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Monday, April 19, 2010

If You Can't Find the Weak Spot

Have you ever played a First Person Shooter game? Not sure? Well, if you've ever played Doom, Halo, or Gears of War, then you've played a FPS. First Person Shooter games are so called because you play from the perspective of the Shooter. The character that you are playing is usually some sort of super-soldier, and you are usually far outnumbered, and facing enemies that, at times, are much more powerful than you.
FPS's get a lot of bad press. There are many politicians and political pundits who feel that the violence in games such as these is causing violence in our youth, and that, as such, it should not be allowed. Never mind the fact that violent crime in America has been steadily, except for a brief spike in 2005-2006, decreasing in percentage for at lease fifteen years, they seem to see it as a problem.
But, as with all things that we do, there is something positive to be gained from FPS's. You see, video games, much like every human creation out there, are reflections of life. That is not to say that your life is walking around shooting things, but that in life there are struggles for you, and, much of the time, it can seem that you are in a constant battle with enemies who outnumber and outgun you.
So, how do you win?
Well, in FPS's, most of the time, the best thing to do is aim for the weak spot. You see, in the game, when you are fighting, there are often areas on the enemy that you can focus your attack on in order to defeat them in short order. A special glowing area, or possibly the eyes, or, in some cases, you have to try to flank the enemy so that you can target their back.
Again, these are a mirror to life, and so how can we apply that? We aim for the weak spot. Sometimes the most difficult of circumstances is made simple if we just know where to attack. There are times, however, when we can't really figure out where we are supposed to shoot. Sometimes we face an enemy that appears to be invulnerable, and does not seem to have any weaknesses.
This happens in FPS's as well, and, when it does, there is only one way to find that weak spot, if there is a weak spot. Just target every possible point that you can.
So, if you're facing a situation, and there doesn't seem to be a way to win, when there doesn't seem to be a weak spot...try everything.
Something is bound to work.

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