| Onimusha12 said: Of course GTAIV is going to be somehow turned into a spear to throw at Nintendo. How could this in any way have been avoided. Even in the modest attempt to make a legitimate thread the OP knew this would come of his efforts sitting infront of his computer monitor half gleeful half horrified like a child watching the house burn down he just set fire too. Had this game come to the Wii I would have been just as dissapointed to see such a "below 70 IQ" game do so well. Games like GTA only remind me of how crap like Halo 3 and the Madden can secure top ranking positions in the gaming culture where ever lowering standards and enforced masculine standards have become the norm. Thanks G4TV! Thanks Spike TV! Thanks every gaming magazine who lives out of the ass of the PS3/360. Games like this sell largely to gamers who desire only the most shallowly gratifying of simulated anarchy to satisfy their highschoolish need to play out their fantasy egos and burn or blow up things of value. Games like this are made cultural phenomenons by every prepubesent boy masquerading as a man who sees his video game console as not a device of recreation but rather an extension of his penis and freudian super ego. I can only assure you my dissapoint for this game would have been the same if not greater to have seen it do as well on the Wii. |
I remember seeing a compilation video on IGN called "The Ladies of Liberty City" that showcased nothing but hookers, strippers, and shooting hookers/strippers. The comments were along the lines of "did you see him fucking that hooker before the helicopter blew up!!!" I actually felt embarassed at what that would look like to someone outside gaming. Video games are finally starting to be recognized as a legitimate art form, and here you have some immature video that caters to 15 year olds. The industry is growing, but there's still so much focus on its juvenile aspects. I mean, it's one of the most established names in gaming journalism taking one of the highest rated games of all time and making some childish video about it.
Next up on Ebert and Roeper, a compilation of their favorite sex scenes from this year's Oscar nominees.
Please note, I'm not trying to knock GTA. This was just a prime example of the problem I have with how many people still regard games.
