It just seems odd that you would be excited about certain titles coming out for the PS3 (of which there are indeed many to be excited about) and yet completely disregard some of the things coming out for the 360...I hate to say it, but it makes you sound like you WANT to dislike the 360...
You are, of course, entitled to your own opinion, but try to see it from where I'm coming from
You are either purposely stupid, or just didn't think before you posted... Fable 2, Bioshock, The next Ninja Gaiden (though who knows when that will be), Halo 3, GTA 4, Mass Effect, Overlord, Dark Sector, Darksiders, Criminal Origions: Bloodshot....don't forget the IPTV plans for Live.
really it isn't that big of a deal. I mean, come on, much like the 7th harry potter book being leaked onto the net, I don't think this is going to impact the success of the game very much...would it be nice to have co-op over live? Hell yes, if done right it would be awesome.
would it be a travesty to do it improperly? Yes it would be. I would MUCH rather they spent time on polishing and tweaking the game rather than continually pounding away at a stone with a toothpick.
Don't know anything about them, but check out JitterBug...saw a commercial on TV...have never even ben to the website though, so no guaruntees(sp) http://www.jitterbug.com/
Why were you so stupid to vote them into office in the first place????
I wasn't. I am one of those people that don't vote for this very reason.
And before someone else comes in with that "people died so you could vote" crap, no they didn't. They died so I could have the freedom to CHOOSE to vote, not so that I HAD to vote. I chose not to.
I think that majority of Americans are the same pitiful people that the rest of the world think they are. I think that way because I see them in the streets, malls, etc. I see the commercials that air on TV here. I see the magazines that are on newstands here.
I see the media as it exists here too.
All I'm saying is that yes, many Americans are indeed the way the world thinks...but there are a number of us that do not fall into that category, and that number is growing very rapidly.
I'm an American. I'm proud to say that I'm American. I love my country.
I DESPISE the way my country is run, and I despise the people that run it. Democrat, Republican, it doesn't matter. Hell, the letters after a name are half the problem as it is.
More Americans hate the way things are going than you think, bucko...don't discredit all of us just because the morons have the bullhorns.
Are you (and all the other misguided folk out there) under the impression that because something depicts murder, it is automatically a snuff film/book/videogame?
"snuff" is something that involves murder with a sexual twist. Last time I checked, there was nothing sexual about Manhunt. Yes, I know some people get off on stuff like that, but it still isn't explicitly sexual.
Can't you just call it a gorey game and that be the end of it? I mean shit people used to refer to F1 Pole Position as "hyper realistic"
I didn't say I was angry because the world was in a sad state. I said I was angry at society.
There is a big distinction between being angry with the way things are going and being angry with people in general. My anger is not limited to just now, or even just the past 100 years. My anger is with the way we as humans function as a society.
The instant we banded together for materialistic gain and not for survival is the starting point of my anger. It has nothing to do with politics, or money, or war, or famine, or anything else.
It has to do with the very fundamental nature of our species.
I have a beautiful woman, a fantastic job, a house, a car, food in my stomach...if you were to meet me in person, you would see I am the happiest (and luckiest) person around.
When I say I am angry, I am angry at this society. Not just the US, but the entire human race. For every good thing we accomplish, we do 10 bad things.
However, that is just the human race for you...it's in our nature. As a result, I am going to continue living my lavish and lucky life (considering there are litterally BILLIONS of people in the world who have it worse than I do) and I am going to die happy.
Being angry will never make you better at any game for the same reason that being angry will never make you better at martial arts.
And you are right, for a very large portion of the brain, there is no difference between fantasy and reality. That is why you must TRAIN your kids to recognize the difference between fantasy and reality, which is exactly what I have been saying.
Just like a boxer cannot train without being punched, a kid cannot learn without being shown.
The more often you invoke a certain mindset, the easier and more likely it becomes that you will invoke in the future.
If by mindset you mean getting "in the zone" and being able to play the game better, then yes I 100% agree with you.
I know many people worry about games making people unstable, however it has been in my own (rather extensive) experience that the only people that mimic what they see in video games already have major psychological problems; that is exactly why I think if someone already confuses fantasy with reality videogames/movies/books/etc. are not for them...they would not benefit from it.
That is the exact reason I feel violence should openly be pushed upon and shown to young children when they are impressionable. It should be DRILLED into them that this is purely fantasy; that it is just a video game, that it is just a movie.
Get them while they are young, teach and show them properly, and they will always be able to distinguish the difference between fantasy and reality.
Unless of course they smoked Salvia. But that's a different conversation.
In many parts of the world, yes they do broadcast the act.
In the USA, we are so assbackwords that we prevent people from experiencing real life for the uncensored gorey thing that it is, while simultaneously shielding people from fake violence.
How people are expected to deal with real violence if they can't even deal with fake violence is beyond me.
However, since the PS1/PS2 were released, the effect on the gaming culture in general did indeed happen. Personally, I would have LOVED a second Dreamcast (since it is tied for first place overall in which system I enjoyed the most....Super Nintendo is the other), however that is not what occured. I was merely regarding events as they happend (which is different from what I wish had happend)
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It just seems odd that you would be excited about certain titles coming out for the PS3 (of which there are indeed many to be excited about) and yet completely disregard some of the things coming out for the 360...I hate to say it, but it makes you sound like you WANT to dislike the 360...
You are, of course, entitled to your own opinion, but try to see it from where I'm coming from
Gah, overlord was already released...my bad:-(
You are either purposely stupid, or just didn't think before you posted... Fable 2, Bioshock, The next Ninja Gaiden (though who knows when that will be), Halo 3, GTA 4, Mass Effect, Overlord, Dark Sector, Darksiders, Criminal Origions: Bloodshot....don't forget the IPTV plans for Live.
