How Much is Too Much? - Contextual Highlighting in Deus Ex: Human Revolution

posted by vecima (more from this author)
Monday, Mar 21, 2011 - 6:11 pm (PDT)

I'm really looking forward to this game.  I think the art direction looks good and I think the gameplay looks solid.  That said, the real reason I'm starting this thread is to rant about one thing I'm seeing in the videos that really kind of bugs me.  It's the contextual highlighting.  It's causing something of a stir on the official channels as to whether it should be optional or configurable, and I have to say, I'm starting to agree with those who say it should be configurable…

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catagories: game, commentary, deus ex, human revolution, impressions, contextual highlighting


Bulletstorm Review

posted by Kenny (more from this author)
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2011 - 2:58 pm (PDT)

Bulletstorm has been generating a substantial stir among moral guardians and alarmists over violence in video games. There’s no doubt there is plenty of objectionable content in the game- mostly in the form of the sheer enormity of its violence across its eight hours of gameplay.

 

The game itself, however, hardly warrants the alarmism over sexual content as claimed by various news sources. The raunchy names for some of the “skillshots” such as “Rear…

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