warmachine Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) I agree. I much prefer nursing home based combat games. Oh, PTA meeting based combat games are pretty cool too. Can't really forget about homeless shelter based combat games, or social security branch based combat games either. Edited January 16, 2009 by warmachine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoFever1982 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 I agree.I much prefer nursing home based combat games. Oh, PTA meeting based combat games are pretty cool too. Can't really forget about homeless shelter based combat games, or social security branch based combat games either. You forgot about welfare based combat games in which the player fights to gain cash and help himself get better housing and buy his first car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Hey Hey Hey...I don't know one American who has ever gave a rat's ass about what their granddaddy did in WWII. No generalizing! Make that one American. It's not that they're supposed to not care (I know lots of Canadians and Newfoundlanders quite proud of what their grand parents and great grand parents did in the wars), it's just the constant focus on it as if it were the only period in all of history, and the focus on their part in WW 2 in particular. It makes for boring games and boring movies (Pearl Harbour anyone). We get it. You guys were the Calvary. Congratulations. Now can we play more games set in ancient Egypt or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 It's not that they're supposed to not care (I know lots of Canadians and Newfoundlanders quite proud of what their grand parents and great grand parents did in the wars), it's just the constant focus on it as if it were the only period in all of history, and the focus on their part in WW 2 in particular. It makes for boring games and boring movies (Pearl Harbour anyone). We get it. You guys were the Calvary. Congratulations. Now can we play more games set in ancient Egypt or something? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis_II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoFever1982 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Hey Hey Hey...I don't know one American who has ever gave a rat's ass about what their granddaddy did in WWII. No generalizing! Make that one American. It's not that they're supposed to not care (I know lots of Canadians and Newfoundlanders quite proud of what their grand parents and great grand parents did in the wars), it's just the constant focus on it as if it were the only period in all of history, and the focus on their part in WW 2 in particular. It makes for boring games and boring movies (Pearl Harbour anyone). We get it. You guys were the Calvary. Congratulations. Now can we play more games set in ancient Egypt or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgfaker Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I'll take a game in ancient Egypt over WWII anyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I'll take a game in ancient Egypt over WWII anyday OK, here you go: http://www.randomterrain.com/games/brickshooter/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 No. Most rpgs have monsters, insects and other wierd things. Not actual people like us. I can't down other games or the people who play them. It's just not for me. I can't blame someone for liking a certain thing. I mean, look at the 5200. I've heard many say bad things about and i'm like, what the hell. But then again, everybody's different.GabrielGood point. I 've owned the PS2 almost since it came out and yes there are many great rpgs. Some of which i haven't picked up yet but i eventually will. But monsters are people too. They aren't evil, they are just misunderstood... And just think of all the damage you could be doing to the ecosystem by destroying those poor insects!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgfaker Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I'll take a game in ancient Egypt over WWII anyday OK, here you go: http://www.randomterrain.com/games/brickshooter/index.html I couldn't get it to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 But monsters are people too. They aren't evil, they are just misunderstood... And just think of all the damage you could be doing to the ecosystem by destroying those poor insects!! Yeah, white people used to think that black people weren't "actual people like us." And what happens when our alien friends finally make themselves known to the whole planet? They might look like bugs or vegetables or testicles. Stop the hate-filled arrogant violence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I'll take a game in ancient Egypt over WWII anyday OK, here you go: http://www.randomterrain.com/games/brickshooter/index.html I couldn't get it to work Well, that sucks. Works using Firefox, IE, Opera, and Safari for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgfaker Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I'll take a game in ancient Egypt over WWII anyday OK, here you go: http://www.randomterrain.com/games/brickshooter/index.html I couldn't get it to work Well, that sucks. Works using Firefox, IE, Opera, and Safari for me. I tried reloading it and I'm on firefox but still don't work...that's alright I'm playing Tomb Raider Anniversary on my PSP..to you know.. get my fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 It makes for boring games and boring movies (Pearl Harbour anyone). You watched the wrong movie on Pearl Harbour. Watch 'Tora! Tora! Tora!'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) WWII was the last "real" war ever fought where uniformed soldiers went toe to toe and there was no question over right and wrong. That's why it's so popular today. Conventional state vs. state Geneva Convention war is dead. It's nukes, terrorism, sore-loser guerilla tactics, and corporate-influenced resource grabs. Edited January 17, 2009 by mos6507 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticGamer Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 The number of good FPSs seem right about the same as the number of good RPGs. Of course there are lots of mediocre FPS titles but so was the market flooded with spaceship shooters, platformers and 3D action games once. It's all about the genre that is popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoFever1982 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 The number of good FPSs seem right about the same as the number of good RPGs. Of course there are lots of mediocre FPS titles but so was the market flooded with spaceship shooters, platformers and 3D action games once. It's all about the genre that is popular. Probably does even out between the two. Just seems like now, we've forgotten all about anything else for the most part except for the Wii which still deals out a variety. 360 seems to have a few different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticGamer Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 It's not like RPGs disapeared or were dumbed down with time. They just are shadowed by FPSs. And mind you, I think RPGs, specially JRPGs are overrated. People look at those games as the sole sign of quality within a system's library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 and there was no question over right and wrong. Uh-huh. Well, Germany was certainly wrong (largely allowed to get that way through huge missteps by the international community), but explain to me again why the U.S. didn't demonstrate the Nuke on a large chunk of unpopulated forest, or at worst, on a small town and its surrounding countryside? Same effect, much less death. Also, as to no questions over right or wrong, read the first issue of Action comics and tell me what questions there were about that at the start of the war. It's funny how Superman beats up on a guy for trying to get America into the war. Certainly we can all agree now, but at the time it was considered very wrong by most of the U.S. to become involved in a war of no concern to them. Then there's the treatment of Japanese and German citizens in the allied countries. It was a morally justified war. It wasn't a squeaky clean affair though. As to it being the last toe to toe war, wasn't it the one with the highest civilian casualty count, and the only use of nuclear weapons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) By the way, before I come across as too negative about America and WWII, I figure I'll point out that my Province (my Country if I had my way) benefited quite a lot from the U.S. war effort: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_N...nd#World_War_II So much so, we almost formed a union with you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_for_Eco...e_United_States Still, is a few years of WWI games too much to ask? We have our heroes too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_New...iment#The_Somme Edited January 17, 2009 by Atarifever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Yea.......earlier, I was about to jump all over your case because you came across as a complete, disrespectful asshole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Yea.......earlier, I was about to jump all over your case because you came across as a complete, disrespectful asshole. Yeah, I'm not trying to do that. Sorry if I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 We are not evil!! Just misunderstood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoFever1982 Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 We are not evil!! Just misunderstood... What game is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 We are not evil!! Just misunderstood... What game is that? Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Close, but one digit off. You get even more points if you can guess which system... hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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