Comments on: Romancing the Apocalypse http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/ Videogames & Geek Culture Wed, 22 May 2013 20:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-42075 Kevin Thu, 04 Oct 2012 01:02:49 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-42075 I thought the same thing at first, but then I read the sentence again and noticed what the it actually says is: "A worker is the default role for those displaying no special SURVIVAL skills".

So no worries. Nobody is bashing mothers.

]]> By: hyoscine http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-42060 hyoscine Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:08:30 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-42060 I don't like how you imply that moms are unskilled workers.

]]> By: Guest http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-41970 Guest Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:31:27 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-41970 So this article is just everything that literally everybody who has ever watched an apocalyptic show or movie has thought about?

]]> By: The Sunday Papers | Rock, Paper, Shotgun http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-41957 The Sunday Papers | Rock, Paper, Shotgun Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:23:53 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-41957 [...] Some thought experiments for the apocalypse: “The game quickly becomes muddy as you work to strip away your conventional thinking. Would that homeless guy really be so bad to have around when you suddenly need to live rough? Is a criminal even a criminal anymore, or just a really good scout? Is that older fellow with the kindly face going to do anything besides break a hip in a crisis?” [...]

]]> By: This Week In Video Game Criticism: From ‘weird Japan’ to Final Fantasy VII http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-41827 This Week In Video Game Criticism: From ‘weird Japan’ to Final Fantasy VII Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:56:38 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-41827 [...] of Metro 2033. And on the subject of post-apocalypses, Unwinnable’s Stu Horvath muses on what makes it such an entertaining setting: “Our romance with the apocalypse is a celebration of misanthropy. The point of Last Stop, [...]

]]> By: Starsheep Interactive Corporation » This Week In Video Game Criticism: From ‘weird Japan’ to Final Fantasy VII http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-41819 Starsheep Interactive Corporation » This Week In Video Game Criticism: From ‘weird Japan’ to Final Fantasy VII Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:16:44 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-41819 [...] of Metro 2033. And on the subject of post-apocalypses, Unwinnable’s Stu Horvath muses on what makes it such an entertaining setting:“Our romance with the apocalypse is a celebration of misanthropy. The point of Last Stop, [...]

]]> By: Tomdan http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-41814 Tomdan Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:30:42 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-41814 This was a really great reading, nice work. Somehow it reminded me of what Zappa said once: "There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life".

]]> By: Stu Horvath http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-41678 Stu Horvath Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:59:06 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-41678 Thanks for the encouragement! Maybe after I get more than three under my belt though…

]]> By: @JordanEkeroth http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/09/20/romancing-the-apocalypse/comment-page-1/#comment-41671 @JordanEkeroth Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:10:39 +0000 http://www.unwinnable.com/?p=36021#comment-41671 Stu, can you please turn this column into a book? I will buy that book. Fascinating thoughts in here.

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