :?
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#21 Cloud_Insurance
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Its a word people use when they want to insult a game, but don't actually know anything about the game, so they are forced to make an obscure comment in an attempt to demean the game.
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#22 WasntAvailable
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The meaning of the word generic is simply something that has no remarkable features. However, it's use is subjective so it is pretty hard to use it wrongly. It is more an emotional word used to describe how you feel about something. As such there arn't any real set rules as to how and when you use the word, except that you use it as a describing word (Someone remind me what that one is, never understood the whole adjectives, verbs, nouns and crap anyway, really hard to remember which one is which and totally useless in the real world... well except for mabye in this case.).
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#23 joopyme
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Lost Odyssey and Halo3 probably means generic. :P

Lost Odyssey easily could have been an epic one, if it didnt stick to a decade year old formula.

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#24 imprezawrx500
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360 is generic. Same console as last gen except it breaks more.-Sluggo-

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#25 Gaming_Guru_Guy
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Generic:

1 a: relating to or characteristic of a whole group or ****:generalb: being or having a nonproprietary name c: having no particularly distinctive quality or application 2: relating to or having the rank of a biological genus