stingerhs Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 well, it certainly didn't take long for anti-game activists to get riled up after the 'Hot Coffee' incident. believe it or not, they're now targeting 'The Sims: 2'. check out the article from GameSpot below. the link: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/07/22/news_6129609.htm if anyone has played 'The Sims: 2' can confirm or deny this, please speak up. of course, if you've never played that game, you can still post your thoughts below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Link no workie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 err :disaprove :disaprove um what is next having a fit about the blood in halo or halo 2 geezz these people need a life:mad: I personaly don't have the game though i am considering it since i have the complete sim's set for pc but wtf it is probably a setting somewhere but heck who really cares ya can't undersand what they are saying anyway why oh why what is the world comming to:eek: IMHO they should leave politics for the things that really deserve it like the socail securtity thing by the way that like doesn't work but this one does http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thesims2/news_6129609.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Hmm... it looks like the article isn't there anymore... When I click the linky I get this... We're sorry, but we were unable to find the page you requested. I see I'm not the only one! EDIT: That Thompson guy is just stirring up trouble in an industry he has no clue about to get his 15 minutes of fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 the link in my post works:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Doesn't work for me either, but I've already read the article. I think that these game people get too upset about stuff like this. That sims game (by looking at the pic) didn't violate any rules for T games, I don't get why they are trying to make all these games look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MdKnightR Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 People really need to get their heads out of their bums! No one on that bandwagon is blaming themselves for the predicament. It is not the game's fault, its not the programmers' fault, its not even the writers' fault, it is our society as a whole that is to blame. And why is our society so messed up? BAD PARENTING!!!! If these naysayers don't watch what they are doing, they are going to need to get a glass bellybutton installed so they can look out into the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 hey I'm a programmer:p and really all the programmers do is write the code so it is the grapic designers faults:p (yes I'm making fun of an art teacher) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MdKnightR Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by jedigoku hey I'm a programmer:p and really all the programmers do is write the code so it is the grapic designers faults:p (yes I'm making fun of an art teacher) HEY! Read my previous post more closely. I was defending you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 err sorry it is 1:30am here in wisconsin and I can't get to sleep:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Anti-computer swine! Basically, I think this guy is jealous that other people can do this kind of stuff and he can't get past the embarassment etc of buying these games, because scretly he wants to. If you try to remove violence from everywhere you just create a cushion for children, and when they step out into the wide world they are going to have a gargantuan shock. Sure, San Andreas and GTA in general is likely to make some people think that shooting people doesn't hurt - but really, you have to be pretty brainless to be drawn in like that, I think. But The Sims?! Come on - what's next - will Lego, for encouraging children to think they can be god or something?! This is totally insane! Where will it stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lion54 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 If you use the "adult patch" to remove the blur, all you see is a smooth area. You don't see private parts, not even nipples. It's basically like a naked Barbie Doll. So, does that mean Barbies should have a Mature rating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T7nowhere Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by Lion54 So, does that mean Barbies should have a Mature rating? Ha, lol. Thats an excellent point. I couldn't believe it when I read this article. It sounds to me that this "Thompson " guy has some deep dark secrets of his own if he's thinking the Sims is a pedophile simulator. It's not just the adults that are liberated from their wardrobes. Sims kids can also be nudified, "much to the delight, one can be sure, of pedophiles around the globe who can rehearse, in virtual reality, for their abuse. What kind of person thinks like this. These types of attacks against the game industry seem to come in waves though, its a huge industry and so makes for a big target, but really how much do these people really effect the game industry, I doubt much at all. This guy will have his 15 minutes of fame then everyone will forget about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aash Li Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 He's probly a virgin, and is therefore offended that you can take off the clothes of the sims and they can have sex (and he cant). Either that or hes a closet pedo himself. My mom alwasys said that those who bitch the loudest are the most attracted to which they are bitching about. My grandpa is a good example of this: When she was growing up, and when I was growing up, he would always complain about girls wearing such short skirts, but you would never see him not look at the girls that wore such things. hehe. So this guy is probly in some dark closet secretly taking off the clothes of the sims and going: "ooooooh baby! I can see your smoothness! Oh you naughty bunch of pixels you!" