Oh thank God! I'm not the only one that's obsessed with learning Italian after playing these games. I'm just glad that the books have a translation guide in the back so I can sorta learn as I go.putowtin said:
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And classy, don't forget that! Bonus points for using musical terms for everything, makes everything you say sound more impressive that it actually is.putowtin said:
I, for one, didn't realize that Gahndi was a tyranical, blood-thirsty overlord, but Sid Meier's Civilization set that straight!
My personal favorite lesson from the ever awesome Mass Effect 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLpgxry542M
Remember, Sir Issac Newton is the deadliest SOB in space.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLpgxry542M
Remember, Sir Issac Newton is the deadliest SOB in space.
Keeping up with supply and demand, fulfilling the needs of a population and efficiently manufacturing goods is all what I learned from Anno 2070. A masterpiece of a game.
I'm surprised it took this long to find Dynasty Warriors mentioned. I've learnt so much from series it's unbelievable, plus it got me interested enough to read through the entire RotK novel, which is absurdly long, and look into the history behind it.Odbarc said:
Basically, the canon uses a lot of exaggeration and legend here and there, but you'd be surprised how much of it is grounded in fact.
I learned most of my Aztec, Iroquois, Roman, and German history through Civilization.
I also learned some basic about economics and business from World of Warcraft. Never underestimate the power of a servers economy in an MMO.
I also learned some basic about economics and business from World of Warcraft. Never underestimate the power of a servers economy in an MMO.
Vampire: The Masquerade taught me about Lilith. Never knew Adam was such a pansy. My dad was honestly surprised when I knew more about the obscure parts of the Bible (note I'm an atheist), than the priest he questioned about that ol' feisty first wife of Adam.
Assassin's Creed and Age of Empires taught me about history. The latter I played when I was younger so I got a basic knowledge, but often when I play the former I find myself researching specific characters. I was more interested after reading Mario Puzo's "The Borgias" and then finding them in AssCred 2. Additionally the many, many World War games probably taught me stuff; although a lot of it I knew already.
I think Rollercoaster Tycoon and such games probably taught me about money. As did Sims. I think you often learn little things from more games than you realise.
I think Rollercoaster Tycoon and such games probably taught me about money. As did Sims. I think you often learn little things from more games than you realise.
Age of Empires (the first two) taught me quite a bit of history and got me really interested in history.
cant say i learnt much from assassin's creed, most of the history is pretty basic, generic stuff.
cant say i learnt much from assassin's creed, most of the history is pretty basic, generic stuff.
Yeah, the Zorlaks really pulled our asses out of the fire on that one. It's gonna take forever to build that statue with seventeen torsos, though..No. said:
Obviously you guys are taking the piss. It was very clear that the zorlaks were only with us IN THEORY! Recent evidence and unclassified files seem to suggest that the Zorlaks had plans to attack us and enslave us. But as soon as they realised the Fongustumstas would probably not let them and they probably couldn't fight them on their own, they made a deal with us and a sort of truce came out of it, combining forces to defeat the Fongustumstas, but ofcourse the Zorlaks had the most losses. Relations between us and the Zorlaks are still very fragile, but for now the truce seems to work and they don't seem to be willing the risk to fight us..No. said:
And even if they still plan to attack us, we will get our cane out of the cupboard and give them a damn good thrashing.
Age of Empires 2 with it's campaigns taught me a bit about history, I actually got to the point where I'd cheat to win so I could watch the talking cinematics that bookended each level. Bear in mind I was like like 12 or something. My dad says he was really amazed/proud when I asked him "Dad Reynald de Chatillon wasn't a nice person was he?", as my Dad's a big history buff.
I also learnt how to dance as a teenager from VTM: Bloodlines. I'm not joking.
I also learnt how to dance as a teenager from VTM: Bloodlines. I'm not joking.
