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Uhm.. What? Maybe you need non-American eyes to see the blatant hero portrayal of the american soldiers and the obvious villain portrayal of.. basically everyone else. It's full of extremely simple-minded clich

Just like some people with DNF. It's been "in development" for pretty much just as long, but if it comes out I'm not going to expect the quality of a game that has been in high end development for 11 years with super elite characteristics across the board.

Fortunately, I wasn't waiting 11 years for the game

Hahaha. That Kevin Costner movie? I though Annapolis was more about a Navy Boxer or something. Meh.

Read what I said. "Had the rest of the people playing not restrained me, Hades would think I should be executed." And I'm not sure how "instinct" came into play, and certainly not "fight or flight." I didn't see him as a threat. How was he threatening me? Fight or flight should not have kicked in (and it didn't). Emotional trauma does not equal instinct. It proves nothing about "instinct" as studies have shown that people suffering from emotional trauma adapt at a neurological level (in other words, the brain is acting differently than normal). If anything, a conclusion could be made that I was not acting normal. Outside events altered my physiology. Furthermore, had it been instinct, a similar comment would still illicit a similar response. It doesn't. It would also mean that the rest of humanity would act in the same way in similar circumstances. They don't.

What? Now the instincts of people have changed? Wouldn't that make the instincts not actually instincts at all? What instincts do they possess? Or are you just creating another unfalsifiable theory?

Saving Private Ryan is a movie that evokes a ton of emotional responses from me when I watch it. Which is likely why it's one of my favourite movies of all time. Given that actually Overlord survivors commented that the Omaha scene at the beginning was frighteningly life like, it made me like the movie any more. They did not hold back or romaticize war at all. And in doing so made a much more memorable movie.

Freud would love you. Those that commit vile acts are the ones that have let go of their inhibitions. Those that do not, don't do it because they are inhibitted. Just like the Oedipus complex. Little boys are sexually attracted to their mothers. Those that claim not to be, do so obviously because they have repressed the feelings.

I'm sure he's just doing his devil advocacy thing again to stir things up. I have to stop falling for it.

If it was truly in our instinct to kill people, why do we demonize murderers so much? Why is Ghandi championed and Hitler vilified?

He was Private Caparzo, the one that said it was the "decent thing to do" when grabbing the little french girl. He gets shot by the German sniper in town, and was a friend of Private Mellish, the Jewish soldier in the squad. He died in the street holding a letter to his father, asking Mellish to send it.

Given the exceptional rarity of psychopaths in society, I think it's safe to say that the ratio of "Mother Teresas" to "Jeffrey Dahmers" is not 1 to 100. The thing is, it's not even instinctual for a psychopath to kill other human beings.

There are? I only recall a single Stalin. He was Premier of the Soviet Union in the middle of the 20th Century. If it was in our instinct to kill each other, there'd be much more murders. People wouldn't buy into the social contract as eagerly as you claim, because it'd be completely against instinct. Unless you've chosen to use your own definition of the word instinct.

Agreed! History has shown that people completely lack compassion.

Meh, I found combat to require some though (and especially patience) when on Hell difficulty in Hardcore. The game is so much more interesting when death is more than a mere penalty.

I probably shouldn't comment as it's going to derail the thread, but if it was instinct to kill each other, there'd be much more killing going on.

My Dad can play Secret Agent Man. I should contact the Hoff and they can tour together! Hooked on a feeling is better though!

So, one guy holds the flashlight while the rest shoot the badguys?

A skill based RPG you say? Interesting. Very interesting.

I should try out the demo when I have some time. Is there any sneak previews about DNF?

jags was baiting? Naturally. Mine was ignoring the actual targets though

Still a great movie. I get chills whenever I see a soldier crying out "Momma!" That and Band of Brothers were both excellent!

Didn't Israel's placement just stop them from fighting each other, to fighting a "common enemy?"

I don't usually snap, but I have snapped at an innocuous statement before, that was just trash talking. It was in Grade 8. At the beginning of the school year, my brother was killed in a motorcycle accident. At the end of the year, we were playing football during lunch recess. We were trash talking each other, and one of the guys that I was chirping at replied "at least my brother's not dead." I almost killed him. Literally. Had the rest of the people playing not restrained me, Hades would think I should be executed. And I'm someone that avoids running over gophers on the road because I feel bad afterwards. Expecting a sports athlete should be immune to snapping is to expect them to not be human. Good luck with that.

The place wasn't exactly "happy happy" before Israel came along.