Gamer Questions! -26- (Sorry, Songbird, but I took over this time :p) [Archive]

don

09-25-2010, 12:50 AM

I was wondering, it seems that on of the most obvious questions here wasn't yet made in these forums, and that would be "what is you favorite game?". But want to go a bit further, so I ask, what are your top 3 in each genre?
Note: as new titles appear and you may try older games (or you may be forgetting a title or two), the lists can change.

Here go my choices (I know some titles fit in more than 1 cathegory):

Platforms:
- Sonic Adventure 2 (Batlle)
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Sonic Adventure

Action:
- Max Payne
- The Saboteur
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Adventure:
- The Secret of Monkey Island and MI 2 Lechuck's Revendge SE Bundle (So I can fit 2 in 1 place xD)
- Prince of Persia (2008)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

RPG:
- Final Fantasy X
- Final Fantasy IX
- Lost Odyssey

Shooters:
- Halo 2
- Spinter Cell: Chaos Theory
- XIII

Arcade:
- Crazy Taxi 2
- Overboard!
- Word of Goo

Beat'em Up:
- Tekken 3
- Bloody Roar 2
- Steet Fighter Alpha 3

Racing:
- WipeOut HD
- Micro Machines V3
- Crash Nitro Kart

Hack 'n' Slash:
- Heavenly Sword
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Dinasty Warriors 2

Startegy:
- Age of Empires 3
- C&C: Red Alert 3
- Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends

Flying:
- Star Wars Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
- Hawx
- Ace Combat 2

All time favorite: Final Fantasy X

ZanTV

09-25-2010, 01:40 AM

Thou shalt dealt with the wrath that is Songbird. May God have mercy on thy soul..

All time favorite: Final Fantasy X
Ooh, someone's a big fan of Yuna..:D

RPG
Final Fantasy series of the PS1 era
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series
Dragon Age: Origins

Racing
Need For Speed series
Gran Turismo
Burnout series

FPS
Call of Duty 4
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Far Cry 2

TPS
Dead Space
Mass Effect
Gears of War
Max Payne
GTAIV
Resident Evil 4
(Yea, I play a lot of TPS..can't pick top 3, these ARE my top pick)

Hack N' Slash
God of War (that's it, really..)

Fighting
Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion (I only play the arcade one, heh..:p)
Marvel vs Capcom
Capcom vs SNK

Indie
Plants vs Zombies
Audiosurf
Braid

don

09-25-2010, 03:06 AM

Ooh, someone's a big fan of Yuna..:D

Actually, yes xD
I'm a big fan on Final Fantasy X, but not so much in Final Fantasy X-2. Not that I hate her personality in FFX-2, but the part of from being a High Summoner and then become a pop singer, just kills the character out of her.
Not that I have anything against pop singers, but come on...

Other than that, I like her very much. The original concept and ther her evolution, her face and traces, the eye colours detail (I used to draw, btw).
The personality traits, once again, and the way they fit the plot.
An then the motives, the association with ibiscus and all the simbology around.

http://yunatribute.no.sapo.pt/cosplay/Yuna%20body.jpg

She is easilly on of my top characters.

Above her, and in the same game, is the kick-@ss Auron. Former priest, now warrior, that came back from the dead to help clean out the mess. Smart, calm and sharp-thonged. The awesome red coat and the sunglasses to cover his eyes. You simply got to love him. That is my top one.
http://www.pixfans.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/masamune-auron.jpg
Also, his theme music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4iwYgd9N3Y)! I find it awesome, it has been my ringtone for years.

Mutated Waffle

09-25-2010, 03:34 AM

Platformer:
- Braid
- Mario Galaxy 2
- Sonic Adventure

Action/Adventure:
- Ico
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Okami

RPG:
- Chrono Trigger
- Final Fantasy 6
- Morrowind

Shooter:
- Half-Life 2
- Marathon Infinity
- Bioshock

Fighting:
- Street Fighter 2
- Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
- Sould Calibur 2

Rhythm Games:
- Rock Band 2
- Guitar Hero 2
- StepMania 4

DancingFlameDragon

09-25-2010, 03:38 AM

Thou shalt dealt with the wrath that is Songbird. May God have mercy on thy soul..

