Wait a minute. How did "For Colored Girls" use HIV as a weapon against sinners? Ham fisted and ridiculous as that film was, it didn't exactly portray the HIV problem in an unrealistic fashion. Janet Jackson's character was a fairly unlikable character, sure, but she also knew her husband was on the down low for years,…

When comments like that exist from gaming publishers, I'm not surprised modders responded did stuff like this.

Now I feel like you're going into straw man territory. Expressing my disdain for how publishers view female character =/= not appreciating good game design. How does my willingness to enjoy different games and their protagonists, regardless of how they look, mean I don't appreciate good game design? If anything,…

Not to mention that specific image, showcasing "dat ass"

It's still stupid, regardless. Silly me for growing up playing videogames, thinking it was cool to play a wide variety of protagonists, regardless of the gender, ethnic background, or species. Sonic, Samus, Mario, Cloud, Snake, Konoko, Jill Valentine, Dante, Knuckles, Kerrigan, Super Meat Boy, Joanna Dark, I could go…

You're missing the point. By destitute's logic, it's perfectly fine to ignore games with female protagonists because he can't relate to them, but apparently, playing games with walking animals and alien species is okay, because they're more relatable. Really? A speeding hedgehog is much easier to relate to than a…

To this day, it always amazes me how much gaming publishers think many gamers care about what gaming protagonists look like when this is the last medium that should give a crap. I mean, let's look at a list of what I'm sure many older gamers have experiences. There are games with the characters being walking animals,…

I think some of that has to do with how many 3rd person shooters post-GoW1 copied its mechanics to the point of diminishing GoW1's unique qualities. The cover system, the chainsaw gun, the active reloading...GoW1 had a lot going for it. Back in 2006, it was THE killer app that made many people want to buy an Xbox 360.…

First of all, I find it odd and ironic that someone who doesn't even admit to playing the Mass Effect games is telling its fans how to and not to behave, and what constitutes a "mature" fan. If you haven't even taken the time to play the games, and at least experience them through your own lenses, how does anyone take…

I can see that. In a sense, the sequels removed some of ME1's wide-eyed and wondrous charm by gutting the exploration bits. As overwhelming as the original was when first exploring the Citadel (I was utterly lost at first), and how repetitious the Mako planet exploration felt, the sequels could have benefited from its…

Mass Effect is a reconstruction of space opera, so there are plenty of tried-and-true plot devices present. I'll even partway agree with the somewhat generic feel...at least before Virmire. Afterward, Mass Effect's narrative really came into its own (that meeting with Sovereign terrified me), and Mass Effect 2 brought…

Oh don't get me started on the Metal Gear Solid 2 ending. That was three of the most convoluted, confusing, catastrophic, [insert more negative adjectives that start with a "c"] hours of any game I've played before and since. Ironically enough, there were some Mass Effect fans who, scorned by the ME3 ending, claimed…

I tend to be most attracted to non-blondes more often than not, so I can't concur on this one. Hilarious observation though, nonetheless.

Lack of minorities? Maybe you got that confused with the "other" NBC '90s comedy that took place in New York: Friends.

I phrased this in a nicer way elsewhere, but I feel the same way you do. The same thing happened with the Lost fandom, post-series finale. Half the fanbase wanted to reminisce on the good times, regardless of how they feel towards the controversial conclusion, while the other half won't let the ending die. People have…

Yeah, my mouth kind of hung open after all that unfolded, well past the loading screen to the Normandy. I was like, "holy shit, what have I done?" and then I stared at Tali's name on the Normandy's KIA plaque. I reacted with similar horror when I originally thought Harbinger blasted Garrus to smithereens during the…

No one said people weren't justified with their anger towards the ME3, but for god's sake, it's getting ridiculous now. Life is filled with disappointments, no matter how slight or grand. Eventually, it's better to move on and find something else gaming-related that you enjoy, and stop lamenting about something that…

It's not so much that we have (presumably and objectionably) no standards, and more that it's gotten really tiresome to hear the same message. It was fine weeks after the release, and even after the extended cut, but at this point, there are hundreds of other games he could be playing instead of bemoaning how ME3…

I planned to do the same, though I might make an exception for Citadel, since it's received very positive reception.

It's worse than that. Tali becomes traumatized and decides to jump off a cliff.