Recent content by AnotherMike [deprecated]

A legitimate point, but how many people really bothered to push through Zork? Although an unarguably great game, I think it can be considered more of a cult classic. If you don't mind having a small dedicated audience you can get away with that sort of thing. People read the Silmarillion...

I think the more important point here is that the quick-save / easy mode dynamic is an integral part of what allowed video games to evolve into a narrative media. Sure a lot of these "hardcore" games offer greater challenges, but who really remembers Super Mario Brothers for the story? Is the...