Hahaha! Although we haven't had a new gamer question in awhile...
Let's just call this "don's Gamer Questions - #1" :D Songbird's got competition now :p

Why do these questions have to be so difficult to answer? There are too many good ones all the time! Even for series, I'll try to just pick one even if they're both about equal:

Platform (probably one of the most difficult ones here, especially for NES and SNES owners):
-Super Mario Bros. 3
-Donkey Kong Country 2
-Super Mario Galaxy 2
-you know what? I'm adding another game: How can I have forgotten Yoshi's Island?

RPG:
-Super Mario RPG
-Golden Sun: The Lost Age
-Pokemon! (I'll go with HeartGold this time because it combines the old and better with updated gameplay)
-if this was top 4, I'd include FF in here somewhere... hang on does Kingdom Hearts count!? Stupid category...

Racing:
-Star Wars Episode I Racer
-Mario Kart Wii
-wait, do I even have any other racing games?? I'll probably think of one later.

Fighting:
-Umm... Super Smash Bros.? I'll just pick all three because I can't think of any other fighting games I have.

Flying:
-Star Wars Rogue Squadron series (especially 2)

RTS:
-Battle for Middle Earth
-Battle for Middle Earth 2
-erm... SW Empire at War even though I've barely played it compared to BfME (which I'm still a relative n00b at even though I've had it since it came out and I love playing it. I guess RTS just isn't my strength lol)

Some more NES games that I have that I'm too lazy to make separate categories for:
-Fun House (loosely based on the game show; almost nobody seems to know about this game but it's SUPER addictive; I think it's playable on Nintendo 8 if anybody wants to try it... this game is like my sworn enemy of games that I try to beat every summer and fail every time)
-TMNT 2: The Arcade Game (fun beat-em-up)
-Ducktales and/or Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers

Edit:
I'll add a "games like Zelda" category like Swish's because I can't really think of which category they would otherwise go into (although I think all of mine are actually Zeldas):
-Majora's Mask
-Link's Awakening (the first Zelda game I ever owned and my first ever video game bought specifically for me, so how could I resist?)
-Ocarina of Time (slightly overhyped? Maybe... but I still love this game to bits)

don

09-25-2010, 03:52 AM

Thou shalt dealt with the wrath that is Songbird. May God have mercy on thy soul..
Why wouldn't I have mercy on my own soul? :p

Swish

09-25-2010, 10:27 AM

I'm going to put down my own genre definitions, many of whose terms will overlap with yours, but I reckon you'll get a feel for what I mean by the games I list. I should also point out that I take the view that being a genre's progenitor does not necessarily qualify a game as its best example.

Also, also, I have a hard time picking favourites from some lists (I've always said that if you actually have an answer to the question, "What's your favourite game?", you've not played enough games), so in those cases I'll be selecting the games which may otherwise not come up in this thread over the ones which receive universal praise.

Also, also, also, I might not stick to 3 each (though I'll try not to exceed that limit).

So basically, I'm ignoring all the rules you set. To the list!

Adventure:
- Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Grim Fandango

Platform:
- Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Super Mario Galaxy

Horror Adventure:
- Project Zero II: Crimson Butterfly
- Silent Hill 2
- Resident Evil (Gamecube remake)

Stealth:
- Hitman: Blood Money
- Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

JRPG:
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
- Chrono Trigger
- Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra

3PS/FPS:
- Halo: Reach
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Gears of War 2

Fighting:
- Dead or Alive 4
- Street Fighter 4
- Soul Calibur II

Strategy:
- Advance Wars (any of them)
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Medieval II: Total War

Sandbox/RPG (you can't deny there's a lineage here):
- Crackdown
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Fallout 3

