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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1369 Joined: 24 Mar 2008     | |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 59 Joined: 12 Mar 2008     | When was DC blown up in GTA 4? |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 111 Joined: 5 Feb 2009     | After seing that trailer a couple of times this game looks to me like a must buy! To much realism ? For a seven year old absolutely, but i am an adult. Let us have this thread again with the release of Modern Warfare 5 in 2017, and discuss the rapescenes and the tort... i mean enhanced interrogation scenes. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 59 Joined: 12 Mar 2008 | The sad thing is I had a commander who briefed pretty much the same thing right after 9/11. He pretty much said that "If those bastards flew planes into some huts in Africa then no one would care, They hit AMERICA" I didn't take offense because I'm black and he mentions Africans. It's the fact that I guess there are lots of people in my country who think that innocent lives only exist in America. Quite sad. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 999 Joined: 22 Aug 2006    |
You completely misunderstand why people would dismiss the Christian Science Monitor. Not because it's the Christian Science Monitor, but because it's the Christian Science Monitor. It is a specific news outlet which is known for silliness on this kind of subject. Also, "Christian Science" as a term has nothing to do with the contents of the article, and the Monitor as a whole is not monitoring "Christian Science". If you're so confused, go wiki it, I think you'll find yourself quite enlightened about the whole situation. Also, if you're so interested in American Politics, then it surprises me that you think a "number" of our politicians are acknowledged to be Christian. The vast majority of our politicians are Christian. It is a default thing to be in this country. You'll also find that most of the people on both ends of our political extremes would consider themselves to be Christian. The conservative percentage might be a bit higher, but it's not really worth noting. You'd be foolish to consider the contents of the Christian Science Monitor to be more indicative of the general American perspective, or that of our politicians, solely based on the common adjective/identifier of "Christian". |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 606 Joined: 17 Oct 2007     | That is a stupid complaint. When I read Christian I thought he was going to freak out about the bible references. |
Muckraker  Posts: 249 Joined: 14 Apr 2009   | I think the problem that the guy has with the game is that the time period is now not even in the far future as it Fallout 3 but personallly i am looking forward to it seems good at least basisc story line wise from a trailer, granted but yea awsome |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 591 Joined: 24 Jul 2008    | Because God doesn't care about eastern european mansions, so its ok to show them blown up! "Christian Science" I've heard of contradiction of terms, but this is ridiculous! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2922 Joined: 24 Aug 2009     | Christian Science Monitor Isn't that an oxymoron? I agree with what everyone has said so far, so what if it's America being attacked? It's FAKE! Not real! People need to loosen up. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 176 Joined: 9 Sep 2009  |
Exactly. I hate these crazy religion freaks who try to get everything banned. They just hate what they can't understand. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 602 Joined: 13 Dec 2008  | I think the criticism exaggerates any evident problems, afterall it is still a fictional game, no matter how photo realistic. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1478 Joined: 19 Feb 2009     | I may be American, but to hell with patriotism, THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME!!! |
Muckraker  Posts: 250 Joined: 6 Apr 2009 | honestly, the fight in dc makes me even more excited. i live about 50-60 miles from dc and have to go to alexandria for hocky practice and i love fallout 3 so its gonna be real cool |
Anonymous Source Posts: 5 Joined: 4 Jun 2009  | We're told continually by Christians that the world will eventually be destroyed amongst disease, famine and righteous fire - yet we have a Christian here saying that the fictitious depiction of considerably less than that in a video game of all places, is going "too far"? What? |
Paperboy  Posts: 40 Joined: 31 May 2009   | Of course if someone in eastern Europe said this than he'd be a terrorist to this jerk. What so if America got invaded then they won't hurt anyone or do anything wrong? GROW UP! This guys an idiot, just |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 399 Joined: 28 Sep 2009  | It's a video game, not real life. Get over it. I seem to remember us Canadians swooping down into DC and burning down the house over 100+ years ago. With America's track record in Global relations in the past 10 years, I don't think it's out of the question in the future either. (I hope it does not occur though. War is almost never a good thing.) |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 641 Joined: 9 May 2009 | Well, I'm sure terrorists will seize on the game, and make it their plan. As they play the main character, they will assume that this is the American military strategy, and as soon as they kill 11 Americans, they gain access to a helicopter gunship instantaneously. YES THIS PERSON CRITICIZING IS DEFINITELY GROUNDED IN REASON. And soon, crap for all the idiocy he is spouting. When I saw the trailer, all I could think was "bad - ass. want. now!" Wow. Just, wow. This game does not even come close to "going too far", if you compare it to what is actually happening in reality. |
Paperboy  Posts: 35 Joined: 27 Mar 2009  | Oh come on, not being funny but every other country on earth has had the shit blown out of it in the name of entertainment. That guy just need a large unbunching of his panties. Funny enough the white house is probably the only government building destroyed for entertainment that actually has been destroyed before. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 122 Joined: 3 Oct 2008    |
If it's a US anti government force (which is scarier and likelier with the actions recently taken against a Census agent) why was it a Russian airport that was targetted for a terrorist act? And why was there retaliation in a former USSR state against US troops? It's not like former USSR countries are big fans of Russia. I mean... they left the republic via bloody conflict already. It makes no sense that it's not a foreign invading force. I'm still convinced this is a jump shark either way though. Even if US civilians were to rebel do you think for a second that a military with so many nearby bases, hundreds of thousands of troops and the biggest suite of war machines in the world, would be stonewalled by a civic population armed with small arms and the occasional ordinance? This is supposed to be Modern Warfare 2, a game based in the same world as the first. That world was not different from our own save that a former USSR military commander, a despot and an anti Russian/US terrorist group happened to take over an old cold war MIRV bunker. It's not far fetched since there are likely some bases that existed outside of what is now Russia. Taking US soil, especially the capitol city, over an ocean with overwhelming military force enough to light the entire skyline on fire? Please. |
Anonymous Source  Posts: 8 Joined: 27 Feb 2008  | It's been repeated in this thread many times over, but yeah... the same people who decry killing fictional, virtual Americans in a video game are totally gung-ho when real-life, breathing non-Americans are killed. What a wonderful world. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1193 Joined: 16 Nov 2008    | So its all right to see death and destruction in other places but the United States? What a joke. |
Paperboy  Posts: 43 Joined: 16 Mar 2009   | wasnt there a game where the nazis invaded and took over the us and what bout fallout 3 nobody cared when we got nuked |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3923 Joined: 15 Aug 2008  | And that is when this article lost credibility. 9/11, while painful was 8 years ago... I know it was painful, but you've got to move on at some point people, dwelling in the past has never accomplished anything. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1333 Joined: 20 Nov 2008   |
Kind of like how this thread is full of hate for the Christian Science Monitor, from people who don't understand it's a secular paper.
