Overused internet word #37: Epic
by Soulidarity on Comments
If there's one word not born of the internet that message board kiddies have latched onto in the most annoying way, its epic. Just because some FMV sequence in a game blew you away, it doesn't mean the word "epic" fits. Epic: of unusually great size or extent. This is the definition of the word that people are typically reaching for when they use it. The key word here being "unusual". Battles between two powerful forces in jRPGs have become commonplace. There's nothing unusual about them anymore, thus, epic no longer fits these situations. Most recently, someone on the FFXIII board described one such battle between Bahamut and Alexander in just this manner. As I've said, these types of scenes are commonplace and expected in games now, so the word "epic" does not work when describing them. If you can't use it correctly, please stop using it. Failure to do so may result in unending mockery.