I'm not buying it, so don't worry. The recent RECESSION, (though Americans still won't admit it,) has me pinching pennies with the best of the semites. Oops, did I offend? My 360 is going to my son who lives with his mother in the god-awful bible belt south. Ignorance will always be king in the land of the free, it allows those of us with nothing more than a high school education, (most of the U.S.,) to believe that if we continue to pray to a stolen diety, we have a chance at the magic salvation provided by our imaginations and enforced by crap games like Tales of Vesperia to bring beauty into existence. Gaming is nothing more than escape, which it has been since the mid-80's. All I ask for is a touch of reality. Tales of Vesperia will do nothing more than keep the blind sightless. And yes, it's that obvious in the demo. The full release of the game will do nothing to sway me.Skullcandy
I will address certain statements and provide observations in no logical order.
1. You suck at witty irreverent humor. I do agree that the Tales series has always been mediocre when compared to other JRPG franchises (Persona, specifically). In gameplay and theme/style/setting/plot/etc. the Tales series has always been uninventive. I think, in general, this is a consistent criticism for the current state of JRPGs. There are a lot of factors that have contributed to this stagnation, but you're not really interested in an objective and considerate discussion, are you?
2. You're a douchebag (and this is really the pot calling the kettle black).
3. If you really hated America, you would have purchased a Playstation.
4.In fact, MOST Americans harp on about recession and the state of the U.S. economy. Look up the definition for recession, then research statistics (focusing on quarterly profits and growth). There's a really big surprise in there for you.
5. Yes, because populations can be defined by their region in our increasingly interrelated world.
6. The majority of citizens in developed nations have no more than a college degree or comparable vocational training. What, do you think all Frenchmen walk around reading Sartre and carrying on in their vastly superior intellectual banter, smoking cigarettes, and eating crepes while the American tourist digs in his ass directly before picking his nose with the same finger? Talk about blind eurocentrism. Ignorance tends to be king in the land of the Homosapien in general, while ignorance is more noticeably muted in North America and Europe than in other regions.
7. the DEITY (yeah, discussing scholarly topics requires correct grammar.. go figure) was never stolen. Christianity, historically, was a Judaic sect which was eventually adopted by Western culture through the Edict of Milan in the 4th century C.E. by Constantine I. Thus, as with other religions, the basic theological doctrine expanded beyond the Middle East. This was simply development. Obviously, Constantine did not adopt Christianity for innocent reasons. Interestingly, you probably cannot tell me WHY his reasons were not innocent. For well-informed Atheists (like myself), there is little seperation between the three dominant Monotheistic religions (four if you include the archaic Zoroastrianism/Mazdaism). You simply adopt this grandiose seperation to accomodate your reactionary (and offensive) ideas (funny how you're the predictable type, huh?) You've tried so hard in this thread, but you're obviously little more than a reactionary devil's advocate. You need to study Theology and World Religions before making statements about said topics unless you WANT to sound like an idiot. You're conclusion of WHY people subscribe to religious faith and doctrine, while cute in a "15 year old with a Crass shirt" kind of way, is exasperatingly obtuse. Psychology and Sociology play an important role in understanding religion.
8. Yes, because video games haven't presented themselves as artistic mediums with increasing regularity over the past 2 decades. You refer to them as an escape, and then ask for a touch of realism. Video games are not intended to be realistic, good job on playing devil's advocate again. Good job on being predictable AGAIN. Yes! Life is not point A to point B. Life can be demanding, stressful, suffocating, etc. For the lucky few who are provided with the resources (see: trust fund babies) to avoid the circumstances that most of us are subject to, this often isn't the case. Video games are intended to be simplistic, especially considering the age gap between members of the industry's demographic. Some games will be produced with certain age groups in mind, but most will generally appeal to the vast majority of "gamers." That's inevitable. Seriously, are you undertaking the arduous work to attain a M.A.? No, you're working full-time, you're a grown up, and you need big boy games with big boy guns and big boy realism mixed with big boy Christ-Rambo complex fantasies.
9. Dude, you have a kid? So you're NOT a 15 year old Punk kid in a Crass t-shirt reading Alexander Berkman? Seriously man, that kind of zealous criticism is best left with our adolescent personalities.
10. Though you will never be aware of this due to your dueling arrogance and obvious inferiority complex, you represent the opposite end of the spectrum. You see, the world is not split up into those whom subscribe to religion and social norms and those whom are intelligent; culture is not that simple (duh). You can subscribe to anything with naivity and ignorance, and you can defend any opinions or belief with uninformed dedication..
11. The purpose of being exceptionally intelligent is not to adopt a pompous and confrontational disposition towards other people. What do you think I mean by this?
12. It is called the "veil of ignorance." Not the "veil of stupidity." It is a concept created byt the philosopher and ethicist John Rawls. In fact, this veil of ignorance does not specifically warrant negative effects. See how scholarly concepts can be raped by laymen?
Seriously, I know you're a troll, and I know people have already chastised you. I didn't think they were complete enough. Though you aren't replying, you are reading every reply, and we know it. Remember when I said you were predictable?
Maybe instead of getting your rocks off to this reply (like you probably have from reading other replies), you will read it with decreasing self-confidence and a physically tangible sense of ego loss.
Hahaha!
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