"mature" games

[Kire]

I found this to be an excellent read...I hope for more mature games that are actually mature.

http://www.gamesradar.com/f/mature-g...14113316766003

[Red Dragon]

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I love how immature thier links are on the left.

SEXY FAN ART
STRAIGHT TO THE SEXY

[Xyster]

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I've actually played a few of these and have to admit that this article is quite acurate. The ones that I haven't played though sound almost more interesting than the ones that I have.

Thanks a lot for the link, I'll have to look into a couple of these.

[John Mora]

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Welllllll... what are the ones you haven't played? :3

[marcus]

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eh I think they were really grasping at straws regarding Braid (and BioShock but no System Shock and where's Deus Ex that's probably one of the more hauntingly realistic games I've played) but it does bring up a good point in that video game writers are pretty terrible at what they do and think that BLOOD N GUTS = mature and deep storyline. Developers want people to take their stories of sword wielding 13 year old boys and nanomachine pumped super soldiers seriously but they don't take the material itself seriously. Most of the time it ends up as childish wish fulfillment and it's kind of difficult to find anything to connect with when the game is essentially the fantasy of a man-child.

Mother 3 is a really good example in that it's a "cute and light-hearted" game but there's very few games that can match it in terms of atmosphere and narrative. It's a really touching game and it ****** me off to no end that Nintendo refuses to acknowledge their most mature and grown up series.

[John Mora]

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I think more video gamers are like Crunk than not.

I lova ya, Crunk. ;3

[Red Dragon]

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Even though the made a mention to Gabriel Knight I think it deserved a write-up.

The mention of GTA4 was wierd to me, it's mature because it's more mature than the previous games?

Isn't that like saying a burp is better than a fart because one smells a little less?

Of course they have GTA:SA as one of thier top video game stories of all time, so whatever.

[Magus]

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GTA4 certainly deserves a mention.

:mice

[John Mora]

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But that above Shadow of the Colossus?!

[Vanilla Iced Tea]

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Put on the spot, I'd say that GTA4's major themes were more mature and interesting than SotC's.

But I'd be open to discussion about it.

[John Mora]

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I suppose I found SotC's themes of grief, sacrifice and determination more stirring than whatever it was in that game I didn't play. {:3

[Magus]

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Y'know what else has good themes?

[Vanilla Iced Tea]

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I don't know, didn't you read Magus' grump on it?

[John Mora]

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Yeah. But is that really the best way to experience GTAIV's story? {{:3

And yeah, Ring has good themes. And I'm going to feel a little sheepish saying this considering I was a bit harsh on it at the time, Kairo did it better!!!

[Magus]

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No, you should play GTA4 eventually.

And Kairo is probably the finest J-horror there is! {{{:3