hencook

" @hencook: Way to barely read what I wrote.  I did not say that sex is for immature boys. I'm saying that THAT depiction of sex appeal is for boys. "

" So I've been a viewer of Giantbomb for quite a damn while now. Read tons, watched tons.   Hencook you have made me start an account just so i can inform you that your attempt at intelligent discussion is totally whacked man. You're pretending to be a person posing an intelligent opinion when in fact, you're just hatin' on jeff's.  If you want argument, start by listening to other people , putting your opinion over everyone elses despite their good points makes  you sound like an idiot.  (And you're convincing me with every post you're making) "

I don't hate Jeff. I never said that. On the subject that you think I put my opinion over everyone elses, despite their good points, which I think some are truly valid... Do you not think that any of the posts I've made have good points? Rather than calling me that I'm an idiot, why don't you address specific topics you don't agree with? I believe I've addressed every single argument posed against me in this thread, and I get to be called an idiot. That's great.

" Breasts in video games for the most part, and especially in regards to characters like Ivy, are nothing more than shameless attempts to titillate the pre-teen boys. As such they insult the intelligence of more mature men, when they play these kinds of games. There's nothing progressive about it, in fact it's very much regressive. Also, have some people even stopped to consider how this may affect the pre-teen girls who may stumble upon characters like Ivy? Hasn't the media already brainwashed our daughters into thinking that they need to be hyper sexual beings with 0 inch waists and double d breast size? Now you want to bring that into video games? "

Who do you think created Ivy? A bald salary man that said "we need to make this for pre-teen boys", or someone who appreciates what she wears? Have you SEEN what characters Japan regularly comes out with? If you think that SEX, is JUST for immature audiences, you're mistaken. People love sex, just like the people who love explosions. I'm the kind of guy who's not afraid to admit I like boobs, and will valiantly defend them and their appearance in video games, just as I would defend portrayals of violence.

Do you like violence, bones8677, or do you think that anyone that likes Violence/Sex/Anything vicey is a pre-teen boy?

" I just hope this works *crosses fingers*     /endthread "

A bit off topic: To respond to people saying that Soul Calibur 4 actually sucked, I think that's because most players don't "get" fighting games and their sequels.

A fighting game is meant to be played at a very high level in order to appreciate it. Most reviewers I see these days just say "the gameplay is great and..." while not really understanding the fighting game at all. Western reviewers seem intent on reviewing a fighting game for what it includes AFTER the fighting game, in Tekken's case: The Campaign mode. A fighting game is not about the extra modes it comes with, it's about the SAME characters that appear, the NEW characters that appear, the simple refinements to balance and the additions that make the gameplay more interesting.

Take a look at other fighting games- Tekken. To the casual observer, the only things that have changed from each iteration is the addition of Tekken Bowling, Tekken Campaign, and graphics. Street Fighter 2's later iterations introduced Supers, SF3 had Parries, SF4 had Ultras/Focus Attacks. Each Street Fighter had subsequent iterations on the SAME respective engine, with only new characters and balances. Who do you think these balances were intended for?

The point is, unless you play Fighting Games hardcore, the game, in scrutiny, is not meant for you. Is there a difference between Tekken, Soul Calibur, and Street Fighter,  when all you do is mash buttons? One has swords, one has a panda, one has fireballs. That's IT. It's the Hardcore Fighter Gamers that should be reviewing these games, because they're the ones that can actually appreciate it for what it is, not some trivial issue such as breast size or how star wars characters don't really make sense in the fantasy setting. I'll have you know, Soul Calibur 4 was a pretty good game for what it is and intends to be, a refinement of the Soul Calibur series.

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" So you're asking if Jeff's personal opinion should factor into his review... which is a personal opinion. Wicked bro. "

" Your post is retarded. You assume he dropped the score cause of digital boobs.  What if the game just didn't warrant a 4 or 5 star review?  Then you say that if he doesn't like oversized weird looking titties, then to go play MMA games cause there are only dudes in it?   He was trying to point out that girls with 500 pound breasts don't exist, and if they did, would likely not be world class fighters.   Its not that he doesn't like female characters, he just doesn't like ones that are ridiculously disproportionate.   Thats what I get from what he's said about that kinda stuff. "

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" I think his opinion is based on boobs in games.  These japanese developers always go way too far.  Imagine what the Saboteur nudity would be like had it been made in Japan?  Those things would have a whole physics engine written just for them and be size 40FF.  Seriously, no japanese woman has boobs as big as they show in games there, and let alone a 15 year old girl they depict in some of these games. Side note, it is interesting to me to note these things, but if he does hate boobs, it might confirm my suspicions that Jeff is a homosexual.  Just thought i would throw that out there. "

It's not just Japanese Developers, it's the Japan Culture. To America, Japan is OBSESSED with Sex. To Japan however, they are not restricted to the American Value/Religion that you shouldn't show breasts. They're FREE! Naked tits regularly show in Japan after 8PM on TV, after the kids go to sleep. Do we as Americans have the right to judge international games based on American Values? Maybe. Maybe not. But if you don't like it? Don't play it. "

Don't the Japanese censor their porn though? "

" I think his opinion is based on boobs in games.  These japanese developers always go way too far.  Imagine what the Saboteur nudity would be like had it been made in Japan?  Those things would have a whole physics engine written just for them and be size 40FF.  Seriously, no japanese woman has boobs as big as they show in games there, and let alone a 15 year old girl they depict in some of these games. Side note, it is interesting to me to note these things, but if he does hate boobs, it might confirm my suspicions that Jeff is a homosexual.  Just thought i would throw that out there. "