BNR: Frankly, there are enough articles about how terrible it is to be part of the gaming community. There are tomes filled with the tears of men and women who learned the hard way that the mob mentality against folks who "don't look or think or act like us" is powerful in the gaming community at large. This isn't an article for people who want to read about how terrible people are. There are plenty of those. This is a brief open letter to anybody who enjoys video games.
New Normative takes a look at the status of horror video games. Specifically, how they treat mental illness and whether or not they're becoming less ableist.
Screw this article and that damn word. I've got a couple mental issues and it sucks, but I'm tired of all this microaggression BS. There are plenty of games with mental illness in them that do it well, just look at max payne for one example or psychonauts.
While Steam gets a lot of hype for discounted prices, you don’t actually have to spend any money to enjoy some of the best games the service has to offer. Over the years, Steam has accumulated a number of great games that are free-to-play, and I’m here to tell you which ones you should check out.
Some of these recommendations will be obvious, as some of Steam’s biggest games are free-to-play—so why wouldn’t I suggest them? But, I also want to make sure to tell you about the smaller free games you might otherwise not hear about, especially when it comes to games that try something new. With that in mind, here are our top free Steam games that everyone should try.
"Disclosure: I am friendly with the developers behind the game. "
we know what went down >_>
Marcus Estrada writes: "Video games have been around for dozens of years and yet we don’t have a long history of this form of media covering topics such as mental illness very often at all. In fact, it seems that most games finally testing the waters with such themes have come out in the past few years. These are titles such as The Cat Lady, Depression Quest, Neverending Nightmares, and a variety of others. Another trend which is readily apparent is that most big name teams are basically avoiding the topic altogether. Perhaps that’s for the best as introspective, painful stories might not mix well with high-octane FPS action and explosions. Or perhaps we’re just not open enough to that possibility."
That game actually sounds like something I would play/make.
The same could be said of any community. Free-thinking is not as common as most people think. Anyway, I'm sure Zoe Quinn is profiting from this. I sure never would have ever heard about Depression Quest if it wasn't for all this mediatic story surrounding it.
Good article, and true. The internet has made is capable of being something your not, and a place for many cowards. But there are also good people too, who rise above the toxic swamp. You see it here everyday, people, the masses hammer you because you do not believe in your opinion, and who feel you must fall in line with there dystopian vision of a one console vision on there terms only, which is from both sides to be honest. We saw a female writer getting threats a few months ago too.... Some series things said on these pages said too.... As long as people stand up for whats right, and encourage others to follow, we may someday be seen as grown ups in this industry. Right now we cannot even co exist together as one unit... Try drive our favourite hobby forward in a truly global way....
I'm going to raise my "voice of positivity" right now and say that the tone of this article is offensive.
Just because you have an issue with how a few messed up individuals treated someone, doesn't mean you have the right to dredge up every negative example you can to stereotype a huge, diverse, community. It's not fair and it's sensationalistic. I actually think it's more in line with the bullying you claim to be fighting against, rather than in the spirit of positivity you claim to be endorsing.
thats why i like n4g and our community here, its not perfect and we all have different views, but besides fanboy debates, hate for people outside of games is pretty minimal imo, from what ive read over the years. i wouldnt be a part of this site if it was filled with hate toward women, gays and different ethnicitys. i hate ignorance and no one is perfect, we all have different opinions, but most of the BS i see in the gaming community as far as hate goes doesnt come from this site, and when someone does get out of line there are 20 more people to put them in check. thats my 2 cents anyways.