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The whole argument was apparently brought on by the wording that TheEconomist used. When I hear that something is 'bad', I assume the person saying it is implying there's something that could do the...

You make a good point, Turalyon. I think I touched on that in one of my posts, though I might've missed it. Games are difficult to judge as a medium, because they're too new and take much longer/many...

Gee, I don't know. Why would storytelling be an important aspect of the ability of a medium to tell a story?

And you miss my point again. I have never said your claim is that there are no good...

I gotta agree - not much else can be said. Your claim is demonstrably false. That's how logic works. If you state that B is a quality of A, then I show you an A that does not have quality B, then...

Fair enough, but the part he was replying to was my reply to the part of your post that I quoted. My reply to the part you posted now was different.

Economist, dude, stop talking about feelings and emotions. You won't get me to fall for that. No one in their right mind would read what I write and say I'm arguing out of any kind of emotion. The...

You keep hiding behind this nebulous term 'story'. What, exactly, is 'story' to you if it's not plot, character development, etc.? I addressed this in my last post, and I also told you the exact...

'World building' in TWD, at least as far as the game goes, is absolutely minimal. Zombies happen - survive. And no, there were really no puzzles to speak of.




I just don't agree that...

No, you didn't give a disclaimer. I actually went back and read all your posts - no such disclaimer was given. What you said was how Silent Hill was 'not scary, but immersive' and Metal Gear was...

None of that makes games a bad storytelling medium. They make it a difficult one to use well, yes - but not one that is by its nature bad, which is what TheEconomist was asserting, and which is the...

I really think you two are approaching the subject from the wrong angle. You're trying to say that video games are a bad medium by citing examples of how the medium is being used poorly. It's like...

Your generalized statement was "I will say video games are possibly the worst medium for a serious, thought provoking story". That's not taken out of context - you're saying video games, as a medium,...

I agree that Metal Gear Solid 2 wouldn't work nearly as well if it were turned into a movie. The psychological elements, the way everything you do reflects the first MGS, yet is all slightly 'off'. A...

Economist, Silent Hill 2 would like a word with you. That game has some of the best storytelling in any medium ever and the story works precisely BECAUSE it's a video game. Reading a book about it...

I think most would agree that Selendis would be the best choice for protagonist of LotV, but Blizzard have already stated multiple times that it will be Zeratul.

I think that's a horrible idea,...

Yeah, I might be overreacting, but I'm calling it right now. The protoss will (at least partially) believe Zeratul and Raynor about Kerrigan being good now, then the brood will arrive and the brood...

I just hope we see regular, dark and twilight archons in LotV. I mean, for fuck's sake, they introduce this awesome concept of the twilight archon in the beta, then just throw it into the trash? No...

While I mostly liked the campaign(low expectations, good gameplay, some not bad ideas, etc.), I'm really dreading the moment when that brood Kerrigan created to kill the protoss colonists finally...

Nth-ing the EU thing.

Demo, I'll leave this one up to you.

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There's as much midget porn in this game as there is pizza in the game box. Actually, as much as there's a box at all, considering it's a free download. I was being facetious.

Besides, everyone...

Holy fuckballs, you're right. I just checked their blog. Says they might be recruiting, too, so here's hoping they need a music guy.

You didn't like the midget sex scene? What's wrong with you?

I'll probably be the only one here to do this, but I give you props for not being ashamed of what you like, Demo. I really enjoyed KS, too. Damn good writing and characterization and like your...