Hey, I am Circle Guard. Yes I like Squid Game, no I am not obsessed. Some of my favorite authors include Mizal, Fresh out the oven, Orange, Typewriter cat, Mystic Warrior, and End Master. I love reading and reviewing stories, so if you have a suggestion or want me to read and review a particular one of yours feel free to message me. I hope and plan to write a storygame of my own soon once I get a feel for how they work and what goes into a good one. I am very open to any advice anyone may have to give, whether it is about writing, forums, storygames, anything at all would be helpful and appreciated.
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on 3/25/2025 12:17:13 AM
There is a major and obvious difference between a prompted AI story and an original, human-made story. It's like how AI art can't quite grasp creating faces, there are some things AI doesn't do that real people can. With artificial intelligence it's as though it has a checklist of what it thinks goes into a good story and then it just tries to check all the boxes. When a human puts effort into a story, it's relatable on an emotional level; it can make the reader feel something. Something that the best of artificial intelligence will never be able to accomplish is human connection; it takes talent among human authors to even accomplish that. So while it may seem easier, better, or of higher quality to just prompt and edit an AI story, it overall will be obvious what you did and the story will be of lesser quality. If someone wanted to read an AI story, they could just prompt it themselves and read it. Welcome to CYS.
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on 3/20/2025 3:48:32 PM
This is definitely one of the most productive and friendly ways we can compete. As for the Thunder Dome it would definitely be a fun challenge to go up against you RK!
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on 3/10/2025 10:15:22 PM
I like this idea! Also in a not weird way I am actually a girl, though I can certainly understand you all not knowing that :)
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on 3/10/2025 7:03:44 PM
Yeah, I did like Mercer Gang.
Thunderdome: Valentine's Match
on 3/9/2025 3:15:47 AM
Story A: This story was an interesting way to look at Hotel California. I liked how throughout the story it justified Sam’s horror-story-character-like decisions while still allowing the reader to know how bad of decisions they were. I also enjoyed how instead of explicitly describing what happened to Sam it showed her fate through the perspective of her sister Trish whom Sam had talked about in the beginning. However, story A drags and reads a little slow; preventing the reader from really getting engaged in the story. The suspense is present but in my opinion the author should’ve brought about the climax just a touch quicker, especially with the length of the story. It also didn’t help the slow pace that it was relatively dull in terms of action. Still, suspenseful story with a nice little twist.
Story B: In my opinion this story did a much better job of building an ominous feeling. Immediately the narrator starts letting you on that something certainly isn’t right. The repetition of the radio and the neon sign (and even more so the radio taking on the narrator’s words) also get the reader thinking something is about to go wrong. A very well-placed Twilight Zone reference is also worth giving a shoutout. The story is riddled with little details, such as the narrator’s stomach twisting, that help the reader feel as though they are in the story; this also helps further the dread of what will come next. The descriptions are vibrant and clear; there were clearly no details spared even for such a short story. I can almost hear the eerie laughter in the ballroom, it sent shivers down my spine! I also appreciated the little reference to the actual song at the end. The only thing I can think of to possibly improve this story is maybe more characters??? Very well-done.
Final Verdict: While both stories were very good reads, my vote is for Story B because it was the more exciting and thrilling piece.
Some people need no introduction. Not me though
on 3/6/2025 11:11:54 AM
Klay Mercer for sure, not only is he actually armed but he’s a great fighter with strong determination who couldn’t stand to be defeated.
Some people need no introduction. Not me though
on 3/6/2025 8:04:41 AM
Well then, since the majority seems to be on the side of the Mercer Gang then I guess the odds numbers go to them. Also when you take into account that several of the Squid Game guards are unarmed circle guards…
Some people need no introduction. Not me though
on 3/6/2025 1:56:06 AM
I think they could win if there were like 100 less guards, or in a circumstance when the didn’t fight all the guards at once; but I mean, guards have snipers and with the full out force of all of them it doesn’t matter who you are if you’re outnumbered 501 to 12.
Some people need no introduction. Not me though
on 3/6/2025 1:41:35 AM
Ok, upon having read Mercer Gang I have decided the Frontman and the guards would definitely win.
Some people need no introduction. Not me though
on 3/5/2025 11:21:47 PM
Yes, but you do have to keep in mind that several Squid Game soldiers (spoilers of Squid Game ahead) got killed by a bunch of lightly armed contestants in season 2, so are they really that well-trained? Though I haven’t read Mercer Gang! yet, so I can’t truly say who would win there until I can accurately assess both sides.
