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Okay, as much as I didn't like San Andreas, I think you're judging it pretty harshly for not having even played it. Whereas I'm right beside you in despising the media for telling kids what to wear and how to act (Everyone thinks I'm from the 70s because I wear different clothes from the mainstream), I have to give San Andreas credit.

If you look at it, sure the main character might be stealing cars, and killing prostitutes, but the game certainly has it's merits. First all, it's got a very distinct style, unlike most games which come out today all looking the same, and the plot is , from what I've heard (And judging from the series' previous game "Vice City", which I did play), very expansive and fleshed out.

The reason the game is so popular isn't because the media is telling it to be popular, but because it actually has some substance. Though it might be from the same cookie-cutter mold that it's predeccessors came from, it still is outside the generic mold for today's "Cinematic-Action" games.

Though you may not like it, as do I, it shouldn't be blamed for the problems caused by today's youth.

Like I've said countless times before, and coutless times again, I personally believe that Video Games are harmless 99% of the time. I think that for a video game to inspire a child to do something wrong/illegal/immoral, the child would either have to have a mental condition before hand which would blur the line between game and reality, or be the victim of bad parents.

Way too often are children these days being rased solely by their TVs (And pretty soon, the internet), while their parents give them very little attention. I know that my parents raised me correctly (I'm 17, almost 18 now), and I have never once felt the urge to repeat any violent or illegal acts in video games.

As for the video games themselves, I see no problem with them. If someone is thouroughly disgusted or offended by a video game, they should just avoid it in the future. Banning and Censorship of someone's art (Yes, video games are art) is something I'm definitely against in almost every case.

People often bring up Manhunt in these discussions. I personally have never played the game, but I've heard vivid descriptions of it's many brutal scenes (From friends, not the biased media against the game), and I do think it's very violent. But do I think it should be banned for it's violence? No! A group of people worked very hard on that game, and they probably find it insulting that so many people want it banned.

Going back to something you said m0ds, I would rather meet someone who found killing another person in a video game fun rather than meeting someone who found killing another person in real life fun. I don't think video games are meant to be instructional (Except Edutainment), but to provide an escape from reality. They're supposed to be fun.

Video games were created as a form of entertainment, and now as technology continues to advance, video games are becoming even more of a viable and recognized art form. I remember when I first played Final Fantasy VII and was amazed at the world that had been created within it, at the plot, and the cinematic-quality the entire game had.

But even though I prefer games like RPGs and Adventures, that sitll doesn't mean that I didn't break a Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) controller playing Mortal Kombat. The thing was, I didn't play it because of the violence in it, but because it was fun.

Murders and violence have been around since the first Humans roamed the planet. Video Games are just an easy place for the media to put the blame. Before them, it was movies, and before that it was Rock and Roll music. In the future, who knows what will be the next scapegoat?

Wow... It's terrible to hear when someone dies, but even more terrible when it's self-inflicted. He was an amazing writer...

But hey, at least it's much better than The Dig.

Man, why is it at every single Adventure Game Forum I go to, eveyrone's gotta be hatin' on The Dig, haha. I personally think it's an amazing adventure, and still remains one of my top favorites.

Anyway, back on topic, yes Full Throttle is an amazing game. Call me a traitor, but I love the "Action Sequences". Trying to figure out how to get those goggles... Man, those were good times.

Yeah, I read that Raimi just wanted to let some unknown/new director direct the Evil Dead remake, and for him to have as little input on it as he can. I think that'll be really neat, and fun to watch personally.

As for Evil Dead IV, I know Sam Raimi has said on multiple occasions that he won't do it unless he gets everyone back for the sequel, I'm pretty sure you won't have anything to worry about. Just look at Spider-Man 2, and all the Evil Dead-isms in it!

The easiest way to get objects to not stick out, is to draw them exactly the way you draw your backgrounds. Say if you're using a limited pallette, or a certain technique to get backgrounds, use the exact same technique to draw objects/characters and what not.

Definitely too good to pass up this photo op.

Hahaha, oh the internet. Never ceases to amuse.

Great issue Darcness! I love the fact that this e-zine focuses not only on Adventure games, but other indie games as well.

