This week Adam takes a look at Left 4 Dead, one of the cooler titles we have seen in recent months. When I first heard about the title, I was wondering if we really needed another apocalyptic zombie game. It seems like every time one is made, it ends up being too cheesy. I’ve been anticipating this game since it’s announcement back in 2006 and we really don’t have much longer to wait. If you are unfamiliar with Sessler’s Soapbox, you might want to check it out each week. Adam tells it like it is.
This week, Adam Sessler discusses the racist homophobes we run across too often while playing games online. He’s right about the fact that it’s usually the young 10-year old gamers taking part in this and they are honestly ruining the fun of playing online. It’s gotten so bad in Halo 3 that I simply have it set up so the other teams are always on mute and I very rarely play with random people on my side. It’s sad that people are like this online. I have always felt like the anonymous nature of the internet brings the worst out of people. When it comes to the children acting like this, I’d like to know where the hell their parents are. When I was a kid, if I had used the language and racist terms these punks are using, I would have been beaten senseless.
No one is better than Adam Sessler when it comes to breaking down events in the video game world. This time, he sorts out the main points surrounding the recent controversy stemming from Metal Gear Solid 4 reviews. Most of you probably already know how Konami has placed restrictions on sites that review MGS4 and how they are not permitted to point out the negative aspects of the game. From a conversation with the local GameStop clerk, I also discovered that they are also being instructed to not mention negative aspects of the game. Events like this really set the industry back in my opinion and demonstrate that there is a need for higher ethical standards in game reviews. Some sites have refused to review the game and I completely respect them for that. Sites that go ahead with their reviews under the Konami restrictions should really think about what they are doing to themselves. In my opinion, any site that would review the game under these conditions should lose every shred of credibility they once had.
We’ll probably review the game here after official release and will include our honest opinions of it. After the actions Konami took, I will be honest about the fact that I am less interested in MGS4.
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