I suppose we can all agree on one thing: All in good measure. Games can indeed take the pressure of everyday life off your chest regardless of depression. It's not only the fun factor. Video games reward every single effort you make, unlike real life that is unfair and way too difficult most of the times. However it is in the real life we live in, it is real money we need to survive and real friends can help us x100 times better than digital friends. So when gaming gets in the middle of achieving things in real life then it harms more than it actually helps.
@delboywalker We can only suppose that some people do not get the references cz they have never seen an 80s or even 90s sci-fi action movie. I find it impossible not to smile at certain points when some little details reminds me of Tron (1985), Universal Soldier (1992) or even Judge Dread (1995). Also another reason people complain is the high score combined with the low price. Some people think that there must be a catch. Some other just can not accept that they just spent 50 euros/dollars on some AAA title that got a lower score.
@Lord_Python1049 @twistyanddark I can accept the fact that you found it fun. I should define that finding it terrible was a personal opinion. But AoEO is by no means free. It is the definition of pay to win. Its model resembles a free demo for a pay to win game. It was marketed as a free game which of course doesn't make it one.
Interesting personality. But if you think about it, TotalA and DS are his greatest achievements, all the other projects he has been involved are mediocre. And some are just terrible, like Age of Empires Online. However I still have faith in him creating something revolutionary once more.
@rasputin177 @Seifer24 Completely agree with you. And one more thing. While Thief is heavily based in trial and error, Dishonored manages to overcome this issue. What I mean: In Thief if an infiltration goes wrong due to a few guards noticing you for example, there are very few things you can do to save the day. In Dishonored you still have a chance to survive the situation.
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