@tds418: Interesting, I hadn't really thought about Shaun like that! I can see it though, being kidnapped and raised by the Institute probably doesn't result in a particularly emotionally aware person.
I can see Shaun with a bit of a messiah complex as well, being heralded by the Institute as the origin for its continuation of Synth research. It's probably easy for someone like that to not give too many shits about the character's feelings. I just wanted a hug, Shaun :(
I just couldn't get past the game shoving the Shaun reveal in my face with no real impact. Like, if this old dude is really my lost son, can't we just sit down for a nice cold Nuka-cola and catch up first?
I just wanna know how Shaun's doing. I don't really want to go meet all of your subordinates right now man, I just wanna know how your life's been! The game never sold it to me, so I sort of distanced my character from him, and then proceeded to blow him up with all his scientific progress. He could've been the most interesting character in the game! There's so much family matters to work with there! But Shaun completely fell flat for me. So fuck 'em!
Most recently, when I saw Straight Outta Compton in theaters, a couple sitting behind me rapped along to every N.W.A. song in the movie. It was great and hilarious. They were actually pretty good!
I think you answered your own question by the end of your post.
I haven't played Arkham Knight yet so I can't speak to what the "true" ending entails but if you're satisfied with what you've played so far, and have no desire to continue, just let it go.
I'm actually getting tired of "true" endings. I was satisfied with my ending in Undertale, for example, and didn't feel the need for another run through it.
I'm slowly letting go of my old completionist habits. It feels good, try it!
I think there's room for the term "game" as well as other terms like "interactive media/narrative/art".
The biggest issue I have with "game" is that it denotes a win state. One can beat a "game" like Super Mario but a player doesn't exactly beat something like The Beginner's Guide- they simply finish it. Should that errm... "game" be labeled as a "game"?
It's easy to forget that video games are still a relatively new thing. I think the stigma attached to the term "game" will eventually fade. This stuff takes time.
Or maybe we'll all be calling them "vids" in fifty years like the dark dystopian future I'm hoping for.
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