Odin2005
(1000+ posts)
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Wed Nov-11-09 10:09 PM
Response to Reply #75 |
| 97. Civilization 4 for teh WIN!!! |
 Modern Warfare 2 - The offensive "Airport Mission" |
RyboSlybo |
Nov-11-09 02:43 PM |
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I love Games of all types |
fascisthunter |
Nov-11-09 02:46 PM |
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don't you have anything better to do? |
BakedAtAMileHigh |
Nov-11-09 02:46 PM |
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+100 |
Taverner |
Nov-11-09 02:49 PM |
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Ahh, but I can't micromanage *other* parents, so there oughta be a law! |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 02:51 PM |
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The Mature rating |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:14 PM |
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You mean like sit around and anonymously heckle people on an internet forum? nt |
Skip Intro |
Nov-11-09 09:31 PM |
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Yes, you're making too much of it, and yes, it's really just a game |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 02:46 PM |
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No; it sounds like that mission is beyond the pale |
PVnRT |
Nov-11-09 02:50 PM |
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It's a game. Chill the fuck out. |
Codeine |
Nov-11-09 02:53 PM |
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Your right! Just like at Columbine when... |
RyboSlybo |
Nov-11-09 02:58 PM |
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Yes, yes, of course, Doom was the reason Columbine happened, right... |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 03:02 PM |
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Baloney. |
Codeine |
Nov-11-09 03:06 PM |
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You sound like Lieberman calling Doom a "murder simulator". |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 03:21 PM |
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Oh god, not THAT load of hysterical media-driven BS again. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-11-09 03:56 PM |
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You guys all make good points... besides the put downs... but no worries |
RyboSlybo |
Nov-11-09 04:22 PM |
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You do realize the game has a mature rating for a reason, correct? |
gatorboy |
Nov-11-09 02:57 PM |
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I really wish people got your "also aware" point there |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 03:11 PM |
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Exactly. Do these parents buy porn and dildoes for their kids too? |
Xithras |
Nov-12-09 03:02 PM |
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Must I remind everyone that in the Grand Theft Auto series... |
SteppingRazor |
Nov-11-09 03:03 PM |
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Baseball bat? |
Codeine |
Nov-11-09 03:08 PM |
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Touche. |
SteppingRazor |
Nov-11-09 03:11 PM |
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Since when is killing civilians part of warfare? |
XemaSab |
Nov-11-09 03:11 PM |
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Context is for the weak, apparently |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 03:12 PM |
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I take it you aren't familiar with the allied air offensive in europe |
deaniac21 |
Nov-11-09 05:13 PM |
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Did I really need this? |
XemaSab |
Nov-11-09 08:10 PM |
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Since whenever the first war broke out. |
bertman |
Nov-11-09 09:45 PM |
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Got this game as well last night |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:13 PM |
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Restricting a game to 17 and older is far too light? |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 03:17 PM |
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As i said... |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:19 PM |
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Why is 17+ "far too light" and 18+ fine? (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 03:21 PM |
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Because |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:23 PM |
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If it was AO they'd still buy it for their kids |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 03:36 PM |
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Problem with AO is no retail outlet will sell a game with that rating. |
gatorboy |
Nov-11-09 03:42 PM |
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The ratings |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:46 PM |
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Found this on the ESRB site: |
gatorboy |
Nov-11-09 03:52 PM |
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My bad |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:54 PM |
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I had to look it up myself. |
gatorboy |
Nov-11-09 04:00 PM |
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Thank goodness game ratings aren't as puritan as the Comics Code, at least. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 04:07 PM |
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I can't remember if The Comics Code ever charged to rate comics. |
gatorboy |
Nov-11-09 04:17 PM |
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Yes |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:45 PM |
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The media fearwank is similar enough, IMHO. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 03:53 PM |
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Hell |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:56 PM |
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So it's good? |
gatorboy |
Nov-11-09 04:05 PM |
#45 |
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Oh yeah |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 04:16 PM |
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i'm replaying World at War |
paulsby |
Nov-12-09 02:51 AM |
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Also |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 03:48 PM |
