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What are you talking about? the whole movie was him notshowing emotion. BTW I would get out of here before he starts talking about music, were I you.

They basically rely on the shops to judge the mental state of the buyer who hasn't been declared insane by the state because he hasn't undergone treatment. This is just another example of the government hoping that every state is capable of ruling themselves, but neither the state nor the federal government do anything to prevent events like this from happening. When they do they become a media frenzy game of hot potato to see where the blame lands and the problem continues unsolved. Deja Vu from Columbine, anyone?

you lot are very strange people You mean the millions that go after AAA games?

It's probably because we treat games like cinemas, we don't want to spend our money on a movie that: It's bad, has no famous actors, we can see when the DVD comes out, has no 3D... We are basically going for the VG equivalent of the blockbuster because at those prices we want some guarantee of enjoyment.

Well; our government isn't know for patience or biding it's time, they are completely reactionary towards everything.

Well I've only been living here for 5 years so I wouldn't know.

Disagree. I still believe in freedom of speech. The so called 'vitriol' is as much responsible for this tragedy as Doom was for Columbine. Gabby was neither a major target of the left or right. This loon had a problem with the constitution's 'grammar' of all things, and she had read the constitution just a few days ago. He lived, literally 3 miles away from her. The perfect storm of mental health problems and someone associated with his delusions showing up at his door step. The guy was a lunatic no doubt, yet as of late the political scene has become humorously insane. With so many rally cries to take action it was only a matter of time before the crazies started listening. I'm for free speech but there is a limit to what can be said and quite frankly the country has gone insane.

The Girl who played with Fire. Saw Going the Distance, good cutesy romantic comedy. Got quite a few laughs.

It's another distressing example of how easy it's for loonies to go out on a rampage. I think the sheriff comments on the situation were spot on.

Pixies-where is my mind

Now you are just picking my Clint Mansell freak bone.

Ohhh, too edgy. Publisher would never approve. there is a reason why crpg writers inject seeming over-the-top drama into their characters. unlike a novel in which the author can patiently develop a character using many pages and chapters o' text, a crpg writer has a relative small number o' dialogue encounters in which to fully develop a character. so some writers believe that the initial character concept is what is key in creating a crpg character. chrisA is one o' the most notorious and unapologetic proponents o' this approach... wrote a blog or did an interview or round-table thingie that addressed this issue. Yeah well, games are not a novel. Movies usually take just one scene to define the character to the audience whom will come to see him in this light for the rest of the film. The conflict puts them at test and provides the story; whether the focus is the conflict ( e.g:action,horror) or the characters (e.g:drama) determines what carries value. Now, why can't video games writers conceive this is beyond me. Since Video Games are conflict oriented, driven by action, either character's motives should be revealed by actions (as you put it) or they can be simple and satisfying. Usually I would agree with archetypal character concepts when experimenting with a wild story or filled convoluted concepts. In that case it serves as an anchor for the spectator as they slowly get into the story. I don't think that they are a weak crutch, I just think that the writers simply don't have a concept of how to write for games. They are pressed by matters of gameplay and the main story, which doesn't leave much time for character development with sufficient impact to be entertaining. My guess is that they are pursuing that impact a little too much in crpg's, simply put: they are trying too hard to make us care for their characters. The problem with RPG's characters is that they are solely dependent on the player's actions, which are either done in approval or disapproval. Plus a lot them come to embody a worldview which the player may be trying to role play (good/evil). Aside from those axioms of character development the writer is free to make them as they want and they usually go for the high emotional impact. Problem is that there aren't many devices to cause it, so they fall back to the overused. Which they often present through the usual sidequest/story which you have to solve and mold the character as you wish.

I don't know American celebrities

I believe the mention of Piers Morgan marks this as more wishful thinking then sarcasm... I don't know British celebrities

Ohhh, too edgy. Publisher would never approve.

You must be insane to think that. PC gamers have absolutely no self control. I don't, did the same thing.

I think that a concise interpretation of the law; explicitly forbidding these acts under serious penalties, would work best. Assault by the public could result in cases where the accused is innocent, or be overly cruel with their punishment since there is no limits to it. In case that you were being sarcastic please disregard this comment.

Laconic wit, wickedly funny.

The Jacket- Been a while since I've enjoyed a hardcore sci-fi film, plus it has Adrien Brody that's a major +

Do you write for Bioware?

Seriously now: Quite frankly I think they should revise the legislation that allows these pageants and photoshots, seems like they are tiptoing on the edge of "artistic representations" and exploitation. Moreover I don't see this appealing to anyone other than pedophiles, specially since most models are marketed as desirable representations of beauty. I can't fault the kids since they are just imitating and have no concept of what they are doing, but the adults behind it should be put on trial.

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Same here. Considering the complaints about the developers sticking to close to the original I have my doubts that it will be like Bioshock. Or maybe it's just a hope since a DE/Bioshock hybrid doesn't sound too appealing. DE it's a game that can stand on it's own legacy, I'm hoping it will be an improved version of the original.

Can't you understand that games are becoming more "artsy"? SquareEnix is going to make CG movies only and BW is moving onto the dating sims market.