The 360 is just getting started.
I would mod you +1 funny,m except your post is what they actually do want us to believe. It is therefore I must mod you +1 scarycauseitstrue.
really it isn't that big of a deal. I mean, come on, much like the 7th harry potter book being leaked onto the net, I don't think this is going to impact the success of the game very much...would it be nice to have co-op over live? Hell yes, if done right it would be awesome.
would it be a travesty to do it improperly? Yes it would be. I would MUCH rather they spent time on polishing and tweaking the game rather than continually pounding away at a stone with a toothpick.
Don't know anything about them, but check out JitterBug...saw a commercial on TV...have never even ben to the website though, so no guaruntees(sp) http://www.jitterbug.com/
You apparently are confusing "component" with "composite"
I wasn't. I am one of those people that don't vote for this very reason.
And before someone else comes in with that "people died so you could vote" crap, no they didn't. They died so I could have the freedom to CHOOSE to vote, not so that I HAD to vote. I chose not to.
I think that majority of Americans are the same pitiful people that the rest of the world think they are. I think that way because I see them in the streets, malls, etc. I see the commercials that air on TV here. I see the magazines that are on newstands here.
I see the media as it exists here too.
All I'm saying is that yes, many Americans are indeed the way the world thinks...but there are a number of us that do not fall into that category, and that number is growing very rapidly.
Fuck you.
I'm an American. I'm proud to say that I'm American. I love my country.
I DESPISE the way my country is run, and I despise the people that run it. Democrat, Republican, it doesn't matter. Hell, the letters after a name are half the problem as it is.
More Americans hate the way things are going than you think, bucko...don't discredit all of us just because the morons have the bullhorns.
Are you (and all the other misguided folk out there) under the impression that because something depicts murder, it is automatically a snuff film/book/videogame?
"snuff" is something that involves murder with a sexual twist. Last time I checked, there was nothing sexual about Manhunt. Yes, I know some people get off on stuff like that, but it still isn't explicitly sexual.
Can't you just call it a gorey game and that be the end of it? I mean shit people used to refer to F1 Pole Position as "hyper realistic"
That's because we are warmongering yankee fucks;-)
Beacuse Britain has a stick up their ass, this game gets rated AO in an ENTIRELY different country?
I don't care, I'm 23 I can still buy it...it's just...that's really fucking stupid.
I didn't say I was angry because the world was in a sad state. I said I was angry at society.
There is a big distinction between being angry with the way things are going and being angry with people in general. My anger is not limited to just now, or even just the past 100 years. My anger is with the way we as humans function as a society.
The instant we banded together for materialistic gain and not for survival is the starting point of my anger. It has nothing to do with politics, or money, or war, or famine, or anything else.
It has to do with the very fundamental nature of our species.
You must not be confident in your manipulation skills then...
One of the most underappreciated trilogy's from the past century. Everyone who considers themselves a nerd or a geek should read them.
Funny you should think that way.
I have a beautiful woman, a fantastic job, a house, a car, food in my stomach...if you were to meet me in person, you would see I am the happiest (and luckiest) person around.
When I say I am angry, I am angry at this society. Not just the US, but the entire human race. For every good thing we accomplish, we do 10 bad things.
However, that is just the human race for you...it's in our nature. As a result, I am going to continue living my lavish and lucky life (considering there are litterally BILLIONS of people in the world who have it worse than I do) and I am going to die happy.
That doesn't mean I can't be angry.
I'm not gonna buy an iPhone because it is fsking ugly.
Go ahead. Mod me down for being honest. I hope you die a little inside when you do.
Apparently, the unwashed masses and the media seem to think they ARE effective at teaching things we don't want them to learn.
Congrats. You have just been shown that just because someone is young doesn't mean they aren't capable.
Being angry will never make you better at any game for the same reason that being angry will never make you better at martial arts.
And you are right, for a very large portion of the brain, there is no difference between fantasy and reality. That is why you must TRAIN your kids to recognize the difference between fantasy and reality, which is exactly what I have been saying.
Just like a boxer cannot train without being punched, a kid cannot learn without being shown.
If by mindset you mean getting "in the zone" and being able to play the game better, then yes I 100% agree with you.
I know many people worry about games making people unstable, however it has been in my own (rather extensive) experience that the only people that mimic what they see in video games already have major psychological problems; that is exactly why I think if someone already confuses fantasy with reality videogames/movies/books/etc. are not for them...they would not benefit from it.
That is the exact reason I feel violence should openly be pushed upon and shown to young children when they are impressionable. It should be DRILLED into them that this is purely fantasy; that it is just a video game, that it is just a movie.
Get them while they are young, teach and show them properly, and they will always be able to distinguish the difference between fantasy and reality.
Unless of course they smoked Salvia. But that's a different conversation.
Very true, but I highly doubt the government (or governing body) doing the banning is thinking along those lines ;-)
In many parts of the world, yes they do broadcast the act.
In the USA, we are so assbackwords that we prevent people from experiencing real life for the uncensored gorey thing that it is, while simultaneously shielding people from fake violence.
How people are expected to deal with real violence if they can't even deal with fake violence is beyond me.
I agree with everything you have said.
However, since the PS1/PS2 were released, the effect on the gaming culture in general did indeed happen. Personally, I would have LOVED a second Dreamcast (since it is tied for first place overall in which system I enjoyed the most....Super Nintendo is the other), however that is not what occured. I was merely regarding events as they happend (which is different from what I wish had happend)