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I think that their intent was less about saying "shooting bad guys in video games is bad", but more about questioning (or indicting you could say) the motives of a lot of the players in how they chose to interact with these kill simulations that are in and of themselves harmless. More...

One thing that I really think could take off that would both enrich videogames and allow soldiers to tell there story is the development of serious video games that focus on the other crucial tasks in combat and combat support. For too long gaming has only seen combat down the barrel of a gun...

I think a lot of people are forgetting the other thing that is pointed out substantially in Clarks "coming out"; Pa Kent says explicitly that its not just about people accepting him as a powered creature, its accepting the factual refutation of their belief systems. He is the answer for "are we...

I appreciated the bold statement that Unmanned was making, but at the same time it made me absolutely furious because it was basically "loaded" choices. The statement the game is trying to make is the the risk of dehumanizing war and it's effects on the UAV operators, bu the dialogue choices are...

Are you talking about my examples? Yes, I believe that would be the case. It wasnt that hard, I just remembered back to how other difficult games accomplished this feat and thought "which ones of those dont have to change main game code/could be easily downloaded?". Again, no game has to do any...

I mentioned a couple things trying to brainstorm a while back: In game fully summonable avatar, expanded manual, "spectator clips" a la Bionic Commando, or even an optional in game Walkthrough (basically a DLC like a downloadable codex which would be something like an ingame copy of the DS...

You mentioned cognitive dissonance earlier, and i think its coming into play here. Call of Duty without shooting is a bad argument of drawing a comparison to Dark Souls. Darks Souls without less difficulty is not an FPS without shooting. DS without difficulty is the difference between Arma or...

I know right. Chess, Triathaletes, cinema noir, the culinary arts. This shit went all over the place!

Hah, I did so! From my 2nd or third comment onwards in fact: "After reading this (and someone may have mentioned this before), Dark Souls probably isnt a good example for or against "Easy Mode". In the same way that the level design was meant to be challenging, there are just as many other...

Hah, this aint a religious inquisition where Im trying to bait you into conversion or death(It's a Jimquisition!). I said from my very first comments that I dont think this is a matter of easy vs difficult or that even DS is the proper game to apply this theory. Yes I do, fundamentally believe...

Never have I once said that the game should have a point blank "easy mode", though I do still believe that doing so wont have to necesarily ruin the game. A flat out stat buffed easy mode would be as contrived as the issues that I personally feel are just padding at best or cheap at worst. From...

Not ever have I once said the game should have an easy mode. Nobody has to "twist" anything. Hell even the most rudimentary thing that someone mentioned, making a more explicit manual for instance, is but one way. Accessibility does not necessarily have to come in the form of easiness.

I aint trying to con you into some religion by twisting word, this is just about games. It aint that serious. I dont think the game SHOULD be anything, but if it has something else or more, thats not going to harm anything. Its not my intent to talk in circles here. Im no fucking victim, im just...

What happens if the chef does decide to change the recipe, because of customer input, but also because he also enjoys the new flavor. We've already heard talk of the sequel director making a more "direct" approach. What then? Does his authorial intent no longer matter because its not what you...

What I do to the game doesnt concern you. Its not YOUR unique experience, it's a unique experience open to everyone simply by being on the market. And if I do eventually "get it" what then? I wouldnt have if I didnt get the chance in the first place. Yes, there are tons of easy ganes to play, so...