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Comment on In [Nat's] Hands: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction by Nat

Nat — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:55:38 +0000

First impression: I need to play more Ratchet & Clank games.

Comment on Reason #13,597 I love the internet by Nat

Nat — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:56:53 +0000

Excellent.

This guy was full of win.

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Comment on I LOL everytime by Reason #13,597 I love the internet : buttonmashing.com

Reason #13,597 I love the internet : buttonmashing.com — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:28:26 +0000

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Comment on Walking Away From Violence by Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:40:21 +0000

I’ll second the well wishes and “good lucks” to you, Nat. We’ve talked about this before and I would struggle to make such a drastic change.

Up until GTA IV, video game violence affected me very little. Some of the choices presented in that game changed how I play games a bit.

Some people will say “it’s just a game,” like I used to say, but sometimes I wonder if that’s really the case.

Comment on In My Hands by Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:21:56 +0000

@Nat - Not quite like Tron, but close! I was actually in training to be a tech, with my own key to open up cabinets and give out free credits.

Oh, and a key to put a new block of tickets in the Skee Ball machines. I was going to rule that arcade!

Comment on In My Hands (again) by Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:20:19 +0000

@Nat - yeah, until Darth Vader hits the XBL Marketplace!

Comment on September Releases by Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:50:06 +0000

@Nat - I’m not sure about FU yet. My bro-in-law is pretty high on it, though, so I may check it out.

@FS - I’ve heard about the buginess of Mercs 2 on the 360, not sure what to think of them. Like Jason says, I wonder if it’s fanboyism? Who knows. Good to hear it’s running good on the PS3 and that it’s fun.

Comment on Walking Away From Violence by Jason O

Jason O — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:59:36 +0000

I do kind of wonder if this is really necessary?

Young boys have a tendency to act out. I kind of see my role as a parent in helping them understand what is and is not appropriate. I don’t worry about the games so much, but I think content is important to.

Sooner or later they’ll pick this behavior up. You cannot insulate them from the whole world and I’m not accusing you of trying, but reality has come crashing down on my head far too many times since becoming a parent. I simply cannot hold the world at bay even though I desperately want them to retain their innocence for as long as possible. I simply do not understand parents who let kids the same age as mine have unrestricted access to movies and games in their home.

I do believe our actions have effects even when we think no one is looking, but don’t push the blame on yourself too much. I think what you’re attempting to do is noble, but I wonder if it isn’t the wrong response for the right reasons.

Comment on Walking Away From Violence by Pete S

Pete S — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:49:12 +0000

My first visit, and an interesting post.

“I don’t know if it’s because I’ve gotten older, but overly mature or violent games don’t really impress me that much anymore.”

I’ve actually noticed the same thing in myself. I really don’t need to spend 40 hours watching people being eviscerated anymore. I don’t know if its my age, or that the technology has improved making everything look more realistic, or what.

I think “tone” plays into it a lot for me, too. For instance, Uncharted… I played through it and loved it. I appreciated the lack of blood and dismemberment even though I was shooting humans, so it really didn’t bother me. It was just like its inspiration: saturday afternoon adventure films.

The flipside for me is Bioshock. I played part of the demo, and found it fairly horrific. One of the first things I had to do was bludgeon an insane person to death. Then start jamming needles into myself. No thanks. I understand that the story is amazing and all, but I just wasn’t going to be comfortable playing the game.

By the way, I don’t have kids. So this isn’t about anything but me and my lady. I still feel better about my gaming hobby now that I’m not constantly reveling in slaughtering other people/entities.