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Submitted by Nostradavis 1285d ago | article

Fun vs Reality: How Real Do You Want Your Gaming?

The trend in gaming as of late has been a push towards "reality". Games like COD, Battlefield, and SOCOM all boast military advisors on staff, with a focus on making the game experience as "realistic" as possible.

The obsession with reality doesn't end there, and its relation to a game's overall fun factor, got me thinking - just how real do we want things, and at what point does reality cause a game to no longer be fun? (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Culture, NFL Head Coach, NFL Head Coach 09, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Xbox, Xbox 360)

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