Recent content by thedistractedgamer

Morrowind Half Life KOTOR Halo 2 almost. I thought it was a pretty good game (I know that's not a popular opinion) but I don't think it lived up to the hype simply because every game reviewer under the sun pretty much described it as the second coming of Jesus. No game could live up to the...

I've got to disagree with that. I think the Wii fills a niche. It's not going to appeal to everyone, but it's innovative ideas, IMO, have helped the game industry gain acceptance. By releasing a relatively cheap gaming console with some low-barrier games it has introduced a whole new market...

Very true, it doesn't make it any less disappointing though. I would really like to see *someone* on some side of politics stand up on this topic. Unfortunately because of the actions of people like Atkins & Steven Conroy, defending gaming and 'freedom of speech' online is getting you tared as...

Yahtzee expressed very similar sentiments when he was interviewed on the 'Not Quite Art' program on the ABC [http://distractedgamer.com/2008/10/yahtzee-on-abcs-not-quite-art-program/]:

I love RTS & Role Playing games (ie C&C or Fallout). I'm entertained by FPS games but I always end up coming back to the more strategic and long term type games. Not sure why they appeal to me, but they do!

What I find amazing is that for the whole country to get an R18+ rating there must be a unanimous decision from all the states' Attorneys General. Who came up with that idea? When you make unanimity required you *always* get one fruitcake that stuffs everything up. I didn't vote for this...

Foster's comments are pretty encouraging though: "I hardly play any games - I'm not from that generation - but because of my job, I had to research the industry. The vast majority of my parliamentary colleagues are always wanting to ban the latest game, but they don't know the details of the...