Entries from RJ Layton tagged with 'rants'

Let's Stop Talking About Girls in Gaming

Yes, it appears my hypocrisy knows no bounds. I'm going to talk about why we should stop talking about girls in gaming, or at least why I'm tired of it....

GDC 2008: Adult Games vs. Games for Adults

Last week at GDC 2008, I was able to sit in on the Game Designer's Rant. Much of the theme related to what is quickly turning into a dead-horse topic: "Making games with more mature/adult content." Many of these designers...

Thanks, Seth Schiesel

Less than 24 hours since I posted my blog post on why movies suck, I find this. It’s an article by Seth Schiesel titled, “A New Video Game Hopes Expressive Characters Lead to Emotional Attachment.” The hidden subtitle is “Proving...

Movies suck

...A blog post with such a title, coming from a student in USC’s prestigious cinema school? Before accusing me of blasphemy, hear me out. I do not intend to argue that film or cinema itself “sucks.” Certainly there are many...

Yet Another BioShock Rant

First, this rant is obviously going to have spoilers, so avoid it if you haven’t finished it and are planning to. Also, before I get started, let me say that I generally enjoyed BioShock. I actually finished the game, which...