Topic: The Chit Chat Thread

@jdv95 Nah, it’s not something I’d personally hold against the game, I’m not going to blame it for my own hang ups! I’ve violated the Geneva Convention multiple times (and killed dogs) in the Modern Warfare games so at the end of the day, I might get over it even if I feel a bit wrong.

It's interesting reading your comments on what puts you off playing what most would probably say is a must play game.

Personally when I read about the scene where you're forced to torture an innocent man in GTA5 at length, that completely put me off getting it, it's not for me.
I expect TLOU2 will have some pretty brutal scenes, it won't be for everyone.

@LieutenantFatman TBH there is not too much that would put me off playing a game. Anything with spiders I try to avoid, but I have played Bloodborne and Dark Souls 2 which had a lot of them in. Mind you i did not know that before i started playing them. 🤔 I also dislike needles, and there was a scene in one of the Dead Space games which was mega uncomfortable to do.

@JohnnyShoulder Urgh, that reminds me of one of the cases in World of Horror, in which you have to puncture an eye with a needle because there’s parasitic eels in it. Now that’s a scene I would never like to see again, even in old-timey black and white Mac graphics.

@JohnnyShoulder
I remember the bit you mean in DS2, I think the game really could have done without that part. Just a mean way to freak players out in a different way as I recall.

The needle bit in DS2 was awesome!

@kyleforrester87
lol, I'm glad someone enjoyed it!

so i completed TLOU plus left behind again.

the game is just to good.

i wonder what sort of twists part 2 will bring. (no spoilers please)

@jdv95 It’s gonna turn out the whole thing was orchestrated by a dog at a control panel. More games should have that twist.

@nessisonett hahaha good old silent hill 2.

for all the grim stuff that game had,it for sure pulled some whacky tricks out of it's hat.

the dog ending and the UFO ending.

@LieutenantFatman One of the things that put me off with Detroit was the section with Todd beating up his daughter. This was used as a trailer prior to release and I was just like 'no sorry that's too far'.

Out of all the sections of the game, they chose that imo to be edgy. It was a bad call. There are a ton of amazing scenes later in the game, domestic violence isn't something I want to play through.

Also juvenile in tone sex stuff. I have been playing dead or alive 5, it's actually a really good fighting game with some easy to learn and hard to master mechanics. Glad I decided to finally play it. I'm not too offended by the provacative poses and lack of clothes on the Fighters - but its adds no value to me, and I know most girlfriends / wives would probably question their bloke if he was playing it. Not worth the hassle or arguments. It would be highly recommended without the over sexualised content.

@themcnoisy “Sex in video games should be plot-relevant” - I say, playing a VN where a guy gets raped by a robot lion.

@themcnoisy
I actually refused to play Detroit for that very reason. Admittedly Cage's weird sex offender antics didn't help but I digress. Detroit is even free on ps+ now but yeah, I just won't do domestic violence as entertainment, I'm glad it's not just me.

I find it absolutely vile and hugely uncomfortable. My inlaws love their soaps on the tv when I'm round. When the DV stuff starts I usually leave the room, or sometimes I go home and politely say, see you later. It's a bit awkward but hey ho.

Looks like Ubisoft is going quite late with their E3 replacement.

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxEkeiWGPl5dIfYec54AaABCQ

I feel like Push Square shouldn’t feel too bad about itself when there’s an article like TLOU2 with some arguments, the sheer number of articles on NLife with 100+ angry comments is crazy. I do find it kinda funny that the Xbox and PlayStation sites have a way more docile and accepting fan base than Nintendo though, they’re traditionally the family brand!

@nessisonett
I always thought that was curious as well. Perhaps suggestive of a less mature audience? Plenty of other factors to consider as well though such as how the staff deal with this sort of thing. Do they lead by example or fan the flames?

@LieutenantFatman The staff aren’t a bad lot but they do write quite a few articles that definitely bait the more... vitriolic readers. I think the recent success of the Switch has seen a rise in commentators and given the gaming community’s reputation, the majority of new readers are of a certain persuasion. I’m just trying to stay out of it now, it gives me a headache. I just thought it was rather curious because I’ve been on that site since 2014 and it’s gotten pretty ridiculous fairly quickly. I only started going on Push Square around 2015 and it’s been a lot more docile for as long as I’ve been here.

@nessisonett
Yes, I know the feeling of being on sites that are so toxic, definitely wise to stay well away from it. It's really not worth your time or your mental health. Leave and never look back is my advice. Lots of friendly communities out there to enjoy.

@LieutenantFatman I’m seriously considering it, there’s a group now attacking the writers and calling them SJW man haters. It’s so frustrating because I actually ended up on these two websites because I was a subscriber of Nintendo magazine and when that shut down, they recommended NLife as a place to go. It’s just depressing seeing literally 250+ comments on any article that deals with anything remotely ‘political’. I myself am definitely guilty of getting annoyed and mouthing off at people on the site and I think I’ve just had enough.

@nessisonett
In my experience, people who use 'sjw' tend to pretty much always want to spread discrimination & hate. Sounds awful, I'm sure there are other Nintendo sites which don't have such toxic communities.