The names of the games he’s referring to were Savage and Savage 2. Both were made by S2, who also made Heroes of Newerth and Strife.

> programmer Choi Byeong-Heon

There are a few factors, I think. The opposite of “higher form” (as you’ve used it) is “base form,” which is synonymous with “appeals to the masses,” which I associate with “consumerism.” I tend to link consumerism very strongly with TV and the internet. Of course, there’s thinky TV and thinky places to be on the…