I always think it is interesting to relate the major characters of Watchmen to famous people/literary characters other than the Charlton Comic characters they were originally based on.
"The only problem is that movies that have a terrorist attacking the machinery of a fascist state aren't exactly easy to sell in today's political climate."
Well, it's not as though we are living in a fascist state that is being attacked by terrorists... oh, wait.
I do not have a name, you can call me 'V.'
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If I can waste the mod points of one fascist moderator, I feel I have done some good work.
The only problem is that movies that have a terrorist attacking the machinery of a fascist state aren't exactly easy to sell in today's political climate.
Well, it's not as though we are living in a fascist state that is being attacked by terrorists... oh, wait.
It's about escaping from the US. If you really want to do something like this, I suggest that you do it before getting a girlfriend in this country though. (All my escape plans fell apart for this reason, she's very conventional and sees no reason to leave.)
I see your point. The only career military people I know stayed in the military because they loved it (I had an Aunt in the Army and an Uncle who was career Air Force.). I would've thought it would be tough to be military if you didn't.
I realize I'm a hippy peacenik and therefore not aware of the way people in the military think (though my Dad was an Air Force Lieutenant), but why would you compare a Navy career to EA?
Don't you think that the Navy is a tad more important than the latest version of Madden? I can understand sacrificing yourself for your country, but sacrificing so the latest Sims expansion can make it out in time?
Heck, I suspect that the Navy is a step up from EA...
Oh, so that's what happened to Command & Conquer, I was wondering why they screwed it up. I never even entertained the idea of buying Generals, because the storyline wasn't fun, despite the fact that I loved Red Alert II. (Single-player is very important to me.)
Oh well, at least I have Dawn of War, the single player campaign is too short, but the sides are fun to play in skirmish mode. Oh, and they just released the modding tools.
I haven't really been buying EA games lately. I've had a lot of problems with EA's arrogant pronouncements when they turned against the Dreamcast, so I guess after reading this stuff I'll just turn my aversion into a full fledged boycott. (Never expected to say that about the company that gave me M.U.L.E., Archon II: Adept, Seven Cities of Gold, Realm of Impossibility.... good times.)
Yeah, it reminds me of a Babylon 5 comic I once read that was done as a PsiCorps recruiting guide.
The main thing I noticed about it is the "brutally honest culture" whereas the stories that have been coming out of EA for years are that dishonesty is the order of the day. I think that it can only be one or the other, I tend to believe that it is a brutally dishonest, corporate backstabbing culture, much like Office Space or Angel's Wolfram and Hart. (I can imagine Bill Lumberg (Gary Cole) doing well as a manager at EA, can't you? "Yeah, I'm gonna need you to come in this Sunday, we're behind in the project and we need to play catch up.")
Maybe one of these days I'll actually get down to the cap?
I'm wondering what work is like for game developers in Japan. Now, I know the Japanese are notorious workaholics, so I'm not sure what I'm expecting to be different, I'm just curious.
Right, I think in this case "brutally honest" is Newspeak for "withering criticism and belittling of employees," but that the professor who wrote the report couldn't say that because he's trying to encourage people to work for EA. In this case, the only people allowed to be brutal would be managers, and honesty doesn't really enter into the equation.
Well, because a couple (there may be more) of corporate insiders have been willing to spill the beans on EA. That's combined with years of bad press that came out, oh, everytime EA would take over an established brand like Origin or Westwood and gut them. Lots of people seem to have good reasons to have a particular grudge against EA, that doesn't extend to other big game labels. It may be that every other company is tainted too, but they don't have the class action lawsuits and anonymous, and not so anonymous, whistle-blowers getting attention.
Personally, I think EA is probably especially bad, and that is magnified even more by their position as industry leader.
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Yeah, it reminds me of a Babylon 5 comic I once read that was done as a PsiCorps recruiting guide.
The main thing I noticed about it is the "brutally honest culture" whereas the stories that have been coming out of EA for years are that dishonesty is the order of the day. I think that it can only be one or the other, I tend to believe that it is a brutally dishonest, corporate backstabbing culture, much like Office Space or Angel's Wolfram and Hart. (I can imagine Bill Lumberg (Gary Cole) doing well as a manager at EA, can't you? "Yeah, I'm gonna need you to come in this Sunday, we're behind in the project and we need to play catch up.")
You know, for this discussion, I think "Those crazy Japanese guys will never be able to take on Atari," would be more appropriate, don't you?
Anyway, I have no doubt that after sinking much money and training into Indian development shops, that EA will eventually find itself with an India based competitor that actually can make some decent games.
But by that time, EA will be where Atari is now....
Oh, so that's what happened to Command & Conquer, I was wondering why they screwed it up. I never even entertained the idea of buying Generals, because the storyline wasn't fun, despite the fact that I loved Red Alert II. (Single-player is very important to me.)
Oh well, at least I have Dawn of War, the single player campaign is too short, but the sides are fun to play in skirmish mode. Oh, and they just released the modding tools.
I haven't really been buying EA games lately. I've had a lot of problems with EA's arrogant pronouncements when they turned against the Dreamcast, so I guess after reading this stuff I'll just turn my aversion into a full fledged boycott. (Never expected to say that about the company that gave me M.U.L.E., Archon II: Adept, Seven Cities of Gold, Realm of Impossibility.... good times.)
