2:20 PM
Believe it or not, "Realism May Be Taking the Fun Out of Games" is not a rant by Bezzy or JP, but an article from Sunday's New York Times (free registration required, as always with NYT content). I will, however, be interested to read their responses to it.

JP and I were sitting around in the lounge here at work today, breaking down the merits and flaws (well, mainly flaws) of Ico's travelling third-person camera system, and over the course of the conversation several other people came into the room one at a time, listened for a moment, and then walked away. Made me realize that even among the geeky, one may still be a geek. Of course, I have the same reaction when the Maddenheads around the office start talking football...