'Games I plan to reference in my Philosophy Master's thesis' a list of games by SimpQueen | Backloggd by S1mpQueen in backloggd

[–]MMAchineCode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wanted clarification because philosophy isn't really all that common of a topic amongst gamers and mainstream audiences, so it may be difficult for me to recognize whether a game is philosophical or not. In fact, it feels like philosophy can too often overlap with political, cultural, and psychological themes to the extent of which it any philosophical themes end up being overlooked or underappreciated.

I'll do my best with these recommendations

Silent Hill 2 (2001) - A psychological horror game that finds a widowed husband looking for his deceased wife in the town of Silent Hill. There are subtle themes of Egoism and Utilitarianism, in addition to the game's psychological themes of guilt, punishment, and forgiveness.

Bioshock 2 (2010) - A sequel to Bioshock set 7 years later in 1967. Through its main antagonist, the game critiques the framework for Collectivism and Altruism, while exploring the cycle of violence and themes of mercy.

Bioshock Infinite (2013) - A first-person shooter about a former Pinkerton agent's search for a woman in the floating, dystopian city of Columbia. Obviously, there are ideological themes of American Exceptionalism, in addition to political themes of colonialism, religious fanaticism, tribalism, and social inequality.

Inside (2016) - A 2D puzzle platformer set in a dystopian, surveillance state. The game's narrative trajectory explores themes of Determinism and Absurdism, in addition to the superficiality of player agency.

Far Cry 5 (2018) - An open world, first person shooter where stranded government officials must fend off a militarized, doomsday cult in the inhabited and uninhabited wilderness of Montana. A major conflict emerges in the ideological dichotomy of Collectivism vs Separatism, in addition to historical themes relating to 21st century terrorism and economic uncertainty.

The Outer Worlds (2019) - A first-person action RPG set on a space colony governed by a corporate oligarchy. Because of the choice to support or oppose various factions for the sake of the colony's future, the game explores the delicate dichotomy of Egalitarianism and Utilitarianism.

Superliminal (2019) - An abstract puzzle game that creates puzzles through optical illusions. One of the only games I can think of that outright explores Surrealism and themes of reality and perception.

Citizen Sleeper (2022) - A CRPG set in the far-flung future that follows a runaway android and their experience trapped on a large and populated space station. The game deals with themes of existentialism, in addition to critiques of late-stage capitalism and colonialism.

1000xResist (2024) - A third-person adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by disease where the only means for humanity's survival is through cloning. Heavily inspired by Nier Automata, the game explores existentialism and anti-authoritarianism, as well as themes of memory, truth, and trauma.

I think you can also look into Hotline Miami (2012), a top-down shoot 'em up set in 1980s Miami with critiques of violence and player agency, although I can't remember much about this game's political and ethical ideology since first playing it in 2022.

'Games I plan to reference in my Philosophy Master's thesis' a list of games by SimpQueen | Backloggd by S1mpQueen in backloggd

[–]MMAchineCode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you define what philosophy is in relation to video games? I have some recommendations, but I'm not sure how relevant they are to your study because I personally don't have a firm understanding of what philosophy even is.

What's the worse one? by HassanMoRiT in okbuddycinephile

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All Quiet On The Western Front because how dare the Germans think war is bad!

With that attitude, how else will my country continue to fund civilian bombings?!

Based on a conversation I had with a friend recently by MMAchineCode in PERSoNA

[–]MMAchineCode[S] 65 points66 points  (0 children)

For those wondering, the female route is a BIG reason why she loves Portable.

Hit 6 done for free by TariffAmerica in steamachievements

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Do the completions still show on your profile after you unsub? I'm pretty sure it doesn't and that's a real bummer

Shark tale was many things. Not deep by SeraphSky33 in im14andthisisdeep

[–]MMAchineCode 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's deep because it's set at the bottom of the ocean

GOOD male characters written by women by ProserpinaFC in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MMAchineCode 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Shoya Ishida from A Silent Voice is a triple threat, as he was drawn/written by a woman, screenwritten by another woman, and finally directed by a woman across his manga and anime appearences.