Rail Shooter:
- Panzer Dragoon Orta
- LylatWars
- Rez

Vertical Shooter:
- Touhou Project (don't make me choose)
- Ikaruga
- Psyvariar

Things like Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- Okami
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Honourable mentions that don't fit anywhere else as I've defined them, and/or would just be sat on their own in a genre I've otherwise neglected or simply not enjoyed:
- ICO
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Resident Evil 4
- Super Metroid
- Killer 7
- Geometry Wars 2
- Portal
- Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner
- Ace Combat series (STOP MAKING ME CHOOSE)
- Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Xbox 360 - I can't speak for the Wii version)

And many more.

don

09-25-2010, 03:02 PM

I've always said that if you actually have an answer to the question, "What's your favourite game?", you've not played enough games

Come to think of it, I don't thing anyone can really say that he/she has played enough games, there is always a good game that pass through us, whenever is for lack o time, or it is relativelly unkown, etc.
I aswer the question with FFX because it reaches to me in many levels, more than any game I played so far.
I support the so called "interactive story-telling".
I think we are in the beggining (it still has a long way to go) of a new chapter in story-telling. First came oral transmission of stories and through pictures, later came paper and books, much later came cinema and now technology grants us all new ways. And for me, FFX is my favorite game in the same way that LorR or the Aubrey–Maturin series are my favorite books or (Peter Jackson's) LotR are my favorite movies.
Can anyone say that he/she has seen enough movies or read enough books?

Songbird

09-27-2010, 02:15 PM

I'll let this one slide don, but do not let this happen again or...... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMC4J8wqOw&feature=related)

don

09-28-2010, 12:29 AM

I'll let this one slide don, but do not let this happen again or...... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMC4J8wqOw&feature=related)

There's something you should know: I am also an unsent...
http://www.ffinsider.net/final-fantasy-10/animation/14.gif

DancingFlameDragon

09-28-2010, 03:49 AM

There's something you should know: I am also an unsent...
http://www.ffinsider.net/final-fantasy-10/animation/14.gif
Uh, oh. There's a summoner coming...
http://www.ffinsider.net/final-fantasy-10/animation/9.gif

don

09-28-2010, 04:05 AM

Uh, oh. There's a summoner coming...
http://www.ffinsider.net/final-fantasy-10/animation/9.gif

Her dad says it's time to brush her teeth and go to bed.
http://www.ffotaku.com/images/final-fantasy-x/gifs/Braska1.gif

(It's late over here xD)

ZanTV

09-28-2010, 04:15 PM

Her dad says it's time to brush her teeth and go to bed.
http://www.ffotaku.com/images/final-fantasy-x/gifs/Braska1.gif

(It's late over here xD)
http://www.ffotaku.com/images/final-fantasy-viii/gifs/Bahamut1.GIF

Yuna - "But daddy! I wanna play with Mr. Snugglekins.."

Songbird

09-28-2010, 05:10 PM

http://www.ffotaku.com/images/final-fantasy-viii/gifs/Bahamut1.GIF

Yuna - "But daddy! I wanna play with Mr. Snugglekins.."

King Harkinian - "Not untill you have scrubbed all the floors!" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofbhkbk42Jc) (Warning, listening to the Mushroom Kingdom song from SMRPG will never be the same after watching this video.)

don

09-28-2010, 05:24 PM

http://www.ffotaku.com/images/final-fantasy-viii/gifs/Bahamut1.GIF

Yuna - "But daddy! I wanna play with Mr. Snugglekins.."

Very well,

Mr. Snugglekins, I choose you:
http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/c/cc/Spr_3e_150.gif
don's sent out Mr. Snugglekins.
Mr. Snugglekins used Psybean!
Critical hit!
Bahamut fainted!
don defeated Yuna!

DancingFlameDragon

09-30-2010, 03:02 AM

I'm sure that if everybody just sits down and waits for this dude http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070722012756/finalfantasy/images/a/a6/FFIX-Ark.gif to finish his summon sequence, we can think of a solution to this mess! :p

And Mewtwo better watch out, because Mew's about to come and use its epic deadly powers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChNHFGdQUA&feature=related)!

don

09-30-2010, 05:52 PM

Sano

10-03-2010, 02:15 PM

Making my own categories and a lot of these are in random order.

