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Posted 17 August 2005 - 10:54 AM

There's probably a case for moving this to the game room, but I thought I'd draw attention to this story as some recurring night-life themes crop up here, including Rockstar getting in trouble, Rockstar gaining muchos publicity for being in trouble and people who love to complain complaining about something.

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Posted 17 August 2005 - 11:30 AM

Hey look, they actually mentioned that it just might be the parents fault.

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P.S. Who cares if plenty of gamers have already known that information?
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Posted 17 August 2005 - 02:00 PM

Well, I think this game is much more likely to influence kid's behavior than GTA, mainly because it's in a setting that thier much more familiar with, and it's bullying, which is fairly common in elementary schools, at least.

As for the game, I'm not going to get excited about it till I see some more screenshots and read a description.
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Posted 17 August 2005 - 02:20 PM

You know what, since the playstation generation has been born, crime rates amongst teenagers and kids has dropped considerably. Every news program that speaks of the evils of computer games are stupid and retarded since they allow kids another outlet for their anger.

The only bad side is that we can't rebel properly anymore.
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Posted 17 August 2005 - 02:34 PM

You know what? Crime has decreased since the appearence of Rockstar. Why? Well, criminals can now make violent acts without being arrested in their PlayStation.

Long live Rockstar!
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Posted 19 August 2005 - 01:08 AM

Yeah. I don't need to drive 100 miles to visit a city when I want to pay for a prostitute, kill her when I'm done, take all of her money, run over her corpse five times with a stolen car, kill the ambulance driver who comes to save her, blow up the ambulance, steal the firetruck that comes to stop the ensuing fire, and then run over pedestrians anymore.

But as a guy who was chewed up and spit out by the public education system, I'd have to say that nothing should be condoning bullying, because the psychological trauma is long lasting. But again, this would just make bullys more creative, not create more bullies. However, I would never think of playing this game, and I don't know what target audience would...
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Posted 19 August 2005 - 10:04 AM

Same. The idea of being a school bully doesn't particularly appeal to me. Neither did the idea of Manhunt. Come on Rockstar, why not try something that is just plain controversial?
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Posted 19 August 2005 - 11:20 AM

I don't know, I think that the games R* (Closest I can get to their logo without copyright infringement.
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Posted 19 August 2005 - 02:45 PM

Uhh... Did you say something there, or did you forget when you started to put your parenthases?
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Posted 19 August 2005 - 03:24 PM

Oh right. I hereby close the parenthesese, or whatever the plural is. )

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Posted 19 August 2005 - 04:10 PM

No, I mean this.

(your quote without the parenthases)
QUOTE (Otal Nimrodi @ Aug 19 2005, 12:20 PM)
I don't know, I think that the games R*

Am I missing something here?
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Posted 19 August 2005 - 05:01 PM

Oh, right, Post again continued. are very useful for stress relief. Happy?
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Posted 19 August 2005 - 06:02 PM

I just had no idea what you were talking about...
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Posted 19 August 2005 - 06:19 PM

The game doesn't look interesting to me, but I think it will be a bestseller in elementary schools. Why? Bullies can now bully without going to detention and the guys who are bulied can feel wthe feeling of being a bully.

And this is what Rockstar says about the game:

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''Rockstar Games describes the upcoming title as one where gamers play as a "troublesome schoolboy" who "stands up to bullies, gets picked on by teachers, plays pranks on malicious kids, wins or loses the girl, and ultimately learns to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school."

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Posted 19 August 2005 - 06:48 PM

Oh, did that sound rude?
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