Gamers Of The Apocalypse

The Escapist's theme this week is 'retro-style games', and Russ Pitts (one of the gents behind Gamers With Jobs) has a piece on post-apocalyptic gaming. Entitled 'Duck and Cover', it touches on games with that fallout flavour. From the article: "The desolate imagery and desperate sense of hopelessness in the face of unimaginable tragedy make Fallout a difficult game to finish (especially for a Day After Kid), but it is precisely the ending of this game that makes every moment of pain and frustration worthwhile. Watching the Fallout's ending cut-scene rendered me utterly speechless. I literally could not summon the words or thoughts to describe my emotions."

Comments

Ridiculous /. moderation strikes again

[WidescreenFreak]

Okay, will someone explain to me why the parent was slammed as a "troll"? As I replied, the author of the Escapist article is most likely referring to himself in reference to a 1983 movie -- that's 23 years ago, folks -- from a U.S. network. Okay, he could have asked with a bit less attitiude, but there should be no surprise that people would not understand the reference.

Not everyone on Slashdot is from the U.S., and not everyone on Slashdot is old enough to remember some of the events in 1983 that would have such an impact on the TV psyche like "The Day After" did for a lot of people.

I'm from the U.S. and I remember when "The Day After" was shown on ABC. But at least I can give Slashdot users the benefit of the doubt that they're not all American thirty-somethings. Hopefully, metamoderation will slam that knucklehead appropriately.