Sufyan: Peoples' opinions about nuking Megaton is my litmus test.
Elmofongo: Meaning?
As in how poorly done the story was for the fate of Megaton? Or how stupidly Black and White the story is?
Why does the Enclave want to Nuke Megaton again?
Anyone who says nuking megaton is awesome is unfit to be my friend or talk about games within earshot. It is not elitism, it is just that I cannot possibly relate to or trust someone who will settle for so little and something so very, very stupid.
Demand more from the games you play. Demand not to be treated like a dumb dudebro. Demand real and intelligent writing.
20 minutes into the game you are whisked to the side and more or less asked "So, do you want to be a good guy and disable the bomb with no effort, or do you want to become a bad ass evil dude with a shit ton of bad karma points and set off the nuke? I guess you could just walk away too, which substitutes a neutral alternative. See, we told you this game is open ended and free form. YOU decide what happens. It's awesome, yeeeaaaah".
And so many people swallowed it whole. I'm ashamed to be a gamer.