Recent content by RMW

Speaking on the idea of "It is art, it has to be challenging.." The main issue for me is that I play a game to have fun. If I go see a movie, or an art show, or a museum, it's not necessarily about the fun factor, but rather that I spent the time well. Therefore, I don't mind facing...

Has anyone ever played a war or strategy game (I'm talking the "hardcore" kind, hexes, all sorts of modifiers, etc) that runs in real time? And then, the farther you progress, the more stuff happens. And then, naturally, the game slows down. To a crawl. So annoying.

The gaming industry is just like any other. Why does it shock people so badly when they come to the realization that video games are created for profit, not for artistic purposes or any other reason? Sure, all those artistic energies and so one are put into a game, but it is still a business...

Children often need less protection than we, as a society, give them. That said, I can understand how many come to the conclusion that media can shape who a child becomes. To some degree, I am sure it does, but that degree is minute from where the child is socioeconomically, how well he or she...