I think that part of the game's brilliance is not letting us know who the G-man is, who he works for, what he does, etc. Look at all the speculation online as to the truth. Gaming guides for HL2 have a "Spot The G-man" checklist. Things like that wouldn't exist if we knew what his real role is.
It also reminds me of a story I heard about Raymond Chandler. Shortly after "The Big Sleep" was made into a movie, Chandler was asked to explain the many double crosses in the story. He simlpy replied, "I wish I understood them myself." Maybe the HL team is doing the same thing here.
After some long term gaming sessions, I find myself looking around suddenly when I hear noises that sounded vaguely like something threatening from the game. This once happened to me at a library after playing way too much Quake 2.
I'm all for open-mindedness, but only if the social, economic and political structure can handle it. Civilization is defined not by what you think, but also by what others think of your thoughts. Ergo, while there maybe a percentage of people who are fairly open about things, not everybody is. And you would be stepping on a lot of toes (and quite honestly, offending just about every major religion and faith out there) by doing so.
I respectfully disagree.
Look throughout history. People have been stepping on eachother's toes for centuries. The Civil Rights movement during the 1960s rubbed alot of people the wrong way, but it went through just the same. Where would we be today if Martin Luther King jr. had said, "Well, I'd like equal rights, but I don't want to piss off Jim Crowe."? King pissed off Jim Crowe, and made the world a better place. What if Gandhi had said, "Well I'd like independence for India, but I don't want to piss off the British Empire."? Gandhi pissed of the Brits, and now India is an independent nation.
The history of the human race is defined by people who stand up to challenge the status quo and change what civilization thinks.
I agree that parents looking at ratings is key more than anything else, but also look at how ESRB rates games. ESRB rates games by having developers send in videos of the most extreme content from their games. With that kind of system, it's easy to see how content could slip past ESRB, or a company with a class clown ethic could slip something past. I just think before the ESRB rates a game, they should play it. I do happen to like the current breakdown of ratings (E, M, Ao, etc.). I think they're more insightful at a glance than movie ratings, which should make parents jobs easier.
I'm not sure that I'd support a ban on it, but no one can really sanely offer that this is good, clean, kid-friendly fun.
I agree with you on that. Would you allow a five year-old to play GTA? That's like asking a if a five year-old should be able to see "Reservoir Dogs."
The game rating system needs an overhaul, and parents need to take more of an interest in what their kids are playing, because there seems to be this wierd double-standard. Parents don't mind that little Timmy is buying GTA, because it's just a game and games are harmless kid's stuff, but then they get completely shocked when they find out what's in GTA. And then they let little Timmy buy Manhunt because games are just harmless kid's stuff and the cycle starts all over again. Computer games started out innocently enough and most were kid-friendly, and that stigma still follows all games around, which is why people yell so loud when they find this kind of extreme content.
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I go to college with a bunch of non-gamers who think it's ok to smoke pot and drink alcohol!
until those rebellious teenage years... although I have to admit that a google query is a lame display of disrespect.
Unless they google "Monkeyboy."
Maybe the G-man doesn't want his role revealed.
I think that part of the game's brilliance is not letting us know who the G-man is, who he works for, what he does, etc. Look at all the speculation online as to the truth. Gaming guides for HL2 have a "Spot The G-man" checklist. Things like that wouldn't exist if we knew what his real role is.
It also reminds me of a story I heard about Raymond Chandler. Shortly after "The Big Sleep" was made into a movie, Chandler was asked to explain the many double crosses in the story. He simlpy replied, "I wish I understood them myself." Maybe the HL team is doing the same thing here.
Yes, but will it run Duke Nukem Forever?
move alone
/.ers move through this world alone.
Because all
... it had lasted 42 minutes.
Ironic that they'd post this on /. don't you think?
DAMN YOU, BART SIMPSON!!!
No no, it goes like this:
Roses are FF110000
Violets are FF000011
All of my base
Are belong to you
Wait, wait, you forgot a big one! http://www.whitehouse.gov/
My letter of complaint goes to Donnie Darko and his fuzzy friend Frank, the giant bunny rabbit.
Because there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
I spent all this time getting to the societally accepted mature age of 18, please don't raise the bar on me now!
After some long term gaming sessions, I find myself looking around suddenly when I hear noises that sounded vaguely like something threatening from the game. This once happened to me at a library after playing way too much Quake 2.
Bananas Foster not included.
That requires rum, not scotch.
So, make it a scotch on the rocks!
I'm all for open-mindedness, but only if the social, economic and political structure can handle it. Civilization is defined not by what you think, but also by what others think of your thoughts. Ergo, while there maybe a percentage of people who are fairly open about things, not everybody is. And you would be stepping on a lot of toes (and quite honestly, offending just about every major religion and faith out there) by doing so.
I respectfully disagree.
Look throughout history. People have been stepping on eachother's toes for centuries. The Civil Rights movement during the 1960s rubbed alot of people the wrong way, but it went through just the same. Where would we be today if Martin Luther King jr. had said, "Well, I'd like equal rights, but I don't want to piss off Jim Crowe."? King pissed off Jim Crowe, and made the world a better place. What if Gandhi had said, "Well I'd like independence for India, but I don't want to piss off the British Empire."? Gandhi pissed of the Brits, and now India is an independent nation.
The history of the human race is defined by people who stand up to challenge the status quo and change what civilization thinks.
If he does get his own talk show he'll have ample opportunity to unleash his mind-control device on an unsuspecting populace!
I agree that parents looking at ratings is key more than anything else, but also look at how ESRB rates games. ESRB rates games by having developers send in videos of the most extreme content from their games. With that kind of system, it's easy to see how content could slip past ESRB, or a company with a class clown ethic could slip something past. I just think before the ESRB rates a game, they should play it. I do happen to like the current breakdown of ratings (E, M, Ao, etc.). I think they're more insightful at a glance than movie ratings, which should make parents jobs easier.
I'm not sure that I'd support a ban on it, but no one can really sanely offer that this is good, clean, kid-friendly fun.
I agree with you on that. Would you allow a five year-old to play GTA? That's like asking a if a five year-old should be able to see "Reservoir Dogs."
The game rating system needs an overhaul, and parents need to take more of an interest in what their kids are playing, because there seems to be this wierd double-standard. Parents don't mind that little Timmy is buying GTA, because it's just a game and games are harmless kid's stuff, but then they get completely shocked when they find out what's in GTA. And then they let little Timmy buy Manhunt because games are just harmless kid's stuff and the cycle starts all over again. Computer games started out innocently enough and most were kid-friendly, and that stigma still follows all games around, which is why people yell so loud when they find this kind of extreme content.
If this becomes a widespread practice, the government will find some way to tax the assets you leave for reclaiming.
The real reason is that Steam crashed and they lost their connection to the Stock Market.
In South Korea, only old people fight with humans.
there's Gabe Newell, who's work with Steam is slowly changing how game publishing is done
But not for the better.
Brian Green, Stephen Hawking or Kip Thorne?
Maybe the reason