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    Some games' graphics are composed of abstract shapes that have no particular meaning outside of their role in the game.

    Look up the word "abstract" in the dictionary, people.

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    #1  Edited By Oni

    Hand to god, I will kill something next time somebody adds something like Okami or Wind Waker to this page. Stylized/cartoony DOES NOT equal abstract. I even put it in the description of the article, and still people add stuff like this. Even Killer7 is not abstract, it is just about as heavily stylized a version of reality as you're likely to see.

    I have taken it upon myself to moderate the hell out of this page and remove anything that does not qualify, mostly added by people looking to make easy points and/or don't understand the concept of abstraction. This is now my pet project.

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    #2  Edited By brukaoru

    Glad to hear you will be on the case whenever someone adds a game that shouldn't be here. Sorry to hear so many people are doing it though, -_-

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    #3  Edited By SSbabel

    Can you list some Abstract games for me please, i just wanna know what games qualifys as abstract.

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    #4  Edited By Batman

    Damn.  I was just going to add Pixel Junk, but its already there.

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    #5  Edited By Oni

    As for Killer7, if you can make a good case for it, I'll accept it. I've never played it, but I personally wouldn't consider it abstract from what I've seen - just extremely stylized. But if someone can convince me, sure.

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    #6  Edited By Oni

    Someone added Wind Waker, just to spite me, I know it. Grrr.

    Also Tempest. I think it's abstract due to graphical limitations at the time more than anything else, but I'm not sure, so I left it. What do you guys think?

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