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Man, that Freedom Planet demo was sick. Totally try the freedom planet demo, but use the settings program to configure your controller first.

Patrick cannot win. I think he did this because people kept harping on about how it's all coming from him. So he got some other people's opinions to see what they think. But apparently, they're not acceptable either. I suppose he has to find a group of sickos who love this thing to provide "balance". Actually, it would be legitimately interesting if he can find voices in the industry to defend the torso.

Either way, may stories like this never die. Keep pushing. Being comfortable in what you think is the enemy of developing critical thinking. #teamklepek.

@Castermhief117 said:

Hey guys,

I can understand some of the outrage that this statue has caused, but I can also see why the folks at Deep Silver didn't anticipate this type of public response.

At first glance, it might appear that the statue dehumanizes the female body, saying that the most important feature of a woman's body are her big breasts - she doesn't need any limbs, a head, or a brain, she's just a piece of sexualized meat. I totally understand this view, but I don't think this was the intention of the creators.

In Dead Island, you hack and slash up zombies. The game's biggest and most notable feature is the ability to selectively chop off the limbs that you want, and players may just eventually chop off every limb leaving the torso by itself. The creator's wanted to showcase the bizarre nature of the game by having this statue.

Moreover, they wanted this statue to be a commentary on human sexuality as well. The intention of the statue wasn't to turn people on or to say what is or should be important on a female body, but rather they wanted to show the horrors of a zombie outbreak. Simply put, they wanted to turn somebody that was once beautiful or overly sexualized into something that is absolutely grotesque and unrecognizable.

In the end, the zombie problem actually tries to make us forget about our ideals and stereotypes of body image. It says to me that rather than fighting on our differences that - hate, racism, sexism, and all forms of discrimination must be abandoned to survive in a world where none of that matters. And it's a little bit ironic.

Amazingly, this could have been what actually happened. A smart commentary on how little this stuff would matter in a ruined world. It's just the wrong place for it. It's not presented as a commentary on anything or even as art, but as a trophy to reward you for paying more for a pre-order. Presented as it is, it's a literal commodity for sale rather than a form of artistic expression. Context is funny like that.

Zombies ate my Neighbors.

Releasing Left 4 Dead 2 way too soon was the worst thing I can remember Valve ever doing, and it was still a good game. Think about that for a second. That's as bad as it gets. The horror. Try living without power for a week, then tell me about how far Valve has fallen.

Okay, losing power isn't actually relevant, but you'll never complain about Valve again, that's for sure.

Patrick is awesome. His Worth Reading articles are smart little internet safaris. I also have a passion for those little indie games and somebody needs to keep track of them. I think of him as the resident journalist, because he's the guy stirring things up by reporting on stories. I love that he angers people, too, because god-forbid somebody has strong opinions on a blog. I am on board with poking at the hornet's nest. Some people need to be challenged, unsettled, and made to think, not made comfortable. Actually, that's everybody.

Otherwise, it's all about Ryan Davis. I first came here because of TANG, so Ryan just represents GIant Bomb's soul to me. I really miss TANG. Maybe we'll see more when another wave of game movies comes out. Remember, Deus Ex: The Official Movie of the Game is going to happen.

Also, #teamklepek

Breath of Fire 3, Grandia, Odin Sphere, maybe a real followup to FF Tactics. A real one, not a hand-held kingdom-heart-spin-off-thing I will never play ever.

Grandia needs it the most, though. It was ported to PS1 from, I think, Saturn. It looked bad even when I first played it on PS1. They would have to start from scratch now.

It appears the Should-we-call-it-gate-gate scandal is about to explode. Somebody call the media.

Let's see if this works.

I can't believe the cabal of game reviewers has tricked you sheeple into believing Grizzly man: The Official Game of The Movie is fun. There are so many faults in Grizzly Man: The Official Game of the Movie that those jerks who review games were clearly bribed to overlook by WernerSoft. I am failing to wrap my head around how you mindless drones would rather play Grizzly Man: The Official Game of the Movie instead of Super-Glitch Cartidge Worker. You people make me sick! Grizzly Man: The Official Game of the Movie may have persistent online unlocks for bear perks and killstreaks, but Super-Glitch Cartridge Worker has "classic" gameplay, gameplay that's old. You start with three lives, guys, and a mushroom pops up to say the princess is in another castle! And can you believe there's references to Super Mario Brothers AND Castelvania AND Zelda? You sheeple can just go back to calling in airstrikes narrated by Werner Herzog.

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