I'm not fighting anything, I'm not trying to convince anyone to change their own mind, I'm just stating how I feel, and that will never change with the current state of digital distribution.

It's not just the delivery method. To me the box on my shelf is part of my collection in a way so much more than an entry on my steam browser is. I'm not only a gamer but I'm a game collector. I have games that go back 30 years, they have wonderful manuals with art and maps. I can also still load them up and play…

There is a difference between price and value. Price is absolute, while value depends on each individual.

I know, and it's very sad to me. I backed a lot of kickstarters for their "Old school box, maps, and manuals" and most of those have still been cut down in some manner. It's very disappointing.

That depends. If it's a disc with a leaflet insert and DRM, no. If it's a disc with a thick manual and a cloth map or other thingies your getting warmer. If it's a big box with luxurious pack ins and no DRM it totally is.

Sure I might be in the minority...though I don't know how you can say that. Even if I am don't most people wait for sales before they buy digital games? The traditional physical market had established a price point, expensive or not, that had at least proved it's viability to the consumer.

I guess I'll never pay more than $10.00 for another one of Cliff's games then.

I love this argument tactic. If you can't handle the truth attack people who point out something has better graphics than something else. Maybe if you attack them enough they will stop having an opinion that differs from yours. Though, what is more important, to live in a world of lies that fit your ideal, or to be…

Well I mean I think it's up to the individual to decide for themselves if something is a game or not. It's not a game to me, it's just an interactive experience. Since we're debating classifications on a whole though, no, one independent gamers opinion isn't enough for me to change my mind without a good argument as…

So it's up to the media to decide what is a game? I disagree. I will not consider things like the stanley parable and gone home games. We're all entitled to our opinions but someone else isn't going to define what is a game for me.

I've been flagging things like "Funny" and "Good Story" and adding tags like "Humor" and "Narrative Driven".

LOL, The Banner Saga currently has the tag "Candy". Well played internet.

If they are going to remove negative or abusive tags they need to remove all opinion related tags. For instance "Fun" should not be allowed to be a tag. If you dont allow negative and positive tags then you make this just another marketing tool for the companies rather than a real user commenting system.

And the first tag to go is "Not a game" which I think was a very useful tag, it showed me what titles to stay away from, seeing as how I hated all the games I played that had "Not a game" as a tag, it stands to reason I wouldn't have liked the other ones either.

Wait, people take care of you and you get to play video games in prison? It sounds like getting to be 13 again. Where do I sign up?

Gone Home not only deserves the "Bad" tag but also "Not a game".

The second email is obvious:

This next year needs to be "Year of the new IP".

It was a Dos game and I bet your computer wasn't configured for Dos properly leaving you with too little base memory for audio.

Haha, I know it makes me feel like throwing up. I wouldn't say that's limited to iPad though, pretty much all mobile games.