Like many people, I only play as the Soviets (well, most of the time, U. S. Chrono Legionaires are fun, and so is Yuri's Faction in skirmish mode). I can remember destroying that "pathetic Capitalist shrine," as the lovely Lieutenant Zofia called it, in New York, the World Trade Center (although, usually, it makes a lot more sense to garrison it for that particular mission, I got great joy out of destroying the Lincoln Memorial though... both in that and in Alien Front...)
And why would I be in favor of tanks going into Baghdad? That's where I got my Desolators from!
Oh, and I'm still firmly opposed to the drooling, degenerate psycho that the American people saw fit to re-elect, and to his evil war in Iraq (and his other evil war in Afghanistan, and the ones in South America... you'd think they'd run out of personel after a while...) The only thing I thought in the runup to the Iraq War was, "Oh, he'll never do that, no one would do anything that stupid..."
I'll admit I was originally fooled about the war in Afghanistan, but that was just irrational anger after New York. I mean I used to work there, people I know live there. It wasn't until I saw that it was just another land grab in which other innocent people were the targets and the Feds weren't particularly interested in their rogue creature or his gang that I realized I had been fooled. (When I thought I had finally figured out that the Feds only do evil, never good... never again will I be fooled by them!)
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Well, actually you only kill the evil Vizier, if you think about it....
Seriously... why?
Some examples:
The Comedian = G. Gordon Liddy
Dr. Manhattan = Robert Oppenheimer
Rorschach = Travis Bickel
But who is Adrian Veidt?
England prevails.
Well, it's not as though we are living in a fascist state that is being attacked by terrorists... oh, wait.
I do not have a name, you can call me 'V.'
England Prevails...
I bet the people behind Polar Express wished they had thought of that...
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It's about escaping from the US. If you really want to do something like this, I suggest that you do it before getting a girlfriend in this country though. (All my escape plans fell apart for this reason, she's very conventional and sees no reason to leave.)
"please..don't kill me."
That one really shows the man's personality.
--shudder--
I see your point. The only career military people I know stayed in the military because they loved it (I had an Aunt in the Army and an Uncle who was career Air Force.). I would've thought it would be tough to be military if you didn't.
Don't you think that the Navy is a tad more important than the latest version of Madden? I can understand sacrificing yourself for your country, but sacrificing so the latest Sims expansion can make it out in time?
Heck, I suspect that the Navy is a step up from EA...
I'm wondering what work is like for game developers in Japan. Now, I know the Japanese are notorious workaholics, so I'm not sure what I'm expecting to be different, I'm just curious.
Right, I think in this case "brutally honest" is Newspeak for "withering criticism and belittling of employees," but that the professor who wrote the report couldn't say that because he's trying to encourage people to work for EA. In this case, the only people allowed to be brutal would be managers, and honesty doesn't really enter into the equation.
Personally, I think EA is probably especially bad, and that is magnified even more by their position as industry leader.
The main thing I noticed about it is the "brutally honest culture" whereas the stories that have been coming out of EA for years are that dishonesty is the order of the day. I think that it can only be one or the other, I tend to believe that it is a brutally dishonest, corporate backstabbing culture, much like Office Space or Angel's Wolfram and Hart. (I can imagine Bill Lumberg (Gary Cole) doing well as a manager at EA, can't you? "Yeah, I'm gonna need you to come in this Sunday, we're behind in the project and we need to play catch up.")
Anyway, I have no doubt that after sinking much money and training into Indian development shops, that EA will eventually find itself with an India based competitor that actually can make some decent games.
But by that time, EA will be where Atari is now....
Oh well, at least I have Dawn of War, the single player campaign is too short, but the sides are fun to play in skirmish mode. Oh, and they just released the modding tools.
I haven't really been buying EA games lately. I've had a lot of problems with EA's arrogant pronouncements when they turned against the Dreamcast, so I guess after reading this stuff I'll just turn my aversion into a full fledged boycott. (Never expected to say that about the company that gave me M.U.L.E., Archon II: Adept, Seven Cities of Gold, Realm of Impossibility.... good times.)
http://www.stopkill.com/
http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/jt.asp
They seem real...
Like many people, I only play as the Soviets (well, most of the time, U. S. Chrono Legionaires are fun, and so is Yuri's Faction in skirmish mode). I can remember destroying that "pathetic Capitalist shrine," as the lovely Lieutenant Zofia called it, in New York, the World Trade Center (although, usually, it makes a lot more sense to garrison it for that particular mission, I got great joy out of destroying the Lincoln Memorial though... both in that and in Alien Front...)
And why would I be in favor of tanks going into Baghdad? That's where I got my Desolators from!
Oh, and I'm still firmly opposed to the drooling, degenerate psycho that the American people saw fit to re-elect, and to his evil war in Iraq (and his other evil war in Afghanistan, and the ones in South America... you'd think they'd run out of personel after a while...) The only thing I thought in the runup to the Iraq War was, "Oh, he'll never do that, no one would do anything that stupid..."
I'll admit I was originally fooled about the war in Afghanistan, but that was just irrational anger after New York. I mean I used to work there, people I know live there. It wasn't until I saw that it was just another land grab in which other innocent people were the targets and the Feds weren't particularly interested in their rogue creature or his gang that I realized I had been fooled. (When I thought I had finally figured out that the Feds only do evil, never good... never again will I be fooled by them!)
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