Talk:Everyone Talks/@comment-108.235.20.199-20150405032558/@comment-26838034-20150802173116

Old post, I know, but hear me out. I think it's not the content itself that's getting duller, we're just getting used to it. Whether it's a spooky ghost story or the haunted catridge, we've seen them all before. In fact, wherever a story uses any common creepypasta subject, our immersion is immediately broken, because we're reminded that we're just reading a story.

Now about "hyper-realism". I don't think it's the concept of life-like imagery being used that's so bothersome, but instead the (over)use of that particular phrase. I'm pretty sure Sonic.exe would be considered a much better story if every instance of "hyper-realistic" was replaced with multiple other synonyms.