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Maker Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Players never see a nude sim. If someone with an extreme amount of expertise and time were to remove the pixels, they would see that the sims have no genitals. They appear like Ken and Barbie." Thompson doesn't buy it. "The sex and the nudity are in the game. That's the point. The blur is an admission that even the 'Ken and Barbie' features should not be displayed. Oh great, now he's going to ban barbie dolls I bet my next door neighbors daughter will LOVE that I'm sorry but that guy is full of bull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smilodon Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 As I have stated elsewhere, most of the antigaming activists never played the games they try to get rid off themselves, I've seen very obvious mistakes which proove this in many reports about violent shooters or computer games in general both in newspapers and TV here in Germany... Now speculate about the credibility of their reports and their arguments, I'm sure it isn't much different in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Devon Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 That's just sad. Those people need a life. Or at least, a better virtual life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevanA4 Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 ^^^^^ rotfl thats the best one I've heard for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by Emperor Devon That's just sad. Those people need a life. Or at least, a better virtual life. hahahahah :D Nice one I really think people exagerate in this game issue. I know what I said it's obvious for you guys but I just had to say it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MdKnightR Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Originally posted by Aash Li He's probly a virgin, and is therefore offended that you can take off the clothes of the sims and they can have sex (and he cant). Either that or hes a closet pedo himself. My mom alwasys said that those who bitch the loudest are the most attracted to which they are bitching about. My grandpa is a good example of this: When she was growing up, and when I was growing up, he would always complain about girls wearing such short skirts, but you would never see him not look at the girls that wore such things. hehe. So this guy is probly in some dark closet secretly taking off the clothes of the sims and going: "ooooooh baby! I can see your smoothness! Oh you naughty bunch of pixels you!" lol Very well put! Its similar to something that Jenna Jameson said on a recent episode of E! True Hollywood Story. While saying basically the same thing, she said she knows from dancing for these pervs before she became an adult film star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Well, I mean, you have to be fairly brainless to go on violent rampages after playing GTA....The whole case seems to be about excusing people for their stupidity.... And the Sims- obviously this is just an attempt at the further implementation of IngSoc throughout the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmerman Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Originally posted by Darth InSidious Well, I mean, you have to be fairly brainless to go on violent rampages after playing GTA....The whole case seems to be about excusing people for their stupidity.... And the Sims- obviously this is just an attempt at the further implementation of IngSoc throughout the West. Haven't politicans gotten tired of crusading against Grand Theft Auto and its various versions? Every law they pass (at least in the US, I don't know about abroad) gets ruled unconstitutional, yet they keep trying. Politicans pass pointless laws to seem like they are doing something to get reelected. Also, because of the movie "The Wedding Crashers" (a very very good movie) a new law is being passed to make it illegal to have/wear/manufacture/sell fake Purple Heart medals, and a portion of the Wedding Crashers website has been removed because of this. Stupid politicians ruining our fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Originally posted by Bimmerman850CSi Haven't politicans gotten tired of crusading against Grand Theft Auto and its various versions? Every law they pass (at least in the US, I don't know about abroad) gets ruled unconstitutional, yet they keep trying. Politicans pass pointless laws to seem like they are doing something to get reelected. Also, because of the movie "The Wedding Crashers" (a very very good movie) a new law is being passed to make it illegal to have/wear/manufacture/sell fake Purple Heart medals, and a portion of the Wedding Crashers website has been removed because of this. Stupid politicians ruining our fun. To be fair, it would be kinda insulting to a genuine war veteran to have his hard-won medal debased like that.... But I take your point. Politicians over here banned the hunting of foxes, purely on a political whim...because of silly city-dwelling sentamentalists, and Old Labour superstitions about class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmerman Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Originally posted by Darth InSidious To be fair, it would be kinda insulting to a genuine war veteran to have his hard-won medal debased like that.... True, it would be insulting if people actually did that, but the law was drafted in response to a 10-second clip from the movie. Doesn't Hollywood get any kind of creative license anymore? That does suck about the fox-hunting ban, I'm guessing you're from England? It seems that politicians will rally against anything that they think will get them re-elected. Wouldn't it be easier for a kid to look at internet porn via google rather than hacking or downloading someone else's mod or hack for a game such as the sims or GTA or sim city or kotor? Laws passed to ban kids from buying games that can be hacked/modded to have nudity are ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Originally posted by Bimmerman850CSi True, it would be insulting if people actually did that, but the law was drafted in response to a 10-second clip from the movie. Doesn't Hollywood get any kind of creative license anymore? That does suck about the fox-hunting ban, I'm guessing you're from England? It seems that politicians will rally against anything that they think will get them re-elected. Wouldn't it be easier for a kid to look at internet porn via google rather than hacking or downloading someone else's mod or hack for a game such as the sims or GTA or sim city or kotor? Laws passed to ban kids from buying games that can be hacked/modded to have nudity are ridiculous. Yeah, I'm from England. Or, as we prefer to call it now, Airstrip One. And your dead on about politicians..... I also have to agree with you about porn......It's utterly insane that this kind of thing goes into effect - and more to the point, who in the name of Zarquon's eyelids would want to watch Sims mating? Or virtual sex in GTA? It reminds me of the "robot porn book" scenes in that episode of Futurama when they go to the robot planet.... EDIT: I like your sig Verse 1 of the Red Dwarf end theme, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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