Action / Adventure

- Devil May Cry 4
- Metal Gear Solid 3
- Bayonetta

Action / Classics

- Mega Man II
- Super Castlevania IV
- Super Mario Bros. 2

Action RPGs

- Zelda II The Adventure of Link
- Kingdom Hearts
- Brave Fencer Musashi

RPGs

- Final Fantasy XIII
- Dragon Quest 8
- Namco x Capcom (Japanese Import)

Fighting Games

- Super Street Fighter IV
- Street Fighter III Third Strike
- Super Street Fighter II The New Challengers Turbo

Crossover Fighting Games

- X-Men vs. Street Fighter
- Capcom vs. SNK 2
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Beat'em Ups

- Final Fight
- X-Men (Arcade game from Konami based on the Pryde of the X-Men pilot)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Games Based on Intellectual Properties

- Ghostbusters (PS3, 360)
- Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions
- Berserk (Dreamcast)

Shooters / FPS

- Sin & Punishment 2
- Halo 2
- Lost Planet

Handheld Games

- SNK vs. Capcom Match of the Millenium (Neo Geo Pocket)
- Mega Man Powered Up
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max (PSP)

Dancing Games

- Elite Beat Agents
- The Dancing Portion of Brave Fencer Musashi :p
- The Felicia Dancing game in SNK vs. Capcom Match of the Millenium :p

Racing Games

- Hang On
- F-Zero
- Mega Man Battle & Chase

Sports Games

- We Love Golf
- Mike Tyson's Punch Out
- Punch Out (Wii)

(P.S. I don't watch real sports... Too busy playing video games! :p)

FAVORITE VIDEO GAME - Super Street Fighter IV!

ZanTV

10-03-2010, 04:38 PM

I'm sure that if everybody just sits down and waits for this dude http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070722012756/finalfantasy/images/a/a6/FFIX-Ark.gif to finish his summon sequence, we can think of a solution to this mess! :p
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080920174924/finalfantasy/images/thumb/0/00/FFVIIIEden.jpg/771px-FFVIIIEden.jpg

So what happens when this biatch dynamically tracks a target with trigonometrical precision, uses the whole planet as a cannon,
shoot the target into a blackhole from another galaxy and sends it back to its resting place?
I'm surprised we're all not even remotely affected by it..

Myrph

10-03-2010, 11:09 PM

Hey guys, I know this is a Community Lounge topic, but if we could reduce the number of off topic posts, it would be much appreciated! Feel free to create a picture wars thread if you wish though!

DancingFlameDragon

10-04-2010, 04:02 AM

Awesome idea XD Although, I say we make this whole topic null and void since don broke Songbird's laws of gamer questions :rolleyes:

don

10-04-2010, 03:30 PM

Awesome idea XD Although, I say we make this whole topic null and void since don broke Songbird's laws of gamer questions :rolleyes:

I didn't break her laws...
I just rejected her reality and replace it with my own.
:p

ZanTV

10-04-2010, 04:01 PM

I didn't break her laws...
I just rejected her reality and replace it with my own.
:p
W8 W8 W8!!!
HER?!!
..goes to show I'm still a n00b here..(=_=")

Swish

10-04-2010, 04:16 PM

W8 W8 W8!!!
HER?!!
..goes to show I'm still a n00b here..(=_=")
I don't recall Songbird ever specifying one way or another, but your apparent astonishment at the possible existence of women truly amazes me.

don

10-04-2010, 06:11 PM

I don't recall Songbird ever specifying one way or another, but your apparent astonishment at the possible existence of women truly amazes me.
Well... I had my suspetions, I didn't meant to write "her" (or ever "him") but it came out.

If you're a boy, Songbird, I truly appologise, but if nothing else, the nickname always made me thought you were a girl (even if it is derived from a program).
At least around here, birds (except for birds of prey, crows, etc) are associated with love and love is generally themed by women. That was the main reason.

So... My instincts were correct? Or should I hide underground?

