Recent content by Ace331

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    U.K. Columnist Says "Xbox is Crack For Kids"

    I was going to comment on how misguided and hysterical this "journalist" (I use the term very loosely in this case) is, you know comparing video games wholesale to an addictive drug which has decimated lives and torn apart families, but then I looked at the article a little closer...references...
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    Favourite Lines From Video Games

    A couple classics: "[Character's name] has been badly wounded but his soul still burns." from Soul Caliber and who can forget: "Wwwiiise Fwwomm Your Gwwaaave!" from Altered Beast
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    132: Play Like a 3-Year-Old

    Thanks Lampdevil. Game publishers are constantly looking for that holy grail of mass appeal. But in my 20+ years of gaming, I could probably count on one hand (or less) the number of games that have succeeded on a layered level, being just as fun whether you're 5, 15 or 35, but providing nuanced...
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    132: Play Like a 3-Year-Old

    The article makes an interesting point, but I'm not so sure my fundamental rule of gaming needs to be "intuitive enough a 3-year old can enjoy it." Yes, too many current games are caricatures of the "let's fit 200 different controls on a 15 button controller and another 25 icons on the screen"...