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Jargon wrote:

I'm not a fan of just looking at the letter slapped on the case, which is why I appreciate sites like www.commonsensemedia.org

I also like Pluggedin.net(I think that's the right site name) by Focus on the Family. The reviews are quite in depth. Unlike the quite vague ratings on games: Halo's rated M for blood and violence. I thought it was a blood-bath type of game. Quite the opposite.

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I'd also like to mention that being desensitised to videogame violence, in no way at all results in desensitisation to violence in general.
God of War 3 is one of the best looking games on the current generation, and in it, you smash people's faces to bloody, bruised pulps, taunt gods while ripping off their legs and crush Zeus' eyes with your thumbs, that's some crazy @#$!, but after a while, you get used to it - but that doesn't mean I wouldn't freak out if I saw a guy at the shopping centre rip off another guys head.

Pressing L1 and throwing a grenade at a sprite is a world of difference to just holding a grenade, let alone killing someone with it.

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TDogg186 wrote:

  Then there's Red Dead Redemption which is an 18, but it doesn't seem to have anything in it that should make it 18.

Cartoonkid98 wrote:

Most cowboy films have the same kind of things in them and are rated PG or U. So I can't see any other reason for the high rating.

Did either of you actually play Red Dead Redemption? "F***" shows up infrequently but regularly throughout the dialogue, there's a few instances of nudity, a few story missions that feature some downright gruesome scenarios, and a brief sex scene. RDR definitely earned its rating.

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Noodle wrote:
TDogg186 wrote:

  Then there's Red Dead Redemption which is an 18, but it doesn't seem to have anything in it that should make it 18.

Cartoonkid98 wrote:

Most cowboy films have the same kind of things in them and are rated PG or U. So I can't see any other reason for the high rating.

Did either of you actually play Red Dead Redemption? "F***" shows up infrequently but regularly throughout the dialogue, there's a few instances of nudity, a few story missions that feature some downright gruesome scenarios, and a brief sex scene. RDR definitely earned its rating.

Yeah i played it.

Swearing doesn't make a film any more than a 15 so that shouldn't be different in a game. And nudity and sex are allowed in 15 films so again that shouldn't make it 18. I would say its worthy of a 15 at most. especially when you compare it to all the other 15 games that are far worse than RDR.

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Downloaded, Alien swarm. Meh.

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I thought you guys might like to know about this event Valve is doing. Pretty much, for the next 5 days they'll be giving 30 people the top five games on their Steam wishlist (but you need at least ten on it to enter). Steam accounts are free, so I'd get over there right now.

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are there any free games for steam beside alien swarm? everything i see is like 20 bucks!

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I asked that same question. Just got "swarmed" with Alien Swarm instead. mini/blankexpression
I guess you can google "free steam games list"...

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Well, there's always Trackmania. It's rather monotonous IMO though.

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If I am whishing for a game this year, what would that be? This question is mainly to the people who are allowed to play R rated games. The two games I've been thinking about so far are these, but you could just come up with a better idea.

Fallout: New Vegas
At first it seemed interesting (however, this was when I had seen no gameplay whatsoever, lol) but the graphics are really bad and it's appearantly very glitchy. Is it still worth it with its flaws?

Mafia II
I played the demo. I loved the demo, however, how good is the campaign? I've heard it's short, and I'd rather have a game that lasts long if it doesn't have multiplayer.

So, what'cha think? What should I get?

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Living LEGO wrote:
Jargon wrote:

I'm not a fan of just looking at the letter slapped on the case, which is why I appreciate sites like www.commonsensemedia.org

I also like Pluggedin.net(I think that's the right site name) by Focus on the Family. The reviews are quite in depth. Unlike the quite vague ratings on games: Halo's rated M for blood and violence. I thought it was a blood-bath type of game. Quite the opposite.

Eh, Focus on the Family's reviews are anything but in depth. Commonsense gives you the information without telling you what to do with it, while Focus on the Family always puts their own spin on their reviews to make the game/movie sound pure evil.

Pluggedin's final word on any violent video game is that it is a violent video game and shouldn't be played.

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I can't wait for Donkey Kong Country Returns which comes out on the 3rd of December.

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Same here, dude. It's so nice to see what looks like a non-crappy Donkey Kong game for a change.

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I put it on my christmas list. I'm scared that if I tell people in school though, they'll say it's a really kiddie game. Also, I want Goldeneye so bad.

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Got Need for Speed Hot pursuit the other day. The single Player is decent but the highlight for me so far has been the online multiplayer.
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You're SO lucky, I really want that game.

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jstudios wrote:

they'll say it's a really kiddie game.

It actually looks hard.

Anyway on another topic. I was going to buy Sonic Colors until I saw this horrible trailer.

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Egh.


Sonic games are overrated.

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Brickyman wrote:

Egh.


Sonic games are overrated.

Yes they are. SEGA are dead anyway.