THE TOP TEN MOST COWARDLY VIDEO GAMES OF RECENT TIMES
Last week, I explored video games’ recent decision to have all their teeth removed before gumming you, sweetly yet insistently, until your eyeballs roll back in your head and you fall into a deep lustrous sleep, dreaming of jelly baby tigers and castles made of fragrant tofu. Games, I argued, have become too forgiving. Today, let’s follow that thought through with a list of the worst offenders: the titles that shy away from any kind of challenge and offer ceaseless rewards and workarounds to the pale, coughing homunculi who shamble through their campaigns. Also, I thought we’d confuse matters by throwing in games that just look like they’re spineless. And some games that I haven’t even played, but which I’ve heard are stupid.
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THE TOP TEN MOST COWARDLY VIDEO GAMES OF RECENT TIMES

Last week, I explored video games’ recent decision to have all their teeth removed before gumming you, sweetly yet insistently, until your eyeballs roll back in your head and you fall into a deep lustrous sleep, dreaming of jelly baby tigers and castles made of fragrant tofu. Games, I argued, have become too forgiving. Today, let’s follow that thought through with a list of the worst offenders: the titles that shy away from any kind of challenge and offer ceaseless rewards and workarounds to the pale, coughing homunculi who shamble through their campaigns. Also, I thought we’d confuse matters by throwing in games that just look like they’re spineless. And some games that I haven’t even played, but which I’ve heard are stupid.

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