The Hookup on High-Def Gaming

Penny Arcade's semi-frequent column The Hook Up has published a new article, and this time around Stormy talks about the coming high-def revolution in gaming and the acceptance of gaming by the masses. From the article: "I'm definitely troubled about the 'dumbing-down' effect that bringing the casual gamers into our fold may have on the quality of games in the future. Sure, tight pants and big tits appeal to the hardcore elite just the same as the casual gamer, but I'm betting that Half-Life 2 on the Xbox will play a lot different than on its PC predecessor. For example, I really took it as a compliment when Valve simply threw me into the fray when I began the game. The beauty of it was that the storytellers assumed that we've all played a shooter before."

Comments

A truly stupid article

[TripMaster Monkey]

From TFA:

For example, I really took it as a compliment when Valve simply threw me into the fray when I began the game.

Just exactly how did Valve 'throw you into the fray'??? You walked around for about 20 minutes (longer if you stopped to view the scenery), during which you were a.) UNARMED, and b.) IN-FUCKING-VULNERABLE. How exactly is this 'throwing you into the fray'???

*sigh*

Talk about singing a worn-out tune

[blincoln]

"Blah blah, back when I got into [scene] it was so much better and more exclusive. Everyone was hardcore and there was none of this watered-down-for-the-mainstream crap."

It works for any subculture or hobby. Usually it comes from people who are too young to realize that there were always superficial aspects to whatever it is they're so concerned with, and that in 5-10 years they're going to wonder why they cared so much.