Obviously, this is a joke. Video games can’t perfectly duplicate real life or no one would play them. No one wants to go through the complex process of reloading, counting bullets, weight management, kickback. That takes the fun out of it. There are limits to what video games can offer, in terms of fun AND available choices. The programmers have to restrict you, because they want the game experience a certain way. If you want to play, you have to fight. You can’t talk them down or wave a white flag or tell your AI partner to circle around and garrote him. (See my article on Shadow of the Colossus)…
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Guns
In the wake of the CT shootings, there’s been a lot of talk about gun control. I’m surprised we’ve gone this long and no one’s mentioned video games yet. (UPDATE: I wrote too soon. Thanks Fox News. Stay classy.) I see a lot of people calling for action, but not a lot of viable solutions proposed (mostly people saying the 2nd amendment has become obsolete, ban all guns, gun control is a joke, disband the NRA and their lobbying ways, etc.). There’s a solution I’ve thought of that’s viable for everyone. It minimizes the possibility of a high body count due to someone mentally ill going Columbine and keeps the…
