Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? |
Posted By: SonofMacPhisto <sethjewett@gmail.com> | Date: 9/28/10 5:33 p.m. |
In Response To: Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? (Kermit)
: This is where I think we part ways, HP. Inferences are a sophisticated way to
: tell a story. Reach, unlike most action games, is passive, in that what
: you do most of the time doesn't seem effectual. (This also makes it a heck
: of a lot more realistic.) You make tons of choices on the order of how do
: I best achieve the current objective (or kill this enemy in front of me),
: so you're viscerally in the world, but you are repeatedly shown how little
: you can do to affect the outcome of the story. This seems a weakness to
: some, who feel depth of character is somehow connected to agency in the
: world. But that isn't this story--because so little can be done to affect
: what you experience, the story, if you let it, becomes about how the
: experience affects you. It's risky, because gamers have become accustomed
: to summer blockbuster action plots, whereas Reach, in many ways, is an art
: house thought piece.
I wonder if the crux of this debate is whether or not Bungie was intentional or careless with the story? I wish we could get some more input from THEM.
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Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | SonofMacPhisto | 9/27/10 7:31 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Avateur | 9/27/10 7:38 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | SonofMacPhisto | 9/27/10 7:54 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Leviathan | 9/27/10 8:12 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | SonofMacPhisto | 9/27/10 8:21 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 12:04 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | thebruce0 | 9/28/10 8:40 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | uberfoop | 9/28/10 3:42 p.m. |
..in which I blather on and on. With a diagram! :P | thebruce0 | 9/28/10 7:14 p.m. |
Re: ..in which I blather on and on. With a diagram | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 7:35 p.m. |
Re: ..in which I blather on and on. With a diagram | thebruce0 | 9/29/10 8:32 a.m. |
Re: ..in which I blather on and on. With a diagram | ThorsHammer | 9/29/10 10:57 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | SonofMacPhisto | 9/28/10 5:22 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 5:34 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Leviathan | 9/28/10 6:16 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | SonofMacPhisto | 9/28/10 6:33 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | SonofMacPhisto | 9/28/10 6:42 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 6:50 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Leviathan | 9/28/10 12:45 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Harmanimus | 9/27/10 8:02 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | SonofMacPhisto | 9/27/10 8:38 p.m. |
Lots of great lines. | Capt Spanish | 9/27/10 11:09 p.m. |
Re: Lots of great lines. | Stephen L. (SoundEffect) | 9/28/10 6:11 a.m. |
Re: Lots of great lines. | thebruce0 | 9/28/10 8:43 a.m. |
Re: Lots of great lines. | thebruce0 | 9/28/10 8:46 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | General Battuta | 9/28/10 12:47 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 1:01 a.m. |
Reach. *NM* | stan | 9/27/10 9:08 p.m. |
Eh, that's kind of a reach. *NM* | SonofMacPhisto | 9/27/10 9:29 p.m. |
How did you reach that conclusion? *NM* | ArteenEsben | 9/27/10 11:18 p.m. |
The main character is Reach *NM* | Samus 117 | 9/27/10 9:19 p.m. |
In line with my thoughts, too. *NM* | Kermit | 9/27/10 9:59 p.m. |
Six is. | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 12:01 a.m. |
Re: Six is. | General Battuta | 9/28/10 12:52 a.m. |
Re: Six is. | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 12:57 a.m. |
Re: Six is. | Avateur | 9/28/10 12:58 a.m. |
Re: Six is. | General Battuta | 9/28/10 1:00 a.m. |
Re: Six is. | uberfoop | 9/28/10 1:03 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Cody Miller | 9/28/10 12:25 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | thebruce0 | 9/28/10 8:54 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Cody Miller | 9/28/10 7:36 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | thebruce0 | 9/29/10 8:33 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | ArteenEsben | 9/28/10 12:41 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 12:55 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | General Battuta | 9/28/10 1:02 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 1:07 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | thebruce0 | 9/28/10 8:59 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Kermit | 9/28/10 5:38 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 12:52 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | SonofMacPhisto | 9/28/10 5:33 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Schedonnardus | 9/28/10 9:57 a.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Trey | 9/28/10 8:37 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | Hawaiian Pig | 9/28/10 9:02 p.m. |
Re: Who is Reach's main character, anyway? | uberfoop | 9/28/10 1:07 a.m. |
Bob. *NM* | Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) | 9/29/10 9:59 a.m. |
Coming soon... | thebruce0 | 9/29/10 10:15 a.m. |
Re: Coming soon... | Avateur | 9/29/10 4:14 p.m. |
Re: Coming soon... | nash--housewares | 9/29/10 4:29 p.m. |