Andy_117

If it wasn't Japan, it'd be Korea. Or China. I think people just have trouble getting over the anime "baby face" - the wide-eyed, gurgly-mouthed style that is so indicative of a lot of very lazy anime as a whole - that renders even "of age" characters looking like a 16-year-old got breast implants. It is definitely a valid complaint, but I'd hate to think anyone is so insecure in their own sexuality that they have to condemn people for liking it, or whatever. I mean, hey, I like a lot of Japanese fan service, but its usually the kind where the women look like women. And such stuff does exist, this many people forget.

All those perverted drawings... they'll always be around. Japan seems to be most prevalent - I'm unsure why exactly, Europe has proven capable of doing similar - but I think there is a certain degree of xenophobia regarding Japanese culture as a whole. It is almost the antithesis to American culture in almost every way, which I think confuses a lot of people. But hey, what do I know. I'm not a psychologist. I can tell you why the stigma is there, but I cannot tell you why it is so violently attached to Japan. I mean, people must understand, not even the greater Japanese public are "okay" with that stuff, the word "otaku" in Japan is essentially a dire insult, much harsher than "nerd" or "geek" is in English. It really isn't indicative of the entire country's output, not even the entire country's output of pornographic material. So yeah, I'm not sure why Japan, but then even where I'm standing most of it seems to come from Japan. Maybe more Japanese kids learn how to draw and grow up to become manga artists? I don't even know. I don't think it's anything that can be answered with a sentence. ...maybe I should make a documentary about this or something. A bit of investigative filmmaking. Hmm.

My pants weren't ready.

All I want to know is... is this Warhammer game related to their Alien game. And if not, why not. Space Marines vs Xenomorphs! Is that so much to ask?

I was really enjoying this, I was nodding along, it was fantastic writing from Patrick as usual. Then at the end

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...I'm sorry, that was just a little corny for my tastes. But the point still stands - I'm proud that Patrick, and Giant Bomb in general, can raise these issues, and when they're argued against, it offers a place where the writers can call bullshit. We need more of these kind of websites, which are simultaneously popular and a hive of contributor-centric opinion, especially when confronted with an issue they're passionate about. Patrick says he's not a feminist, and that's probably true, but he does love videogames, and any injustice in the business of videogames will pique both his interest and his effort - that's extremely obvious from the outset.

Just another reason why I love Giant Bomb, and why Patrick is one of the best writers here. ...he's still worst at Quick Looks, though. Vinny is best Quick Look person, Patrick is best writer. Brad is Brad. ...I love this website.

Articles like this always make me want to cut off my own testicles. Dude. Men fucking suck.

...I'm being serious here, too. I am genuinely ashamed to be a part of this gender. I've been trying really hard lately to bone up on how to be a better equalist, how to best express my opinion on these issues without being entitled or prejudiced, how to stand up for women without talking on behalf of women. Because this is a social problem I am inherently interested in dismantling. Reading comments like this make me realize how kind of useless my overall efforts are.

...I'm depressed now.

@ep_driver said:

@Bananashirt

Way to add to the market confusion, guys.

I think comments should have been closed after yours, because it's all that needs to be said. Spot on.

See, I personally think the much lower price, the distinctive colour palette and the incredibly small frame was probably part of Nintendo's effort to reduce market confusion while continuing to sell Wii consoles. Especially the red. Wii U has almost exclusively used blue and white, or blue and black. Red is a directly clashing colour. And ain't no-one gonna think the Wii U gamepod is an accessory for that thing.

I could be wrong, but I'm confident this should distill any leftover confusion. The packaging, the pricing, just the way the new machine looks. It is evidently not a Wii U, not by a long shot, while the vanilla Wii looks fairly similar as far as the gloss and featureset goes. That's just my perspective; I may be being overly optimistic, since Nintendo is currently the only company doing stuff in the console market I can actually bring myself to care about. Even if it's not any good, they're the only ones at least trying to do something fresh in the console space that is overtly gaming-related. Microsoft seems content with turning the 360 into a media hub, and Sony... Sony are Sony.

I really love THQ, I feel real bad for them. Darksiders II deserved to do better for them - whatever you think of the game, it was an ambitiously-scoped sequel in a sea of sequels that would rather rest on predecessor's laurels - and... man, they have the 40k license. And they've been real nice to it, too! They have heaps of brilliant developers under their wing. ...THQ is probably my favourite "big" publisher, and it hurts to see them in this sort of situation, honestly.

I suggest Kickstarter, THQ. Err'ones doin' it!

@HistoryInRust said:

@Andy_117 said:

I should probably buy this game, huh.

I bought Forza 3 used for like $5, and I'm enjoying it, but... damn. Damn.

Yeah. This game is miles more fun.

I've seen people say Forza 4 is about as good, but in a different sort of way. Do you think this one is blatantly better than 4 in every way, or if I prefer on-track racing and car maintenance would 4 be a cheaper alternative?

I should probably buy this game, huh.

I bought Forza 3 used for like $5, and I'm enjoying it, but... damn. Damn.

Wonderful assortment of stuff here. I particularly like the Yakuza article and Frog Factions. And your words on the whole "thing" (god, I didn't even know it had become a thing)... eloquent and professional and really, really well written. You are a gentleman and a scholar, my friend. A gentleman and scholar who links to a game where you play as a cybernetic frog who goes into space to eat bugs that live on Mars. But a gentleman and a scholar nontheless! I tip my hat to you and Giant Bomb, Mr Klepek.

"...we’re looking into options for them."

Those options, incidentally, do not include NOT FUCKING REMOVING THE GAME FROM THE STORE