Spyke swears that realism is nothing but hype, while Lee'Mon defends realism's viability. Since I've won every Gauntlet so far, I'll let YOU start this one. No, not that silly little board game with the cars and little blue and pink pegs that get lost all the time, real life. When someone hits me with an axe, I bleed all over the place and have to spend a couple days in the hospital, at the very least. Realism in games makes no sense to me.
Games are an escape from reality.
Such a concept suggests to me that people should be headed for the loony bin. I'm sorry, but I've never seen anyone jump from high buildings carrying around 10 big-ass guns fighting aliens. Which may be exactly my side's point. They feel you should take damage from a major fall. Some feel you should bleed, others feel you should limp, and many believe that a solid shot to the head should mean Game Over.