Edit: Looks like I got the silent treatment on this... and, or I really messed up, or we will never know...

DancingFlameDragon

10-05-2010, 03:43 AM

I don't recall Songbird ever specifying one way or another, but your apparent astonishment at the possible existence of women truly amazes me.
It's the beards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp8yoYJxaCo) :p
And yeah, I suppose I don't remember Songbird really specifying now that I think of it...

Hey don, you can always just edit it and pretend all these people quoting you don't know what they're talking about :rolleyes:
Of course, now we're going to find out you were right anyway!

ZanTV

10-05-2010, 05:27 AM

I don't recall Songbird ever specifying one way or another, but your apparent astonishment at the possible existence of women truly amazes me.
I've met quite a number of women on the forums but through that reply I was implying that I'm surprised Songbird, whom I thought was a male, was in fact a woman, as far as don concerns..
Through his/her style of writing, I'm always assumed Songbird is a dude.

Songbird

10-05-2010, 01:51 PM

Not only am I a girl, but I also run an organization called BirdWatch which monitors everything! If you think me being a girl is strange here is recorded video of ZanTV's true form when my gender was revealed! Dramatic footage over dramatic revelation! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw)

It is true though, I never did specifically say that I'm female. However, many posts ago when some of us were telling each other why we choose to use our user names I did mention that my user name is the meaning of my actual name which is feminine; I don't know if there's a male version.

No DancingFlameDragon, I do not have a beard... :p

As far as my style of writing, ZanTV, I'm a little unsure how it's reads more masculine than feminine. I usually try to be funny because I love making people smile/laugh; we need all we can get. Not to mention I try to calm things down every now and then. Then I've read somewhere that girls are likely to use emotion icons more frequently than boys; although, I'm not sure if that's the case all of the time. Just do me a favor and don't beat yourself up okay?

And don, sorry for the late reply; I didn't mean to give you the impression that I was mad or anything. It's okay for you to come out of your safe place if your there; trust me, it wouldn't of done much anyways. Oh, and I'll answer you Gamer Question eventually. ;)

Types out loud - Maybe if I said I was a girl earlier maybe Terraguy and Brainiac wouldn't of beat me over accidentally using "band" instead of "orchestra"..............naaah.

Swish

10-05-2010, 02:06 PM

Types out loud - Maybe if I said I was a girl earlier maybe Terraguy and Brainiac wouldn't of beat me over accidentally using "band" instead of "orchestra"..............naaah.
Wouldn't HAVE! GRAAAAAAAAARRGGHH.

ZanTV

10-05-2010, 02:27 PM

Well that sums up pretty much everything.
Confession time!
I've never finished FFIX..:eek:

Disc 3 broke at the end and I haven't managed to find a copy.

Songbird

10-05-2010, 02:29 PM

Wouldn't HAVE! GRAAAAAAAAARRGGHH.

Did I forget to mention I'm flawed and not perfect like Swish? ;)

ZanTV

10-05-2010, 02:47 PM

Did I forget to mention I'm flawed and not perfect like Swish? ;)
PCs have spelling correction but lacks grammar correction. That's why we have Swish.

Myrph

10-05-2010, 03:57 PM

don

10-05-2010, 07:26 PM

I a girl
I knew it!!!!
I didn't want to say this earlier, in case you were a boy, but in your writting there is something there that gave me that idea too. Not the smiles, but the way you "speak",
I usually try to be funny because I love making people smile/laugh; we need all we can get. Not to mention I try to calm things down every now and then.
possibly that.

And don, sorry for the late reply; I didn't mean to give you the impression that I was mad or anything. It's okay for you to come out of your safe place if your there; trust me, it wouldn't of done much anyways. Oh, and I'll answer you Gamer Question eventually. ;)
No problem, is just that questioning gender isn't usually well received. xD

*Opens bunker hatch, take the helmet off and unloads shotgun*

Terraguy

10-05-2010, 07:53 PM

I wonder if its possible in the Mod Control panel to set 'of' as a banned word and have it automatically replace it with have... THEN NOONE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT! EVER!

