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I think the crybabies need a bottle and the polititians need a swift kick in the butt for being so stoopud (yes I spelled it wrong on purpose). I am all for the ratings system and for making sure no child can just go in a buy a game like this, but this campaign against GTA is just ridiculas. I think it does show how people need something to hate.
The funny thing is that the moral majority is probably playing this game. And the parents who were to busy to notice this game had an M rating and bought if for their children should have their kids taken away from them. Why? Because they are obviously to busy to have children. (of course I am being sarcastic here)
I think the crybabies need a bottle and the polititians need a swift kick in the butt for being so stoopud (yes I spelled it wrong on purpose). I am all for the ratings system and for making sure no child can just go in a buy a game like this, but this campaign against GTA is just ridiculas. I think it does show how people need something to hate.
The funny thing is that the moral majority is probably playing this game. And the parents who were to busy to notice this game had an M rating and bought if for their children should have their kids taken away from them. Why? Because they are obviously to busy to have children. (of course I am being sarcastic here)
I am so fuming mad over this that I cannot state what is truly on my mind or else I would be banned from CNET for life.
Just think of every vulgar and derogatory term you can think of and apply it to Hillary, Joe, and the PTC and we will have a start.
I am so fuming mad over this that I cannot state what is truly on my mind or else I would be banned from CNET for life.
Just think of every vulgar and derogatory term you can think of and apply it to Hillary, Joe, and the PTC and we will have a start.
pulled from the market immediately. There is no excuse for
tolerating this sort of psychological garbage. The foaming-at-the-
mouth complaints and defenses raised by the dim bulb gamers is
just more prrof of GTA's negative effects on the population.
Earl, people like you scare me a whole lot more than some kid or adult that has played GTA. The fact that you can post the dribble that you have without ANY firsthand knowledge (or clue) as to what you are talking about speaks volumes about the type of folks like the PTC.
You go play the game first, then at least I can respect your opinion. Otherwise......
I'm not 'foaming at the mouth' and I'm not even defending the game itself, other than to express that I liked the concept of the game so I bought it, played it, and enjoyed it! If you don't like it, then don't buy it and don't play it. Simple concept, it's called capitalism.
If there's a big enough demand for the game, then the suppliers will provide it, otherwise, if not, then they won't. I would find it VERY OFFENSIVE if the suppliers decided not to provide it simply because certain people who aren't part of the 'demand' are trying to outright abolish it altogether to prevent my right to obtain it.
It's not an illegal product, and it shouldn't become one just because you find it isn't to your liking. Let me make my own decisions as to what I do or don't purchase.
pulled from the market immediately. There is no excuse for
tolerating this sort of psychological garbage. The foaming-at-the-
mouth complaints and defenses raised by the dim bulb gamers is
just more prrof of GTA's negative effects on the population.
Earl, people like you scare me a whole lot more than some kid or adult that has played GTA. The fact that you can post the dribble that you have without ANY firsthand knowledge (or clue) as to what you are talking about speaks volumes about the type of folks like the PTC.
You go play the game first, then at least I can respect your opinion. Otherwise......
I'm not 'foaming at the mouth' and I'm not even defending the game itself, other than to express that I liked the concept of the game so I bought it, played it, and enjoyed it! If you don't like it, then don't buy it and don't play it. Simple concept, it's called capitalism.
If there's a big enough demand for the game, then the suppliers will provide it, otherwise, if not, then they won't. I would find it VERY OFFENSIVE if the suppliers decided not to provide it simply because certain people who aren't part of the 'demand' are trying to outright abolish it altogether to prevent my right to obtain it.
It's not an illegal product, and it shouldn't become one just because you find it isn't to your liking. Let me make my own decisions as to what I do or don't purchase.
They shoot first and ask questions later, in the name of "family." They really have no clout, except with editors who love exciting press releases.
And now they've put one over on CNet. Heh.
They shoot first and ask questions later, in the name of "family." They really have no clout, except with editors who love exciting press releases.
And now they've put one over on CNet. Heh.
As far as the game is concerned, adults have the right to play mature games if they so choose. I think the game is fine if the player is mature enough to handle it (which goes back to the M rating).
As far as the game is concerned, adults have the right to play mature games if they so choose. I think the game is fine if the player is mature enough to handle it (which goes back to the M rating).
Thankfully, Rockstar is in the UK so the Hillary Idiot Brigade can't touch them (hopefully).
And if I was Rockstar I would send the PTC a snidely worded retort that included the international symbol called "the middle finger".
Thankfully, Rockstar is in the UK so the Hillary Idiot Brigade can't touch them (hopefully).
And if I was Rockstar I would send the PTC a snidely worded retort that included the international symbol called "the middle finger".
better to do with your life than play video games. Bottom line is
(and this game in particular), it's a waste of time, it's a waste of
money, it's a waste of brain cells.
So, while I didn't play it 24/7 when I first bought it, I played it a few hours a day until I fiinished it. Once I finished it, I moved onto a different challenge. So, is your message that playing video games is a waste of time, money and brain cells? Some people might say the same about sports. Others might say the same about camping.
The whole concept of 'entertainment' is subjective to each person's tastes. So, what do you do for entertainment? Couldn't it be classified as a waste of time, money and brain cells?
I've never met anyone who played anything 24/7. Or did anything, rather. Where you got that impression is a mystery to me.
The purpose of the game is entertainment. Guess this game: some people play it for a living, each game takes hours upon hours, and the players are typically highly anti-social as well as sleep-deprived and sickly pale. Did you guess the game yet?
That game is chess.
