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jeffythunders t1_j99bmed wrote

Just because you enjoy Metal Gear Solid doesn’t mean that everyone does and it definitely doesn’t mean they’re wrong or a “non gamer”. One of the main themes in this book is “We’re all having different experiences” and I think that was lost on you

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outsellers OP t1_j9apvbf wrote

A book dedicated to video games, and someone that campaigns on "video games are the best way to tell a story", should 100% steer away from calling Metal Gear Solid "boring."

Metal Gear Solid is one of the best representations of a real life example of the type of video game she was trying to create in these books. Its basically a movie and video game in one.

Her consistent need to promote political ideology, such as using the term "white boy" repeatedly, or, especially on guns, should be more consistent with her video game research. It's to be expected that she would hate on Football games, Halo, etc... but it would have been nice to deduce what her actual experience with the games were, aside from ... the Oregon Trail

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NTDenmark t1_j9gxu42 wrote

Video games are like the worst medium to tell a story in, LMAO. What makes a game fun to play doesn't necessarily translate all that well to good writing.

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