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Post by wyrdwad on Feb 1, 2015 15:15:08 GMT -5
Do all Resident Evils have a residence? That's not what the "resident" in Resident Evil means. "Resident Evil" basically just means "there is evil present." So you can easily say that yes, every Resident Evil game does indeed contain resident evil. Series names aren't all that important, though. The Ys series, for example, has nothing whatsoever to do with Ys in any installment other than Ys I, Ys II, Ys IV (where it's basically just a cameo) and Ys Origin. -Tom
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Post by Garamoth on Feb 1, 2015 15:57:54 GMT -5
It's true that all Ys game have the letter "y". In fact, they have a plurality of them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 16:37:22 GMT -5
Do all Resident Evils have a residence? That's not what the "resident" in Resident Evil means. "Resident Evil" basically just means "there is evil present." So you can easily say that yes, every Resident Evil game does indeed contain resident evil. Series names aren't all that important, though. The Ys series, for example, has nothing whatsoever to do with Ys in any installment other than Ys I, Ys II, Ys IV (where it's basically just a cameo) and Ys Origin. -Tom It's a pun, actually, so the "house" meaning also counts.
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Post by Feynman on Feb 1, 2015 16:49:00 GMT -5
You could also say that "Resident Evil" is just a fancy way of referencing the virus itself (like the title everywhere that isn't North America, Biohazard). Since the virus resides within the host, turning them into violent monsters. You might even refer to the virus as the evil within, and golly, that sure would be a nice name for a horror game if the creator later made a new title at a new company and wanted to subtly reference his earlier work.
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Post by TheChosen on Feb 1, 2015 17:28:22 GMT -5
Pretty sure who ever picked the name Resident Evil doesn't have much grasp on the English language.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 17:41:31 GMT -5
I wish the series would revert back to Biohazard, similar to the way DQ went back from being Dragon Warrior. Not like the titular band is really capitalizing off of its name these days.
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Post by GamerL on Feb 1, 2015 18:26:09 GMT -5
Not sure the clock tower is really that important. It's just a title. Do all Resident Evils have a residence? Hmm... they do have a lot of mansions. I guess they all have Biohazards, though, and they all have lab levels. So maybe we should call the series Lab Level? Or maybe just Biohazard? LOL, Isn't the only reason Capcom didn't call it Biohazard in the US is because that's actually illegal?
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Post by wyrdwad on Feb 1, 2015 18:42:31 GMT -5
Pretty sure who ever picked the name Resident Evil doesn't have much grasp on the English language. Why do you say that? "Resident Evil" makes absolutely perfect sense in English, and has a really cool ring to it. People always seem to forget that "resident" is also an adjective, meaning (from dictionary.com) "residing; dwelling in a place" (as in "There's a resident poltergeist in my house") or "(of qualities) existing; intrinsic." It's the latter definition that I believe is being used in the title -- an example being, "There's a resident darkness in his soul." It's very fancy-schmancy English, almost British-y, but not at all misused, and I actually think it's a better name than Biohazard. It has a more "sophisticated" ring to it. ...As for why the series was renamed in the west, I always thought it was because there already existed an entertainment property called Biohazard -- kind of like how we had to rename Fragile to "Fragile Dreams" in North America because there already existed an entertainment property called "Fragile." -Tom
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 19:00:44 GMT -5
There's a band named Biohazard, but who can name a single song or album by them, let alone from the past 10 years? I'm sure Capcom could come to an agreement with them now.
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Post by wyrdwad on Feb 1, 2015 19:31:27 GMT -5
There's a band named Biohazard, but who can name a single song or album by them, let alone from the past 10 years? I'm sure Capcom could come to an agreement with them now. It wouldn't be a cheap agreement, though, I'm sure. I mean, the Biohazard band could ask for a million bucks to let Capcom use the name here, and they'd be perfectly within their rights to do it. And if they're a lesser-known band, chances are they WOULD ask for that kind of money, since it would be an easy way to make up for poor album sales. -Tom
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 20:22:33 GMT -5
Capcom doesn't NEED to make an agreement with them, though, so they have the stronger footing. $500k for worldwide lifetime rights is a hell of a lot better than $0.
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Post by Garamoth on Feb 1, 2015 20:44:52 GMT -5
Is it really about the band? That doesn't seem like a very good case for passing off, i.e. they could just use the name and not pay anybody.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 20:49:28 GMT -5
How would that not be asking for a lawsuit?
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Post by wyrdwad on Feb 1, 2015 21:02:39 GMT -5
Yeah, the U.S. is a pretty litigious place. You don't want to just assume it's OK to use a name that has an outside chance of being lawsuit-worthy, because if there's even a 0.00001% chance, someone will surely take it.
Remember, this is the country that brought us "patent trolls" like the guy who held a monopoly on any game, movie, television show or magazine name containing the word "Edge" for like, a decade.
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Post by strizzuth on Feb 2, 2015 0:17:56 GMT -5
There's a game called Journey, which is also a VERY famous band. I don't think that whole band name thing really holds up since it's obviously not the same media type nor is it a derivative work.
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