Hi Dark, Lol! Interesting thoughts there, but I suppose you are right. Alien Outback does sound better than Aliens in the Outback. |Although I think one reason for the confusion between the two is subconsciously or consciously we try to make it grammatically correct.
Cheers! On 6/9/12, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm, the only use of the acronym I see is in the name of the desktop icon, > the file for launching the game is ao.exe, and the setup file is aosetup. > > In the manual, the program group, on Draconis' own site and on > audiogames.net and pcsgames.net the game is just called alien outback, --- > > so goodness knows where people got confused, the two names are after all > quite different in meaning, sinse "alien outback" presumably means the > australian outback made weerd and twisted by the presence of alien invaders, > > while "aliens in the outback" implies that the outback itself is fine, and > the aliens are just in it. > > I personally like the nasty implications of the actual name myself, to me > "aliens in the outback" is a little like that doctor who episode "daleks in > > Manhattan" it says what it does on the tin, but doesn't really enspire much > > mystery or interest in the title, ---- it's as if Lord of the rings was > called "the hobbit goes to mordor!" :D. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
