ItchyBarracuda

I think the main point that no one mentions is that despite the developers pouring their heart and soul into trying to connect the experience to the player on a deeper level, like physically imagining themselves right there, connected to the events of the game, they miss the point that the majority of people that play games have absolutely no capacity to invest themselves in something that allows them to vicariously live through a fictitious person's actions and escape reality for a few hours, without any consequence.

It's the "what if" factor that brings people back, because there are no repercussions in the game world. Why was GTA so popular? Because you got to do outrageous things that in real life are viewed as quite honestly insane and completely unacceptable. It's merely a gateway to the "what if" for the majority of people accessing games, and that's why there won't ever be a successful, all encompassing attempt at this type of storytelling unless the individual themselves WANTS to become engrossed in the experience.

I remember when people thought Bioshock was this shocking when making the choice for Little Sisters. The problem was that after the 3rd or 4th time of seeing the same cutscene, you were already desensitized to the impact of the action. It just became the same thing over and over and made no impression on the player. It had the right idea but for the impact to stay the same some things should be varied in how they play out at the least.

@8bitartist There's a little thing called double post.

Isn't it funny that the girl who looks like Ellen Page is named Ellie

Isn't it funny that the girl who looks like Ellen Page is named Ellie

@Hookshot Mallard

You don't know how lucky you are

Now you're thinking with dimensions

BREAKING NEWS: Sony's newly appointed President has announced the triumphant return on the beloved franchise RIDGE RACER, now permanently a PlayStation exclusive.

dat lip sync

Look at the size of that schlong on the horse.

Oh....wait...that's the Dovakhiin's foot

Wow, two things that finally go together. Virgins, and video gaming.