Free speech trumps all. Nobody should ever have the right to tell other people what stories they can or can't tell, or what those visions of theirs should look like, just so that they don't feel insecure.

Ashley, I'm researching Candy Crush's game mechanics and I'm slightly curious: I've heard rumours that the costs of the micropayments go up in price per item if you buy lots of them. Is there any truth to this?

I'm sure all 5 Vita owners will enjoy it.

Maybe it was the other guy who had an actual point he was trying to argue then. We could've saved a bit of time if you'd have just said that.

I've never seen the connection. You could say a large number of any group smoke weed. Still not seeing the relevance.

StarTropics.

I wonder if Tomb Raider lost value at all because of that Steam glitch. I got the games damn cheap at the time, I didn't notice they were -that- cheap until Kotaku brought it up though.

I wasn't asking you for what you thought of me. I was asking if you could prove that sex in media is low-brow or negative in any way in a logical manner. "Because I think so" doesn't apply, of course.

Try again.

Explain it concisely without blabbering on with a mountain of ad hominem:

I do love to mentally indulge myself at other people's expense at times; a bit of a character flaw of mine.

I can't stand this dishonest microtransaction crap that just victimizes stupid people instead of making every user pay for a game in an honest and straightforward fashion. I dunno about you guys, but when I'm playing a game and it kindly asks me to whip out my credit card, I feel extremely manipulated and used. And I…

That's disgusting.

Why does that bother you? Do you have a reason that doesn't find its origins in religious nonsense?

Obligatory. :)

I'll concede that by freedom of speech the people above are free to complain. But assuming you're not trying to censor or harass the author, I have trouble visualizing a productive purpose for it; it's obvious he knows that some people won't agree with his vision for a game. I also think it's important to note that…

Now that you've whined about how I don't like soapboxing, care to get to your point? Assuming you have one, I mean.

TL; DR. I'll take you seriously and offer a reply if you can come up with some concise assertions/opinions. Not reading 2000+ words of this nonsense.

Except... I feel that your attitude has a negative effect on society by stifling art and free expression. I have yet to see why objectification is a bad thing. There's no direct link between sexualized art and people being treated badly in real life. That's like saying kids shoot up schools because they play violent…

Holy shit. Is it just me or are those PS3 games the 4 most underwhelming pack-in games of all time?