You're asked to defend gaming, what game is your reason to defend it
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How else can you legally kill cops, (GTA series) enslave the wild, (Pokemon series) or fly to distant planets, (prolly some Star Wars game that I haven't played yet)?
Compared to the other games on your list BC:2 sticks out like a sore thumb.Life_Is_A_Mess said:
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In my opinion, we should be at a point that games no longer need to be defended. We should just allow people who have never played video games before to sit down and just play as there are games made for a wide variety of people. its time to shun the non believers shunnnnnnn. if i had to pick just one game to encompass it all....well just wait and read it out or just skip to the bottom
GAMEPLAY
The games themselves are simply put the core part of the experience. The glee you feel when completely annihilating an enemy by ripping him limb from limb or the satisfaction of finally beating a difficult level fills a human's needs on the most primeval level. video games are MEANT to be fun and enjoyable and just make us happy in general. the one game must definitely
ART
while a game can stand up on it's own merits without amazing graphics, to be the best game possible it must be beautiful with landscapes stretching for miles and a specific style that defines that game
STORY
If a game has no story how is it memorable? without stories like mario's daring rescue of the princess or master chief's universe saving the games would be boring and repetitive or more so than they already might be to some
the game to defend all gaming must have all of the above and that game is: FALLOUT 3
In my opinion, we should be at a point that games no longer need to be defended. We should just allow people who have never played video games before to sit down and just play as there are games made for a wide variety of people. its time to shun the non believers shunnnnnnn. if i had to pick just one game to encompass it all....well just wait and read it out or just skip to the bottom
GAMEPLAY
The games themselves are simply put the core part of the experience. The glee you feel when completely annihilating an enemy by ripping him limb from limb or the satisfaction of finally beating a difficult level fills a human's needs on the most primeval level. video games are MEANT to be fun and enjoyable and just make us happy in general. the one game must definitely
ART
while a game can stand up on it's own merits without amazing graphics, to be the best game possible it must be beautiful with landscapes stretching for miles and a specific style that defines that game
STORY
If a game has no story how is it memorable? without stories like mario's daring rescue of the princess or master chief's universe saving the games would be boring and repetitive or more so than they already might be to some
the game to defend all gaming must have all of the above and that game is: FALLOUT 3
Bioshock. A work of art in every sense, everything polished to the pinnacle of perfection and one of the most interesting and immersive worlds ever created. It can only be really experienced in a game, in my mind, because the story works because, unlike many stories, which are also good in their way, Bioshock's twist makes you feel like you've been betrayed yourself, since you are playing the game.
As if half of that wasn't enough, it also says a big "fuck you" to the whole 'realism of concept=good' arguement; you play as a man who finds a fully functional (Well, not at time of playing but it was) underwater city, where people have mutated themselves to shoot bees out of their wrists. Yeah.
As if half of that wasn't enough, it also says a big "fuck you" to the whole 'realism of concept=good' arguement; you play as a man who finds a fully functional (Well, not at time of playing but it was) underwater city, where people have mutated themselves to shoot bees out of their wrists. Yeah.
Killer 7.
"But it makes no sense" I hear you cry.
No. It doesn't. It's called "abstract art".
Also, the Another Code/Trace Memory series. And Skies of Arcadia.
"But it makes no sense" I hear you cry.
No. It doesn't. It's called "abstract art".
Also, the Another Code/Trace Memory series. And Skies of Arcadia.
If someone said that all the brown, same-y FPSs have stalled gaming, I would respond with "Yea, you're completely right." Then, in my most artsy, cinematic voice, I would turn and say "But there is a silver lining."
At which point I would explain Silent Hill 2 before anything, then maybe Alan Wake...Fallout 3 arguably for it's artistic view of the world 15 years (I know it's supposed to be 200, but that doesn't make any sense if you think about it. There wouldn't be any old concrete left.) after it's self-destruction by nuclear fire. Maybe some indy games like Knytt and such.
At which point I would explain Silent Hill 2 before anything, then maybe Alan Wake...Fallout 3 arguably for it's artistic view of the world 15 years (I know it's supposed to be 200, but that doesn't make any sense if you think about it. There wouldn't be any old concrete left.) after it's self-destruction by nuclear fire. Maybe some indy games like Knytt and such.
If you ask me, TF2 has a great backstory through the comics and videos. It doesn't tell you much so that your imagination can fill in the gaps. The stuff it does tell you is great.teh_Canape said:
yeah, I considered them, but I was using the game itself as reference for that postThe Amazing Tea Alligator said:
and yes, it is epic all that story it tells through the comics, especially Saxton Hale
I suppose though I'd argue that if you had to defend something, you should use all at your disposal.teh_Canape said:
I know, but remember, I have a windmill in my beard, all other arguments are invalid (hurr I so fun)The Amazing Tea Alligator said:
