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June 23, 2010
6:09 AM
Chase158 commented on:
9 things you may actually hate about the new Xbox 360 S
Why the Hell would anyone want to buy a piece of hardware that only has minor improvements over their existing hardware yet costs almost the same price? If you don't already have an Xbox 360, by all means get this, but I'm surprised to see so many Xbox-owners salivating over what is literally a superficial paint job. Sony seems to be taking the Apple approach to hardware. And by God, it's working.
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April 13, 2010
12:38 PM
Chase158 commented on:
Things you may have missed in the Gears of War 3 trailer
Classic. The first female soldier in Gears of War is an implausibly skinny, blonde bimbo. Also, £5 says that we're not going to see anything nearly this poignant or thoughtful in the actual game itself, if the trailers for the previous games are anything to go by.
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January 30, 2010
1:40 PM
Chase158 commented on:
Mass Effect 2 romance guide
Am I the only one a little peeved at the double standards exhibited in both Mass Effect 1 and 2's romance options? There were two opportunities for lesbian relationships in the original (albeit one of them was a one night stand and they were both handwaved away as being with a uni-gender alien), and now two more in the sequel. Yet there was not even a single homosexual male option in the original, something which has continued into the sequel - despite the fact that this feature is present in pretty much every other BioWare RPG. And this seems to mainly stem from the fact that "lesbian sex is hawt", but "gay sex is icky".
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November 30, 2009
8:29 PM
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Top 7... Blatantly sexist game advertisements
I know this is rather recent, but you have to see the online adverts for "The Saboteur". It shows a picture of a scantily clad stripper with the caption "In Occupied Paris - There's Only One Thing On Your Mind", before the camera pans to the protagonist looking over her and the word "Revenge!" appears on screen. This is a contendor mainly for its pure redundancy; the game is about a resistance fighter in German-occupied France, yet they use a (totally unrelated) hooker as its main selling point. The fun doesn't even stop there; even the trailer contains a brief image of a dancing stripper tastefully equipped with tassels. Shameless.
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October 30, 2009
7:06 PM
Chase158 commented on:
Tropico 3 (PC): Tropico 3
@KaylaKaze It's not like the whole selling point of Tropico 3 was being able to rule a banana republic as a tinpot dictator or something.
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July 29, 2009
11:08 AM
Chase158 commented on:
The 15 worst-reviewed games of the past 15 years
As unredeemably terrible the game is, going cross-mountain on Big Rigs almost looks sort of fun, even if it's in an ironic, "Who the Hell coded this thing?" type of way.
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July 28, 2009
11:46 AM
Chase158 commented on:
Comic-Con 2009: 5 most important missed stories
A bit ironic that, in the "Marketing bullshit..." article, Houghton bemoaned people who instantly become interested in games just because of the outside influence of a famous person, when in this article, you do this exact thing by getting excited about Iron Man 2: The Game just because Matt Fraction is involved.
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July 22, 2009
12:53 PM
Chase158 commented on:
The Top 7... evil corporations
They should make a fictional documentary that details Ultor's rise to power from branded clothing branch to pan-globular totalitarian super-corporation.
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July 16, 2009
4:06 PM
Chase158 commented on:
Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360): Halo 3: ODST
Double post but: @GoldenMe I read your post and re-read the preview and yes, I must admit that it strikes me as rather gushy and effusive. Phrases like "flawless level design" and "perfect shootouts" shouldn't be thrown around like candy - especially when this is just a preview. Furthermore, I've played many sandbox games (GTA IV, Saint's Row 2, Mercenaries 2, etc.) and I can definitely say that none of them are flawless in terms of level design, and all of them have been made by developers who are familiar with creating sandbox games. As such, I highly doubt that a company which specialises in FPSes is going to nail this tricky genre seamlessly with its first sandbox game, where so many have failed. Also, and while this may be a petty complaint, there was nothing "clever" about the gimmicky flashback design; it's been done before and done better (see Second Sight for instance).
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3:48 PM
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Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360): Halo 3: ODST
Hmm... I don't recall having ever seen any film noir's or detective stories that featured elite assault teams having firefights with alien invaders over wartorn urban environments, but okay. Also, I really wish that Bungie would start expanding on some new God-damn IPs. What with this and Halo Reach, it just feels like they've condoned to the EA formula of "continue to release same game over and over again with minor changes". Right now, they're just surfing on Halo's (arguably disproportionate) popularity, and I get the feeling that this isn't going to change anytime soon and we're going to see a lot more Halo spin-offs.
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1 year, 7 months ago 9 things you may actually hate about the new Xbox 360 S
Why the Hell would anyone want to buy a piece of hardware that only has minor improvements over their existing hardware yet costs almost the same price?

