Hi can you help with my uni project on realism in FPS

[FINPROmyles]

Hi that's for reading this can you help with my project on realism in games (and also games that are not so real)

But I am conducting some research into why we as Gamers play war based FPS (i.e. TF2 mostly).

So if you can answer these would be great.......
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1) Whats the main reason for playing them i.e. our instincts / escapism / do what we cant do in reality or just plain Fun haha

2) Secondly why do some games (i.e. FPS) strive for realism (more specifically photo realism / emotional realism) and why do some (i.e. TF2) go for more of a slapstick and less realistic manne and why is this?

3)Finally what's next in realism / limit of realism to basically real war. (i.e. a mate told me why don't FPS have realistic injuries (i.e. legs blown off after IED)?

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Thanks for reading / answering and I will put more questions on this up later on

Regards FINPRO2011 (Myles Raxworthy) - http://www.justraxworthy.com

[spamfest]

I voted No, although "sometimes" would have been more appropriate. It depends on your goals for the game, Battlefield 3 goes for creating the best multiplayer experience in a very different way than TF2.

[Predatory Ameoba]

I would say that I prefer realism to a certain degree, but also enjoy crazy stuff like TF2 because parody is awesome. In the words of the Monty Python comedy group: "To laugh is human, to mock, devine." also, Im big on ticking off my friends who are obsessed with their annoying realistic games like Call of Duty, which i find remarkably overrated.

[Predatory Ameoba]

I just thought of something: do you mean realistic as in real world, like Call of Duty, etc., or realistic action and physics with completely nonreal events, like Halo?

[FINPROmyles]

Real world - i.e. FPS war game (i.e. BF3) to real world war (i.e. Iraq) does that make sense lol

[Predatory Ameoba]

Got it, thanks for the clarifacation.

[TinnedPeaches]

Voted no, realism is bad and should be banned.
Not really, but yeah.

The reason realistic games don't go in for IED-style injuries is that extreme realism is bad/shocking/boring. I mean, how fun would TF2 be is if a Scout could 1-hit-kill any class with a bullet and metal pokers (the FoW) could kill with a melee headshot?