http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s9jv9ua6gQ

there is something inherently evil about this game

The bible thing makes me think of the Earthbound series, which I've coincidently never played so this is speculation, and the idea of rich thorough games like RPGs grounding themselves in more relatable context closer to where we sit. Is part of the appeal of the Earthbounds their mundane context, suburban America, and then the contrast of fantastic within this setting? Is part of the appeal like I said the pure familiarity? I think about a game like Phantasy Star Online which drenches itself in its own universe with lore and specific esoteric language, wholly made up exotic words end up meaning “lower defense”.

My point is that these games which revel in their alieness seem so off putting at times, like I don’t want to get into the Final Fantasys because I don’t care about Chokobos or whatever. There’s a great appeal in making something with a real world association. I enjoy the Ogre Battle games because their specifics seem like familiar archetypes of medieval combat rather than a fully new medieval tangent abstraction. There’s also the fact that real-world “things” have a stronger integrity than fictional stuff, there’s less breaks in believability because it does all actually exist and you’re drawing on that. It’s not like Star Wars where there’s minor, and minor, and minor inconsistency which eat away at you. Invoking the Greek Gods evokes a naturally stronger sense of integrity because they are born out of a gauntlet of years and years of real world creation and thought, they stand up better, by their nature, and I think that registers with people in subtle ways.

• Because as they have more Knowledge of the World and their Minds are better stor’d with Observations, their Conversation is more improving and more lastingly agreable.
• Because when Women cease to be handsome, they study to be good. To maintain their Influence over Men, they supply the Diminution of Beauty by an Augmentation of Utility. They learn to do a 1000 Services small and great, and are the most tender and useful of all Friends when you are sick. Thus they continue amiable. And hence there is hardly such a thing to be found as an old Woman who is not a good Woman.
• Because there is no hazard of Children, which irregularly produc’d may be attended with much Inconvenience.
• Because thro’ more Experience, they are more prudent and discreet in conducting an Intrigue to prevent Suspicion. The Commerce with them is therefore safer with regard to your Reputation. And with regard to theirs, if the Affair should happen to be known, considerate People might be rather inclin’d to excuse an old Woman who would kindly take care of a young Man, form his Manners by her good Counsels, and prevent his ruining his Health and Fortune among mercenary Prostitutes.
• Because in every Animal that walks upright, the Deficiency of the Fluids that fill the Muscles appears first in the highest Part: The Face first grows lank and wrinkled; then the Neck; then the Breast and Arms; the lower Parts continuing to the last as plump as ever: So that covering all above with a Basket, and regarding only what is below the Girdle, it is impossible of two Women to know an old from a young one. And as in the dark all Cats are grey, the Pleasure of corporal Enjoyment with an old Woman is at least equal, and frequently superior, every Knack being by Practice capable of Improvement.
• Because the Sin is less. The debauching a Virgin may be her Ruin, and make her for Life unhappy.
• Because the Compunction is less. The having made a young Girl miserable may give you frequent bitter Reflections; none of which can attend the making an old Woman happy.
  

somebody should make a video game system that just comes packaged with a million bizarre tech demos, this is all I've ever really wanted from a game system. Here look at this DETAILED 3D HEAD for a couple minutes