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4 Obvious Issues That Modern Gaming Refuses To Address

GP: "If your hobby involves reading books, watching movies, or playing games then you're going to need some form of suspension of disbelief. Things are going to happen in these fantasy worlds that aren't going to happen in real life. That's the whole point of immersing yourself into another world; you usually don't want to be put in a setting that mimics where you are right now in life.

But there are some things in games that are just so obviously flawed I can't help but point them out. Things in games that make you think 'Just what is going on in their world?! Why are things like this!?' While there are plenty of examples I could name off, I've narrowed my list down to four."

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SolidStoner4775d ago (Edited 4775d ago )

I want to be put in real life situations, and dont want to waste my time on stuff which dosnt exist..

I better play some games witch teach me something.. games like GT, Mafia, Battlefield are not perfect simulations, but at least have something about real world you can use in your own life..

I dont want to know nothing about orcs or trolls! :)

RedDead4775d ago

You miss out on the best games it seems.

christian hour4775d ago

I don't know if it's just wishful thinking on my part, because I just want to believe so hard that nobody has this attitude towards games, or any form of medium, be it movies, books, poetry, paintings etc, but I'm pretty sure Tvensky is being VERY sarcastic but failing to realise it doesn't always translate well on the internets, or he's just trolling... He can't really be serious can he?

SolidStoner4774d ago (Edited 4774d ago )

Well I do play games like Metal gear, Fallout, Uncharted, COD, GTA, even final fantasy.. etc. they have fully fictional stories and stuff... but I strongly prefer games like GT5, Mafia and Battlefield like say'd above... no sarcasm! ;)

Stated above was my opinion! I didn't put it as a fact.. anyway, what I meant is that i want to use something I learned from movies, games, discovery channel, what ever you into.. its better when you know something about science and cars etc.. than some meaningless powers in skyrim and how to slay a dragon.. :)

BISHOP-BRASIL4774d ago

What the hell can you learn from Mafia? LOL

And don't get me wrong, I do believe in games as media that can teach you stuff much beyond those politically correct educative games. The only reason I can post here is because games made me learn some english. There's a ton of stuff that I only ended researching because of games.

I also understand that games like GT can teach you the basics (and only the basics) of how someone drives a high power car in high speed without messing up, although there's no feedback available that quite prepares you for it... That holds truth for most sims, even the professional ones.

But it's not like you know how to properly operate a gun just because you can push a trigger in a controller, chances are you don't even know how to unlock safety, you don't get how different triggers work. You may end up with a hole in your foot though.

Just saying, most games won't teach you any of their main action.

ApolloAdams4775d ago

You want to be put in real life situations in video games?

And then don't want to waste your time on things that don't exist?

Well, that is your preference and there isn't anything wrong with that but there is not one video game that simulates real life better than real life.

And don't we play video games to be put in situations where we can't be in real life?

Fez4775d ago

I really hope you're not doing the things you learn in GT, Mafia or Battlefield in your day to day life!

MacDonagh4775d ago

What does it mean to "exist" or be "real" anyway? Did Jesus really exist? Is love really real? My view on it would be that if there is an idea that has been creatively thought out; it exists and is no more or less real than physical reality.

frostyhat1234775d ago

@Tvenskt It's called the sims.

SolidStoner4774d ago

I dont consider myself a real gamer.. thats why Im not into all those tiny details..

and I never really liked lord of the rings, Star wars or Garry Proper... dont know why Im not into it.. but I understand it might be fun for others.. art and stuff.. cant really argue about that!

AdvanceWarsSgt4774d ago

I respect your opinion, but I'm going to have to disagree with it. In my experience the best games have always been the ones that weren't trying to be realistic or were parodies of realism by being completely over-the-top (like GTA: SA).

But to each their own. Just know that you're in a minority.

LightofDarkness4774d ago

Sadly, he's not. This is how MANY modern gamers think. These are the people who only buy Madden, FIFA, GTA-alikes and COD-alikes. They outnumber us "core" gamers by a rather wide margin, it seems.

gaden_malak4774d ago

"games like GT, Mafia, Battlefield are not perfect simulations, but at least have something about real world you can use in your own life.. "

Like what?

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Gamer19824775d ago

The mario one is brilliane and so true. Though are these issues? No.. Just silly spots.

Hicken4775d ago

Well, at least it wasn't one of those "Why do these things happen in games when they wouldn't happen in real life?" types of articles. Those just piss me off to no end.

Jirachi4774d ago

I think both fantasy and realism have their places in gaming and it's best to ballance them.
Too realistic and it losses creativity(without fantasy even pong would never exist)
Too Fantasical and it losses the ability to convince someone there part of the journey and not just the player(simplely put fantasy can help immersion but too much can hurt it)

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Final Fantasy and SaGa series veteran Kazuyuki Shindo leaves Square Enix after 27 years

Kazuyuki Shindo, who worked on games including Legend of Mana, Final Fantasy XIII, and SaGa: Emerald Beyond, has left Square Enix.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX471d ago (Edited 471d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro471d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv72471d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_471d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga471d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos471d ago (Edited 471d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt23471d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball2000471d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin471d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole471d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix471d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989471d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor471d ago (Edited 471d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel1989471d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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The 7 Best Final Fantasy Characters: Unveiling the Legends

While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.