Progress QuestNaked Dopamine Drip | Submitted by RobertAugustdeMeijer on Fri, 04/11/2008 - 17:35. |
Insert pun on "progress" and "paradox".
State rhetoric question about loving numbers. Proclaim Progress Quest as the game for readers. Describe today's subject has perfect gameplay. Mention perfect controls. Mention zero loading times. Mention intuitive interface. Mention lack of bugs. Mention balanced classes. Mention ability to play on weaker computers. Mention addictive nature.
Game Tunnel's 2005 Sim Game of the Year
Books can be important; movies can be important. Games, however, are the degraded purview of violent male adolescents. Democracy cannot exist.
Except that it does, of course. It is not without flaw; but it's a game that every citizen of a democracy should play, to get a better gut understanding of the pressures faced by their leaders--and every citizen of a tyranny should play, to get a better gut understanding of why democracy, whatever its flaws, is better than the alternatives.
