Originally Posted by Ragitsu
Originally Posted by Boblawblah
Originally Posted by Ragitsu
The fact that some of you are tormented over the killing of monsters - juvenile or no - to the point where you think the option ought to be outright removed indicates to me how insanely inane society has become. Even escapism has become corrupted by an odious level of political influence.

Nonsense, escapism has always been policed by society.

Ah, the "x always has been" so-and-so. That old chestnut.

Hard disagree: never before has this "Monsters are analogs for real-world ethnic minorities." sentiment been quite so strong and quite so vociferously policed (particularly by people who aren't even engaged in the hobby). Never before have people spent untold numbers of hours trying to justify why a monster is a monster instead of just getting on with the game.

Ah yes, the "never before in the history of man have this many hours been spent on trying to justify why a monster in a video game is a monster instead of just getting on with the game" line. That old chestnut. Well, you've got me there, they weren't discussing this EXACT topic a 100 years ago that's for sure.