Quote Originally Posted by seiferalmasy2 View Post
The thing is,the more intelligent you are, the more you suss out MGS4 as the joke it really is. They should use MGS4 as a test of intelligence in schools, those that come out liking the game should not be allowed into university or even a dole queue haha
Well I enjoyed MGS4. I also did honours in Economics and Finance in the same year and am currently doing a Masters that will be used to time the market. Clearly intelligence and enjoyment of an over-the-top video game are mutually exclusive characteristics in human beings.

Because obviously Final Fantasy VII-X and Metal Gear Solid 1-3 have these vastly complex stories that rival the great classics. I can see how Squall's moping around because of his abandonment issues rivals with the mass absurdity of war explored in Catch-22 and The Good Soldier Schweik. How the treatment of Cloud and Tifa and Aeris' relationship is a striking metaphor for the complexities of love in the real world, clearly surpassing the portrayal by Tolstoy in Anna Karenina. How Cloud's dealing with his past shows the idiosyncrasies of human nature and conscience even better than Dostoevsky did in Crime & Punishment. Clearly videogames are the new intelligent art form of the future, where highly educated academics will write essays about the artistic beauty of games, detailing how every tiny minute placement of pixels adds to its greatness.

If you want an intelligent story, read a novel or watch a good movie. They can be fun, but they can also be difficult.

If you want to have fun, play a game or watch a Hollywood blockbuster. They are most likely to be fun, but they're not going to add much thought to your life.