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[–] kionay@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

The title of this post was, "What's a recent game you've tried playing that isn't worth the hype?"

14 years is hardly 'recent'

[–] Nelots@piefed.zip 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Depends entirely on how you interpret the question. It could be read as "What's a recent game you've tried..." (as in, a recently released game that you tried), as you've done, or "What's a recent game you've tried..." (as in, a game you've tried recently) as the person you're responding to did.

I think either interpretation is fine since the title doesn't actually clarify either way.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

can it correctly be interpreted both ways grammatically though? I think only the former is actually correct.

idk. not my area. but I think they have a point, recent can only refer to the game itself, not when you played it

[–] kionay@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

ah fuck you're absolutely right, it's ambiguous 🤦

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 4 points 3 days ago

I started gaming in the 80's my first game was doom on a 286. Skyrim release date was recent for me and I only recently played skyrim for the first time.

The question is "What's a recent game you've tried playing..?"

Not 'What's a recently released game you've tried playing..?'

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

It is when you're over 40.