Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoWhy medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate - Leiden Medievalists Blogwww.leidenmedievalistsblog.nlexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down113 cross-posted to: history@lemmy.world
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkWhy medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate - Leiden Medievalists Blogwww.leidenmedievalistsblog.nlAgent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink cross-posted to: history@lemmy.world
minus-squareDrSleepless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up96arrow-down7·5 days agoVideo games aren’t supposed to be realistic, they’re supposed to be fun
minus-squareDon Antonio Magino@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71arrow-down2·5 days agoIt’s still interesting to analyse them like the cultural products they are.
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·4 days agoYeah, examining the ways they are inaccurate tells us a lot about ourselves.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 days agoNoo I want to spend 50 years before I can have a second well!
minus-squaregrueling_spool@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoSure, but exploring the way games abstract reality can be interesting and worthwhile.
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·4 days agorealistic is sometimes fun
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·4 days agoYou can do all sorts of things with video games, even when sticking to realism, if it helps you achieve your goals.
Video games aren’t supposed to be realistic, they’re supposed to be fun
It’s still interesting to analyse them like the cultural products they are.
Yeah, examining the ways they are inaccurate tells us a lot about ourselves.
Noo I want to spend 50 years before I can have a second well!
Sure, but exploring the way games abstract reality can be interesting and worthwhile.
realistic is sometimes fun
You can do all sorts of things with video games, even when sticking to realism, if it helps you achieve your goals.
Simulator then?