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AusGAF 6 - Ricki Lee is awful. Everything else about Australia is AMAZING [Free hugs]
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codswallop
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Shira Nui in Glen Waverley and Jamon Sushi in South Yarra are reportedly very good (I haven't been to either, despite Shira Nui being very close to me). Izakaya Chuji near Russell and Lonsdale streets is a pretty cool little Japanese bar/izakaya den, but not really sushi... wait, I'm thinking Nihonshu, not Chuji... I haven't been there...
The Galaxy S3 is almost the same. The only difference is they don't give you an option to go way low on data, which is the responsible thing since they have the faster network. Why sell a customer on your dual channel 3g or the LTE network and then have them call and complain when they bust their cap and get a bunch of extra charges on their bill?
I got my phone at the same time for the same price but that was when they had a deal for half price data packs. It wasn't regular pricing.
That's because it is a childs idea of maturity. The rating systems in place don't help.
In the context of trading cards! Maturity ++
i somewhat agree fred. Although telstra doesn't charge for busted caps now, it shapes
One MAJOR reason i will stick with them
edit: what fred? the sex scenes in the witcher imo are completely in context for the game.
Do they? That's good, I didn't realise.
Are you talking about 1 or 2? The scenes themselves are, but in 1 you collect topless trading cards for each woman you bed which is a bit immature.
codswallop
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The Witcher does not seem any more mature to me than any other. The collectible sex cards make it seem less mature than me. Note that I haven't played 2 yet.
Any game that claims it's "mature!" probably isn't. For all its other faults, Limbo was more mature than that.
Any game that claims it's "mature!" probably isn't. For all its other faults, Limbo was more mature than that.
reptilescorpio
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The Witcher 2 does not have trading cards. It also has less sex than the first game.
Also Limbo was shit.
Also Limbo was shit.
I can't do the 2nd because I arrive at 10pm.
3rd and 4th will be okay, though. Probably. And then some random dates after the 5th might be okay for a second meetup (or a first if the first falls through?)
The attempts at being morally grey makes it more mature than most games that involve decision making of that kind.
Caramageddon.
Genuinely? None in their entirety. Parts of some games. Witcher 2, RDR, ummm... very few games have things my 15 year old self would not have understood or appreciated in depth.
Edit: Shit, forgot Carmageddon.
Witcher 2, easily. Also the first Witcher. The STALKER games are kind of that by accident. I wouldn't call Journey mature as much as I'd just call it a really, really good non-violent game. Which, for video games, is about as mature as it gets anyway.
And Shitty The Wizard is, of course, the most mature of them all. Because you can vomit on goblins and drink their beer.
And Shitty The Wizard is, of course, the most mature of them all. Because you can vomit on goblins and drink their beer.
codswallop
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I mean mature as its approach to storytelling, rather than the content of its story. As opposed to 'tits and blood are totally mature'.
But I'm only into the second act on The Witcher and haven't played the second at all.
YOU TAKE THAT BACK! BC I THE MOST MATUREST GAME EVA!!!!
Tony Abbot - BOOOOO Pokie reform!
Tony Abbot - OMG online gambling think of teh children!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-31/abbott-xenophon-pressure-government-on-online-gambling/4044878
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Tony Abbot - OMG online gambling think of teh children!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-31/abbott-xenophon-pressure-government-on-online-gambling/4044878
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Good god the man is transparent.
Sutton Dagger
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I've nearly made it AusGAF, after 5 years of deadlines, essays and pretty good holidays, I'm nearly at the end of my University course. This internship can be incredibly stressful but I'm nearly there...
Now the worry about finding work is starting to creep up, how did Uni GAF fair in terms of finding work after study? Was it a challenging experience after so many years of study? Any advice?
Now the worry about finding work is starting to creep up, how did Uni GAF fair in terms of finding work after study? Was it a challenging experience after so many years of study? Any advice?
Definitely oft-repeated.
In terms of stories in general, an example of what the market sees as mature and what actually is are often completely different.
Case in point: fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel or Alice in Wonderland. These are seen as immature kids fare, but really have far greater depth than many give them credit for. Conversely, films such as the Saw films are intensely juvenile.
Same goes for games. Pretty much a rule is that if someone calls a game "kiddy" there's a 90% chance its more mature than whatever they offer as an example of mature gaming.
Pffft, I teared up more at the end of Skyward Sword when
Fi said bye
bodyboarder
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What field did you study in?
viciouskillersquirrel
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It isn't as mentally stimulating as study. You'll spend 80% of your days finding, chasing up and generally fetching information. This is punctuated by progress and planning meetings. The other. 20% of the time you'll be doing the actual work you studied, but it won't be nearly as complicated as what you studied.
The good news is that it pays better.
CrazedProfessional
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Not Surprised, praying that newspoll continues to rise for Labor.
Ok, being serious.yes genuinely
omi dont be a cock
I am not sure games lend themselves well to serious and or nature themes that well. Largely people play games as fun, escapism maybe. To enjoy and gave fun with the world or game mechanic. Whatever.
Serious games tend to not be fun in the traditional sense. And are too long and overstay their welcome to the point of disappearing up their own arse.
That isn't a hard and fast rule, but it is certainly true a huge percentage of the time IMO. What can be done about it? No idea. Serious and mature themes are hard to explore via game medium, that's all I know.
Games where the gameplay is directly connected with the narrative can be, but that's about it. Dialog trees and branching paths based on decisions and that sort of thing. You're right that games are more about playing with game mechanics and a lot of the time maturity or not is just the window dressing.Omi said:
viciouskillersquirrel
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Theoretically, choices and their consequences should be themes that lend themselves well to be explored by the gaming medium in some depth.
In practice, this is hard to do and the ability to beat up hookers to get your money back sells better, so nobody bothers.
In the event that happens, most of the buying audience tends to go "lol kiddy" and doesnt buy it, instead going for the latest game with faux maturity like bioware games.
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