This September, I was tired. And you know what? Arguing that games are a fascinating, brilliant medium is exhausting when the games industry itself doesn’t seem to be on your side. Sometimes you run out of juice, and the fight’s not worth it any more. Sometimes the time comes to unclench your fists, close your eyes and admit that yes, games suck. Yes, they are toys for children. Yes, they’re too violent. Yes, if we’re talking ways to efficiently waste both time and money they’re up there with foxhunting and divorce. (source)
I have to agree with Quintin about this. As games journalists, gamers and bloggers we spend so much time arguing for the sake of games. Sometimes, the industry doesn’t play along, and I wonder why we even bother. But, as Quintin goes on to say, sometimes a game comes along “that gets you perspective”. In this case, Solium Infernum.
After all, we love games for a reason, no?
