| rocketpig said: And Smash, I disagree with Rand's writings not influencing peoples' views of BioShock. Just as in any period piece, history takes a place in the story and the more you know about the subject, the more you will appreciate the game's storyline. |
I've no doubt that it does, but my point is that the story should be good enough to stand on its own without the aid of another source making it "better".
As for "Objectivism", I'm not going to say I'm fully versed upon the subject, but doesn't the entire concept go out the window when the player cannot free his own mind but instead relies upon someone else to do it for him?
"I mean, c'mon, Viva Pinata, a game with massive marketing, didn't sell worth a damn to the "sophisticated" 360 audience, despite near-universal praise--is that a sign that 360 owners are a bunch of casual ignoramuses that can't get their heads around a 'gardening' sim? Of course not. So let's please stop trying to micro-analyze one game out of hundreds and using it as the poster child for why good, non-1st party, games can't sell on Wii. (Everyone frequenting this site knows this is nonsense, and yet some of you just can't let it go because it's the only scab you have left to pick at after all your other "Wii will phail1!!1" straw men arguments have been put to the torch.)" - exindguy on Boom Blocks
