The Escapist: Good to be Bad, Again
By Shawn on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 at 12:23 PM PST In Gamer Life
The Escapist has issue 112 is up and its all about playing Devil’s advocate. “Good to be Bad, Again” explores that natural urge in all of us to dream of being bad some times, and how video games have played on that desire. Being deliciously evil in a fantasy world with no actually consequences can be good for the soul. Explore the balance of good and evil with the Escapist’s writers.
Spanner discusses the most hated and respectable business men in “Three Unappreciated Demon Slayers.” In “The Good, the Bad and the Sadistic,” Alexander Karls dissects gamers’ moral dilemma. Alan Au explains why some heroes have to be the bad guys with “Good, Bad, I’m the Guy with the Gun.” Christina González confesses her fascination with a dark and sinister killer in “Seeing Red: The Repulsive Allure of Pyramid Head.” Laura Bromling shares her thoughts on humor and its dark side with “No Humor in Heaven.” And Allen Varney tells us all about White Wolf’s “World of New Darkness.”
Explore your darker side in The Escapist issue 112: Good to be Bad, Again.
via Press Release