If you don't already have an Xbox 360, by all means get this, but I'm surprised to see so many Xbox-owners salivating over what is literally a superficial paint job.

Sony seems to be taking the Apple approach to hardware. And by God, it's working.
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1 year, 10 months ago Things you may have missed in the Gears of War 3 trailer
Classic. The first female soldier in Gears of War is an implausibly skinny, blonde bimbo.

Also, £5 says that we're not going to see anything nearly this poignant or thoughtful in the actual game itself, if the trailers for the previous games are anything to go by.
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2 years ago Mass Effect 2 romance guide
Am I the only one a little peeved at the double standards exhibited in both Mass Effect 1 and 2's romance options?

There were two opportunities for lesbian relationships in the original (albeit one of them was a one night stand and they were both handwaved away as being with a uni-gender alien), and now two more in the sequel.

Yet there was not even a single homosexual male option in the original, something which has continued into the sequel - despite the fact that this feature is present in pretty much every other BioWare RPG. And this seems to mainly stem from the fact that "lesbian sex is hawt", but "gay sex is icky".
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2 years, 2 months ago Top 7... Blatantly sexist game advertisements
I know this is rather recent, but you have to see the online adverts for "The Saboteur".

It shows a picture of a scantily clad stripper with the caption "In Occupied Paris - There's Only One Thing On Your Mind", before the camera pans to the protagonist looking over her and the word "Revenge!" appears on screen.

This is a contendor mainly for its pure redundancy; the game is about a resistance fighter in German-occupied France, yet they use a (totally unrelated) hooker as its main selling point.

The fun doesn't even stop there; even the trailer contains a brief image of a dancing stripper tastefully equipped with tassels.

Shameless.
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2 years, 3 months ago Tropico 3
@KaylaKaze

It's not like the whole selling point of Tropico 3 was being able to rule a banana republic as a tinpot dictator or something.
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2 years, 6 months ago The 15 worst-reviewed games of the past 15 years
As unredeemably terrible the game is, going cross-mountain on Big Rigs almost looks sort of fun, even if it's in an ironic, "Who the Hell coded this thing?" type of way.
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2 years, 6 months ago Comic-Con 2009: 5 most important missed stories
A bit ironic that, in the "Marketing bullshit..." article, Houghton bemoaned people who instantly become interested in games just because of the outside influence of a famous person, when in this article, you do this exact thing by getting excited about Iron Man 2: The Game just because Matt Fraction is involved.
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2 years, 6 months ago The Top 7... evil corporations
They should make a fictional documentary that details Ultor's rise to power from branded clothing branch to pan-globular totalitarian super-corporation.
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2 years, 7 months ago Halo 3: ODST
Double post but:

@GoldenMe

I read your post and re-read the preview and yes, I must admit that it strikes me as rather gushy and effusive.
Phrases like "flawless level design" and "perfect shootouts" shouldn't be thrown around like candy - especially when this is just a preview.
Furthermore, I've played many sandbox games (GTA IV, Saint's Row 2, Mercenaries 2, etc.) and I can definitely say that none of them are flawless in terms of level design, and all of them have been made by developers who are familiar with creating sandbox games.
As such, I highly doubt that a company which specialises in FPSes is going to nail this tricky genre seamlessly with its first sandbox game, where so many have failed.

Also, and while this may be a petty complaint, there was nothing "clever" about the gimmicky flashback design; it's been done before and done better (see Second Sight for instance).
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2 years, 7 months ago Halo 3: ODST
Hmm...

I don't recall having ever seen any film noir's or detective stories that featured elite assault teams having firefights with alien invaders over wartorn urban environments, but okay.

Also, I really wish that Bungie would start expanding on some new God-damn IPs.
What with this and Halo Reach, it just feels like they've condoned to the EA formula of "continue to release same game over and over again with minor changes".

Right now, they're just surfing on Halo's (arguably disproportionate) popularity, and I get the feeling that this isn't going to change anytime soon and we're going to see a lot more Halo spin-offs.
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