I like how Dark Souls 2 handles the "default" model. Prior to character customization you're clad head to toe in black robes and you can't see anything.
Why they chose to have less skin tone options than in the first game is another question entirely.
Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
You have a point there. As nice as customizable characters are, more diversity in, for lack of a better term, established canon characters would be a pretty nice thing.
Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
That's a very good point.
Like it's okay to not make "race" an issue and just allow character customization.
But like...make it an issue. Give me a Korean who looks Korean, talks Korean, acts Korean, and have some of the story about that person not being in Korea. Give us characters that are like us.
EDIT: I guess if we want characters who look like us in media, first we need creators that are us to have the power to do it.
More people have said that and been killed than there are thorium decay products.
The ESRB has given Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes a "Mature" rating. The ratings board's description of the game demonstrates that the game earned its "M" with a combination of violence and sexual content.
In Ground Zeroes, Big Boss must infiltrate Camp Omega, a secret American base in Cuba. The U.S. government has two important prisoners detained here: Paz, a Cipher agent that Boss defeated in Peace Walker, and former child soldier Chico Libre. Boss hopes to rescue both.
Big Boss' search for Paz and Chico won't be a bloodless affair. The ESRB mentions that he'll be killing enemies with firearms and explosives. His stealth executions include choking and knife-stabbing. Boss can even kill civilians or other prisoners. The ESRB notes that there's slow-motion during battles so you'll get a long look at the blood splatter.
The ratings board also describes a grisly moment in the game where we get to see a character's digestive tract.
"One cutscene includes a depiction of blood and gore (e.g., a character's intestines exposed during a dramatic procedure to remove an object)."
They're talking about a surgery scene from the Ground Zeroes E3 trailer. Boss and his companions are removing an object (a bomb?) from the abdomen of a woman with cropped blonde hair. The woman appears to be Paz. This scene begins about two minutes into the trailer:
Players will also overhear a sexual assault of a female by several male assailants. There are no visuals but players will hear the characters struggling and the woman's clothing being ripped. They don't mention who the victim is but presumably it's Paz. Not a fun game for her.
Ground Zeroes is a prologue to the story of MGS5: A Phantom Pain. The game also serves as a showcase to the abundant gameplay changes that the new FOX Engine brings. Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain are more open-ended than previous entries in the series. Players can freely navigate the game world on foot or with vehicles like planes or motorcycles. They can also decide what order they'll complete missions.
Konami will release Ground Zeroes in Spring 2014 on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360 and PS3. PS4 and PS3 gamers will get an exclusive "Classic Snake" mission Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners can look forward to a mission starring Raiden.
Smee, Maiman, Doktar, Pavelier, Button-Lee, Juan Ovyu
Apparently I've heard that he's making the game so fucked up because people have gotten so used to seeing horrific shit in videogames without bating an eye that he wants to make something truly messed up to fuck with people's heads.
Translation: I'm fucking tired of making MGS, please Konami let me work on something else
More people have said that and been killed than there are thorium decay products.
I once read an article that made a good case about how the entire series is buried under layers of sardonic, postmodern irony, with Kojima basically hating his own work. hmm, I think this was it: http://www.metagearsolid.org/reports_mgs4_soldout_1.html
Apparently I've heard that he's making the game so fucked up because people have gotten so used to seeing horrific shit in videogames without bating an eye that he wants to make something truly messed up to fuck with people's heads.
Translation: I'm fucking tired of making MGS, please Konami let me work on something else
also, Yarr, after having replayed some of Burnout Paradise I can totally understand why the soundtrack and Atomika were somewhat irksome, they're a bit in-your-face
generally speaking with DJ names you want something either short and snappy (Flare, Scratch), something with some punch (Spinbad, Codemoney, Hurricane, Big Wiz) or something that sounds a bit like a formal title (Mixmaster Mike, Grandwizzard Theodore, Grandmaster Flash, Jazzy Jeff, Cut Creator).
not that there aren't DJs whose names are references to stuff. But the thing with like, DJ Q-bert is that his name also fits into those categories (in this case the second one).
so right after Source Filmmaker was released with Meet the Heavy as basically the sample/demo video, people had lots of fun with it. Here's one of the funnier ones. Incidentally, it's become a running joke on the TF2 thread at the TVT forums.
Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
My own main issue with Sleeping Dogs is that there are parts with the DLC missions that are either practically unwinnable, or you have to do everything perfect to a split-second.
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Why they chose to have less skin tone options than in the first game is another question entirely.
Repeat after me.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Well, there goes all desire to play that game.
What the fuck, Kojima?
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Translation: I'm fucking tired of making MGS, please Konami let me work on something else
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
There are fanartists who do not understand that the Lookout comes from Haiti and is likely black.
also, Yarr, after having replayed some of Burnout Paradise I can totally understand why the soundtrack and Atomika were somewhat irksome, they're a bit in-your-face
still love the game to pieces tho
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
or DJ AtmaWeapon?
I feel like the name would probably be taken already though
uh...
MEAT GONE BAD
or at least i hope it still works
it did on pre-OSX systems
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
This has been a public service announcement.
If you have any interest in shmups at all, get this game. It's fantastic.
Here's one of the funnier ones. Incidentally, it's become a running joke on the TF2 thread at the TVT forums.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead