Consolization

A term that unifies “casualization” (from casual), with “consoles”. While in videogames “casualization” means a tendency to make things less complex and accessible to the masses, “consolization” means the “casualization” applied to games that weren’t casual before. It applies to all kind of games who become less complex because of the necessity of convert mouse to pad controls, lower on memory or graphics requeriments, or downgrade any kind of management (losses the x,y axis, big menus, scrolling inventories, auto aim, auto stats, lack of editor or mod support, etc).

Many games have lost plenty of quality due to their consolization, their predecessors were richer and deeper in each aspect but these multiplatform versions were designed limited by inferior platforms...

by Dassault September 8, 2013

Consolization

A term invented by rabid PC enthusiasts to describe any game that isn't Baldur's Gate 2 and doesn't require spread-sheet style character management or which uses an accessible interface for gameplay. If the gameplay is easy to get into, PC enthusiasts will consider it rubbish and consolized, no matter how difficult the actual game might be.

Anybody not in agreement on a game being 'consolized' is considered inferior and will never be allowed into said PC enthusiast's battlestati-, err basement.

Clearly that game suffers from consolization, because even though it has won awards for most innovative gameplay, most involving story and best AI in a game, it displays a little text that tells you to press 'E' every time you want to open a door.

by Zoompaloompa June 23, 2011

Consolation Text

When you send out a text to one of your closest friends in the event that the people you are with ignore you, therefore, making it awkward. It makes it look like you are doing something, and not just a complete loser.

*You Texting*: Hey bro, this is a consolation text, my girlfriend went talk to some people I don't know.

*Friend Texting*: Dude, I feel your pain..my girlfriend does that to me all of the time.

by Fretichey217 January 13, 2011

consolation

Relief or comfort in sorrow or suffering.

Although we miss our dog very much, it is a consolation to know that she died quickly, wihtout suffering.

by Larstait November 10, 2003

Geo-Targeted Asian Sex Consolidation

This occurs when men go into their dating apps and change all of their settings to ONLY target Asian women. This will allow the male to acquire Asians at scale and set up multiple dating opportunities in a short period of time.

This strategy works best when it is executed by a white male over 6 feet tall in a large metropolitan area.

Person 1 - Hey man I'm working on a Geo-Targeted Asian Sex Consolidation. I'm hoping for good results.
Person 2 - Dude we're in San Francisco - there are Asians everywhere! You are going to clean up!

by iMonkeyBIZ February 9, 2020

Consolation Fries

The french fries in the bottom of the fast food bag. Just when the disappointment sets in that you've finished your fries, you are pleasantly surprised to find a few more Consolation Fries at the bottom of the bag.

I was sad when I finished my fries before I got home, but at least there are Consolation Fries left.

by Jane Mc February 2, 2009

Consolation Success

Consolation success or a consolation achievement is when you put a lot of effort and concentration into achieving something or getting better at something, and only after you've tried for so long that you begin to give up, do things start to "work out" for you. Often, it is more of a slap in the face than a happy acquisition. The consolation comes in giving you your success only because you worked yourself so hard that you gave up and life begins to feel sorry for you. God's way of playing keep away perhaps.

"After so many years in the movie business and his involvement in tonnes of great films, Christopher Plummer only received his first oscar in 2012, at the age of 83. That consolation success must feel more painful than if he retired with no award at all."

by cursedkid March 31, 2013