#35 |
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The game has a mature rating |
ikri |
Nov-11-09 03:14 PM |
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Videogames aren't really for kids anymore. |
Codeine |
Nov-11-09 03:17 PM |
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didnt we go through this not long ago about the new resident evil game being racist |
vadawg |
Nov-11-09 09:08 PM |
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The faux outrage over RE:5 made me wonder... |
TCJ70 |
Nov-12-09 02:27 AM |
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The game looks fun. I liked the shield + grenade tactic the player was using. |
ZombieHorde |
Nov-11-09 03:25 PM |
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It's just a game. |
proteus_lives |
Nov-11-09 03:39 PM |
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Kids, sure. But as an adult, I'm quite capable of using my own judgement. |
Political Heretic |
Nov-11-09 03:46 PM |
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I bought it for my 16 year old yesterday |
trumad |
Nov-11-09 03:46 PM |
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threadwinner nt |
paulsby |
Nov-12-09 02:53 AM |
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It's a game. People know the difference between fantasy and reality. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-11-09 03:55 PM |
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I gotta tell you |
trumad |
Nov-11-09 03:58 PM |
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They screwed multiplayer though. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 04:06 PM |
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How so? I am a fan of on-line shooters, but I have not played this one. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Nov-11-09 04:12 PM |
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Compared to MW1 they basically eliminated any control over multi matches |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 04:19 PM |
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Wow, big differences. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Nov-11-09 04:26 PM |
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Co-Op is just the same... |
trumad |
Nov-11-09 04:23 PM |
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Have you considered the fact that... |
Tyrone Slothrop |
Nov-11-09 04:00 PM |
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Yes I have... and they really did a good job! |
RyboSlybo |
Nov-11-09 04:33 PM |
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Video games are for lazy losers with too much time on their hands, |
tabasco |
Nov-11-09 04:10 PM |
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Posting on message boards is for lazy, opinionated losers |
Codeine |
Nov-11-09 04:29 PM |
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I don't do it for hours on end. |
tabasco |
Nov-11-09 04:36 PM |
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Hi, i'm a gamer |
negativenihil |
Nov-11-09 04:39 PM |
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Come to think of it, I've had a steady job ever since I was 14... |
gatorboy |
Nov-11-09 04:59 PM |
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You spend even more time on your high horse. |
Codeine |
Nov-11-09 04:43 PM |
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well, as i said before |
keroro gunsou |
Nov-11-09 08:45 PM |
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LOL, well as long as you're getting paid, it must be okay. |
tabasco |
Nov-11-09 08:58 PM |
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as a matter of fact |
keroro gunsou |
Nov-11-09 09:01 PM |
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Fuck you, too, you anti-fun Puritan. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-11-09 04:32 PM |
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Here's a link for you if you like to blow people away: |
tabasco |
Nov-11-09 04:35 PM |
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I prefer to play strategy games and annihilate whole civilizations, thank you very much. |
Odin2005 |
Nov-11-09 04:40 PM |
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heh...same here. |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 05:23 PM |
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Civilization 4 for teh WIN!!! |
Odin2005 |
Nov-11-09 10:09 PM |
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I got to try some of the mods for that. |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 10:15 PM |
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Try Rise of Mankind 2 |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Nov-11-09 11:45 PM |
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That was one of the ones that caught my eye. |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 11:52 PM |
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I got to try some of the mods for that. |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 10:16 PM |
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Hearts of Iron for the win. |
Sirveri |
Nov-12-09 10:18 AM |
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I like following the Let's Play alt-histories that people spin out of that |
Posteritatis |
Nov-12-09 02:39 PM |
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agreed |
keroro gunsou |
Nov-11-09 08:46 PM |
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Bah, the hardcore play Dwarf Fortress |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 11:19 PM |
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OMG, hardest game ever! |
Forkboy |
Nov-12-09 12:02 AM |
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LOL! That's as good a description as any |
Posteritatis |
Nov-12-09 01:45 AM |
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Or build a SIMCity and unleash an alien attack |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Nov-11-09 11:32 PM |
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here's a tip |
paulsby |
Nov-12-09 02:55 AM |
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That's actually amusing, given the US Army-produced game "America's Army" n/t |
Occulus |
Nov-11-09 05:10 PM |
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Yes, it's a recruiting tool. |
tabasco |
Nov-11-09 05:53 PM |
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Actually, I prefer to manage a city at the moment |
Occulus |
Nov-11-09 09:04 PM |
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and MS Flight Simulator |
