Comments on: Point / Counterpoint: Animal Crossing is the most depressing game ever http://www.siliconera.com/2005/12/29/point-counterpoint-animal-crossing-is-the-most-depressing-game-ever/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Snaphttp://www.siliconera.com/2005/12/29/point-counterpoint-animal-crossing-is-the-most-depressing-game-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Snap Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:28:36 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=724#comment-197 "World of Warcraft is a philosophy. It’s preaching that life is nothing but a bunch of work for pointless trinkets, just so you can survive and interact with other people, all of whom are frauds anyway who don’t give a damn about what you say. And it doesn’t end until you decide to stop playing."Interesting no? This is the reason I quit WoW a little less than 6 weeks ago after playing for close to 20 months straight (beta included).I find Animal Crossing enjoyable, calming, and a much more peaceful place to be. “World of Warcraft is a philosophy. It’s preaching that life is nothing but a bunch of work for pointless trinkets, just so you can survive and interact with other people, all of whom are frauds anyway who don’t give a damn about what you say. And it doesn’t end until you decide to stop playing.”

Interesting no? This is the reason I quit WoW a little less than 6 weeks ago after playing for close to 20 months straight (beta included).

I find Animal Crossing enjoyable, calming, and a much more peaceful place to be.

]]> By: Snaphttp://www.siliconera.com/2005/12/29/point-counterpoint-animal-crossing-is-the-most-depressing-game-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-646890 Snap Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=724#comment-646890 "World of Warcraft is a philosophy. It’s preaching that life is nothing but a bunch of work for pointless trinkets, just so you can survive and interact with other people, all of whom are frauds anyway who don’t give a damn about what you say. And it doesn’t end until you decide to stop playing."Interesting no? This is the reason I quit WoW a little less than 6 weeks ago after playing for close to 20 months straight (beta included).I find Animal Crossing enjoyable, calming, and a much more peaceful place to be. “World of Warcraft is a philosophy. It’s preaching that life is nothing but a bunch of work for pointless trinkets, just so you can survive and interact with other people, all of whom are frauds anyway who don’t give a damn about what you say. And it doesn’t end until you decide to stop playing.”

Interesting no? This is the reason I quit WoW a little less than 6 weeks ago after playing for close to 20 months straight (beta included).

I find Animal Crossing enjoyable, calming, and a much more peaceful place to be.

]]> By: Snaphttp://www.siliconera.com/2005/12/29/point-counterpoint-animal-crossing-is-the-most-depressing-game-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-646891 Snap Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=724#comment-646891 "World of Warcraft is a philosophy. It’s preaching that life is nothing but a bunch of work for pointless trinkets, just so you can survive and interact with other people, all of whom are frauds anyway who don’t give a damn about what you say. And it doesn’t end until you decide to stop playing."Interesting no? This is the reason I quit WoW a little less than 6 weeks ago after playing for close to 20 months straight (beta included).I find Animal Crossing enjoyable, calming, and a much more peaceful place to be. “World of Warcraft is a philosophy. It’s preaching that life is nothing but a bunch of work for pointless trinkets, just so you can survive and interact with other people, all of whom are frauds anyway who don’t give a damn about what you say. And it doesn’t end until you decide to stop playing.”

Interesting no? This is the reason I quit WoW a little less than 6 weeks ago after playing for close to 20 months straight (beta included).

I find Animal Crossing enjoyable, calming, and a much more peaceful place to be.

]]> By: KageNarutohttp://www.siliconera.com/2005/12/29/point-counterpoint-animal-crossing-is-the-most-depressing-game-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-181 KageNaruto Sat, 31 Dec 2005 07:14:36 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=724#comment-181 ok, games can be whatever. if u dont like a game, dont play it! any game in the world can mean anything, u can interprit everything. and do u have a method to make the video game technology better? no. so dont complain u moron. ok, games can be whatever. if u dont like a game, dont play it! any game in the world can mean anything, u can interprit everything. and do u have a method to make the video game technology better? no. so dont complain u moron.

]]> By: ppenguinhttp://www.siliconera.com/2005/12/29/point-counterpoint-animal-crossing-is-the-most-depressing-game-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-176 ppenguin Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:59:51 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=724#comment-176 I agree with him. Where he and I differ, however, is that he sees those points as negatives while I see them as positives.To me, 'fun' is manifested through a state of mind and not by a certain action. At least that's the bottom of the foodchain of 'fun'. Animal Crossing 'emulates' that very well and draws fun out of me for no reason.Animal Crossing should be praised for achieving that, surely. Why is that a criticism?! I agree with him. Where he and I differ, however, is that he sees those points as negatives while I see them as positives.

To me, ‘fun’ is manifested through a state of mind and not by a certain action. At least that’s the bottom of the foodchain of ‘fun’. Animal Crossing ‘emulates’ that very well and draws fun out of me for no reason.

Animal Crossing should be praised for achieving that, surely. Why is that a criticism?!

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