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Since I’m still playing Fallout 3 almost exclusively, I thought I’d see if I can use it to reflect on WoW and the individual some more.
Fallout 3 is, as I’ve already written, very focused on the individual: as the single player character in the world, it’s as if the world is there to cater to [...]
Haven’t been playing WoW over the last few weeks: Christmas Break (Boise), then playing Fallout 3. It’s interesting, comparing my feelings about that game to my feelings about WoW. Fallout 3, being an RPG, definitely also operates from a basically individualist, capitalist paradigm: the player sees through the eyes of a single avatar, navigating a [...]
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on Videogames and print culture
on Videogames and print culture
on Videogames and print culture
on Videogames and print culture
on Videogames and print culture