Recent content by Bruce

No, it is "All these separate cases each independently refer to a similar set of actions, describing a similar pattern of behaviour." Argumentum ad populum applies to a question where the answer is an unknown. We can for example say, quite validly that most climate scientists believe that...

Two dozen people saying he did the same thing to them, that are in fact consistent with each other is not argumentum ad populum. Argumentum ad populum is a large number of people believe it is true because a large number of people believe it. If a large number of people say he drugged and...

Technology - because ultimately the difference between a magic and tech universe is not in the physics, but in their sociology. A magic world hordes knowledge, restricting it to a select few in order to maintain political hegemony. A tech universe democratises knowledge, opening it up to...

I figure yes - because in real terms there needs to be a good lore reason why not. Plus the overly restrictive race/class combinations was not fun in IWD and Baldur's Gate.

Actually, Medal of Honour versus Dungeon Keeper. The Dungeon Keeper has finally managed to break free, one small US military unit has been pulled through space and time to stop his conquest of a fantastical world, only for the keeper to escape and invade the "real world" where he becomes a...

He has the treats Basement cat craves.

No, but I sort of get what you mean. Too many RPGs feel like scaled down strategy titles, where instead of an army you have a single character, or small group of characters fighting through a campaign. The plots thus suffer from having to give you an excuse to get to all that combat, without...

"You must gather your party to venture forth" Baldur's Gate. "Ah, fresh meat!" Diablo. "Some call me mad, but I much prefer Dr. Cranium." Quest for Glory IV.

It is a basic assumption while doing reviews that the user has the bare minimum in the way of additional equipment. EG: on PC you expect a mouse and keyboard set-up, so that is what you use. If it doesn't work, you mention that in the review as a negative. The upshot of this is that unless...

I think there is a bit of an issue here - on issues of historic values. Lets take racism as an example: Portraying the racism of the 1950s, isn't racist in itself. Where racism comes in, is when you portray those values as being accurate. Essentially, you can write a period piece where...

You know who broke the Gerstmann story? Who then confirmed it? Kotaku - the main group that GG targets. When Warner Brothers tried to buy off YouTube coverage with the review code - GG didn't give a shit. With ethics you can't say "It doesn't matter, it was a good game anyway". In fact...

It is a four man Czech publisher with no record. Even just based on geography - they're going to get less coverage. Also Tim Schafter is an award winning developer who has been in the business since the Nes days with a solid lineup of games. Pillars of Eternity is being developed by Obsidion...

I am also going to add something here: Since when was giving a fuck about the financial wellbeing of the developer or publisher even vaguely ethical in any form of journalism ever? But I forget, Gamergaters come from a mystical world where reviewers exist to ensure developers get a nice fat...