One of the reasons that murder is 'okay' in GTA and rape/pedophilia/sexual assualt is not is that while murder is obviously an evil, senseless act, it doesn't happen to that many people. It's easier to dissociate yourself from it.
However, compared to murder, sexual assualt is rampant in our society. I imagine that most people know someone who has been affected by it in one way or another. This makes the issue much more cultural salient and therefore, more offensive.
Been using Gamefly for over a year. Tried www.angelgamer.com before them (poor selection, games never in stock). The aforementioned delay in them receiving games seems to have increased lately. Perhaps they haven't kept up with their popularity?
I've also been burned too many times by computer games. Went almost two years without buying one. Then I went out and picked up Rise of Nations which (even though I meet all of the sys reqs) doesn't work on my machine.
Mostly I just use the aforementioned Gamefly to rent mass quantities of PS2/GC games. I miss the depth of computer games but at least they work right out of the box.
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A: a great place to rent games
B. a great place to pick up used games at a great price
Penny Arcade can be awfully entertaining as well.
One of the reasons that murder is 'okay' in GTA and rape/pedophilia/sexual assualt is not is that while murder is obviously an evil, senseless act, it doesn't happen to that many people. It's easier to dissociate yourself from it.
However, compared to murder, sexual assualt is rampant in our society. I imagine that most people know someone who has been affected by it in one way or another. This makes the issue much more cultural salient and therefore, more offensive.
Been using Gamefly for over a year. Tried www.angelgamer.com before them (poor selection, games never in stock). The aforementioned delay in them receiving games seems to have increased lately. Perhaps they haven't kept up with their popularity?
Mostly I just use the aforementioned Gamefly to rent mass quantities of PS2/GC games. I miss the depth of computer games but at least they work right out of the box.
Try Metacritic. Have a nice collection of video games reviews from all over. Nice site.