My review of TLOU has spawned some...debate?...in the comments and on Twitter about whether murderers are capable of love. #videogames
@nelchaar The game engages with this issue. Critical discourse of the game shouldn't? Book review shouldn't engage with the ideas in books?
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@carolynmichelle You're right, but you are approaching a complex discussion that is hotly debated by psychologists in a video game review.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@carolynmichelle It is an interesting subject to discuss, perhaps at least in an editorial. I am interested in reading why such a conceptThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@carolynmichelle is impo to the enjoyment of a game. After all, arent we already suspending belief playing in a world with fungal zombies? -
@nelchaar I don't think my only concern as a critic should be the "enjoyability" of a game.
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@carolynmichelle An example I can give you is the movie "Lucy". It hinges on the scientific fallacy that we only use 10% of our brain.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@carolynmichelle As a scientist myself, that info made me cringe. But, suspending my belief, I was able to enjoy the movie. Why? Fiction. -
@nelchaar Right, and I have no problem with the sci-fi aspects of TLOU, or that you can get shot a bunch and survive, etc. However,...
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