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  1. Grand Theft Auto IV

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    I still can't believe there are so many people who hate this game. It's mature in the same way something like Braid or SotC is. As with anything that requires a bit of thought, you really need to stick with it. You don't really 'get' the non-relationship undertones Braid throws at you till you play the epilogue (and even then you'll need to dig around a little), and ditto with SotC until the very end. In the same same way, you need to wait till Niko finds "that special someone" before the whole futility of combat subtext comes out. And when it does come out, it's handled in the best way possible. I loved the small touches like him turning off the radio to introspect, etc. You have to keep in mind that videogames as a medium functions under some pretty big constraints, and more-so for a open-world gangland game like GTA.

     

    Example: You just cannot watch 2001: A Space Odyssey and based upon the introductory Dawn of Man sequence call it a bore. Sure it goes on for as long as it would take to watch an episode of your favorite show on the teevee, but the payoff is worthwhile once you get past the setup.

     

    KOX for president.

  12. Movie Discussion Thread

    in General Chatter

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    So I saw Hellboy last night and I think Del Toro has lost his fkin marbles. Embaressing characters, terrible acting, plot loopholes galore... the list goes on. The first half was kinda cool with Hellboy fighting supernatural scum et all but after that it just went to the fkin dogs.

  16. [PC] Ask The Experts Thread

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    Got a very weird issue with my Winamp. It crashed on me last night and after that I just can't seem to start it (keeps crashing). I re-installed it and I'm facing the same problem. I downloaded the latest version from the website and still the same fkin problem. Any ideas?

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