YOU KILLED GLADDOS(understandably)! I think she's entitled to insult you whichever way she wants. Wheatly is just an idiot.
Portal 2 Controversy?
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So one of the game's characters says something mean to the protagonist during the game? What is this madness? I thought they'd sit around having high-brow discussions on 19th century politics while sipping tea in top hats while the women-folk sat in the garden wondering how to manage the family estate after the children move out./sarcasm
Nice of the news team to just jump on the story without even researching anything. First, the comment is out of context. Second, they contacted Sony, the makers of a system for a game that runs on Xbox, PS3, and PC. If you know how the video-game industry works at all, you'd know just to contact VALVe first, idiots. Third, WTF? Anyone who played the game (obviously no one in the news room or studio) would know about Wheatley's *ahem* position in the character chart at that point in the game.
Nice of the news team to just jump on the story without even researching anything. First, the comment is out of context. Second, they contacted Sony, the makers of a system for a game that runs on Xbox, PS3, and PC. If you know how the video-game industry works at all, you'd know just to contact VALVe first, idiots. Third, WTF? Anyone who played the game (obviously no one in the news room or studio) would know about Wheatley's *ahem* position in the character chart at that point in the game.
That has to be the most funniest thing... of all time. You Deserve a medal.itchcrotch said:
Also
We Kill people in games.
OH NO! Whats worse? KILLING PEOPLE <---- HINT HINT!
Or A few Snide Remarks against a Mute Lady from a Voltorb?
no. Sorry The dad just wants to look like a hero. LOOK AT ME IN NOT RACIST BECAUSE I ADOPTED A ASIAN BABY!
Do Reporters Find it Fun to do this? hey look a 40y old man is crying about a video game. THATS GREAT AIRTIME LETS GET EVERYONE TO SEE HOW STUPID WE ARE!
Father should have the girl taken away from them. if the dad is going to make that big of a deal over something that small then we might as well feel sorry for the turrets in the game.
GLaDOS doesn't understand people, so the best thing she can come up with is juvenile bullying. Not even effective bullying, either. She's trying her hardest to hurt you, but she is a robot, and cannot figure out how.
It's her own determination and cluelessness that makes this a joke, not the adoption.
She even detracts her statement later, defending Chell when Wheatley tries the same futile insults ,"Oh, come on, just LOOK at her. She's NOT fat. And what's wrong with being adopted, anyways?"
Listen- I grew up with two adopted brothers, and it makes no shred of a difference, not one bit of it seems like a reason to make fun of someone. You still grow up in a family that loves you. Even better, in fact. Adoptive parents make the CHOICE to take and love you, biological parents are stuck with you either way, so I'd even say that being adopted speaks better for you than just being born.
It's her own determination and cluelessness that makes this a joke, not the adoption.
She even detracts her statement later, defending Chell when Wheatley tries the same futile insults ,"Oh, come on, just LOOK at her. She's NOT fat. And what's wrong with being adopted, anyways?"
Listen- I grew up with two adopted brothers, and it makes no shred of a difference, not one bit of it seems like a reason to make fun of someone. You still grow up in a family that loves you. Even better, in fact. Adoptive parents make the CHOICE to take and love you, biological parents are stuck with you either way, so I'd even say that being adopted speaks better for you than just being born.
Um...in the story Glados admits she was not right for picking on Chell about being adopted (which Chell wasn't anyways), and Later she harasses Wheatley for being a tool and being mean about it explaining that having people who love you is what's important or something quazi touching like that.
He just wants money and is trying to do what that Florida Thompson guy always did.
You know, that was pretty much my first thought when I read the article. Shame the guy is overreacting to something so stupid.believer258 said:
I think the dad's overreacting but where is everyone getting the idea that the kid knew it was a joke and wasn't bothered by it? They say she is "sticking to her guns" that she didn't hear it. Which can either me she didn't like it but is brushing it off, was hurt by it and holding it in, or yes that she doesn't care. Or maybe she is being honest and didn't hear it because she wasn't paying attention.
In all I don't think it is a big deal if you draw a line at that then you'll need to censor a lot of implied and obvious insults in games. I am also curious as to what the reaction of this forum would be if it had been a jab at gays, lesbians or transgenders? Would most of the results still be "Oh he is just over reacting." Or would it be more "I can't believe it how insensitive."?
