Recent content by Melaphont

I honestly struggle understanding why people care either way. If there is a subset of consumers who dont think it is worthy of the title of a game or dont want the label... More power to them. This idea that there is "damage" to the industry due to people not wanting to call gone home a game...

The links you gave me are not peer reviewed by scientific journals that I can see. Also, your aggression link has had a peer reviewed research article posted, that showed that the 24 or so studies during the Jack Thompson "era" was found to be not showing any actual link in aggression from...

This is your opinion that they are all negative. And there is not mountains of evidence that shows that what you do for entertainment reflects what you think of real life situations. Otherwise video game players on the whole would be more violent. Also, the assumption that objectivity is...

>.> Umm, that is the name of his video, in the link I provided, along with a description of what he talks about. Maybe watch it 1st or just click on the link?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm-3GJsr8Xw Talks about why definitions matter, and the importance of these definitions in the game industry. Pretty good listen. I think this idea can be applied to most anything honestly, I think people are starting to create their own definitions of words...

Like, you believe in a literal money hat?

I see a really easy solution to this, go by gameplay video's or lets plays, stop going by reviews and go by watching with your eyes.

Sure, I'd say there is money in diversity, and I think minorities or women jumping into the industry to make games would be great addition to more breadth of games. However, until we see more true productive interests in other groups getting into game design the perceived money in diversity is...

I dont think the demographic is really shrinking, personally, I think the other demographics have been here for quite a long time I just think you are seeing a over all increase to people playing games(across the board). I think it's all about the game developers still mainly being men...

So I keep reading this over and I still don't completely get it, like I sorta get some of it, if it wasnt about video games, but ya. What games are you talking about?

Kefka is clearly the best choice, imo. However, after him probably the emperor from The Old Republic, since he wants to wipe out all life in the galaxy, practically.

Scores can help in aggregate(but not on an individual basis) if you are trying to find a quick solid title in a certain genre. Not helpful if you are looking for niche or trying to find something "different". That said, with the rise of gameplay video's I have a hard time even being motivated...

I dunno why you added white only in the mix, black and hispanic people have been in the mix for a very long time(and some reports seem to infer they play games more, per capita, then white people). I'd say the console/realistic AAA games wont make a concerted change until there is real money...

Assuming this was true(I'd say there are tons of video games where you dont play as a "power fantasy" in the strictest gender role sense) there is nothing to show inherent damage from playing a fantasy of your persona. Pretending you are superman is not a bad thing(or a good thing, it is...

The "free market" isn't that simple, dude. The market is capitalist and most of Europe and the America's are capitalist, but very few of them are straight up free markets. Also, no dictionary definition of a monopoly has existed without government help(or criminal activity) in some fashion...