Alyxx Thorne

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KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHNNNN!!!!!!

First person shitter.

Put some effort into it... XD

The negative opinions expressed here aren't against Anita as a person, but rather the arguments she presents. That difference needs to be recognized since one paints those of us who have commented so far have not addressed Anita personally, but rather the arguments she has presented. I could go on to object to this project entirely, encompassing the people involved as well as the arguments, but I don't feel that's appropriate for a thread posted in the video games section of the forum.

 

I think my counter example to her use of Double Dragon Neon calls into question how well-researched her project has been thus far. The analysis of Princess Peach was fair, I won't argue with that one, however when she tossed out counter examples of her appearances in non-mainline Mario games for no reason (seeing as these types of games outsell standard Mario titles in many gaming generations), I felt that was a blatant example of her cherry-picking facts to support a preconceived notion she held before even starting this project. Also, the way Princess Zelda has been portrayed in these videos is extremely shallow and an insult to the actual character.

Agreed, she doesn't really go into any depth...

And yes, I totally respect Anita as a person, I just disagree with her.

I don't really agree with her, I find her biased, that's all, not really focusing on the GOOD things about women in gaming, only the bad. But yeah, she has some points obviously.

I call it an easter egg.

Welcome, Dan. Have a nice time!

It's like Mario 2. Overshadowed by the first and third game but if you actually play it, it's not that bad.

OT: The always beautiful Obsidian gave me a free copy of Bioshock 2, I've also bought the Humble Indie Bundle 8 and I downloaded the free Steam version of Shadow Warrior.

Haha, that was epic!

Unverified, but it looks like the Kinect may have the ability to shut down what you're watching / playing if there are too many people in the room and try to charge you for an upgraded license!

 

Source

 

And seriously, XBox One? You couldn't call it the 720 or Infinity?

Before it was announced, I was giving them a 50-50 chance they were going to call the Xbox One just "Xbox." Looks like I wasn't too far off the mark.

They never cease to amaze, do they.

Banned for having bigger boobs

Yeah, fair enough.

First Person Obsidian Simulator

Banned cause I have boobs

whut

Got yourself a shit-eating grin?

 

Sort of off topic, but the way the Xbox 1 has turned out has me thinking about those rumors of the desktop going away completely in Windows 9. I don't believe MS would be that stupid just yet, that would be corporate suicide, but who's to say about Windows 10, 11, 12...

Windows 8 and XBox One is already giving them so much negative publicity that they are about to become one of the most hated corporations in the world right now. I am certain they've surpassed EA at this point. I mean, yeah, you have some people being optimistic about it and some people liking to use Windows 8 but the majority think Microsoft are turning into Microshit.

What is with these stupid console names, seriously, the Wii U? The X-bone? The Ooh Ya? The only one that sounds reasonable is the Playstation 4.

Definitely agree with you there. Seems to be some sort of trend now. I remember hearing about the Wii and thinking "wait, they chose "wii" over "Revolution"? What?" and not really understanding why they chose such a stupid name. Wii U is also very hurting its reputation as people will just think about it as an upgraded Wii and not a new console. Not to mention you sound like a retard when you say it.

And seriously, XBox One? You couldn't call it the 720 or Infinity? Yeah, that's pretty stupid. And don't get me started on Ouyah, it sounds like a sound you make having sex...

So yeah, props to Sony for sticking with PS4. It makes sense, it looks good and doesn't sound retarded.

Not a fan either, she seems quite selective about her examples and information and a bit biased. She should be more objective and also pull forward examples of women being empowered in games and not just "damsels in distress" which I agree is a bit of a stereotype but it has faded away a lot.

Lara Croft for instance is one of the most prolific characters in video games and I don't need to tell anyone that she's definitely not a damsel. Of course she's been heavily sexualized which of course is typical, but I feel that she has a lot of character beyond her looks and the latest Tomb Raider game did show her as more of a human being and less as an "ideal".

Strange that we've never had any Shepard's Mind topic.

Oh well, certainly remember it. Pretty good, I prefer it to Barney's Mind.

Got 100% on it when I played it a while ago, really fun game.

 

Related: Should we have a "flash games" thread?

Nah, I think they still fall under "PC gaming".

That's pretty fun actually.

Agreed, I would hardly call this obscure. Moving it to General Gaming.

10/10

How I wish you were here... <3

Isn't this basically the same as the introduction thread?

Oh my god that's horrifying...