The great forum deities tell me this may happen, but only if we sacrifice a Gold Nintendo World Championship cartridge in a temple made of NeoGeos.J T wrote:Can't we have one thread about violence on this forum without it devolving into a discussion about the politics and social mores of the Roman empire.
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Since this signature affects old posts, I'm leaving a message here in case anyone searches for my username. This account died in early 2013. I am no longer a fundamentalist.
Don't add to my problems by pretending my past views are still held in the present. I do not have any patience for that. Feel free to ask me what I think now.
Don't add to my problems by pretending my past views are still held in the present. I do not have any patience for that. Feel free to ask me what I think now.
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DinnerX wrote:The great forum deities tell me this may happen, but only if we sacrifice a Gold Nintendo World Championship cartridge in a temple made of NeoGeos.
Sadist! What a disgusting dispaly of unnecessary violence! I'm appalled!My contributions to the Racketboy site:
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It's not so bad. To sacrifice a cartridge you just have to ceremonially clean it once with Windex.J T wrote:DinnerX wrote:The great forum deities tell me this may happen, but only if we sacrifice a Gold Nintendo World Championship cartridge in a temple made of NeoGeos.
Since this signature affects old posts, I'm leaving a message here in case anyone searches for my username. This account died in early 2013. I am no longer a fundamentalist.
Don't add to my problems by pretending my past views are still held in the present. I do not have any patience for that. Feel free to ask me what I think now.
Don't add to my problems by pretending my past views are still held in the present. I do not have any patience for that. Feel free to ask me what I think now.
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But only after blowing on it.DinnerX wrote:It's not so bad. To sacrifice a cartridge you just have to ceremonially clean it once with Windex.J T wrote:DinnerX wrote:The great forum deities tell me this may happen, but only if we sacrifice a Gold Nintendo World Championship cartridge in a temple made of NeoGeos.
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Hobie-wan hasn't read your posts yet, but he just felt a painful spasm in the back of his neck wherever he is. His Spidey senses tingle for that kind of evil.o.pwuaioc wrote:But only after blowing on it.DinnerX wrote:It's not so bad. To sacrifice a cartridge you just have to ceremonially clean it once with Windex.
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Did the Romans blow on their cartridges? NO! And that's why they are better than you.
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TB made a video as well.. Correlation not causation etc, perhaps it should be considered a form of addiction to get attached to virtual realities. China set a radical precedent but I'm certain it can be toned down for the average denizen.
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Interesting to see this topic while playing Hotline Miami, which has a story that seems to focus on violence and its meaning.
The thing I love about that game. It's got graphics that are somewhere between 8-bit and 16-bit, and yet presents violence in a way that feels more real and visceral and disturbing than most of the expensive, big budget games you see on PC today, or PS3 and Xbox for that matter
It's not about graphics, it's about presentation. The fact that every character in the game is as fragile as a real human being makes the violence have more impact. You swing a katana at someone, you're not taking points of a health bar. You're just slicing his head off and killing him before he even knows what's happening and leaving a bloody, decapitated corpse of what felt like a real person lying on the floor.
The thing I love about that game. It's got graphics that are somewhere between 8-bit and 16-bit, and yet presents violence in a way that feels more real and visceral and disturbing than most of the expensive, big budget games you see on PC today, or PS3 and Xbox for that matter
It's not about graphics, it's about presentation. The fact that every character in the game is as fragile as a real human being makes the violence have more impact. You swing a katana at someone, you're not taking points of a health bar. You're just slicing his head off and killing him before he even knows what's happening and leaving a bloody, decapitated corpse of what felt like a real person lying on the floor.
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Seriously. Screw you Shao Kahn I'm gonna play Animal Crossing.
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http://kotaku.com/5970039/after-sandy-h ... ideo-games
Wow such a shitstorm at Kotaku. Why do "gamers" think their opinions matter more? I'm baffled.. it's not an ideological or professional affiliation by any means.
Wow such a shitstorm at Kotaku. Why do "gamers" think their opinions matter more? I'm baffled.. it's not an ideological or professional affiliation by any means.
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