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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 1580173" data-attributes="member: 2205">How so?&nbsp; I think both cinematic and gritty have very clearly recognized meanings, even if the derivation of those meanings is a bit dodgy, in regards to RPGs.For example, if I told someone that I was going to run Call of Cthulhu only more cinematic than standard, I think everyone would know what to expect, if nothing else because of the juxtoposition of a game that is patently not cinematic (at least in terms of how people use that word in regards to RPGs.)Same thing if I said I wanted to run a gritty game of Exalted.To pick a more middle of the road game, like D&amp;D and apply either cinematic or gritty similarly has a very clear meaning.Sure, there's a lot of disagreement on how cinematic or gritty a game needs to be to truly be considered cinematic or gritty, but that doesn't mean that the terms have become useless.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 1580173, member: 2205"] How so? I think both cinematic and gritty have very clearly recognized meanings, even if the derivation of those meanings is a bit dodgy, in regards to RPGs. For example, if I told someone that I was going to run [i]Call of Cthulhu[/i] only more cinematic than standard, I think everyone would know what to expect, if nothing else because of the juxtoposition of a game that is patently [i]not[/i] cinematic (at least in terms of how people use that word in regards to RPGs.) Same thing if I said I wanted to run a gritty game of Exalted. To pick a more middle of the road game, like D&D and apply either cinematic or gritty similarly has a very clear meaning. Sure, there's a lot of disagreement on [i]how[/i] cinematic or gritty a game needs to be to truly be considered cinematic or gritty, but that doesn't mean that the terms have become useless. [/QUOTE]

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