I'm more partial to Onslaught 2, which is basically the same game: you build up defenses and combos, Things come in, and you are inevitably overwhelmed. Always. Quite depressing, if you look at it as a life metaphor.
But I do see what you're saying, and you are quite correct: one has to balance short, medium, and long term objectives. Letting something like finding a competent doctor slide for eight months is not good strategy, nor is (necessarily) spending tons of money for an unnecessary upgrade. Still, in the game one is destined to lose, while in life one hopes to win (whatever that might mean to the particular person).
I guess the phrase, "you win at life," in response to a witty comment is just a figure of speech.
One thing which the creeps model doesn't capture well is the difference in importance of different things not getting done. A load of laundry is not on a par with one's own wedding.
I'm more partial to Onslaught 2, which is basically the same game: you build up defenses and combos, Things come in, and you are inevitably overwhelmed. Always. Quite depressing, if you look at it as a life metaphor.
But I do see what you're saying, and you are quite correct: one has to balance short, medium, and long term objectives. Letting something like finding a competent doctor slide for eight months is not good strategy, nor is (necessarily) spending tons of money for an unnecessary upgrade. Still, in the game one is destined to lose, while in life one hopes to win (whatever that might mean to the particular person).
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Of course, that probably makes it less good a metaphor for life....
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1: Yes, I mean physical life, not anything metaphysical.
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I guess the phrase, "you win at life," in response to a witty comment is just a figure of speech.
One thing which the creeps model doesn't capture well is the difference in importance of different things not getting done. A load of laundry is not on a par with one's own wedding.
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