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dominolabustier
5 years ago

Re: Mass Effect 1 LE, Seizure Inducing effects on Ilos

Why on earth would you subject yourself to video game entertainment when everyone from the video game industry to the World Health Organization have determined that video game entertainment should, under no uncertain terms, be sampled by those with epilepsy or any condition that causes similar sensitivity.

Every time you start playing, you’re gambling with your health, or as you so bluntly stated, your life. I appreciate the warning you put in this forum but, that warning is on every video game product I’ve ever purchased. I’d also like to point out that, Vigil isn’t the only animation for you to worry about. These effects span the entire trilogy, Mass Effect 2’s load screens, most of Nos Astra, etc. and remember, these effects were present in the original, respective releases. It’s nothing new.

Those epilepsy warnings are in place for a reason, I STRONGLY urge you to consider them. Good luck.

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    Fred_vdp
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    5 years ago
    @dominolabustier wrote:

    Why on earth would you subject yourself to video game entertainment when everyone from the video game industry to the World Health Organization have determined that video game entertainment should, under no uncertain terms, be sampled by those with epilepsy or any condition that causes similar sensitivity.

    Epilepsy is very common and a lot of people don't know they have it yet. That's why people who never had a seizure before got one from one particular scene in Cyberpunk 2077. This is also why developers should put in some effort to reduce the number of potential triggers, because you don't know who it might affect.

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