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"Romance Is Not Dead!"

Nothing endures more than a good romantic plot (what do you need other than a good woman and a PS 2?), and nothing moves a classic game quite like a good yank on the old heartstrings to add a sense of urgency to the action. Love and romance, contrary to what you might think, are quite alive and well in classic videogames, as can be observed in this archetypal plotline:

Hero's main squeeze is kidnapped by:

A. Monster
B. Ninjas
C. Monstrous Ninjas
D. Gargamel (Smurf games only)

Naturally, this leads to a certain amount of indignation in the hero. The hero's quest to win back his lady fair enriches us all, and the eventual re-union of the lovers can teach us all a great deal about romance, as can be seen in these typical plot resolutions:

Hero fights hard and rescues his ladylove, whereupon:

A. They kiss; hero blushes
B. A large floating heart appears above the couple
C. They watch the villain's hideout crumble to the ground
D. She kills him with one swift kick

So what Romantic Moments are there?

Certainly we're all familiar with the first epic plight of Mario. Donkey Kong has kidnapped Mario's girlfriend, Pauline, hauling her to the top of a construction site. After dodging barrels and weaving his way around

Many lessons are ripe for the learning here. Observe:

A. True love will overcome any adversity.
B. Shared romantic moments become even more special when a large concussed monkey is lying semiconscious beneath you.
C. Lovers should display their affection for all the world to see, preferably in the form of gigantic, floating pink hearts.
D. Love is worth several hundred BONUS POINTS!!!!

Other Romantic moments maybe not the aim of the game or to save the loved one, but aid them through a tough and frantic battle to save the world by means of calming them, hinting to them and making them learn how to Love, hence MGS 1 ? Snake/Meryl and Now in MGS 2 ? Raidan/Rose.

So it should be obvious that classic videogames have a great deal to teach us about love. What is the mysterious force that brings two people together in a profound bond, prompting them to share their innermost thoughts and desires, their lives, their extra lives, their power-up items?

Final Thought:

Games have many drastic Romantic themes in them, which may have been taken from the people?s memories and events, which may have happened in their life or a great moment of madness.

Take for example MGS 2 Hideo includes a dialogue between Raiden and Rose, which his wife kept reminding him about several times before learning to understand what she was actually trying to get through to him

Have games ever taught you the meaning of Love and the Importance of why they are involved in today?s gaming world?

Thanks for Reading

AbsoluT Neo

Longy:0) wrote:
> Hum i don't really think of romance in games, it does add abit to games but i
> don't really think it's needed theres loads of good games with out it, but the
> games with out the romance are normally simple. Games with romance in are more
> complex e.g DMC, MGS, MGS2 and GTA3 (abit), these are all good games complex and
> good it depends on what you like, i think most people like both. This is my
> view

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I agree with this point made by Longy here.

Not a bad post there..

Maybe this is partly what Sony where going on about with the hype for the PS2 and the wonderful Emotion engine. The only games which really are suitable to include romance (Unless you count those crap Japanese dating games !) are adventure and other story led type of games. Obvious examples being like you said MGS and also the FF games - hero rescues damsel in distress - "dances" the night away etc.

I think the main thing here is that do we really want alot of romantic direction thrown into our games - yes we are saving the poor damsel but how many of us want to shoot through hoards of ghouls to be met with a CG ending of Mr Hero cuddling up to Mrs distressed damsel ?

In the right context it can certainly add to story lines but I think it really is a minor part of the game playing experience that we are after.

Longy:0) wrote:
> Hum i don't really think of romance in games, it does add abit to games but i
> don't really think it's needed theres loads of good games with out it, but the
> games with out the romance are normally simple. Games with romance in are more
> complex e.g DMC, MGS, MGS2 and GTA3 (abit), these are all good games complex and
> good it depends on what you like, i think most people like both. This is my
> view

Thanks.

I think the romance aspect of a game adds to the edge, it maybe an alternative to all the fighting, shooting, killing the game to show the more caring, sharing aspect of the game, also shown in other aspects of brother and sister love (Otacon & E.E) I think it shows gamers the bonding between individuals and this can be applied to the real world..

Hum i don't really think of romance in games, it does add abit to games but i don't really think it's needed theres loads of good games with out it, but the games with out the romance are normally simple. Games with romance in are more complex e.g DMC, MGS, MGS2 and GTA3 (abit), these are all good games complex and good it depends on what you like, i think most people like both. This is my view

Nothing endures more than a good romantic plot (what do you need other than a good woman and a PS 2?), and nothing moves a classic game quite like a good yank on the old heartstrings to add a sense of urgency to the action. Love and romance, contrary to what you might think, are quite alive and well in classic videogames, as can be observed in this archetypal plotline:

Hero's main squeeze is kidnapped by:

A. Monster
B. Ninjas
C. Monstrous Ninjas
D. Gargamel (Smurf games only)

Naturally, this leads to a certain amount of indignation in the hero. The hero's quest to win back his lady fair enriches us all, and the eventual re-union of the lovers can teach us all a great deal about romance, as can be seen in these typical plot resolutions:

Hero fights hard and rescues his ladylove, whereupon:

A. They kiss; hero blushes
B. A large floating heart appears above the couple
C. They watch the villain's hideout crumble to the ground
D. She kills him with one swift kick

So what Romantic Moments are there?

Certainly we're all familiar with the first epic plight of Mario. Donkey Kong has kidnapped Mario's girlfriend, Pauline, hauling her to the top of a construction site. After dodging barrels and weaving his way around

Many lessons are ripe for the learning here. Observe:

A. True love will overcome any adversity.
B. Shared romantic moments become even more special when a large concussed monkey is lying semiconscious beneath you.
C. Lovers should display their affection for all the world to see, preferably in the form of gigantic, floating pink hearts.
D. Love is worth several hundred BONUS POINTS!!!!

Other Romantic moments maybe not the aim of the game or to save the loved one, but aid them through a tough and frantic battle to save the world by means of calming them, hinting to them and making them learn how to Love, hence MGS 1 ? Snake/Meryl and Now in MGS 2 ? Raidan/Rose.

So it should be obvious that classic videogames have a great deal to teach us about love. What is the mysterious force that brings two people together in a profound bond, prompting them to share their innermost thoughts and desires, their lives, their extra lives, their power-up items?

Final Thought:

Games have many drastic Romantic themes in them, which may have been taken from the people?s memories and events, which may have happened in their life or a great moment of madness.

Take for example MGS 2 Hideo includes a dialogue between Raiden and Rose, which his wife kept reminding him about several times before learning to understand what she was actually trying to get through to him

Have games ever taught you the meaning of Love and the Importance of why they are involved in today?s gaming world?

Thanks for Reading

AbsoluT Neo