tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post7044732792183396819..comments2023-06-13T06:15:10.688-04:00Comments on WAGS Chronicles II : The WAGSENING: Buckets of Blood and Showers of... Other... Bodily... FluidsShemp Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143427949411525615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-83480641299229491342010-01-16T13:23:47.535-05:002010-01-16T13:23:47.535-05:00[q="Kozure"]Serial killings. Confinement...[q="Kozure"]Serial killings. Confinement and sexual exploitation of children. Genocide. You can talk until the cows come home about biological programming or environmental conditioning but at some point our society has to say, "this is where you are responsible for your actions, and what you are doing is wrong"<br /><br />Where and how we draw the line of evil has shifted dramatically over the course of human history. Homosexuality used to be evil; still is, for some.<br /><br />Ruining countrysides, slaughtering peasants, corrupting heroes, blood sacrifices, intentionally spreading lies and disease. Evil, in my book.[/q]<br /><br />Thought I'd add my two cents...<br /><br />I don't really buy into the concept of evil so much. Not in the real world, anyway. I think "evil" is more a useful concept for categorizing characters in stories than anything else.<br /><br />In my mind, there are two main types of "evil": Evil forces and evil intentions.<br /><br />Evil forces are usually ascribed to the effects of some "outside" influence on events, or on a fictional being that is evil in the same way that a person is "tall" or "blonde". It's a characteristic of the being, and it just is. No explanation necessary. Many gods, super-villains, etc have are this way. Sauron is a god example. He is evil. No one knows why, and for the purpose of the LOTR books, he could do absolutely nothing and we would be happy to accept that he is an "evil" character. The Persian army in 300 was evil in the eyes of the Spartans, but does anyone seriously believe that it was the case in history?<br /><br />Evil intentions are interpreted in the actions of certain human beings. A single act can be described as evil, and a person might be described as evil if they do several of these evil things (or a few singularly massive evil things). The problem is that in most cases, it's hard to actually support the argument. Just like the fact that homosexuality has been previously described as evil in some people's eyes, the label is mostly a matter of perspective and opinion. The mad evil scientist or evil warlord is caricature. I just don't buy it. In the eyes of the person doing evil, they are probably doing something right.agent easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907863877533239261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932441.post-49088249050740583102010-01-16T12:58:29.358-05:002010-01-16T12:58:29.358-05:00Well, Kozure, looks like you really opened up a ca...Well, Kozure, looks like you really opened up a can of worms! <br /><br />I'm actually a little surprised at your reaction. I bought the game despite my misgivings about the theme because it was billed as a successful blend of euro-mechanics and ameritrash elements (sorry for using the term). The funny thing is that MY misgivings about the theme had a lot more to do with the fact that I find the theme hard to take seriously, not because it makes me feel "icky inside". I find the explicit use of over the top references to blood, pus and orgiastic behaviour silly in the same way that I find most attempts to make goth and vampire stuff seem cool. It just tries so hard and in the end it's just hard to take seriously.<br /><br />To put it another way, I would be embarrassed to present the theme of this game to anybody who isn't already a game geek, or potentially a teenager who is in this type of thing. And even then.<br /><br />Luckily, I quite enjoyed the game despite the REALLY IMPORTANT mistakes in the rules and components which make the game massively imbalanced until you find out about the errata. We'll see if the potential is realized once balance is restored.agent easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907863877533239261noreply@blogger.com