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Mac@programming.dev to Game Development@programming.dev · 2 years ago

Why do game developers love mechs? - gamedeveloper.com

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Mac@programming.dev to Game Development@programming.dev · 2 years ago
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Game developers weigh in on the "utter perfection" of giant mechanical robots.
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  • ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world
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    Because they’re fucking awesome and people tend to love em’

    May as well ask why sugar and fat are so popular in food

    • Arcanus@lemmy.world
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      Because they’re fucking awesome and people tend to love em’

      May as well ask why porn and cat videos are so popular online

      • _NoName_@lemmy.ml
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        Because they’re fucking awesome and people tend to love em’

        Might as well ask why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch

        • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
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          Because it’s GRRRRRRREAT!

          wait…shit…

    • Bimfred@kbin.social
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      There’s truth to this. I recall an old saying, went something like “Chicks dig giant robots.”

  • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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    You dig giant robots. I dig giant robots. We dig giant robots. Chicks dig giant robots.

    • GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee
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      RIP Megas XLR.

  • wave_walnut@programming.dev
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    Because mech has rigid body and gamedev likes controlling rigid body

  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    The first Armored Core in a decade comes out and it got someone asking existential questions?

    Feh! Just play Armored Core, it’s great!

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    Because human combatants means blood and gore and censorship or brutality.

    Robots allow extreme violence, without the moral issues.

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    I personally prefer big, clunky, stompy mechs (ala mechwarrior) over the super nimble ones (Armored Core, Gundam), but they’re all great nonetheless.

  • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]@hexbear.net
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    sexual perversion i assume

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    Because they increase the scale of combat to allow for michael bay like moments without having to write a character with nuclear weapon power levels

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