(Cont.) Look at a film like Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange...Very underrated film regarding its audience and cultural impact. Most people watch the film because it's unique and interesting. Nobody cares about the subliminal messaging within the film. Now, that's very contrary to this case, Kubrick having never explained any of it--but still, those of us who do analyze the film are shunned by the herd. The same goes for the rest of art. Most of the kids I had art with in high school were jocks and bimbos that lacked any respect for our teacher and the content. People are bothered by art and its true purpose, and I believe that's the case with the author of this "article". He's not concerned with the gamers' freedom to interpret the game itself--he feels threatened by the artists' analysis of the material, much like the kinds of people who freak-out when they're told of the practically anti-religious subliminal messaging in Da Vinci paintings.

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I'm sorry but, considering your typical gamer, there's a lot to be explained regarding a piece such as this. They're the artists, so what they say about it IS generally right. Most gamers are not intelligent enough to nitpick symbols, metaphors, and themes within an artwork. The game is without a doubt a work of art, but that is not the cause of its success. People play the game for entertainment and that's it. That's why these explanations are necessary. The predominance of the audience are not artists or those with an artistic mindset--most of them are just simple, generically-minded people. I would know, I deal with these kinds of people everyday, seeing how they makeup 89% of the population.

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I love how all you ignorant fools believe that the game is inaccurate just because the people at imfdb say so. You do realize that's a wiki website, don't you? One that's not true and is sponsored by others' opinions. And what do you know about war accuracy or weapons? The CIA had access to many prototype weaponry. Sure, some of it may have not existed then, the Spas shotgun was actually being designed and the Soviets could have had access to prototypes as well. It goes to show that since you replied to my comment so early with foul language, you obviously are an insecure human being. So stop believing everything a wiki site tells you, children.

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