Video games are a waste of time and money to you because you don't enjoy it. That's fair. But a waste of brain cells? Please. Reading your post was a waste of brain cells. Playing interactive games keeps the mind sharp and studies have shown that gamers have on average 20% quicker reaction times than non-gamers. TV? Now that's for zombies.
Don't be so quick to judge other people's hobbies that you clearly know nothing about with brash accusations and blanket statements. I sincerely doubt that you're free of vices.
better to do with your life than play video games. Bottom line is
(and this game in particular), it's a waste of time, it's a waste of
money, it's a waste of brain cells.
So, while I didn't play it 24/7 when I first bought it, I played it a few hours a day until I fiinished it. Once I finished it, I moved onto a different challenge. So, is your message that playing video games is a waste of time, money and brain cells? Some people might say the same about sports. Others might say the same about camping.
The whole concept of 'entertainment' is subjective to each person's tastes. So, what do you do for entertainment? Couldn't it be classified as a waste of time, money and brain cells?
I've never met anyone who played anything 24/7. Or did anything, rather. Where you got that impression is a mystery to me.
The purpose of the game is entertainment. Guess this game: some people play it for a living, each game takes hours upon hours, and the players are typically highly anti-social as well as sleep-deprived and sickly pale. Did you guess the game yet?
That game is chess.
Video games are a waste of time and money to you because you don't enjoy it. That's fair. But a waste of brain cells? Please. Reading your post was a waste of brain cells. Playing interactive games keeps the mind sharp and studies have shown that gamers have on average 20% quicker reaction times than non-gamers. TV? Now that's for zombies.
Don't be so quick to judge other people's hobbies that you clearly know nothing about with brash accusations and blanket statements. I sincerely doubt that you're free of vices.
I can't believe that people would think this is rare when there are currently over 5 million copies out there(or so I've read).
I can't believe that people would think this is rare when there are currently over 5 million copies out there(or so I've read).
The video game industry will eventually learn that while they make money here, their return is limited to teenagers who can get these games in the house despite what their parents would really think if they ever saw the game. The game industry should focus on titles that a just as cutting edge and close to reality, but have more appeal to all people - even teach the gamer something along the way...
Nobody's defending the principle of the game or endorsing the killing of the elderly or law enforcement. To those who are supposed to be entitled to play the game (now 18 and over - a fair assessment, mind you), the morality of the above should not be an issue. The player should fully understand that the "protagonist," a term I use loosely, will at times be on the wrong side of the law.
>>Why do we need entertainment where you can stiff arm a stranger, steal a car and shoot policemen?<<
I'm guessing it's for the same reason we need books about heretical children, movies about glorified drug dealers and "tha gangsta lifestyle," and television shows about sexual promiscuity and homosexuality. Sex and violence not only sell in the free market, they sell quite well.
>>It may be entertaining, and kids will like it - but it's on a whole other playing field than SOCOM, Unreal and other fantasy games.<<
Kids are the root of the problem. That is to say, the game simply is not for them (and neither are SOCOM or Unreal, for that matter). Until we enforce that, the problem will exist in some form. The fact that the game exists is not the problem. The issue is that it's falling into the wrong hands and minds.
>>The video game industry will eventually learn that while they make money here, their return is limited to teenagers who can get these games in the house despite what their parents would really think if they ever saw the game.<<
As long as there are bad parents everywhere who don't pay any attention to the rating systems on games, there will always be 10-year-olds who play Grand Theft Auto.
>>The game industry should focus on titles that a just as cutting edge and close to reality, but have more appeal to all people - even teach the gamer something along the way...<<
There are plenty of games like that out there, but they either A) don't sell, or B) never make the news. As long as the public's knowledge of video games is limited to what the media and the politicians tell them to, we'll never get anywhere.
The video game industry will eventually learn that while they make money here, their return is limited to teenagers who can get these games in the house despite what their parents would really think if they ever saw the game. The game industry should focus on titles that a just as cutting edge and close to reality, but have more appeal to all people - even teach the gamer something along the way...
Nobody's defending the principle of the game or endorsing the killing of the elderly or law enforcement. To those who are supposed to be entitled to play the game (now 18 and over - a fair assessment, mind you), the morality of the above should not be an issue. The player should fully understand that the "protagonist," a term I use loosely, will at times be on the wrong side of the law.
>>Why do we need entertainment where you can stiff arm a stranger, steal a car and shoot policemen?<<
I'm guessing it's for the same reason we need books about heretical children, movies about glorified drug dealers and "tha gangsta lifestyle," and television shows about sexual promiscuity and homosexuality. Sex and violence not only sell in the free market, they sell quite well.
>>It may be entertaining, and kids will like it - but it's on a whole other playing field than SOCOM, Unreal and other fantasy games.<<
Kids are the root of the problem. That is to say, the game simply is not for them (and neither are SOCOM or Unreal, for that matter). Until we enforce that, the problem will exist in some form. The fact that the game exists is not the problem. The issue is that it's falling into the wrong hands and minds.
>>The video game industry will eventually learn that while they make money here, their return is limited to teenagers who can get these games in the house despite what their parents would really think if they ever saw the game.<<
As long as there are bad parents everywhere who don't pay any attention to the rating systems on games, there will always be 10-year-olds who play Grand Theft Auto.
>>The game industry should focus on titles that a just as cutting edge and close to reality, but have more appeal to all people - even teach the gamer something along the way...<<
There are plenty of games like that out there, but they either A) don't sell, or B) never make the news. As long as the public's knowledge of video games is limited to what the media and the politicians tell them to, we'll never get anywhere.