*insert maniacal laugh here*

Edit - Unfortunately it isn't... but it doesn't stop me from going round and editing each time it is used!

Actually, the admins have a capability that does let them change one word to another whenever said word is used.

And personally, I felt like Songbird's writing style always hinted at being feminine. Plus, I do remember the post about where one's screen name came from, and I do remember Songbird remarking about the feminine side, so yeah....

Although I don't recall that post you're referring to, I'm sure we would correct anyone who uses band instead of orchestra, no matter the gender of the commenter.

Brainiac

10-05-2010, 08:02 PM

It is true though, I never did specifically say that I'm female. However, many posts ago when some of us were telling each other why we choose to use our user names I did mention that my user name is the meaning of my actual name which is feminine; I don't know if there's a male version.

Lark: English unisex name derived from the bird name, itself ultimately from Old English lawcere, meaning songbird.

I'm not saying that's your real name, I'm just saying there is at least a gender-neutral name meaning "songbird."

Types out loud - Maybe if I said I was a girl earlier maybe Terraguy and Brainiac wouldn't of beat me over accidentally using "band" instead of "orchestra"..............naaah.

Ah, but I never actually struck you - I asked for someone to hold me back while swinging madly (http://www.videogameslive.com/forums/showthread.php?p=24982). However, Terraguy chose to let me go (and then join in). Anyways, I still would have (happy, Swish?) needed someone to hold me back as I refuse to be bound by double standards. :p

Terraguy

10-05-2010, 08:11 PM

Ah, but I never actually struck you - I asked for someone to hold me back while swinging madly (http://www.videogameslive.com/forums/showthread.php?p=24982). However, Terraguy chose to let me go (and then join in). Anyways, I still would have (happy, Swish?) needed someone to hold me back as I refuse to be bound by double standards. :p

Oh, it was that post....

DancingFlameDragon

10-05-2010, 11:19 PM

No DancingFlameDragon, I do not have a beard... :p
So, while I'm still making LotR references (come to think of it, when am I not doing that?), would it be something more along the lines of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrCvgiQGh1o)?

Wouldn't HAVE! GRAAAAAAAAARRGGHH. I know, it's almost as bad as the use of "me" when "I" should be used and vice versa. Example: "Me and Bob went to the store." This is what happens after too much essay writing, but I suppose that's a good thing in some ways!"]

don

10-05-2010, 11:38 PM

I know, it's almost as bad as the use of "me" when "I" should be used and vice versa. Example: "Me and Bob went to the store." This is what happens after too much essay writing, but I suppose that's a good thing in some ways!"]
Ehhhh....
As a non-native speaker, I undestand the troubles of "me" and "I". For example,
"It should have been me to be in de podium." or "It should have been I to be in de podium.". I've heard it both ways and get confused. But, "Me and Bob", isn't correct like that?

In "wouldn't of", I really don't get the trouble, nor I see where can be used. Separating, "would not of", doesn't make sense to me.

Swish

10-05-2010, 11:54 PM

Well so much for not derailing the topic.

The "me" and "I" thing is actually pretty simple. You use the same one as you otherwise would if you were just talking about yourself. So for example, since you would say, "I went to the store", and not, "Me went to the store", if you were just talking about yourself, you should say, "Bob and I went to the store", when describing your exciting storegoing adventures in Bob's company.

And yeah, "of" in that context - that is, after "would" or "should" or similar - is an eggcorn (http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/) of "have". There is no situation in which the phrase "would of" means anything.

Mutated Waffle

10-06-2010, 02:03 AM

In "wouldn't of", I really don't get the trouble, nor I see where can be used. Separating, "would not of", doesn't make sense to me.

The reason people will incorrectly write "would of" rather than "would have" is because, when spoken, "would have" is almost always abbreviated "would've" which is pronounced identically to the phrase "would of." Its use has apparently become so common that many people don't even realize that they're using the contraction "would've," but instead opt to write "would of" because that's what they assumed they were saying the whole time.