Commenter Nick Kostalas wins yesterday's contest with his comments on our review of cancer-themed Serious Game, "Re-Mission".
this is sort of difficult— as is clear— but ultimately i don't think they should have made the game if it sucks this much. i had burkitt's leukemia, and although i appreciate the concept (but does anyone not?), i would be pretty pissed if someone handed me this game during treatment. why the fuck would anyone over about ten years want to play this? it doesn't make sense— give me a pamphlet and a harmonica instead and i'll feel a hell of a lot better. they should have just re-skinned tetris attacks or something with little T-cells and leukocytes. then anyone would be able to enjoy the game, it would cost less, and you could waste more time. and i know it wasn't their intent, but with the presentation as it is, the game has a feeling of sharp backhanded condescension. there's a lot of this in childhood cancer services, but least of all would i want it in a videogame. you know what helped me? grand theft auto III. and it's not because it took my mind off of the treatment; nothing really can. it's because it was a fun game, and it was what i would have been doing anyway.
Don't forget to post away today for your chance to win. I will be randomly selecting a post tonight, as I will every day this month, and then deciding which comment about the post was the funniest, most insightful or interesting and hand out a prize to the poster.
Today's prize is a one year Live subscription for the Xbox 360, a 360 memory unit and a Battlefield 2 t-shirt.. Prizes cannot be changed.
















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