had you continued, you might have seen the dozens of other people who made this exact post. |
Paperboy  Posts: 18 Joined: 15 Feb 2009 | heh, ya know this is just like 'those' americans. oh sure its ok to see russia/iraq/china/vietnam or whatever other country you like burn to the ground, but the minute you [ut america itself in jepordy, the game becomes 'too much' frankly its nice to see a current FPS take place in somewhere other than the middle east or eastern europe. while america may not ahve been my first choice, its still nice to see the change of venue. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 152 Joined: 22 Apr 2009  | Ahh, super-patriots you strike again. Really though how can you complain about something like this. Not to mention the other games and forms of art that have depicted the same thing, (The Condiut, Turning Point, Fallout 3) but whhen i logged in to check my email, i saw in the recent news thing that plaestinians were worried about some bill. The picture was of them (protesters) burning an american flag while it lied on the ground. That angered me more than seeing this trailer which i actually saw yesterday. Super-patriots , as i call them, need to stop bithing every time thier beloved america is depicted in a negative or hurt way. I had actually had some German exchange students in my class today and when we all go up to do the pledge of alligianc, it occured to me how odd it must be to them when every suddenly stops and pledges themselves to their country. and we do this every fucking day.I'm not trying to bash america \, for i'm an american myself. Truly we are the most eccentric and patriotic countries. |
Paperboy Posts: 43 Joined: 16 Mar 2009 | also what about the war of 1812? washington got burned and i saw a painting of it in my 7th grade text book and nobody cares about that and that actually happened. But why should we care? if they didnt ban grandtheft auto or manhunt they arent going to ban this game |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 478 Joined: 21 May 2009  | This is what I said, the sequal should be set in a rebeling america. Not exactly what I meant, but jesus christ this looks so fucking sick. They have now gone from awesome game to Mother******* most anticipated game I have ever wanted. |
Anonymous Source Posts: 3 Joined: 22 Dec 2008  | I just think it's funny that one game where DC burns is unacceptable, but hundreds of WW2 games are okay. How do you think the Germans and Japanese feel about constantly being portrayed as evil monsters, zombies, paranormal psychos and so on. And all because it's Americas one moment of glory in a history of fuck ups? And last I checked, eastern Europe and the middle east are mostly made up of innocent civilians trying to live there lives, not bent-on-destruction-of-america terrorists. And if you look at it from a religious perspective, what better place for the rapture to begin thatn the USA. The land of decadence, extortion and war. No other country has as little regard for any of god's laws. And they do it in god's name no less. I believe that games chould not be viewed as political or religious statements, they're GAMES! There are worse things in the world. Like CSM idiots who ought to look into pop culture etc, before they mouth off about something they don't understand. Why was the jerk even watching a trailer for a WAR GAME? -.- |
Beat Writer  Posts: 224 Joined: 9 Sep 2009  | Sweet trailer. Graphics look ftw. The white house on that reminded me of the last level in Armageddon (That really bad game from years ago.. anyone else remember that?) |
Beat Writer Posts: 224 Joined: 9 Sep 2009 |
Unless it was set during the Bush years? |
Muckraker  Posts: 319 Joined: 11 Jun 2008 |
ye i totally agree, the history of all religeons is stained with the blood of millions of innoscents |
Muckraker  Posts: 246 Joined: 25 May 2009 | When I saw the white house part, i jizzed a little I don't see the big deal. So realistic looking soldiers dying in gruesome manners is just peachy, but a house getting takin over and partially destroyed is too far? Un-fuckin-believable. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1261 Joined: 30 Mar 2009 | Isn't Christian Science an oxymoron? Anyway, I thought that Infamy trailer was BADASS. The ability to storm the US capitial and free the white house(I assume, unless they nuke it like in mw 1)from foreign invader really intense. |
Paperboy  Posts: 47 Joined: 27 Jul 2009 |
Hmmm... reminds me of the whole H.A.V.E online controversy we had I while back. Except that was at least was a cause for legitimate outrage. They completely copied (or so it seems) TF2! |
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WAIT!
It's okay to have an unknown eastern Europe town being destroyed, but not our own towns?
That's... really stupid. Because I don't know any easten Europe towns, but I can at least say that there are actual people living in them. It's horrific for one side, yet this guy fails to realize that... he needs to grow up.