Something about the big immersive experience with smiling recruiter-soldiers at a gaming con just kind of pushed me over the top. That, and the lines of mostly-teenagers waiting for a chance to "play." (Somehow, I feel the need for scare-quotes on that one.)
In happier news, Rock Band is entirely as cool as it needs to be to pull off its premise, and I have no qualms recommending it after two songs worth of trying it out. (Releasing real songs in a rhythm game? Building a game around a social co-op experience? Allowing you to play with friends at multiple skill levels? Brilliant!)
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Date: 2007-09-04 11:28 pm (UTC)In happier news, Rock Band is entirely as cool as it needs to be to pull off its premise, and I have no qualms recommending it after two songs worth of trying it out. (Releasing real songs in a rhythm game? Building a game around a social co-op experience? Allowing you to play with friends at multiple skill levels? Brilliant!)