Re: can someone explain to me why "goods" are not a good thing in ffr
If you're complaining just about the use of the words "perfect/good", consider alternatives like "satisfactory/unacceptable" really don't have the same ring to them :P
Honestly though, a lot of it comes down to rhythm game tradition - if you want to complain, ask the people at Konami why we use these words.
Also, "good" is a relatively short single-syllable word, as are "miss" and "boo" so they make sense for conveying information. Having "perfect" be a longer word differentiates the display and makes it much more obvious when you get a non-perfect judgment; you can tell out of the corner of your eye that you screwed up simply because the word is shorter.
Perhaps "average" should be replaced with something shorter like "bad" but we also want to be a little encouraging, no?
Finally, I'd argue that you are confusing two definitions of good. "Good" as a judgment is used to mean something that is of high quality, but not perfect.
On the other hand, when you are complaining about receiving this judgment as not being a "good" thing you are using the definition of "good" meaning conferring advantage or having a positive effect.
These are two different uses of the word: a thing can be good (in quality) without being good (in effect).
For example you could have two murderers, one is ineffective at murdering and one is good at murdering, but certainly neither is having a good effect on society.
If you're complaining just about the use of the words "perfect/good", consider alternatives like "satisfactory/unacceptable" really don't have the same ring to them :P
Honestly though, a lot of it comes down to rhythm game tradition - if you want to complain, ask the people at Konami why we use these words.
Also, "good" is a relatively short single-syllable word, as are "miss" and "boo" so they make sense for conveying information. Having "perfect" be a longer word differentiates the display and makes it much more obvious when you get a non-perfect judgment; you can tell out of the corner of your eye that you screwed up simply because the word is shorter.
Perhaps "average" should be replaced with something shorter like "bad" but we also want to be a little encouraging, no?
Finally, I'd argue that you are confusing two definitions of good. "Good" as a judgment is used to mean something that is of high quality, but not perfect.
On the other hand, when you are complaining about receiving this judgment as not being a "good" thing you are using the definition of "good" meaning conferring advantage or having a positive effect.
These are two different uses of the word: a thing can be good (in quality) without being good (in effect).
For example you could have two murderers, one is ineffective at murdering and one is good at murdering, but certainly neither is having a good effect on society.
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