Recent content by James Theesfeld

I haven't played the game. Or know much about the game. I'm an xbone luddite. But I've skimmed the thread and I think it makes a statement about the games industry that we've all kinda missed. "So and so is a pandering black character." "I think Villain Guy is white because they weren't...

This is actually really interesting because it brings to light something we don't actually talk about when it comes to software: Licensing. It turns out that you don't actually own the software you purchase. Depending on the wording you might not actually even own the disc it came on. What...

This is literally untrue. Over centuries the standard of beauty and thus healthy or sexy has changed, and it has very little to do with any kind of "state of nature" conceptions of attractiveness.

My only contribution to this thread is to point out that the game was made in Poland, by Polish developers. It's based on a popular series of books by a Polish author and is heavily informed by Polish culture. As such this game is very much a reflection of Polish society, and not western society...

Two thoughts: You don't need to rush bases or mission objectives. This is the same game as X-com. You take out bases when you need to stop the clock, and you finish mission objectives after you've gotten important milestones. Just because they yell OH MY GOD COMMANDER doesn't mean you have to...

The problem with hitting on someone at work is that they're generally required to be nice to you, and it's difficult for them to get away from you. I had two young female employees that evening shifts for me in the department I run at this grocery store. They would complain all the time about...

This is a big deal for me personally. I haven't been able to play Rock Band for years because I rocked the peripherals to pieces. I'm going to get it so I can keep playing Rock Band.