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This week Vick finishes Infinity Blade 2 four times, Joel talks us through The Showdown Effect and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Dave takes his time with Gone Home, and (almost) everybody gets to play Saints Row IV on launch day.
In the run up to the launch of Grand Theft Auto V we discuss Realism and how it affects our enjoyment of video games. Along the way we mention Prototype, Skyrim, the GTA games, milsims like ARMA, The Last of Us, Cart Life, Dope Wars, FFVII, and Galatea by Emily Short. So, Dear Listeners, how does realism affect YOUR enjoyment of video games? Tell us by tweeting us <a href="http://www.twitter.com/StaringScreens/">@StaringScreens</a> or writing to us at <a href="mailto://hello@staringatscreens.org/">hello@staringatscreens.org</a>.
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<li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 8px;"><a href="http://nickm.com/if/emshort/galatea.html">Galatea by Emily Short</a></li>
<li style="list-style-type: square; margin: 0px 0px 8px;">That misquote about GTA IV and Howard Zinn came from <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/15/4624088/lets-talk-about-the-cultural-significance-of-saints-row-4">this excellent Polygon article</a></li>
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37. Toying With Our Emotions

Here on Staring at Screens we look at the bright, pretty lights that make up our video games. Also, we like to talk about them from a critical, mature and often giggly perspective.