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All the good names are taken

January 21, 2013 8:54:22 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums

Screw it, all future games will just have the word Poochie in it.

Every time we try to think of a name for a future game, pow. It’s taken.

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Reply #1 January 21, 2013 9:02:29 PM
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make up words or a Sci-fi sounding name in it

Urmongdon's Portal 

Most will get the hint of the game type by the included graphic and icon.

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Reply #2 January 21, 2013 9:09:08 PM
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Prepare to be sued by Mattel:

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Reply #3 January 21, 2013 9:18:24 PM
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I'll bet "Developer's Instant Regret" isn't taken yet.  Then again, I wanted to name my favorite double black diamond run "Dental Records".

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Reply #4 January 22, 2013 12:36:46 AM
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Stop using non-proper nouns. Bam, problem solved.

 

Seriously, your games use the most generic words ever. Elemental? Fallen? Enchantress? War? Magic? Please. It's not that those are bad words per say, its just so basic. Obviously the generic words get used first.

 

From a list I found of all games Stardock developed, as opposed to published:

Business Tycoon

Galactic Civilizations

Society

Entrepreneur

The Political Machine

 

These are not names, they are dry descriptions of what happens in the game. Some of them are just individual common nouns. How do you expect to use a single common noun and come up with original names?

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Reply #5 January 22, 2013 12:54:07 AM
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pacov will create the best game title ever for you.  Describe the game.  Boom.  Franchise worth 2 mil.  You are welcome. 

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Reply #6 January 22, 2013 1:43:43 AM
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random letters as someone/something's name... then tag on some other rubbish for the genre related part

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Reply #7 January 22, 2013 6:22:38 AM
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I fear this will someday become a problem for movies as well...I can already see it...

 

Star Wars:  Episode 90:  Revenge of the Returning Empire Striking Back at a New Hope Menace....

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Reply #8 January 22, 2013 6:48:03 AM
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Dragethna: The Targarian Tower - there you are. Now go make it

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Reply #9 January 22, 2013 8:25:25 AM
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windows 8 / windows 9

 

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Reply #10 January 22, 2013 8:36:05 AM
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Terror Star 2: Explode More Stars

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Reply #11 January 22, 2013 8:45:22 AM
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We can help you, frogboy. Just tell us what this game is about?

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Reply #12 January 22, 2013 8:46:29 AM
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NILBOG

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Reply #13 January 23, 2013 12:02:09 PM
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Quoting TAOCuathon,
reply 5
Seriously, your games use the most generic words ever. Elemental? Fallen? Enchantress? War? Magic? Please. It's not that those are bad words per say, its just so basic. Obviously the generic words get used first.

Dragon Age

Mass Effect

Halo

Company of Heros

Modern Warfare

Black Ops

Sims

Far Cry

Faster than Light

...

 

Only game that stood out on the top 100 steam games was Skyrim, but it's also prefaced with The Elder Scrolls

 

My assumption is naming games is like naming movies. A bad name can turn people off from a good game or movie while a great name won't help a bland game or movie as much.

Basically you want the name to be memorable and hopefully create a mental image towards the game.

On the flip side some obfuscated name that is so original it has no meaning won't probably work as well.

 

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Reply #14 January 23, 2013 12:23:52 PM
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I'm not sure what my opinions of a "good name" are, or at least my opinions on how valuable it is.  I've always thought that "Sins of a Solar Empire" was a fantastic of a name for any game, book, etc as I have ever heard.  Never played it though.  So no matter how cool I thought the name was, I have never played the game.  

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Reply #15 January 23, 2013 12:38:23 PM
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Quoting Lord Xia,
reply 15
I'm not sure what my opinions of a "good name" are, or at least my opinions on how valuable it is.  I've always thought that "Sins of a Solar Empire" was a fantastic of a name for any game, book, etc as I have ever heard.  Never played it though.  So no matter how cool I thought the name was, I have never played the game.  

That's pretty much the point. Great names won't help a product as much as a Bad name can hurt a product.

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Reply #16 January 23, 2013 1:09:03 PM
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Quoting ZombiesRus5,
reply 16

Quoting Lord Xia, reply 15I'm not sure what my opinions of a "good name" are, or at least my opinions on how valuable it is.  I've always thought that "Sins of a Solar Empire" was a fantastic of a name for any game, book, etc as I have ever heard.  Never played it though.  So no matter how cool I thought the name was, I have never played the game.  

That's pretty much the point. Great names won't help a product as much as a Bad name can hurt a product.

 

Heh, Sins made me think of some kind of Leisure Suit Larry in space kind of game for some reason.  Well I never played it either, but can't say the name had anything to do with that decision.

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Reply #17 January 23, 2013 3:00:28 PM
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You should make another business game.  I like business games.

 

You could name it "That Other Business Game" or something.

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Reply #18 January 23, 2013 6:46:51 PM
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"sim publisher"

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Reply #19 January 23, 2013 8:28:41 PM
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"the game where the people do some stuff for some other people to stop the bad people from doing more stuff to the good people and ruining that place where the people do their stuff in the process"

 

I take cash or credit. Available on Windows 7/8/whatever newfangled derperating system Microsoft comes up with in the future. 

-Lord Brony

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Reply #20 January 23, 2013 9:52:26 PM
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Quoting Seleuceia,
reply 8
Star Wars:  Episode 90:  Revenge of the Returning Clone Empire Striking Back at a New Hope Menace....
'

Fixed

 

 

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Reply #21 January 24, 2013 6:47:33 AM
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But the DVD cover has already been made...

 

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Reply #22 January 24, 2013 12:18:19 PM
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Quoting Seleuceia,
reply 8
Star Wars: Episode 90: Revenge of the Returning Empire Striking Back at a New Hope Menace....
Hilarious Sel!

But it's really simple; all you have to do is have Zombies, Vampires, and Ghosts:

 

Space Zombies

Space Vampires

Ghosts from the Stars

 

or:

 

Galactic Undead Soul Junkies

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Reply #23 January 25, 2013 4:15:37 PM
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Whoopie reprising her role as Chewbacca.  Good casting decision!

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Reply #24 January 25, 2013 7:35:28 PM
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Quoting pacov,
reply 13
NILBOG

It's GOBLIN spelled backwards!!!

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Reply #25 February 20, 2013 5:33:23 AM
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Lets see- orginal but not original names )

 

...erm nope

 

Im out

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