Yes. Yes I have. I spent too many years in archives at CBC/NFB/BBC/U of T and Ryerson. There are plenty of films that look this good, and better, from the 19th century.

So I assume this is still in such good shape because a KMART finally just took it down last year?

Reviewing is about objective measures damn it! For example, critics will often use a funometer to gauge their level of fun-having during play; it’s just one of many objective tools they use.

So basically “everything I do not like should be removed and banned because I am a fucking asshole”

Ironically, none of the examples you gave remotely fall under the “cannot understand because it’s too foreign a concept” that you started with. Those were changed or not released because of worry about people who likely wouldn’t even buy the game throwing a hissy fit due to their sensibilities being hurt. Also, some…

That’s not true, the definition of to censor reads as follows:

A person who examines books, movies, letters, etc., and removes things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.

I agree that a lot of things in Japanese games don’t make sense if they are brought stateside and translated directly, but one of the things that people have to consider is how to do the game justice when they are localized. The point is to keep as much of the original as possible and only change what is absolutely…

You miss the point, I personally would want the face petting, its cute, its sensual and its an intimate and quirky moment.

Needs the music!

“I’d rather come up with our stuff.”

None of which are Nintendo games. Kinda harsh comparison. Nintendo mostly produces good games.

“We explored options for developing classic servers and none could be executed without great difficulty.” So, a few guys can set one up for themselves and invite 150k people to play on them, but the company that made the fucking game says it’s too hard? Bullshit.

I think being asked to change (or join) a religion for a relationship should be an automatic dealbreaker.

I have never met a single person who has played Bayonetta and forgotten about it. That game is bursting from the seams with charisma and memorability.

That was my point. After reading the Boston Magazine article I felt some pity for Schilling, who is portrayed as someone who wanted to treat his employees fairly and kindly. The article quotes several employees who say they still love the man even after everything that happened. And clearly he’s got some issues. But…

Exactly this. I worked at a publisher as a Producer. Never once did we plan a project at the outset so that it would require crunch to finish when we all arrived at a completed design doc. Yes, our schedules were always VERY tight and often immutable (especially with licensed games). Sure, features shifted, things got…

Platinum have the misfortune of never really getting a major hit. Such a shame given they’re probably the strongest team in the industry.

As much as I hate it, Curt Schilling has free speech and ESPN should have respected that. I hate what he says, but I think Abraham Lincoln said it best: “Give me liberty, or give me death.”

That might be partly true. However, many of you “social justice warrior” types are fighting for a future in which Americans aren’t allowed to be “retrograde sociopaths”. This total disregard and dis appreciation for free speech is the crux of what the anti-PC movement is so worked up about.

That’s being overly simplistic.