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People will still make your dumbed-down shooters and needlessly urban driving games, even once the medium has passed you by. No need to panic. No need to get in the way, either.
I am scared of most buttholes... but they are quite necessary. This is like saying buttholes are only for taking dumps. Now to most of us, this is true... but to others... they are for more than that.
No need to condone or condemn either stance.
No need to condone or condemn either stance.
And yet again, the point of the good Reverend's eponymous rant is missed completely.
I can prove that The Rev was not calling YOU a coward. How?
You: "That's not to say these types of games shouldn't be made."
Anthony's point, stated clear as day in the rant, was that people who think games should ONLY be "fun" are denying the potential of the medium. Monsieur Burch was NOT saying that people who only want to play fun games are "cowards;" he was saying that people who believe games cannot and should not be more than simple "fun" are the biggest threat to the legitimacy of games as an artistic medium. Do you see the disconnect?
You: "That's not to say these types of games shouldn't be made."
Hypothetical "Hardcore Gamer" Who Despises The Idea Of Games Moving Beyond Simple Fun: "These types of games [artgames and the like] shouldn't be made. Not ever. They are not fun, and as such are sucky games."
There is a very crucial difference between these two philosophies. I hope you can spot it.
I can prove that The Rev was not calling YOU a coward. How?
You: "That's not to say these types of games shouldn't be made."
Anthony's point, stated clear as day in the rant, was that people who think games should ONLY be "fun" are denying the potential of the medium. Monsieur Burch was NOT saying that people who only want to play fun games are "cowards;" he was saying that people who believe games cannot and should not be more than simple "fun" are the biggest threat to the legitimacy of games as an artistic medium. Do you see the disconnect?
You: "That's not to say these types of games shouldn't be made."
Hypothetical "Hardcore Gamer" Who Despises The Idea Of Games Moving Beyond Simple Fun: "These types of games [artgames and the like] shouldn't be made. Not ever. They are not fun, and as such are sucky games."
There is a very crucial difference between these two philosophies. I hope you can spot it.
Anthony was implying that games should be BOTH fun and meaningful, not that games should be thought provoking and not fun to play.
@FFORDESOON.
Definitely, I knew when I wrote this out that I didn't exactly fall into the category of gamer Anthony is describing. Not entirely at least.
His rant still comes out as sanctimonious, pretentious drivel. It doesn't sit well, a kid pretending to know better than everyone else. It's pretty bold to bluntly state that a certain group of gamers hate gaming and is incapable of recognizing it. Or that they are cowards for not wanting more from the industry.
He's chasing an ideal which I don't think is attainable in the gaming industry, or necessarily worth pursuing. He's also insulting those of us who are content with what we have.
I don't see anything wrong with the state of gaming as it stands, indie developers can make their pretentious titles and find an audience. Games with deep meaning do get made, and I think the success of those games is completely proportionate to the amount of gamers who are interested in behaving like douches.
Definitely, I knew when I wrote this out that I didn't exactly fall into the category of gamer Anthony is describing. Not entirely at least.
His rant still comes out as sanctimonious, pretentious drivel. It doesn't sit well, a kid pretending to know better than everyone else. It's pretty bold to bluntly state that a certain group of gamers hate gaming and is incapable of recognizing it. Or that they are cowards for not wanting more from the industry.
He's chasing an ideal which I don't think is attainable in the gaming industry, or necessarily worth pursuing. He's also insulting those of us who are content with what we have.
I don't see anything wrong with the state of gaming as it stands, indie developers can make their pretentious titles and find an audience. Games with deep meaning do get made, and I think the success of those games is completely proportionate to the amount of gamers who are interested in behaving like douches.
