Wandering Ghost Cities in WoW and Irish Identity in Games
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Wandering Ghost Cities in WoW and Irish Identity in Games
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Really, really nice article about survival games. Even if I didn't like Terraria. I found rather boring those endless trips to same-y caverns that never had anything new to reward me with, once I had a mildly decent armor. Maybe it's that I didn't go into it with a "survival game" mindset. On the other hand, I knew it was quite similar to minecraft, and I loved minecraft.
I'm wondering if I should purchase Rust or DayZ, since I want to try one of those first-person survivals. I also will recommend everybody to try out NEO Scavenger. It's a turn-based apocalyptic (paranormal, not zombie) survival game that has surprised me greatly. It's quite unsettling too, at times.
I'm wondering if I should purchase Rust or DayZ, since I want to try one of those first-person survivals. I also will recommend everybody to try out NEO Scavenger. It's a turn-based apocalyptic (paranormal, not zombie) survival game that has surprised me greatly. It's quite unsettling too, at times.
I feel that any discussion in this thread is going to become somewhat disjointed as posters will be commenting on any of the above linked posts which have little to do with each other. Maybe this isn't a problem, but I'm used to, and prefer it really, when a thread is about just one topic, not multiple unrelated ones.
Anyway, I enjoyed reading the Irish identity in games article. I think Irish stereotypes lend themselves very well to character tropes in video games. They can be used to create a lot of stock characters, such as alcoholics, comics, romantics and roguish characters very easily with little effort or talent. I don't think many other nationalities have as many other varied and conflicting stereotypes to draw as the Irish. This is probably because the Irish have for a long while been a nation of immigrants and they've integrated into all sorts of English speaking societies and therefore been lumped with an unusually strong and diverse collection of stereotypes.
Anyway, I enjoyed reading the Irish identity in games article. I think Irish stereotypes lend themselves very well to character tropes in video games. They can be used to create a lot of stock characters, such as alcoholics, comics, romantics and roguish characters very easily with little effort or talent. I don't think many other nationalities have as many other varied and conflicting stereotypes to draw as the Irish. This is probably because the Irish have for a long while been a nation of immigrants and they've integrated into all sorts of English speaking societies and therefore been lumped with an unusually strong and diverse collection of stereotypes.
I read the WoW article, and was reminded of why I started coming to this site in the firat place: thoughtful articles involving looking at gaming from new angles. It's really sad to see how short the supply of those are today, this place has gone from having a weekly "issue" of fascinating navel gazing to mostly just regurgitating whatever's on the front page of Kotaku and calling it a news site. Heck, there's even a similar article to the WoW one buried in the archives here about a guy who went online with Deus Ex long after the servers were abandoned.
I too love visiting abandoned WoW cities. It's lonely but there's a certain peacefulness to it. My favorites are Ironforge, Darnassus and Silvermoon. The architecture is just beautiful in those cities and lots of little details to find if you look hard enough.
Nice, a weekly digest! I miss when the Escapist had a theme for a week and we had articles with experiences, studies and personal accounts.
I remember losing a few hours exploring WoW and its cities. During busy hours, I always went to Thunder Bluff since it always felt quiet. Silvermoon was too big for me, but it had its charm.
I remember losing a few hours exploring WoW and its cities. During busy hours, I always went to Thunder Bluff since it always felt quiet. Silvermoon was too big for me, but it had its charm.