Medal of Honor
A long-running military shooter franchise set in real wars.
Where Medal of Honor comes up1 episode or test
- 1Thrilling combatWar plays as spectacle
- 2Brief grim momentA short reflective or horrifying beat
- 3Gameplay feels justifiedThe beat rationalises the play around it
From Game Maker's Toolkit, citing Matthew Thomas Payne's Playing War
What was said about Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor is cited as a shooter whose reflective moments justify its spectacle. Game Maker's Toolkit names Medal of Honor with Call of Duty and Battlefield as military shooters that show war as thrilling. Their brief grim or reflective beats are said to rationalise the gameplay around them.
The characterisation comes from Matthew Thomas Payne's book Playing War: "there might be some moments of reflection or horror in these games, but it could be argued that these are often simply there to rationalise the rest of the gameplay." The lesson for builders is not to use a token moment of horror to excuse a spectacle of war. A grim beat that leaves the thrilling loop untouched changes nothing.
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Named among the shooters that showed war as heroic fun, with brief reflective moments that justify the spectacle.
Medal of Honor is cited as a shooter whose reflective moments justify its spectacle. Game Maker's Toolkit names Medal of Honor with Call of Duty and Battlefield as military shooters that show war as thrilling. Their brief grim or reflective beats are said to rationalise the gameplay around them.
The characterisation comes from Matthew Thomas Payne's book Playing War: "there might be some moments of reflection or horror in these games, but it could be argued that these are often simply there to rationalise the rest of the gameplay." The lesson for builders is not to use a token moment of horror to excuse a spectacle of war. A grim beat that leaves the thrilling loop untouched changes nothing.
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