ProfanityPack(tm)
yes, we’re finally starting to work on it! no release date yet, but we’re having a friendly contest on our forum to come up with ambiguous obscenities, light hearted profanity, and entertaining exclamations.
the writers of our 5 favorites will get a boxed version of world of goo signed by both of us
this contest is rated N for NOBODY. please keep away from small children, household pets, and sensitive electronic equipment.
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Update from Kyle: Remember guys, keep it cute and classy. Creativity and clever wording is what we’re looking for. Think … Spring in Springfield and “that little extra spice”. (can anyone find a video clip of that online? FOX must have declared war on youtube!)
November 6th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Turnips!
November 6th, 2008 at 10:01 am
balls!
November 6th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
more balls!!!
November 6th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Toenails!
November 6th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Great Gooey Goodness!
Deus Ex Machina!
And, the ever popular (you MUST include this one if you’ve read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy!)
Belgium!
November 6th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
How long is this contest going?
November 7th, 2008 at 7:15 am
52 cats in a huge magnificent terrible explosion have decided they will no longer partake in the dangerous art of hacking. As they were all huddled around the one Linux computer to play a game, the start up process of the computer reacted with the static on their fur and caused a mass explosion.
Their graphics card was destroyed.
Thanks 2DBoy for your work! - Martin
November 7th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Arrgh, Its like a petrified Octopus only more so… ??
November 7th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Please tell me we can get this pack on the Wiiware version.
November 7th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Are you kidding me? I just don’t get you guys. You’ve made what many consider to be a great game loved by many people of all ages. Why do you see so much value in adding obscenity to it? Why are you interested in throwing tripe into it? Is it part of your greater “artistic vision” that will help the game have more meaning to people?
Why you want to make your game crass and base or even promote such things is beyond me. The only reason I can think of is that it’s funny for you guys.
I think you’re doing your company and your image a huge disservice by doing this. Why mess up what could be a clean image of brilliant art and gameplay? Is swearing and obscenity so important to you?
November 8th, 2008 at 6:15 am
“Is it part of your greater “artistic vision” that will help the game have more meaning to people?”
Yes it is
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“The only reason I can think of is that it’s funny for you guys.”
Yes it is
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” You’ve made what many consider to be a great game loved by many people of all ages. Why do you see so much value in adding obscenity to it?”
Because the people who don’t want the “Obscenity” don’t have to download the profanity pack.
November 8th, 2008 at 11:22 am
LMAO !
November 8th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Elecorn; This is an optional pack, simply a devoloper made mod. It won’t be in boxed copies, it won’t be in official downloads. Just a side option for people who want a cheap laugh.
November 8th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Yes, this is an optional add-on, and again, I’d like to emphasize cuteness and creativity over outright profanity. The idea came from my original Tower of Goo prototype here: http://www.experimentalgameplay.com/game.php?g=17
…where some of the balls’ voices are ambiguous, sped-up, possibly naughty words, where you think you hear something naughty, but you’re not sure.
And please don’t post any suggestions here in this comment thread, we’ve been deleting them! Please post them only in the forum topic linked above.
November 8th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I’m disappointed.
November 9th, 2008 at 6:54 am
save it for your journal, mate.
you made a knee-jerk reaction once you read the word profanity and now that you’ve been told that you were ill informed, rather than sit down and be quiet or argue a point further (either of which I would have respected), you have chosen to simply disregard the above information.
This was a decision made a long time before you heard about world of goo and something promised to preorderers since the option was available, or would you prefer they built their image on empty promises?
November 9th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Any deadline on this?
November 9th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Shazbot!
November 9th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
F*CKING AWESEOME GAME, F*CKING AWESOME DEVELOPERS
You guys deserves the millon of dollars for a game develop, not that mediocre big game trade marks who waste time and money in boring and no creative with incredible good graphics games,
for ps3 there are manys rpg with super ultra mega HD but, dont motive me, dont move masses, thing that your game did
MEN, Good luck 4 the joung and free game develops =)
November 10th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Tasting the buttermilk - e.g. “Ooh! He’s tasting the buttermilk on that one!”
Sweet Christmas! (apologies to Luke Cage)
Jiminy Jehosophat!
Sweet mother of mercy!
You could call someone a son-of-a-mother…
By Odin’s beard! - Thor
By Crom! - Conan
Rare! - Judy Moody
Eggs and Bacon!
November 10th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
PabloLatinAmerica1 ever heard of a spell checker?
You might try spending more time in school instead playing video games.
November 11th, 2008 at 4:54 am
don’t be a tool, does eveyone’s first language need to be English?!
November 11th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
GET TO THE TOWER! (in a californian govenor accent)
I’m Goozilla - RAWR
Ahh, It’s goozillia
You could at least buy me dinner before touching me like that.
We’re not lemmings!
Gooageddon has come, we’re all doomed!
HACKS!
I’m The Gooinator.
WHYMEE??!?!?!!? (when falling)
My Beautyshake brings all the goo to the yard.
We’re way better than lemmings.
WTF? This isn’t pacman?
This tower is about as straight as pink spandex.
GET UP (again in govenor accent)
November 12th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Foul mouthed plebeian!
Monocle shattering ruffian!
Wig desecrating publican!
Ah, the 19th century, how I don’t miss it.
November 12th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Argamundo!!! Pronounced arg-a-mundo with zest.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Hey, I was just wondering when you were going to chose a winner. I love your game (I’ve been a fan since tower of goo on the experimental gameplay project), and it has motivated me in my own games that I make, but I can’t really buy it right now. I’m not trying to complain or anything like that, I just wanna make sure I didn’t win before I sold my left leg to buy this game (which I will undoubtedly do if necessary).
Plus, I think my profanities are pretty good (took me over an 3 hours to come up with!).
November 13th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Obscenity…
Oh Yeah, let me see
see monty phyton movies and read the hitchhickers guide to the galaxy!
all on it is “good quality obscenity”
November 13th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Sacre boules! That’s sort of French for “Holy balls!” It’s great because it rhymes with sacre blue.
November 17th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Will the profanity pack only be available to the PC version? I have a sinking feeling that Nintendo might not OK this project for us Wii fans…
December 10th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
- fffffffflimsy fins on flying fish that flap freely (begin as if using the f-word)
- ssssshiny chopin shopping at SH! (begin as if using the sh-word)
- oh, random fluctuations in the time space continuum
- oh, convergence in the time-space continuum
- noodle sack