Yes, I bought it, shut up. It was on sale.

[nano_moose]

I think the stupidest line I've heard in Dead Space 2 thus far (and there's some stiff competition) is a scientist saying, with a completely straight face, that only "smart people" will be able to withstand the Marker implanting information into their skulls.

Her words.

A scientist.

"Smart people."

Mmm. And just what is the metric for "smart," lady?

How about "After extensive tests, I believe the implanted information can only be withstood and translated by people with technical and practical intelligence; architects, mechanics, engineers, scientists...to anyone else (even anyone else whose intelligence is great in a different area, such as emotional or creative) it is so much noise, and the overload will eventually drive those who do not fit the criteria to violent, self-destructive insanity. I have yet to isolate the exact mechanism by which this occurs; further testing is needed. Please see attached list for traits proven common to the most productive subjects."

The character writing has improved, marginally, but the rest of the writing, particularly anything involving the MagGuffins or 'scariness', remains very very silly.

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[twilit-wanderer.livejournal.com]

Well, obviously, you're just not one of those special "smart people" and she felt it best to use small, vague words so your feeble, non-smart brain might have a chance of understanding what she meant.

That's how you know she's smart, actually! All smart people can immediately identify non-smart people.

[nano_moose]

If that woman was in my old academic communication class, she would have been torn to pieces for using such non-specific language. Granted, she was torn to pieces in the game anyway literally, but I don't think it was as punishment for quackery.

Hmm. That would be a pretty neat sentence for writers who perpetuate stereotypes like "intelligence is a character trait that comes only in one form". Torn to pieces by alien-zombies. I shall put it on my list of things to enforce when I rule the world.