Rather than repost the whole thing that I posted on "The Forum" here on these forums, go to this link:

http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=407&topic=21752613

But I can say this what I said in that topic there: I am not a happy videogame hobbyist these days now. Of course, what I wrote there is my personal opinion on the matter; but from what I heard so far, this concerns me greatly in terms of my "personal criteria" that I use to purchase new games once they're on store shelves. :(

Later, all; Merit Celaire out.
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Merit Celaire [GameFAQs Contributor Since 6/16/2003]
''Gotta keep pressing on!'' - Israel & New Breed, from ''Live From Another Level''

You have some weird issues.

Seriously, listen to that second poster, Ikaruga is totally mad awesome to the max.

If video games no longer entertains you as a hobby, go find something else to do, because you're in the minority.
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They still do, but my question is how much is too much, and when does it literally go overboard? At least the second poster agreed with me at the end of his reply.
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Merit Celaire [GameFAQs Contributor Since 6/16/2003]
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The question is irrelevant. It goes overboard to you when you lose interest and go take a cooking class. It's not measured in graphics, publishing costs and ESRB ratings.

This is BS, covered in BS icing, with a BS cherry and a big ****ing BS ribbon on top. And I think you know it.

You've already demonstrated you buy into this type of garbage on a regular basis, you'll go on and on dacing around the actual issue, you won't mention the games at all, you'll post "Oh woe is me, I am so very disappointed with today's games!" over and over again using different terminology until the damn thesaurus has to beg and plead for you to stop sodomizing it.
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Actually, I was targeting toady's game content these days which I keep seeing and hearing so much about that would influence the persons mentioned in one of the article's I place there to do such a barbarous crime.
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Merit Celaire [GameFAQs Contributor Since 6/16/2003]
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I think you're being a bit biased (HI MASAMUNE3) in saying that. On what basis do you judge quality and what games in particular are you putting this judgment upon?
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Simply put, don't judge games that you don't like in accordance to your 'criteria'. And as this 'criteria' covers more grown up titles, that's a lot of games. Video games have evolved and their content is suited toward there target audience to gain sales. That's the issue, and you seem not to be able to adjust to this change.
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Or do what I do... just play the golden age of gaming that you enjoy the most.
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Play for your own enjoyment, and kill for your own reasons!

A simple phrase and it solves both problems XD
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Real life:
I have almost the opposite view as the topic creator does on a lot of things, but I respect your opinion.

Internet:
YOU DESERVE TO DIE! DIE AND GO TO HELL AND BUUUUUUUURNN!!!!


There is only one video game series that was designed by Satan himself and that is Halo. A Homewrecker that is. ;_;





Note, That going to hell and burning part is a joke. If you don't get it, watch Red Vs Blue.
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kirbyroks: Don't offend the people who already have the "Halo" game, man. :P
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Merit Celaire [GameFAQs Contributor Since 6/16/2003]
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Halo isn't a homewrecker...

And the only thing I have to say on the taking a turn for the worst thing is that video game industry is just now ascending not descending. These next gen systems are going to rock the industry. No more limitations.

And Halo isn't a homewrecker >:( Tetris is.
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Merit: And we all know what sort of games you like to play, now...
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Merit, this is just my personal opinion, and don't take the wrong way, but I don't like you. One bit.

All you do, every time you come to this board, is complain about the state of video games and show off with your blatant Nintendo fanboyism. You say you care about the state of gaming in general, but in thruth, I've never seen anyone as narrow-minded when it comes to gaming as you.

You say most games are crap, but you haven't even played them? You say GTA has a bad influence of gamers, yet you never even touched it? You say nothing good comes out on the PS2 and XBox, but you don't even own them? Please, get the **** out of my sight.

And on the topic, violence because of video games is blown completely out of proportions. Like I always say: A violent game can't make a killer out of a normal, sane person, but a violent game can drive an already insane person over the edge. but then again, almost anything can drive a lunatic over the edge.
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He only says, what everyone is thinking.

So like an infant in repetition, with such disregard for reason and discussion alike.

I count myself among the majority who find all these posts obnoxious and totally irrelevant, and your faked ignorance toward the whole thing only compounds it.
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*flees*

I feel comfortable discussing the moral and ethical ins and outs of homosexuality and gay marriage, politics, religion, and the like, but come between opposing parties on the subject of video games and you will be dead before desert. My great uncle used to always say that way back in ninteen twenny-five...I'll not disregard his warnings.
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Don't forget he keeps whining to us whenever someone says negative things about his FAQs, Deadmeat X. Pathetic.
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LO ****ing L. Deadmeat X just rocked my world. Thank you for summing up everything I would have said, and then some.

