Comments on Hit Self-Destruct: Prometheus Unlocked

"The fact is, you develop a personal connection wi...

2009-06-26T04:10:45.959+12:00

"The fact is, you develop a personal connection with games like that; the games that motivated you to write an impassioned editorial and post it on a section of the internet that you know nobody reads."

Oh, yeah. Totally do that on my site. I write mainly for myself though - an important distinction of looking for something to write for others (although yes, I try and make sure to put down what interests me, which might interest others! I also don't speak to myself, but as to others, since that's ultimately how the internet works). As a journal of games I play and what I think about them, it's a useful memory dump as well :)

This post really resonates with me I guess, although I totally don't write creatively about games like some of your posts are. However, trying to remember or rate or bring up games I've not written a little about gets pretty hard with so many games around - putting something down really makes it concrete that you had some experience with it (be it good or bad).

As for objective ranked lists? utter rubbish of course! ;) I guess you've made a good statement that yeah, objective art? hahahahaha, that's worth 7/10.

I'd ask you to reconsider your position on Prototy...

2009-06-20T03:32:44.522+12:00

I'd ask you to reconsider your position on Prototype, but really the game is just one big power fantasy. The enemies are functionally blind and stupid, but there are lots of them and the splatter so nicely. Really the only challenge to be had in that game are the off kilter side missions, most of which are damn near impossible to get higher than bronze.

Also: This is the point of the article.

And this is my head. I heard a whooshing noise as the point went by.

Maybe you've been systematically and accidentally ...

2009-06-20T03:20:53.875+12:00

Maybe you've been systematically and accidentally hitting CTRL and turning your mousewheel everytime you visit HSD..

It's probably just a side effect of always reading...

2009-06-20T01:12:07.223+12:00

It's probably just a side effect of always reading via RSS. When I come to the site everything looks too big. I wondered if it might have been one of those experiments like where you shift the walls of your cubicle a centimeter every day until you eventually colonize someone else's space.

You're probably not that crazy...

The font size? The font size has always been the s...

2009-06-20T00:12:02.913+12:00

The font size? The font size has always been the same unless I really have no idea what I'm doing (possible).

I wonder how many (if any) games writers out there...

2009-06-20T00:06:59.361+12:00

I wonder how many (if any) games writers out there don't enjoy the writing more than the playing.

Actually, I have no idea how many people IGN has on staff, so it could be just those of us who do it for the love.

(Completely unrelated note: have you been slowly increasing the font size on HSD, or am I just going mad?)

It's a level of emotional engagement above that of...

2009-06-19T23:27:57.296+12:00

It's a level of emotional engagement above that of simply "Did I enjoy the food pellet I got when I hit the red button?" I think this sort of engagement is important, with both professionals and consumers making a connection on a level different from the typical task-reward satisfaction.

I just don't know how games could better effect it.