Grand Theft Auto V

4gotmyPW · 09-29-2013, 04:44 PM

I played this all day like a bum, counting down the minutes to the Breaking Bad finale

The Batlord · 09-30-2013, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Ronda Roussy would overpower you and curb stomp you as a man. You are acting like all women are dainty little flowers. I'm getting bored of male protagonists in GTA when females can kick ass too and make excellent assassins. GTFO with your white knight bull****

And Anderson Silva would break her in two because women are in general not as strong or as physically domineering as men. You're confusing the issue anyway. Nobody is saying that a woman can't kick a dude's ass, we're saying that having a female lead in a role as a violent criminal wouldn't be convincing. Putting up one extreme example is meaningless.

Personally I wouldn't mind. I loved being a female character in Saint's Row, but I can certainly imagine in a game more concerned with a realistic storyline that it would be distracting to see a female character in the role of a violent mobster for many people.

djchameleon · 09-30-2013, 04:08 PM

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And Anderson Silva would break her in two because women are in general not as strong or as physically domineering as men. You're confusing the issue anyway. Nobody is saying that a woman can't kick a dude's ass, we're saying that having a female lead in a role as a violent criminal wouldn't be convincing. Putting up one extreme example is meaningless.

Personally I wouldn't mind. I loved being a female character in Saint's Row, but I can certainly imagine in a game more concerned with a realistic storyline that it would be distracting to see a female character in the role of a violent mobster for many people.

I put up an example that matches your silly example they are both meaningless.

Who says that she even has to be a violent mobster though? They could take it in a completely different direction or just make her an assassin. There are violent spies and assassins that are female.

I just don't get why people feel like it's just a super stretch and also why does it have to be based off of being "realistic or convincing" when it's a fictional character!!

The Batlord · 09-30-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I put up an example that matches your silly example they are both meaningless.

Who says that she even has to be a violent mobster though? They could take it in a completely different direction or just make her an assassin. There are violent spies and assassins that are female.

So...have a GTA character that isn't a violent criminal? Okay...

And what "violent spies and assassins" are you referring to? We're talking about real people so Electra doesn't count.

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I just don't get why people feel like it's just a super stretch and also why does it have to be based off of being "realistic or convincing" when it's a fictional character!!

Because the ratio of violent female criminals to violent male criminals is very disproportionate. Simple as that.

djchameleon · 09-30-2013, 04:55 PM

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So...have a GTA character that isn't a violent criminal? Okay...

And what "violent spies and assassins" are you referring to? We're talking about real people so Electra doesn't count.

Why are you so stuck in reality for a fictional game?

~~butthead aka 216~~ · 09-30-2013, 05:01 PM

lets make the gta character a handicapped grandma. cmon chameleon, your rousey example was crap. i dont think itd be cool to have a female lead character because women are less violent badass than men/weaker/etc. weve been over this plenty of times, its just fact

djchameleon · 09-30-2013, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216

lets make the gta character a handicapped grandma. cmon chameleon, your rousey example was crap. i dont think itd be cool to have a female lead character because women are less violent badass than men/weaker/etc. weve been over this plenty of times, its just fact

What does reality have to do with a fictional character that you can make as violent as you want?

What's wrong you with guys that you can't think outside of the box?

midnight rain · 09-30-2013, 07:32 PM

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Who says that she even has to be a violent mobster though? They could take it in a completely different direction or just make her an assassin. There are violent spies and assassins that are female.

They have those female characters, in other video games where the protagonist is an assassin or spy. We're talking about GTA here.

And I like my GTA games realistic in some aspects and unrealistic in others, it's not black and white but shades of grey. GTA IV was too realistic, Saints Row is too over the top, V is that happy balance.

Engine · 10-02-2013, 02:57 PM

Highly disappointing. Since I don't care about playing GTA tennis, yoga, or triathlons, etc, AND I find most of the vehicle-based missions tedious and boring, this game to me is at least as bad as GTA 4 (which is okay in my opinion).

I was excited by all the hype but I just don't get it. This article is the first piece of writing about the game that resonates with me:

Grand Theft Auto V review: A rebel game that forgot how to be transgressive.

midnight rain · 10-02-2013, 03:59 PM

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Highly disappointing. Since I don't care about playing GTA tennis, yoga, or triathlons, etc, AND I find most of the vehicle-based missions tedious and boring, this game to me is at least as bad as GTA 4 (which is okay in my opinion).

I don't agree with that at all, one of the best parts about GTA V has been it's mission variety

agree that the tennis and yoga are useless but they take up what, 5 minutes, of a 40 hour experience? And I thought the triathlon was fun

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Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	Highly disappointing. Since I don't care about playing GTA tennis, yoga, or triathlons, etc, AND I find most of the vehicle-based missions tedious and boring, this game to me is at least as bad as GTA 4 (which is okay in my opinion). I was excited by all the hype but I just don't get it. This article is the first piece of writing about the game that resonates with me: Grand Theft Auto V review: A rebel game that forgot how to be transgressive. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

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~~butthead aka 216~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: freely swimmin thru the waters of glory much like a majestic bald eagle soars thru the skies Posts: 1,463	lets make the gta character a handicapped grandma. cmon chameleon, your rousey example was crap. i dont think itd be cool to have a female lead character because women are less violent badass than men/weaker/etc. weve been over this plenty of times, its just fact