Okay, so yesterday my attention was drawn to this rather pathetic little article about 2K's gaming masterpiece, BioShock. Yes, it seems that the scavengers of the mainstream media have finally smelled fresh meat and galloped over to stick their snouts in. In a move that can only be described as pitifully predictable, the first of the Little Sister exploitation pieces has emerged, claiming that BioShock "tests the limits of the ultraviolent gaming genre" by "enabling" players to kill enemies resembling little girls.
The Patriot Ledger goes through the usual sad and cliche' tricks that we've seen from these types of articles in the past. It brings up an unrelated token murder in which videogames can conveniently be implicated, it focuses only on BioShock's violence and not the reason or story behind it and of course, the article trots out some "expert" on the subject who has done "research" that proves videogames are the many depraved wives of Lucifer. In short, it's the usual crap we've heard time and time again. Seriously, once the word "desensitizes" was used, I knew I'd read this article a million times before, just about a different game. These vultures need to change their tune because I'm starting to get bored. I'm so sick of the word desensitize, like the damn word even means anything.
At the very least, the article sees fit to include someone of sound mind and rational tongue, 2K president Ken Levine who defended his company's game perfectly. "‘As a piece of art, we want to deal with challenging moral issues and if you want to do that, you have to go to some dark places," Levine tactfully explained. "And BioShock certainly does go to some dark places."
Honestly though, I don't know what annoys me more -- that the media leapt on the Little Sisters of BioShock ... or that it was so damn OBVIOUS they would. Utterly pathetic.
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10:03 PM on 08.24.2007
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News flash: Sensationalist media destroying children's vocabulary
This'll all blow over in a few years when the papers find another form of entertainment to moan about.
i've obviously been corrupted by bioshock.. i need mental help!
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Also, isn't the whole Little Sister "killing" the reason they made the Little Sisters have glowing eyes and stuff?
In the end, the two arguments end up nullifying themselves and it ends in a draw, which is frustrating. I swear, there is no such thing as a valid argument for either side.
Of course, none of this matters to the sheeple. They, the uninformed, herded by the unenlightened.
In the end, the two arguments end up nullifying themselves and it ends in a draw, which is frustrating. I swear, there is no such thing as a valid argument for either side.
Of course, none of this matters to the sheeple. They, the uninformed, herded by the unenlightened.
"STOP BEING OVER-REACTIVE CUNTS!"
Blow me.
Kisses.
Bioshock looks great. Really. But thanks to the gaming media's buffoonary, I'll be hesitant to see for myself.
Ya know, since young girls are involved
However, I will disagree/agree with the whole desensitized bit, I was already aware that I've been desensitized and I'm certainly not a killer, but it does have meaning. It means I could watch all those videos of animals being tortured or skinned for fur and not bat an eyelid, whilst other people would run away and cry and rant about how awful it all is. I still hate it all, but I just don't react to or express it.
It's just about letting people understand the whole argument rather than having biased, self-promoting articles like this fed into peoples brains.
Yeah, that's right, I went there, Steve. I have big teeth that are proportionate to that of a womans, so now were even.
Actually, I'm pleasantly surprised by how much the media has ignored BioShock. Nice.
literary. genius.
They should be applauding the developers for promoting responsible behavior.
HUZZAH!
In the words of the immortal Tommy Vercetti, “DICKS! YOU’RE ALL DICKS!”
http://news.filefront.com/mass-media-targeting-bioshock/
I remember at one point playing that I saw one of the Little Sisters running up the stairs, so I followed her, assuming a Big Daddy would come at me. I watched her turn a corner and escape the level through one of those holes in the wall. At that point, I actually breathed a sigh of relief, because I realized I had healed her a few minutes prior and now I was watching her escape all danger. THAT, my friends, is called a Moment of Clarity.
From then on, I have chosen to save all the Sisters, and just because I want to, I follow them to their holes in the wall just to make sure they escape safely. Let's see you report on THAT, Mr. Patriot-Ledger.
THANKS FOR MAKING CRAVE FUCKING FRIED CHICKEN.