But yeah, thanks for the "heads-up". I'm glad you're here to constantly remind us of your overwhelmingly biased (HI GNBESS) opinion on the state of games that are:

1. Not purely for kids ages 3 and up;
2. Do not contain Mario or Mickey Mouse;
3. Are not made by Nintendo.
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Deadmeat X = Legend. Quality post.
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Oh, come on! I only do FAQs for the games which I acutally enjoy playing. I'm mostly a cartoon and/or general adventure gamer, and a puzzle gamer overall. IMO, those types of games are awesome! However, I respect other gamer's interests as well. The biggest disappointed for me would be if I were to "attack" or "flame" anyone who doesn't have the same interests that I do. Yeah, right; not gonna happen... CJayC and the mods would kill me if I ever tried that (can you say "I would have commited a ToS breach"? Sure, I know you can. :P). I cannot afford to do that at all.
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Merit Celaire [GameFAQs Contributor Since 6/16/2003]
''Gotta keep pressing on!'' - Israel & New Breed, from ''Live From Another Level''

We're ****ing through listening to you, Merit.
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TBD6386: (rotfl) How can Tetris be a "homewrecker"? My only suspicion is because it's just a very addicting puzzle game which keeps people playing it for hours on end. o_O (double ouch) And yeah, I've played a few Tetris games, but mainly for 30+ minutes to pass the time.
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Merit Celaire [GameFAQs Contributor Since 6/16/2003]
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If Tetris is a homewrecker, World of Warcraft and the like are serial killers.
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Well, I agree with Merit to an extent. However, Merit's also wrong on several levels, in my opinion.

Certain games do have content that should not be viewed by certain people. But, if you're a casual gamer and playing a game inspires you to kill people, you already have issues.

Really, it's about the audience. Now, I know people will respond to this saying something like "I've been played M-rated games since I was 5" or something like that, but I think that the age of the player makes all the difference in this case. If you're a stable-minded individual in the latter part of your teen years, then playing Halo 2 should have little effect on you aside from enjoyment. If you're a six year-old playing Halo 2, then it could conceivably have negative effects on your mind that could result in antisocial or violent behavior. Because we all know, the younger you are, the more easily influenced you are. If you need proof, look at all the jack***es (not sure if that had to be censored or not) who mimic daredevils from something they just saw on TV. Young children should not play extremely violent video games for the same reason that they should not watch R-rated movies; children have a harder time recognizing fiction and recognizing fact. A friend of mine has an eight year-old brother who happens to imitate characters in video games, such as fighting moves and junk like that. The fact of the matter is, very young children shouldn't play violent or otherwise mature video games.

But, many people like these games. While they may inspire a few nutcases to break the law, that kind of person is a walking time bomb anyways. And you really shouldn't criticize Sony and Microsoft that much. Like any company, they want to make money. They're going to license games that they think will sell well, not ones that will reinforce moral values. And besides, while some of their games are like Halo or 25 to Life or whatever you're not cool with, they have many other games that aren't. I do not own a PS2 personally, but I had recall having great fun playing games like Star Wars: Battlefront or Ratchet & Clank 1 and 2 (I don't remember if these are the actual names, but you get the idea). So, you have a case of stereotyping the industry.

Also, in response to all those who made fun of Nintendo's maturity content levels... Nintendo does not try to have all M or T-rated games because that's not their target audience. Although Nintendo does have good games, in my opinion, for many ages (look at Resident Evil 4), they also have more innocent games for younger players. Nintendo receives a lot of criticism about the maturity of their games, but I think this is blown out of proportion completely. When asked for evidence of this, people always point out Mario. Well, newsflash, Nintendo critics: Mario is one franchise. Nintendo has a lot of his games, but that's because they're fun and they sell well. There are tons of other games for Nintendo systems, and the majority of them aren't Yoshi's Story-styled pansies of games. Yes, Nintendo often doesn't license games popular on other systems like Halo, but this is because either the developers didn't want Nintendo to take it or because Nintendo deemed it inappropriate for those who would likely purchase it. So please, stop criticizing Nintendo because it has one slightly kiddy series. That's like saying that all Sony games are guts-and-gore shooters like Psi-Ops (I actually have played this game) or that all Xbox games are based on movies.
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Kirby*numbers* wins the topic!
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kirbyroks: Dang, you beat me to that reply! I was also about to say that he surely took the words right out of my mouth when I read it. I rest my case. :P
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Merit Celaire [GameFAQs Contributor Since 6/16/2003]
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