paulsby |
Nov-12-09 03:05 AM |
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unfortunately the goarmy game isnt as good as the other games on the market |
vadawg |
Nov-11-09 09:27 PM |
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Nice post, Lieberman. |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 04:32 PM |
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Looks like the truth hurts. |
tabasco |
Nov-11-09 04:37 PM |
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Looks like I riled up the dumb hypocrites. |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 04:44 PM |
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LOL! |
tabasco |
Nov-11-09 05:54 PM |
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Wow, you are sooooo manly!! |
Saboburns |
Nov-11-09 11:25 PM |
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as a long time gamer |
keroro gunsou |
Nov-11-09 08:43 PM |
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So are all people who have hobbies lazy losers? |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Nov-11-09 09:39 PM |
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I, too, am interested in this list of permitted hobbies. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Nov-11-09 11:24 PM |
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BFD - it's only fake Russians you are mowing down. |
arcadian |
Nov-11-09 04:22 PM |
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Mr. Thompson, don't you have better things to do than rage about video games? |
Arkana |
Nov-11-09 04:28 PM |
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How about a game where we fly airplanes into skyscrapers? |
RyboSlybo |
Nov-11-09 04:36 PM |
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Are you kidding? |
Codeine |
Nov-11-09 04:48 PM |
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rofl, yeah i think that was the point of the simulator from the start.. |
vadawg |
Nov-11-09 08:55 PM |
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You sound just like my rethug aunt.... |
CRF450 |
Nov-11-09 05:13 PM |
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Anyone who says violent video games can cause kids to go violent are idiots. |
Lucian |
Nov-11-09 08:40 PM |
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Holy Shit That's Right It's Out! Can't Wait To Fuckin Get This Now! |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Nov-11-09 09:06 PM |
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Interesting the flack you're taking |
spoony |
Nov-11-09 09:25 PM |
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I think prudery should be tightly controlled by the government. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Nov-11-09 09:59 PM |
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Another substantial contribution |
spoony |
Nov-11-09 11:26 PM |
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It's only a matter of time. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Nov-11-09 11:28 PM |
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"Murder is a spectator sport now, in fantasy and reality. " |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 10:14 PM |
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rofl, i dont think the poster ever watches TV either in case of a murder on it |
vadawg |
Nov-11-09 10:17 PM |
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You don't see a tiny difference |
spoony |
Nov-11-09 11:24 PM |
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yup its recreation, nothing like sitting down to kill zombies etc etc after a hard days work |
vadawg |
Nov-11-09 11:27 PM |
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There's a tiny difference. An insubstantial difference. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Nov-11-09 11:33 PM |
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So it's either all or nothing? |
spoony |
Nov-11-09 11:21 PM |
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No, there's a middle ground. It's called not playing them if you don't like them. |
Forkboy |
Nov-11-09 11:47 PM |
#117 |
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listen to the people criticizing UFC for example |
paulsby |
Nov-12-09 03:00 AM |
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I'd rather people take their frustrations out with games than with killing people |
Odin2005 |
Nov-11-09 10:48 PM |
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Yes, it is called desentization and for god sakes I write games |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-11-09 09:35 PM |
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Sounds like fun. |
HiFructosePronSyrup |
Nov-11-09 09:40 PM |
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I'm not for censoring video games |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Nov-11-09 11:34 PM |
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rofl, i see the resident evil games as training for when the H1N1 vaccine turns us |
vadawg |
Nov-11-09 11:36 PM |
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I had the exact same reaction with Crazy Taxi. |
gatorboy |
Nov-11-09 11:44 PM |
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I'm a lifelong gamer. Love all kinds of games. This seems wrong to me, though. |
Danger Mouse |
Nov-11-09 11:58 PM |
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I watched the whole sequence earlier |
Occulus |
Nov-12-09 02:16 AM |
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as is shakespeare and the bible |
paulsby |
Nov-12-09 02:58 AM |
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"It will cost you a piece of yourself..." |
slutticus |
Nov-12-09 02:35 AM |
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I stood in line at midnight |
JesterCS |
Nov-12-09 02:41 AM |
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where is tipper gore? |
paulsby |
Nov-12-09 02:42 AM |
#126 |
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They CARDED me when I bought this game for a friend, I have a full beard. |
Kurska |
Nov-12-09 03:41 AM |
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he missed a few, and was sloppy. could have been a better run. |
NuttyFluffers |
Nov-12-09 07:11 AM |
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Here's something to scare y'all with... |
WilmywoodNCparalegal |
Nov-12-09 07:47 AM |
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My older son bought this last night. Pretty sure he knows it's just a game. |
TwilightGardener |
Nov-12-09 03:06 PM |
#139 |
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