December 2005
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I’ve seen a lot of discussion recently about this Japanese fighting game. The fighters are young girls and the twist is that to make any damage permanent, you need to catch your opponent off-guard and take a picture up their skirts. Japanese and Western cultures differ in many ways, so I can’t profess to know what the creators’ intent is with this. Others seem more sure they know...
Ebert on video games, Part 2: Tomorrow's Games
[This is the second part of a two-part post. The first part can be found here.]
When attacking tomorrow’s games, there are two major strands to Roger Ebert’s arguments.
Firstly, he gives a glimpse of the manner in which he considers film and literature to constitute art: “Video games represent a loss of those precious hours we have available to make ourselves more cultured,...
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Ebert on video games, Part 1: Today's Games
[This is the first part of a two-part post. The second part can be found here.]
Film critic Roger Ebert caused a stir recently by declaring “I believe books and films are better mediums [than video games]”.
It’s tricky to know at what level to respond to his comments. He readily admits to being “unfamiliar with video games” but sees this as no obstacle to holding...