Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra :: Not necessarily.

[quote name="Lizard_King"]Non-sequiter? If you find a simple desire not to have to fuck with the radio every 30 seconds to get away from the more godawful stations an unreasonable request, then you must be the sort of person who considers, say, the endless repetition of actions in return for levels in Morrowind the height of gaming. What you are discussing is realism, not immersion. Immersion can occur with realistic games, but it is just as frequently found in absolutely unrealistic games, like Virtua Tennis, or games that simply make a pretense of realism, like Splinter Cell. It does not require that the mundane and irritating aspects of whatever is being simulated be included; which is why most great games do not require you to make your character shower, eat, shit, unless they can fit it into a fun or challenging aspect of gameplay. I don't think the car radio turning off fits into either of those categories. It's just fucking annoying after the tenth time, which is why I think leaving it on all the time would be a good option to have. [/quote]