Recent content by rumdumconundrum

I've actually gotten into long and brutal arguments with people when they say that. I usually reply with, "Okay then. Tell me, oh wise and powerful Sensei. What deep underlying meaning was I not getting, seeing as I am but a lowly intellectual subnormal that is incapable of understanding deeper...

"It's a popcorn movie" or "it's just a movie" That phrase irritates me to no end. The Scary Movie franchise after 2 (and most recently the "Anything Else" Movie franchise) is rife with this argument. I don't care if it's not supposed to be taken seriously. They're BAD movies. They're badly...

Unfortunately, it's copyright law. It's a legally binding contract that they agree to when buying a game. I will admit it's a problem for a lot of people who make a living off of it (and I'm often amazed they make a living off of doing this), but for indie reviewers to not make money off of...

I tease people who buy consoles at launch not because I don't like them. I tease (or sometimes mock) them because it's a rather terrible idea from a logical standpoint. I'm not even really mocking them, but more the choice itself. I'd mock the guy who decided he wanted the first hovercar so...

I mean gender demographics, not system demographics. There are plenty of women who play Battlefield and that number is growing all the time. Girl gamers are becoming much more common, and I find this kind of gender-exclusive fanservice to be more of a relic of the time when serious video...

That is a VERY good point. If game developers are going to say "hey, we listen to the community", they're going to have to listen to the FEMALE community as well, because they make up a fairly sizable chunk of gaming demographics.

Perhaps my sarcasm wasn't apparent. I was agreeing with you. I do love how one of my friends pointed out that she's genetically engineered to be "perfect in every way", yet she's got buck teeth. Always found that amusing.

What, you didn't notice all of the character development and DIGNITY that Miranda was presented with? All of the work and camera angles Bioware used to make her seem believable and well rounded? Yeah, neither did I.

I have to agree with this, sadly. When's the last time we got to have an average looking woman (or even a freakish/ugly one) in a video game? Painwheel, I guess? In fact, why don't we have more games where you can play as a woman in general?

Well, I will admit that some people are upset by the direction the game has taken. It USED to be a game about building a criminal empire with a gang who get into wacky situations. It was more of a tongue in cheek version of GTA. But I tend to see people who say "this isn't Saints Row anymore"...

I dunno. If the fanservice has a purpose, say if it's a barbarian woman wearing furs or something, I'm willing to tolerate it if they handle with it well. (read: Don't constantly shove it in our faces). I mean, if it's used for humor's sake, I don't tend to have an issue with it. See Persona 3's...

But seriously. It took them THIS long to realize, "Oh gee, maybe treating our customer base like the gum we find stuck to the bottom of our shoes is a BAD IDEA. I think we're pissing people off!" So yeah, let's see... I'll make up an itemized checklist for what they need to do to be viewed as...

I will do this next year. Thank you, good sir.

I'm reminded of a statement by Steven Fry: "It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected...

What did I get on Black Friday? I obtained the knowledge that when sales come into play, people become rabid freaking animals, and that I'm never accompanying my friend to a Black Friday sale ever again. Oh, and I bought Skyrim on Steam. Can't run it on my rig, but hey. It's cheap, and I...