Zero Punctuation: Call of Juarez: The Cartel
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You are completely and utterly wrong when you say you can't find a game at 1:00 PM in Australia. That means that it's 1:00 AM on the East Coast of the United States, and 10:00 PM on the West Coast. Evening to late night is when gamers are most active. The reason you can't find a game is because this game sucks, and no one bought it.
To say this in 'Yahtzee-style'...
"Now having taken the piss out of the tragedy that was 9/11, the video game companies have taken another real-life tragedy and used it to restock their giant cocaine pile. Aren't we all proud?"
Now to provide a little context: I live in El Paso, TX, which is right on the border with Juarez. While I don't want to minimize the suffering and horror of the warfare between the drug cartels in Mexico, exploiting it for some kind of entertainment value is sickening in the extreme.
So, I'll ask this question and then let it go: Why is it that a video game depicting the actions of soldiers, people we're supposed to revere, too controversial for public consumption (Six Days in Fallujah), but a game about a massive criminal enterprise that has killed thousands of people, and will continue to do so to be able to turn a profit, is perfectly fine fodder for our entertainment?
"Now having taken the piss out of the tragedy that was 9/11, the video game companies have taken another real-life tragedy and used it to restock their giant cocaine pile. Aren't we all proud?"
Now to provide a little context: I live in El Paso, TX, which is right on the border with Juarez. While I don't want to minimize the suffering and horror of the warfare between the drug cartels in Mexico, exploiting it for some kind of entertainment value is sickening in the extreme.
So, I'll ask this question and then let it go: Why is it that a video game depicting the actions of soldiers, people we're supposed to revere, too controversial for public consumption (Six Days in Fallujah), but a game about a massive criminal enterprise that has killed thousands of people, and will continue to do so to be able to turn a profit, is perfectly fine fodder for our entertainment?
From the moment I saw Rooster Teeth do a blurb on this game I knew it was going to suck just by looking at the subtitles and seeing the liberal use of F-bombs and other swear words trying to be passed off as dialogue.
Therefore, I'm glad that you gave it a good thrashing, Yahtzee. If I ever meet you, I'll congratulate you for all the great work you've done over the last couple of years. That is right after I mercilessly pummel you for all those 9/11 jokes you've done over the same timespan.
Therefore, I'm glad that you gave it a good thrashing, Yahtzee. If I ever meet you, I'll congratulate you for all the great work you've done over the last couple of years. That is right after I mercilessly pummel you for all those 9/11 jokes you've done over the same timespan.
And if we're really going to pedant shit up, wasn't the Greek version of his name Heracles, anyway?Henry921 said:
While I hope this doesn't become the new SSBB/Borderlands thing where people ENDLESSLY harp him to death, I fully endorse a Catherine review as well. I just hope Gamefly gets off its ass and sends me the game soon.
So hes not doing Catherine. 
It would be a good review because of how different of a game it is.
Generic brown shooter reviews are not as interesting because theres little to comment on unless it is really horrible.
I wonder what Yahtzee's reaction to not being able to go to PAX went.
It would be a good review because of how different of a game it is.
Generic brown shooter reviews are not as interesting because theres little to comment on unless it is really horrible.
I wonder what Yahtzee's reaction to not being able to go to PAX went.
Not really. When I'm playing any co-op mission with a friend or an acquaintance, the spirit of cooperation only lasts about 5 min into the game and the rest of time I/We spend trying to the fuck the other up to the max while completing the mission with the barest possible requirements.OuendanCyrus said:
If he wants something different, he should review Magicka. A game that actually has a solo and co-op game with each being quite different due to solo actually being solo and friendly fire being on for multiplayer hehe.