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Re: The Games Industry Reacts To The White House's Violent Games Showreel

TheBlurB

I don't believe video games are a direct cause of violence.

However I strongly believe that all the media we absorb affects us both in positive and negative ways. We become who we are through interactions with the world around us. To say that games and movies don't influence us at all is ridiculous.

Like the video showing the good of games, there is also toxicity. And that goes for every single medium of entertainment out there.

We should stop pretending we are somehow impervious to corruption by the things we take in. If you eat junk food all day and have an imbalanced diet, your body will be unhealthy. If you absorb too much negative and violent imagery and music, it can cause an imbalance your mind.

I'm not saying bad content makes us violent. But it does affect us in all sorts of ways, and we should be aware of that.

Re: Nintendo and DeNA Shares Tumble as Investors Show Super Mario Run Revenue Fears

TheBlurB

I absolutely love the pricing model. I love paying for a game once and have it be done. I have several premium games on my phone.

However with Mario Run being only 24 levels, and requiring a constant online connection to play, it's value definitely dropped for me.

I own Rayman Fiesta Run and Jungle Run - and they are a fantastic runner very similar to Mario Run.

Can anyone convince me why Mario Run is overall better than those two games? Still trying to decide if I should buy it.

Re: Video: Fans Are Getting Bent Out Of Shape By The New Pokémon Sun And Moon Anime

TheBlurB

If you don't know already - that frame that is featured is called a "smear frame". You could also just call it an inbetween. It is a single frame in the animation - since pikachu is moving so quickly in frame, they utilized this drawing to help the animation be just a tad bit smoother and less "strobe like"

Say what you want about the style as a whole - but those ugly smear and blur frames exist everywhere in animation - they are just so quick that people don't notice them.