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Should We Care About Romance Games?

Added: 21.11.2013 20:17 | 18 views | 0 comments

Alex saw a rather interesting lecture on romance in games and the potential of romance-themed games at the Montreal International Game Summit, by Schell Games Heidi Macdonald. In it, she discussed the possibilities of empathic games, or games driven by emotional, character-based conflicts rather than violence or plot. She praised the Dragon Age series as an example of engaging romance, as well as actual romance-themed games like Silicon Sisters Everlove (whose CEO expressed the importance of empathetic games.