Post by sfscriv on Apr 26, 2010 19:26:05 GMT 1
Something keeps drawing me back to the BC2 fight. I think I have figured it out. I think it is ... raw human aggression.
Initially, I was turned-off by the blood splatters and "canned" cursing. That sounds odd coming from a soldier who has and still does his fair share of cursing. But, many years back, in the first couple years of Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC), I watched a video tape of some of the fighting and, initially, found it too brutal. I asked myself, “Why watch it?” It seemed unnecessary and excessively violent. But, as it turns out, watching UFC was invigorating. Yes, it was exciting to watch two men battle-it-out to see what techniques they would use and who would come out of the match the victor.
There’s something about the BC2 fight that is similar to a high impact action film. It’s kind of like the adrenalin rush found by watching Borne Ultimatum.
Part of why we play games is to escape the daily grind. Another darker, let’s say deeper, aspect of the human animal is the what drew Roman citizens to the gladiator arena and what to this day draws citizens in some countries the bull fighting ring. Why would civilized people pay money to sit with thousands of others and watch an animal be stabbed to death? Yes, culture and tradition play a part in the continuation of the events. There is, however, the exhilaration of a blood sport.
In my opinion, the Bad Company 2 multiplayer game has captured and packaged the aggression aspect of human behavior.
What do you think?
Initially, I was turned-off by the blood splatters and "canned" cursing. That sounds odd coming from a soldier who has and still does his fair share of cursing. But, many years back, in the first couple years of Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC), I watched a video tape of some of the fighting and, initially, found it too brutal. I asked myself, “Why watch it?” It seemed unnecessary and excessively violent. But, as it turns out, watching UFC was invigorating. Yes, it was exciting to watch two men battle-it-out to see what techniques they would use and who would come out of the match the victor.
There’s something about the BC2 fight that is similar to a high impact action film. It’s kind of like the adrenalin rush found by watching Borne Ultimatum.
Part of why we play games is to escape the daily grind. Another darker, let’s say deeper, aspect of the human animal is the what drew Roman citizens to the gladiator arena and what to this day draws citizens in some countries the bull fighting ring. Why would civilized people pay money to sit with thousands of others and watch an animal be stabbed to death? Yes, culture and tradition play a part in the continuation of the events. There is, however, the exhilaration of a blood sport.
In my opinion, the Bad Company 2 multiplayer game has captured and packaged the aggression aspect of human behavior.
What do you think?
