I was getting ready to start Alan Wake the other day and so I had a flick through the manual and it sounded quite interesting. A guy gets writers block, heads out to some remote woods and then, oh, ghosts or spirits or some ****. Yawn. Here we go again.
Film and TV don't have this problem, there are plenty of thrillers and action movies that are intense and action-packed without having to remove themselves so far from reality. Why can't I think of many games that do the same?
So, are there any story-based games that don't have such obvious elements of fantasy like monsters or mutants or spirits or zombies or magic or just anything really. Are there any unique gaming IPs that you can play and just think "this could be real?"
Heavy Rain is the one that obviously comes to mind, but even that turns a bit stupid with the
I'm sure there's plenty of real life war-based games that fit the bill, but is there anything else that does it with a bit more imagination?
Film and TV don't have this problem, there are plenty of thrillers and action movies that are intense and action-packed without having to remove themselves so far from reality. Why can't I think of many games that do the same?
So, are there any story-based games that don't have such obvious elements of fantasy like monsters or mutants or spirits or zombies or magic or just anything really. Are there any unique gaming IPs that you can play and just think "this could be real?"
Heavy Rain is the one that obviously comes to mind, but even that turns a bit stupid with the
I'm sure there's plenty of real life war-based games that fit the bill, but is there anything else that does it with a bit more imagination?
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