Most Dubious Videogame Claims Explored

Thanks to Buzzcut.com for their article exploring the most dubious claims made in relation to videogames, in which the author takes some time to refute game-related maxims such as 'Old people play video games' ("assuming the fact that older women playing Bridge online... can be generalized into broad statements about the general appeal of games lacks a sense of perspective"), 'Games will revolutionize education' ("We are not on the cusp of a breakthrough or entering an era of educational enlightenment. People learn from anything, so they can learn from games"), and 'Games are a social activity' ("Video games can be social. But so can knitting and reading. That doesn't mean they are deeply or purposefully social.")

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Number one most dubious claim

[Henry V .009]

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Dubious claims made about videogames top ten!

[Gizzmonic]

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10)Playing certain types of games makes you a nerd, but playing other types of games makes you cool.

9)Pushing blocks is fun.

8)Micromanaging resources in Warcraft is more fun than micromanaging resources in Microsoft Excel.

7)$400 on a video card is a good investment.

6) One game where you can carry 20 guns at once and arm yourself through osmosis is more realistic than another game where you can carry 20 guns at once and arm yourself through osmosis.

5) You can make a good game without ninjas.

4) The princess can take care of herself.

3)Carmack is God.

2)Final Fantasy is a hit video game, not a series of bad CGI movies written by a 16 year old Japanese school girl on ecstasy.

And the number one most dubious claim about video games:

1) I'm not cheating, you're just not very good.

And the number one

Re:Dubious claims made about videogames top ten!

[secolactico]

5) You can make a good game without ninjas.

No, no... remember, any game's coolness factor can be increased by adding one or more of the following: ninjas, pirates and/or monkeys.

I'll be damned if I can remember who said it first. Was it the Penny Arcade folks?

Re:Dubious claims made about videogames top ten!

[miyako]

From gamespy's review of Tropico 2
Let's start with the premise. One of the fundamental truths of the universe is that there isn't anything that can't be improved with the addition of pirates, ninjas, or monkeys.

Most dubious video game claim?

[extrarice]

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