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Neoma

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2. It's a type of media...
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 03:11 PM
Feb 2013

Although it's sometimes the same Zelda theme over and over again, that isn't the only kind there is. Strategic games made me understand history a little better when I was younger. (Genghis Khan? Who's that?) Even Call of Duty has some historical context, and some kids wouldn't know the Beatles without Guitar Hero. (What has the world come to!?)

Looking back at all the videogames I have played over the years, I think there were a lot of missed opportunities to teach. But if they start teaching, maybe people would get a tiny bit smarter. Though unfortunately videogame makers just follow other videogame makers footsteps. Gee, I wonder if there's going to be another strong dwarf with a hammer walking about. Hmmm...

In all seriousness, some videogames just make you kind of OCD. Gotta... Get... Coins. But hey, maybe this game will scare people more than Dead Space...

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