Recent content by AusGamer44

Heh, as a lefthanded woman I am finding this discussion mighty interesting.:-) Forget our depiction in games,I'd be happy to make it mandatory that every pc game comes with the ability to customize key bindings. After getting a cramp last week trying to play Murdered Soul Suspect because the...

Side observation:the guy in the film is a dead ringer for the guy in the game.Still can't believe he was one of the kids in A Christmas Story,though.

It's kind of a shame you didn't compare the film to Postal 2,the videogame on which this is based. While the movie is kinda a lump of dull inanity,for some reason the same artlessness that falls flat in the film works in the video game.It's no work of art,but it's cheesy violence and stereotypes...

I think the issue here is objectivication,not sexuality. I have no great problem with a character being presented as sexy,if it's part of her character,and done subtly.As long as she is still a human being,with an inner life and feelings you can empathize with. Where I'm sick of it is a...

The one female actor I can really see as the Doctor is Tilda Swinton.With her androgynous look and sense of other-worldliness,I think she'd be perfect. I even have the post-regeneration scene in my head: "I don't believe it! This is a first! It's taken all these regenerations but it's finally...

I actually got that achievement. I have no idea how,though.

The Little Rocket Man achievement in Half Life 2 Episode 2. You have to cart around a little ceramic garden gnome FOR THE ENTIRE GAME and then stick him in a rocket at the end and close the door and send him into orbit. Seriously,I don't know how anyone could have the patience to get it to...

We have a similar thing in Australia. The December 26 'Boxing Day' sales. They started as the big post-Xmas Myer(slightly more expensive dept store in Aus) sales and then when shopping hours were extended in the 90s and now all the stores have a big sale on that day.I usually avoid them unless...

I suck REALLY hard at driving virtual vehicles.I HATED the airboat section of Half Life 2 as I couldn't control the thing. LA Noire I ended up walking everywhere. And I never finished Mass Effect cos I couldn't drive the bloody tank. I have no idea why I suck at it. I'm not a terrible driver...

Jesus,dude,what has feminism got to do with this? A guy felt a part of a game could be seen as racially offensive. The game-maker kindly modified because he's an agreeable human being. What is the problem? If more issues were settled with ease and grace like this was,we'd all be better off.It...

I found the 'Big Lipped Alligator' trope there. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigLippedAlligatorMoment

I just don't understand why they didn't just have you play as Ripley.The generic idea here of playing either the aliens or marines seems kinda dull.Let me play as Ripley or the Alien Queen and you can shut up and take my money.Are we so afraid of male gamers who won't ever play as a woman that...

I want an archeological site recreated accurately and beautifully in a sandbox game.I may never get to Pompeii or Egypt or the Acropolis,but I'd LOVE to be able to work around these places restored to their ancient glory without having to dodge spears or soldiers or build the civilization from...

That's terrible! The ability to run is an 'extra'? Geez,that's just about as bad as my example.Why don't they just devise a fully functioning game for $20 and have true extras(like fancy armour and exotic weapons) cost a buck or two.Talk about a cynical grab for cash."Use the Paypal,Luke!"...

Vehicle sections.Being left-handed,I'm not great with game controls,but I nearly weep when a vehicle section turns up in a game.In LA Noire,I couldn't drive the car for sh**,and in Mass Effect1 I died a thousand times trying to drive that stupid tank thing.The boat section in Half Life 2 seemed...