And I quite enjoyed the favorable review of ToaK as well, 

Hahah, yeah. Thank you guys SO much. Like I've said before, this is the best community I've ever been a part of. I hope you ALL had a wonderful Valentine's Day (Even people who like to call it a "Hallmark Holiday",  )

Okay, after much debate (You guys make these too good, it's hard to pick a winner!), I have decided that...

ESSEB is teh winnar!!!11

What got me was the flashlight card. Truly a stroke of genius. Thanks everyone for entering (You were all lovely), and I can't wait to see the next topic!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

atspace.com, it's amazing. 50 Mb of space, unlimited bandwidth, POP3 email address, FTP and HTTP uploading, no popups ads or banner ads, there's only ONE drawback...

No file over 200kb.

But hey, like I said, all I've got is htm files and GIFs. So it's perfect for me.

And she loved it by the way. And the recording I made for, she loved that too. AND she stupidly (AGAIN) believed that I had nothing else to give her. Which is why I'm sure she'll love the two surprises she gets today as well, haha.

Hahaha, I post an elaborate plea for help, and then find the perfect webhost on my own. Thanks again for those who offered help, either webspace or links to free webspace.

Hopefully she'll like the site... Want me to keep you guys posted on results?

Okay, so here's the thing. My girlfriend live an entire province away, and so this makes Valentine's Day hard. So we're both trying frantically to come up with original gift ideas that are both romantic and funny.

I've already got her best friend delivering roses and a note from me to her tomorrow, and I've recorded a song for her that I'm going to send her tomorrow. But I still didn't think it was enough. So I've created a webpage which has articles which describe how much I love her, and cute little sprites of myself being wacky.

The thing is, I have no place to host it.

So I as wondering if you guys could help me... I know there's a topic that lists possible ideas for free webspace, but most of them are just geared towards being able to host a game for download.

What I need is a free webhosting site that has no banners, and is fairly reliable. I don't need much space, considering the webpage is only HTML and small GIFs (Probably 2-5 MBs total). I also don't need a huge amount of bandwidth or anything, just someplace that will allow me to upload all the files easily, and not have ads/banners/popups.

Oh, and I need this before tomorrow. Can anyone help me?

When the guy is talking to Claire Daines about trauma in his life, and then Arnold comes around the corner and starts blasting things in the graveyard, oh, i loved the little joke.

That was my favorite part of the movie. The rest I thought was severly lacking. For example, what EXACTLY was the new Terminator in that one? I mean, I'm guessing she was just like the T-1000, but could make complex machines, whereas the T-1000 could not. But the thing is, the movie never explained this.

It just didn't feel as polished as the other two, in my opinion.

Hmmm, definitely one or two (Only seen the third one once, which was the week it came out.  Never EVER want to see it again).

The first one is quite amazing, with Michael Biehn's "He will not stop, EVER, until you are dead!" speech really standing out as one of the best parts in the movie.

The second one is also an amazing continuation of the story, with special effects that, with the exception of two shots (First time the T-1000's bullet "holes" fix themselves, and when Arnie rolls off the liquid nitrogen truck), still look flawless today.

It's a hard tossup. I love the first two both very much.

Oh man... That was too good... It was so good it lagged out my computer, just because of the epic battle scenes. But boy was it worth it.

I don't know. Personally, I'm not one for two disc soundtracks full of repeatitive metal. I mean, the soundtrack's probably longer than the movie!

But as I can see, there aren't any adventure-related movies.

Well, there are a few exceptionally good FMV adventure games that you can ALMOST count as movies... The Tex Murphy series (Pandora Directive in particular), Gabriel Knight 2, Phantasmagoria...

They're all better than Alone in the Dark, hahaha.

(Of course, even Phantasmagoria 2 is better than Alone in the Dark)

Okay, here's a question... "House of the Dead" cost 12 million dollars to make, plsu 10 million for distribution and marketing. It's total income, worldwide, was 13 million dollars.

9 million dollars not repaid.

"Alone in the Dark", which had a 20 million dollar production budget (No announcement or estimate on the marketing figure yet) made LESS money in it's opening weekend than House of the Dead!

So if Uwe Boll's films are NOT making money, why do people keep hiring him?!?