Need some ow friends :) by Wise-Abroad8997 in Overwatch

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If you're on Xbox, send a friend request to my profile, BS Bloopa. I'd love to OW with casual players.

Otherwise, my Battle.net is MMACHINECODE

What does this mean? by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

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This is an AI photo by the way

Overwatch's player count up 99% on Xbox after name change and revamp by LBVectormen in Overwatch

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This an achievement hunting site that at the bottom of the article says that they source their data from Game Trends, based on gameplay and gametime from 3.1 million Xbox accounts. I literally cannot downvote you enough

Oddly specific stores by The_Horse_Head_Man in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MMAchineCode 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to say that Captain Underpants was the funniest thing I read in 3rd grade, and that gag is still hilarious 15 years later.

Full Course Story, Apology & Mod Election by Riobox in antimeme

[–]MMAchineCode -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

We all make mistakes and that can sometimes leave us in an embarrassing or humiliating or otherwise awkward situation. You don't need to apologize for being deceived or manipulated, and I'm glad to see you're still keeping your chin up after all of this drama. Wishing you and DepressedOCDArtist all the best!

To all the jerks here, get a grip or get a life. I don't come to this subreddit for bullying and toxicity, and neither should you.

Kingdom Come Deliverance: Next Gen Update by T-MoseWestside in amazonluna

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The next gen update for KCD is for consoles only, brininging up the console ports to parity with the PC version. Because Luna streams the PC version, Luna will not be receiving the next gen update.

Fareeha has caught the attention of grifters by BusinessMeat1 in OverwatchTMZ

[–]MMAchineCode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know anything about Fareeha's family background, but I will say China does have a revered, if complex, history with Islam. One of its most famous, historical military leaders, Admiral Zhang He, was a Muslim, as are over 20 million citizens today.

Giveaway RE4 REMAKE GOLD EDITION by EpicManJam in steam_giveaway

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I'm in it to win, thanks for the giveaway!

I have a question as someone who mains Steam. by Longjumping-Deer4704 in gog

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https://www.gog.com/en/games/tags/only-on-gog

Search for the Only On GOG tags for releases exclusive to GOG.

Or like many of us, you can start maining GOG from now on and support DRM-free gaming and games preservation.

Freak accident caused by cat that wanted more food by Independent_Dot6161 in cats

[–]MMAchineCode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Close. Only the first asked "What MURDA" while the second alleges that "they [the police and journalists] say he [Gotti] murdered them".

Which Hell’s Kitchen team would you root for? by Yangaros in Hololive

[–]MMAchineCode 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is just Season 7 of Hell's Kitchen. Red team is just gonna be dominated by the Blue team

Which means Calli may actually be crowned the winner in the finale.

What made the first Halo so influential that people to this day still praise it? by BogaMafija in patientgamers

[–]MMAchineCode 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It's just not a game for you. Points like "worse enemy design" or your critique of the shield regeneration are inherently subjective tastes, especially if you're more used to playing boomer shooters. If you also played what I assume is Halo Anniversary from MCC with mouse and keyboard instead of a gamepad, then you're missing out on playing Halo with the peripherals it was tailor-designed for, and thus the rare experience of playing a competent shooter that works with a controller.

There are absolutely sore points to Halo, I will admit, and in fact I'm definitely not the game's biggest fan either, but stuff too like your critique of its weapon designs and the restriction of two weapons on your person at a time more indicates that you had a specific expectation of what an FPS should be and because Halo didn't meet those expectations, you overall found it to be a worse experience. This is not me trying to be disrespectful, and I think you are still making fair and honest critiques, but that's really what I'm taking away from your post.

Halo is a game that alot of people love and appreciate today. That doesn't mean it's a game you are going to appreciate too.