http://gamegate2k.com/forums/ Step Into The Light en Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:48:06 +0000 http://gamegate2k.com/forums/topic/igi-1-amp-2-quotrealismquot-a-message#post-2830 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:08:32 +0000 brain_matter_slop 2830@http://gamegate2k.com/forums/ I've been brooding over a certain question for some time now, and wonder if it makes sense? :confused: So I'm asking my fellow IGI fans! :D <br /> <br /> Has anyone wondered if the realism of IGI 1 or 2 <b>means</b> anything?<br /> Even the 2003 slogan for Codemasters: "Genius at Play" could imply that the makers of the game are geniuses at play, right? What if those geniuses were playing at [U]telling[/U] us gamers something?<br /> <br /> :cool: I've wondered if the realism tells us gamers that IGI-style covert warfare EXISTS, right now, present day (or maybe 10-15 years ago since some of the plot lines are dated compared to say, the [U]Splinter Cell [/U] series.)<br /> <br /> And in the [U]Splinter Cell [/U] series, the realism is more stealthy and the plots are higher tech, which might only be a reflection of the increased stakes and complexity of the actual covert wars being fought in real time...<br /> <br /> Like IGI team is "soldier of fortune", seat-of-your-pants covert warfare, and Splinter Cell is more like NSA or CIA or similar level of "play"...<br /> <br /> The funny thing in the [U]Splinter Cell [/U] series is that there are occasional script devices which tease the gamer into questioning whether what is being depicted is just a game or not! (I've got pics!)<br /> <br /> And so the basic question is whether the realism in IGI 1 or 2 means anything? (And I realize that as 'real' as the games are, they've got their faults. But we also know that they're decent games for 2000 (IGI) and 2003 (IGI 2) respectively.)<br /> <br /> But it's also an incomplete question, because I've thought about IGI's realism compared to say the "realism" in the <i>Soldier of Fortune </i> series, which is much more like a violent, gory cartoon. Or the "realism" of WWII shooters, which are much more about setting a scene, or cinematography...<br /> <br /> I could go on... :p ...only if you IGI fans are interested! :rolleyes: - BMS<br /> <br /> <b>PS</b><br /> <br /> The largest context of the question is the larger universe of other FPS games, like the <i>Splinter Cell </i> series, or <i>Far Cry</i>, or <i>Soldier of Fortune</i>, or even sci-fi type games like <i>Half-Life </i> and/or <i>Doom 3</i>, or <i>Return to Castle Wolfenstein</i>...