I lived in Nome up until may of this year, when i got a job working for netscape communications. When i was in school in Nome one thing that I enjoyed was bringing in my personal box to the class and actually giving presentations on how to do certain things on my computer. Most of mine were Linux-based. but it was fun anyhow. now look at me.. working for netscape.. being a geek.. it's all good.
I was reading through this article, and was thinking to myself, "Why would it be considered an issue whether or not the death of animals or people in a video game would be relevant?" Then I played the game. It is pretty gory, but not to the point where you'd regulate it. It is gory, and it is Disgusting, but is it that violent to the point where you honestly have to take it off the shelves and not let people rent it? I don't know if this is legal in Canada, since I'm not canadian, but in america, if they tried to pull something like this, I'm pretty sure people would raise a fit. It's a game for christ's sake! I can see maybe if it were REAL, but not a game. Sorry to say, I would agree to some sort of regulation, but not to the point where they would not allow children to buy or rent it. Does anyone remember when 2 live crew (sp) put out their album, and all the flack that they got for that? I do understand that, but not this. This is pretty wrong. I think that putting a warning on it would be enough for parents to look at it and say "Maybe we shouldn't get this for our children", and in the opening credits of the demo it SAYS that this game contains realilistic gore and violence. Any parent who cared about their children at all would see that and think about the repercussions of this. Does this game make people into violent criminals? No. Does this game depict violence in a way that hasn't been done before? No. Does this game take it to the next level in Violence? ABSOLUTELY. Is that bad? In some cases yes, but in others, no. I live in California, The land of Raincoat laws. Every day I see more and more rights taken away from people because of one thing. People are stupid. I heard a quote once, and it went something like this "The day that you Idiot-proof software is the day that someone makes a better idiot." It's so true though. If people are stupid enough to actually act out the depictions in this don't really have any sort of control to begin with, not to mention a very low IQ. This game is not for those of the Weak of stomach, and of heart, But for the hardcore gamer it's an adrenaline Rush. That's my 2 Cents.
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yeah sure that sounds cool to me. email me antitux@NOSPAMnetscape.com you know what to take out
I lived in Nome up until may of this year, when i got a job working for netscape communications. When i was in school in Nome one thing that I enjoyed was bringing in my personal box to the class and actually giving presentations on how to do certain things on my computer. Most of mine were Linux-based. but it was fun anyhow. now look at me.. working for netscape.. being a geek.. it's all good.
I was reading through this article, and was thinking to myself, "Why would it be considered an issue whether or not the death of animals or people in a video game would be relevant?" Then I played the game. It is pretty gory, but not to the point where you'd regulate it. It is gory, and it is Disgusting, but is it that violent to the point where you honestly have to take it off the shelves and not let people rent it? I don't know if this is legal in Canada, since I'm not canadian, but in america, if they tried to pull something like this, I'm pretty sure people would raise a fit. It's a game for christ's sake! I can see maybe if it were REAL, but not a game. Sorry to say, I would agree to some sort of regulation, but not to the point where they would not allow children to buy or rent it. Does anyone remember when 2 live crew (sp) put out their album, and all the flack that they got for that? I do understand that, but not this. This is pretty wrong. I think that putting a warning on it would be enough for parents to look at it and say "Maybe we shouldn't get this for our children", and in the opening credits of the demo it SAYS that this game contains realilistic gore and violence. Any parent who cared about their children at all would see that and think about the repercussions of this. Does this game make people into violent criminals? No. Does this game depict violence in a way that hasn't been done before? No. Does this game take it to the next level in Violence? ABSOLUTELY. Is that bad? In some cases yes, but in others, no. I live in California, The land of Raincoat laws. Every day I see more and more rights taken away from people because of one thing. People are stupid. I heard a quote once, and it went something like this "The day that you Idiot-proof software is the day that someone makes a better idiot." It's so true though. If people are stupid enough to actually act out the depictions in this don't really have any sort of control to begin with, not to mention a very low IQ. This game is not for those of the Weak of stomach, and of heart, But for the hardcore gamer it's an adrenaline Rush. That's my 2 Cents.
jesus.. this is all we need, more BE flames..