Recent content by Ericb

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    Pro-Gamer Gauntlet: I.T. Noire

    That's the very definition of spoofing, and frankly one of the laziest forms of comedy. It relies both in the audience's previous knowledges and on previous external creations.
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    The Sexualization of Women in Comic Books

    I've said it before and I'll say it again. Comics are are only delayed in their cultural expansion by it being always measured by the level of quality and maturity in it's super-hero sub-genre. Massive points for great examples at great comics (which manga is, by the way) and great female...
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    Trailers: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: E3 2011

    "For back then"? The animations are incredible at any time in the history of animation.
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    Why are The Witcher 2 fans so defensive?

    I'll just quote the whole thing so many more people can read this.
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    Seven-Year-Old Girl Murdered for Videogame Money

    I'm sorry for what she's going through, but equating games to drugs without batting an eyelid damages her stance somewhat. One most definitely can become addicted to games, not because of inherent addictive qualities in games themselves, but because of behavioral addiction...
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    Escape to the Movies: X-Men: First Class

    So, the shoe did fit. The end did feel rushed, thanks for pointing that out. Though 9 seemed to hint at a future thing, not current. And in the movie, possibly. Beautiful work done by both actors. =]
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    Escape to the Movies: X-Men: First Class

    Trolls gonna troll.
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    I think I found the most pretentious video game review site ever.

    That sounds reasonable, but I'll pose a question that is in no way rethoric nor sarcastic: Wasn't that the intent in L.A. Noire's design? I'm not using this as justificiation for his particular focus, only that it certainly lends itself to such a viewpoint if lifelikeness is one of its strong...
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    I think I found the most pretentious video game review site ever.

    So fiction is not allowed to be interpreted, just read as it is? Or do you maintain this stance only towards videogames?
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    I think I found the most pretentious video game review site ever.

    That site reminded not a little of Insert Credit in its heyday. I actually miss that kind of videogame's critique. As someone a few posts before already weote, we already have more than enough of "consumer reports". I'd much rather have someone try and fail spetacularly at originality than be...
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    On Anonymous

    Don't feed the troll. Some people always seem to forget that. I'll forgive some potential newbies here, but even you Shamus? I'm disappoint. God bless your innocence and may one day those words be nothing but truth.
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    Escape to the Movies: X-Men: First Class

    Hey, there's the new Transformer movie coming out. So, go crazy on that one. =] Super-hero comic fanatics are fond of their useless knowledge of insanely muddled continuity and value it over proper narrative and character development any time. This movie happens in the 60's. So, not by a...
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    DC Comics Rebooting Entire Universe Back to #1

    All right, thanks for the suggestions! But yeah, they've become nothing more than street-level drugs, still around only to suck the money off of the addicted who get nothing out of it but a quick and forgettable fix.
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    DC Comics Rebooting Entire Universe Back to #1

    You know what? This kind of stupidity is what hurts how comics are viewed worldwide. A bunch of poorly-dressed people engaging in inane adventures that should have been resolved, one way or another, decades ago. There are great comics about every single subject under the sun, and this...
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    How do you feel about being quoted?

    I've come to dread being quoted, given the amount of unpolite and asinine posts one finds around this forum in the last few months. But the disagreeing ones who actually polite about it are very welcome still.