Bully

Nino · October 26th, 2006, 17:17

Who's got it? Coming out in PAL land tomorrow but fortunately my store broke their street date. I'm 5% in and I LOVE it. Who's with me?

Chris · October 26th, 2006, 18:52

Make out with those boys yet?

Fanappy · October 26th, 2006, 18:59

Chris you always worry me

How well does it play Nino???

you wanting to beat anyone up yet, steal their lunch money ???

Rival24 · October 26th, 2006, 19:01

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Originally Posted by Fanappy

Chris you always worry me

How well does it play Nino???

you wanting to beat anyone up yet, steal their lunch money ???

Are you volunteering?

Fanappy · October 26th, 2006, 19:10

i was just wondering if the calls from the British govt. bout the game increasing bullying was true or not

but no i am not

i have no money so no point

Nino · October 26th, 2006, 19:30

Those calls are total bullshit, one of the tips in the tutorial explicitly tells you not to bully people because it gets you in trouble. The only people I (wanted to) beat up so far are the actual bullies.

It plays really well, the fighting is fun and there's a fuckload of things to do. Really nice atmosphere too.

Paul Tancred · October 27th, 2006, 00:56

I must admit that Canis Canem Edit never appealed to me really. Apart from being quite close to the bone for me, I just think it'd have no sense of fun to it.

Nino · October 27th, 2006, 01:09

No sense of fun? Dude this is GTA: Summer school!

It's a really fun game really.

Curry · October 27th, 2006, 03:56

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No sense of fun? Dude this is GTA: Summer school!

It's a really fun game really.

Without the shooting tho I think?

Still I think most of the protests are more fueled by crusades against Rockstar from idiots like our pal Jack than any actual looking at the game. I'm surprised they didn't complain about Table Tennis.

Fanappy · October 27th, 2006, 11:19

well they probably didnt realize it will be the game engine for the next GTA

there was a whole lot of fuss on the radio yday about it and how it shoul dbe banned all rubbish one kid who was bullied said he really liked it and thort it might help ppl rather than cause them to bully

Sir SpankalotUK · October 27th, 2006, 11:52

how about educating parents not to buy games for kids that they are not supposed to be playing. But then some parents are complete push overs and will do anything their kids tell em. Looks to me like the game ships in the UK with a 15 certificate, so its not even a guideline but a rule.

I hate the entire "ooo we cant trust people to do the right thing, so we must do it for them" attitude. Makes me sick.

Nino · October 27th, 2006, 11:55

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Without the shooting tho I think?

Well I have a slingshot...

Nino · October 28th, 2006, 01:00

http://www.playstatic.com/news/150 reviewz0r

Curry · October 29th, 2006, 16:37

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Originally Posted by Sir SpankalotUK

how about educating parents not to buy games for kids that they are not supposed to be playing. But then some parents are complete push overs and will do anything their kids tell em. Looks to me like the game ships in the UK with a 15 certificate, so its not even a guideline but a rule.

I hate the entire "ooo we cant trust people to do the right thing, so we must do it for them" attitude. Makes me sick.

Besides it's such pathetic targetting. Arnie shooting up a zillion Russians on the big screen is fine, but doing it in a computer game would be an incentive to pick up a gun yourself and do it?

Get real

If a kid picks up a gun and shoots up the neighbourhood he's nuts, not the game he's played. I'm a firm supporter of the opposing theory that games actually keep kids busy that would otherwise be bored on the streets wrecking cars and shooting up schools.

And last but not least: if you don't want kids to go postal, stop selling guns to everyone who can hold one. I wouldn't know how to get a gun here in the Netherlands, and surprisingly we never have any school shootings. Take away the means first I say.

Rival24 · October 29th, 2006, 17:04

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And last but not least: if you don't want kids to go postal, stop selling guns to everyone who can hold one. I wouldn't know how to get a gun here in the Netherlands, and surprisingly we never have any school shootings. Take away the means first I say.

Remember Hans van Wieren?

Chris · October 29th, 2006, 18:03

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And last but not least: if you don't want kids to go postal, stop selling guns to everyone who can hold one.

