Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 22, 2010
September 21, 2010
September 23, 2010
Transcript:
News Anchor: An inexplicable wave of niceness continues to spread, most noticeably affecting young males... bullies have stopped bullying... adolescent angst, resentment, and fantasies of revenge-driven mayhem have suddenly disappeared! Flo: OK... how could anyone see that as bein' a threat to the economy? Captain Eddie: Wait fah it... Anchor: This just in... the computer game industry has just collapsed... Flo: Oh. To be nicely continued! Eek!
There are LOTS of non-violent games out there: Animal Crossing World of Goo The Adventures of P.B. Winterbottom Samorost 2 Bejeweled Bookworm Fantastic Contraption The Professor Layton series Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent The Ace Attorney series Picross Polarium Electroplankton
… and I shouldn’t have to go on and on and on. The idea that games are solely driven by violence and negativity is complete and utter bullshit!
Oh, and for those that don’t know, so called “casual gamers” playing Bejewelled, Farmville, Bookworm, Solitare etc. Often log more hours playing than “hardcore gamers” playing Halo. The casual game market is huge. Games are about play, not about violence.