Submitted by AgnostoTheo - June 19, 2007 at 4:57 pm -050066.177.191.77
I think I'll throw my two cents in for fun.
For starters, all of you whining about how the game got an AO: It's bound to be a completely gory game. Frankly I'm stunned the original got an "M" to start with. When you set out to depict blood and gore in a game, you're producing something that you know at the start isn't for any kid who cannot handle what they're seeing in the correct light. As a safe bet, that category consists of EVERYONE under 18.
For those of you whining about the incompeence of the ESRB: You do KNOW who rates these right? They're supposed to be averages joes with NO ties to the commercial side of game industry, watching material and making judgements based on their own set of standards.
and for the one brilliant mind accusing the ESRB of banning free speech: The ESRB isn't banning anyting. They're doing thir job and putting a label on a game. They, nor the government, has a say in what the retailer chooses to or not to sell. Grow up.
For what it's worth, I'm almost certain that Rockstar will make a fairly decent sum of it, just for the fact that the game was rated AO. Fans of the original will go out of their way to find people selling the sequel.
With all that off my mind, I don't think I'm gonna buy this one. The original was a trifle too graphic for me to complete anyway.
Posted 07/04/08 at 08:47pm eraserheadthelynch: as much as we hate thompson hes only human and he looked happy accepting tha t award
Posted 07/04/08 at 03:38pm Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : (I know that was late but better late than never.)
Posted 07/04/08 at 03:38pm Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Everyone! Quick! Repent! The Apocalypse approaches! Jack Thompson has been honored for his deeds! *screams and faints*
Posted 07/04/08 at 03:12pm JustChris: The parade was a false hope for jack...an ego boost is an ego boost.
Posted 07/04/08 at 02:33pm Silencets: Read the comments in the Editorial...JT himself in all of his asinine glory was there, as well as details on the parade
Posted 07/04/08 at 02:24pm BlackIce: What?
Posted 07/04/08 at 01:59pm Silencets: I still can't believe JT was in a parade...
Posted 07/04/08 at 11:01am BlackIce: Frank, I watch that when contemplating armed robbery.
Posted 07/04/08 at 10:49am ZippyDSM: Monolith: get a name yet? *yawns* was no on much yestersday.
Posted 07/04/08 at 10:45am Frank: To prepare myself for the agony of writing a long reply I'm watching that clip from FOX news about the torture game 2.
Posted 07/04/08 at 10:43am Frank: After reading Jack's reply I think that at some point today I'm gonna have to give him my own reply.
Posted 07/04/08 at 10:42am eraserheadthelynch: i think noel was on super skunk [cannabis] himself when he made that comment
Posted 07/04/08 at 10:24am Jack Wessels: Haha, Thompson finally replied to the edatorial. Much lulz.
Posted 07/04/08 at 10:20am gamepolitics: heh... GP is like a shark. Can never stop.
Posted 07/04/08 at 10:19am Belgarion89: @GP Dude, they made you work on the 4th? That's harsh!
Posted 07/04/08 at 09:24am eraserheadthelynch: GOD BLESS AMERICA HAPPY 4TH[even though England is better
Posted 07/04/08 at 07:48am beemoh: @ConstantNeophyte: Of course! It's not games that turn people into killers, it's kills that turn people into gamers!
Posted 07/04/08 at 05:47am GRIZZAM PRIME: Happy 4th of July!!!
Posted 07/04/08 at 12:56am eraserheadthelynch: @ConstantNeophyte i thought it was a parady when i read that wow thats so dumb
Posted 07/04/08 at 12:04am Frank: I figured out something more "horrible" then the tortue game two. First read about Jack Thompson then watch Fox news.
For starters, all of you whining about how the game got an AO: It's bound to be a completely gory game. Frankly I'm stunned the original got an "M" to start with. When you set out to depict blood and gore in a game, you're producing something that you know at the start isn't for any kid who cannot handle what they're seeing in the correct light. As a safe bet, that category consists of EVERYONE under 18.
For those of you whining about the incompeence of the ESRB: You do KNOW who rates these right? They're supposed to be averages joes with NO ties to the commercial side of game industry, watching material and making judgements based on their own set of standards.
and for the one brilliant mind accusing the ESRB of banning free speech: The ESRB isn't banning anyting. They're doing thir job and putting a label on a game. They, nor the government, has a say in what the retailer chooses to or not to sell. Grow up.
For what it's worth, I'm almost certain that Rockstar will make a fairly decent sum of it, just for the fact that the game was rated AO. Fans of the original will go out of their way to find people selling the sequel.
With all that off my mind, I don't think I'm gonna buy this one. The original was a trifle too graphic for me to complete anyway.