When you think of the DS, do you think of snips and snails and puppy dog tails? If so, the New York Times thinks your perception of the DS is about to change thanks to Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Why? Because its for adults, not childrens... and the DS is a kid's handheld system. Remember?
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Yet like “Scarface,” “Goodfellas” and other gangster movies, Chinatown Wars is definitely not for children. Recent Grand Theft Auto games go quite a bit further in their references to hedonism (some might call it depravity) than almost anything coming out of Hollywood...
With Rockstar making Chinatown Wars exclusively for the DS, and with Nintendo approving the game for its system, the two companies are making a bold and vital statement to the public. Chinatown Wars is likely to force many to realize that just because something is called a video game does not mean it is appropriate for children...
Rockstar Games has made portable Grand Theft Auto games before, but only for the competing Sony PlayStationPortable, or PSP.
It may be the NY Times, but the writer officially now has zero credibility.
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I thought the defining moment of the DS was when everyone realize how awesome it was.
It is kind of crazy now to remember how down on the DS features people were when it was first announced. I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see a touchscreen in Sony's next portable at this point. Also, card-based memory >> UMD.
I dunno, this is the first GTA game I've played (not to say a GTA game hasn't had this before, and I just didn't get to that point in the game) that involved children in it.
About an hour in, you go do a drug drop to some street dealer who quips 'off to the playground, gotta get the little bastards hooked at a young age', which kind of struck me as being pretty bad taste, even for a Rockstar title.
Other than that, it was fun enough, but this put me off enough to not bother with it anymore.
About an hour in, you go do a drug drop to some street dealer who quips 'off to the playground, gotta get the little bastards hooked at a young age', which kind of struck me as being pretty bad taste, even for a Rockstar title.
Yeah, I definitely play video games to forget what happens in the world around me! Fuck you, Rockstar! Reminding me of the reality of poor urban neighborhoods!
Also, fuck parody!
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I borrowed a copy of [RapeLay] as soon as I heard the news. Needless to say, I still enjoy raping real people more.
It may be the NY Times, but the writer officially now has zero credibility.
*Raises hand* Uhm, GTA Advance was published by Rockstar, not developed...
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