Recent content by TazTheTerrible

Trying to keep this short and to the point: The problem isn't the Sorceress' design. The problem isn't that she exists or that characters like her exist. The problem isn't even that female characters are portrayed as sexually appealing. The problem is the pervasive trend which this character...

Why do so many people seem to think you have to fully agree with all the underlying messages in a work of fiction in order to enjoy it? I mean, yes, Suckerpunch is at the same time a condemnation/satire/parody of the sexy-powerful-girls-kick-ass genre, while at the same time being a prime...

I totally loved Suckerpunch, but I've come to accept I'm one of the few that do. I guess its main failing was that it was too ambitious. There's not really a target audience for this kind of movie. Most feminists will be immediately turned off by the imagery the film uses, while the people who...

Ehn... I don't quite like how far you stretch "possible" in this one. I mean sure, it is possible, but almost anything is possible if you don't have to worry about "likely". It's just as possible that violent media have a cathartic effect and generally decrease the level of violence in a...

I would pay real money for this game

Since violent videogames haven't turned the global population into rabid, psychotic mass-murderers yet, I think it's safe to assume there's a serious difference between fictive games and reality. My point is that our issues with rape in popular media stem more from a cultural discomfort...

Due to my workload I don't get around to playing that many games anymore, but to toss just one example in here about actual murder: Just Cause 2. In Just Cause 2 I have fairly often run over, shot or otherwise killed innocent civilians. Rico's response? Making a quip about it ("crazy damn...

I disagree profoundly with this video. I don't disagree with any of the points that say rape is a really awful crime, but you just go ahead and trivialize murder way too much. "It's something where the other guy can fight back." or "it can happen to anyone" or it being justified or framed in...

I pay for porn. Same reason I pay for games and movies. I believe people who deliver quality work should be rewarded for it and encouraged to make more.

I would bet exceedingly large sums of money that the world ISN'T going to end with anyone who is convinced that it will. :D

Personal thoughts: Fun gameplay: what I liked about the original SC made better. They could've gone for something completely new and different, but you know, I happened to like SC and this added a whole bunch of improvements. Decent graphics, though I dislike some of the design choices...

[br] GlaDos & Sephiroth [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/quizzes/result/92.70-GlaDos+%26+Sephiroth] [br] For science indeed...

Belgian here. Yes, yes we are pissed off. I mean, putting the smurfs (yes you said it wrong, but we forgive you because you at least looked it up) in a modern setting is bad enough, but fucking New York of all places? That falls under hanging offense. Mind you the modern day setting alone...

Psh, I know right? You'd almost think that a majority of mainstream games has issues with gender... In all seriousness though, this was an interesting article. I'm impressed by how far it dared to go even if the author did feel the need to soften the statement with that joke on the end...

Yah, sorry, ZP comes first for me, but I love you guys too. ^-^