In all I don't think it is a big deal if you draw a line at that then you'll need to censor a lot of implied and obvious insults in games. I am also curious as to what the reaction of this forum would be if it had been a jab at gays, lesbians or transgenders? Would most of the results still be "Oh he is just over reacting." Or would it be more "I can't believe it how insensitive."?
Ok...fdbluth said:
Work with me here though...
Before that "fatty, fat, fat" part, GlaDos was saying the same things subtly.
Not to mention how you started the game with "Serious Brain damage".
I doubt she made a big deal out of it. Even though I know he cares, it's kinda dumb to sit here and get so worked up over these lines and the daughter seems to understand what's going on.
They need context. Copious amounts of context, sure, but still context.
People are waaay to over-sensetive in this day in age. My face is sore from all the face-palming I do when a game makes a joke or incorporates a race other than white people or uses violence in a manner that creates these kinds of reactions.
Such a bias and uneducated report on the game. The message was sincere, but they were really kind of stupid here.
People are waaay to over-sensetive in this day in age. My face is sore from all the face-palming I do when a game makes a joke or incorporates a race other than white people or uses violence in a manner that creates these kinds of reactions.
Such a bias and uneducated report on the game. The message was sincere, but they were really kind of stupid here.
But that matters nothing to those 'news' reporters who are clearly sacrificing the truth by editing out the comments and taking them out of context for the sake of an entertaining story...DasDestroyer said:
I wouldn't be surprised if those 'reporters' had no idea how the video game industry works. They probably think all games are made by Sony, Microsoft and nintendo personally and that publishers and developers are just scapegoats to those console manufacturers. Ignorance and hate in the hands of people with loud voices and a desperate need to earn as much money from this story as possible.Giantpanda602 said:
I was waiting for something like this to happen. Trust the typical sensitive hyper-paranoid middle-class stereotype parent to go to a third-rate tabloid news group, all while heaping all their suppressed guilt and insecurity on their child who just wants to play a freaking harmless video game with her family. I bet he's getting paid for it too. Pathetic.
There are a lot of portions of Toy Story 3 that are pretty dark. I guess that wasn't made for kids, either.itchcrotch said:
It's not a kids game per se, but it is a game for kids. Valve sought and received an E rating. If they didn't want kids to play it, they wouldn't have sought an E rating. There's nothing in the game that would be inappropriate for a 10 year-old.
Telling parents they shouldn't let a kid play an age-appropriate game because it has dark humor pretty much shits all over the rating structure, which is one of the only things holding back the angry hordes right now. That type of acvice encourages parents to restrict their children to the little white piece of poo Nintendo is currently producing for all their child's gaming needs.
You're right that he should explain that GLaDOS is bad, and therefore says mean things, like a bad person. But I got the impression that his daughter didn't need a lot of explanation. He did. Maybe we shouldn't prevent kids from playing. Maybe we should keep idiots from observing.
BTW, I'd like to address the father in this story for a moment. Crying? On camera? Over this? Jesus Christ, man. Get a grip. If it's not something to be ashamed about, maybe you should stop teaching her that it's something of which she should be ashamed. You're in the south. Act like a man.
Well, to be fair, anyone who paid attention would catch them admitting they lied at the end. They said, "Again, we did say it was educational, and that's because you have to sort of figure a way to get out of every single room." In other words, "It's not marketed as educational. We just made that shit up."itchcrotch said:
Taking things out of context is fun. I mean seriously, they left out the part where GLADOS asks, "what's wrong with being adopted".
I love the reporters;
"Passing the blame on to somebody else"
"mmhmm"
Of course Sony is going to pass the blame; they didn't make the fucking game.
Kudos to the dad for actually being active in what his kids do / play / watch. Unkudos for taking this to the news.
I love the reporters;
"Passing the blame on to somebody else"
"mmhmm"
Of course Sony is going to pass the blame; they didn't make the fucking game.
Kudos to the dad for actually being active in what his kids do / play / watch. Unkudos for taking this to the news.
While I don't like to generalize about where people come from and how they act... I sadly have to agree with you on this >_> It always seems to be the same certain country of people that take issue with ridiculous things like this... I'll stop talking before somebody gets offended, like an adopted kid.distortedreality said: