Video games are, in this day and age, nothing short of an art form. Like any other medium, they (should) strive to convey meaningful stories with compelling characters based in a living, breathing world with the added bonus of engaging, addictive, and evolving gameplay. Now, there are numerous titles (lookin' at you, sports games) that may not call for narrative storytelling, and that's okay. Like all art, the audience needs to understand the intent and purpose of each piece before making judgments. And, like all art, much of the audience completely fails at doing so.
Games have a growing number of critics, especially among their fans, and as games get more and more refined, so do the people who play them. Unfortunately, there are those among us who seem to have unequivocally missed the point altogether, bringing to the table such retarded complaints as...
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5 Popular Foods and Their Baffling Origins
Food is just kinda one of those things, you know? One of those ubiquitous things that we just can't seem to get through life without bumping into every now and again.
Thankfully, a number of scientists have dedicated their lives to engineering the perfect flavors, so that the burden of eating is not so unbearable. And generally, it's the tastier foods that become the most popular.
All this flavor-exploding, however, may be part of a larger conspiracy to distract the populous from the bizarre truths behind many of our favorite foods. As it turns out...
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