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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The goal is to beat the boss so bad he doesn't finish his first line of dialog by time his last line starts playing:

Mighty dra... Wel... I command th...

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

The best is when the game isn't programmed to stop their dialog when they die, so you get a dramatic soliloquy delivered by a ragdolled corpse on the ground.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So funny yet so satisfying in some games. Villains do their grand monologue and you just curbstomp them like common bandits. Gets really annoying if the game decides to wreck your shit with scripted encounters, though (e.g. teleporting long distance fighters into melee, or boss enemies suddenly gaining immunities to your abilities).

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Or you beat them easily, only for a cutscene to play where they're kicking your ass and you barely escape with your life.

Kai Leng pulling this on Thessia killed my Mass Effect playthrough. I was one-shotting you five seconds ago; stop smugging at me like you're anything other than an author fiat wankfest.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 2 points 1 month ago
[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 2 points 1 month ago

Ah yes, my Elden Ring run in meme format.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I did that when Fable came out. When I finally got to the big boss, I whipped his ass so hard I got to keep the sword of aeons without killing my sister.