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The irony of customization

by Leisandir @, Virginia, USA, Thursday, May 02, 2013, 18:00 (3984 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Not a defence of DLC, but of customization: most people don't sew their own clothes, but still manage to make an expression of personality via dress.

You want videogames to be the biggest, freeest sandbox in the universe, and there are some games trying to do that, but they can't all. It's one of the most basic rules of art: restrictions force interesting choices. On my own, I might never have come up with the awesome costume my hypothetical City of Heroes superhero wears, but because I'm restricted by what is available, I'm able to make it personal and badass using tools that somebody else made.


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