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Playing the villain is a refreshing alternative to playing the hero. Especially after growing up with Zelda, Mario and all that 'save the day' stuff.
i actually find playing the villain to be mostly boring
i have a hard time playing an "evil" character in Fable 2 for example because the evil in that game is so needless.
like you're doing it for the sake of being evil and you can't really find any character motivation for it or whatever
the Mass Effect series does this right, i think.
you can choose between boy scout, no-nonsense soldier, or belligerent asshole
but at the end of the day you're still the hero saving the galaxy
even if you were sort of a shit-heel as you did it
i am okay with that
more games need to have that sort of spectrum, instead of "pet kittens or burn orphanage", a little more difference between playing Superman or Frank Castle would be nice.
both can be boring. it just depends on how it's handled.
villainy gets bonus points for me because it's rare.
suggest random bands that i probably haven't listened to
lately I've been digging
Flying Lotus
Autechre
Robyn's new album
LCD Soundsystem's new album
Crystal Castle's new album
Stockhausen Spiral I/II and Pole
Steve Reich Early Works
i actually don't have a whole lot of interest in playing a bad guy in video games
i mean, i do "dark side" playthroughs of video games where moral choices and shit result in different story and content
renegade playthroughs of Mass Effect, sith playthrough of Kotor II, etc.
but if a game basically asks me to play as an amoral bastard, i don't have a huge amount of interest in it
SR2 is sort of a weird exception because it's cartoonishly goofy
pony i want you to play nier so badly
actually i want everyone to play it, but you especially
i want to see how you two react
i want it to be the baking soda in the papier-mache volcano of your mind
he will post about six or seven posts musing about it
the first one will be a reply to someone
the rest will be thoughts that occur to him several moments later, in succession, addressed to no one in particular, expanding and nuancing his previous statements
recycled paper is stealing from hard-working pulp mills and lumberjacks
I went a sustainability event yesterday night in Portland (boyfriend did a short presentation) with lots of people who are into green and sustainable and reusing stuff
I would love to hear those guys react to that newspost
You and your second-hand thieves will be rounded up by our new corporate masters and be forced to pay for your crimes against humanity
Senjutsu on
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both can be boring. it just depends on how it's handled.
villainy gets bonus points for me because it's rare.
Calexico
lately I've been digging
Flying Lotus
Autechre
Robyn's new album
LCD Soundsystem's new album
Crystal Castle's new album
Stockhausen Spiral I/II and Pole
Steve Reich Early Works
Frou Frou and Metric?
heard on the iron and wine collab thing, i believe
NO DICE
i don't think there's anything wrong with it so i will continue to do so 8-)
i think the forum just coughed up a post from five years ago, here
FUCK YOU THAT'S NOT THE SAME GOD
You and your second-hand thieves will be rounded up by our new corporate masters and be forced to pay for your crimes against humanity
i'm going to bed
night guys