“Walking simulator” began as a derogatory label
Outlandish: "walking simulator" being used as an insult is so stupid, like why would you be offended by that at all
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The Quake mod also changes the music, replacing the sharp-edged original soundtrack from Trent Reznor with tracks from one of his more “chilled-out” albums. The change in music is another important move to eliminate the game’s tension and replace it with a thoroughly different mind-set.
It is interesting to me that there were mods created for Quake that removed the entire main goal of the game. I have never thought about taking out a main mechanic of a videogame and then playing it. It makes me rethink all the games ive played and imagine it just like exploration. Playing games with different music can change the whole vibe of the game, I have noticed, like i remember playing horror games with my own music and it made it not as scary.
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- Jan 2026
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In the right hands a maze story could be a melodramatic adventure with complex social subtexts
I like this point because its not an easy task to do. Maze games have limited choices in their story so they need to have complex narratives.
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