I'm not sure where you get that idea. You can't even own a gun until you're 18, and even then you have to have this 3 or 4 day background check or something. I wouldn't know because I don't have a gun. You can't just go to the local gas station and see a bucket-o-guns and take one out to buy with your candy bars. People saying everyone has a gun in America is like me saying everyone in NL has aids and is high on Marijuana constantly.

huricanelane · October 29th, 2006, 18:19

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I'm not sure where you get that idea. You can't even own a gun until you're 18, and even then you have to have this 3 or 4 day background check or something. I wouldn't know because I don't have a gun. You can't just go to the local gas station and see a bucket-o-guns and take one out to buy with your candy bars. People saying everyone has a gun in America is like me saying everyone in NL has aids and is high on Marijuana constantly.

They keep the bucket-o-guns out back by the dumpster. quite a wide selection.

ON a serious note, i think that in the US there is an issue with th gun owners thinking that their stock pile is secured or locked up enough that their kids or others won't be able to get access. That and the ones that are a problem have a zillion guns.

I know when i was a kid, i knew where one of the keys to the gun cabinet was, and would peek in there every once in awhile cuz thats were some of the x-mas presents were hid.

put thats just my opinion.

Curry · October 29th, 2006, 19:08

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I'm not sure where you get that idea. You can't even own a gun until you're 18, and even then you have to have this 3 or 4 day background check or something. I wouldn't know because I don't have a gun. You can't just go to the local gas station and see a bucket-o-guns and take one out to buy with your candy bars. People saying everyone has a gun in America is like me saying everyone in NL has aids and is high on Marijuana constantly.

I'm not saying everyone has a gun in America, I said everyone can buy one. You're merely confirming that anyone who's 18+ and passed a 3~4 day background check can walk into a gun shop and purchase a rifle. That's 80% of the population, I think it's fair to round that up to "everyone". And like huricanelane confirms: not everyone who is allowed to have one consequently stores them in a locked down safe.

Let me put it otherwise: could you own a gun within a week if you had the money and wanted to?

Nino · October 29th, 2006, 19:13

Hey guys, have you played Bully? You should 'cause it's awesome.

huricanelane · October 29th, 2006, 19:25

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Hey guys, have you played Bully? You should 'cause it's awesome.

I will if it ever comes out for the 360 or the Wii. Till then I can't. But this game does interest me a great deal.

Chris · October 29th, 2006, 19:26

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Let me put it otherwise: could you own a gun within a week if you had the money and wanted to?

If you don't have a criminal background, and you're over 18...yes.

We've got 10,000 deaths from guns every year, which is a lot. But do the numbers. This month, America hit 300,000,000 people. If everyone is so insane with guns here like we're living with cowboys and indians....Shouldn't the number actually be a little higher?

Of course you'll have the few dumbasses who go into schools and shoot up people, that just goes with having a population. You get people who are perfectly fine, and others who can't handle the responsibility. The whole country shouldn't have to make laws and rules based on 3% of the population.

Nino · October 29th, 2006, 19:32

Chris is my favorite NRA member.

Emily · October 29th, 2006, 19:40

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Chris is my favorite NRA member.

We don't own a gun. They scare me

Rival24 · October 29th, 2006, 19:46

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We don't own a gun. They scare me

Chris has a gun.

Nekro Neko · October 29th, 2006, 21:54

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If you don't have a criminal background, and you're over 18...yes.

We've got 10,000 deaths from guns every year, which is a lot. But do the numbers. This month, America hit 300,000,000 people. If everyone is so insane with guns here like we're living with cowboys and indians....Shouldn't the number actually be a little higher?

Of course you'll have the few dumbasses who go into schools and shoot up people, that just goes with having a population. You get people who are perfectly fine, and others who can't handle the responsibility. The whole country shouldn't have to make laws and rules based on 3% of the population.

10,000 deaths in 300m = USA
500 deaths in 60m = UK

If UK was multiplied by 5 the figure would still be vastly under that of the US. The UK Enforces a strict ban on the sale of firearms to everyone. Only guns that get sold are illegally purchased. I dunno about shotguns, but I think there are some very strict rules governing that also.

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