True, but I am more pointing out the systemic evils that can result from supply/demand based economics when it comes to conflict materials.

Don't we as consumers factor into that equation as well. Very easy to make Nintendo the villain when you can't see the forest from the trees.

Aaaaaaaannnnnnddddd Cue the counter article complaining about how woman are not predominately the heros in video games!

Pretty Lame, definitely a lost opportunity.

Call me maybe is a shit song, it will be too soon if I never hear it again.

Fair points all around but the changes were made for seemingly no reason to Fem Shep. The only excuse I can find is that it was an attempt to appease male gamers.

If she would have started out with the proportions she had in Mass Effect 3, then I wouldn't care. Yes, some women do look like this.

I was going to argue with you, but y'know.. dat ass.

More showcasing the trend that Mass Effect was series that promoted sex over its evolution.

Sorry to be that guy, but um...

You guys should have a rule that no one on camera can be chewing gum.

I would suggest you actually read through this thread before so candidly misunderstanding this post. My post is an attempt to use hyperbole to showcase Reily's line of thinking to its ultimate logical conclusion. You will find in my post, I actually quote him verbatim on replies he has made to other users questions.

I used to know this kid in my highschool who was on the track team with me, but he always used to beat me at the 100 meter dash. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't catch him.

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Couple of quick questions for you:

Agree, judgement is to be reserved until after this thing comes out.

I was having some fun, see my response to 8472.

Ha, I don't believe any of the shit I typed.

You site Super Mario World as one of your favorite games? But that is just a classic example of female oppression in video games. One of the most established franchises in the world is about a helpless woman being saved by a man. And she is a princess of all things? Why can't she have a normal job instead of…

You kick a bee's nest, your gonna get stung.