Thursday, February 19, 2009
Hello. The topic for today is:
Yes, there actually is such a thing. Nudity in games has been around since the 1980s. Back then, anyone could make a game for a console and sell it. They didn't even need to get any rights from the company that owned of the console.
As the newer generations of consoles came, censorship became much stricter. All games had to go through both the publishers and the Entertainment Software Rating Board [ESRB] before they could actually be released. Due to this, games containing nudity on consoles quickly disappeared. They would continue to be sold, but only on the PC.
By the time the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube era had arrived, nudity in video games was pretty much completely abolished. There still were such games, but these were rated Adult Only by the ESRB, and could only be sold to adults. There were also games that released with censored nude characters, but patches later arrived, and the censors could be removed using them.
The first game to feature nudity during this era is God of War. In the game, Kratos gets comfortable with two naked women in a secret mini game. A similar mini game was also found in God of War 2, and this game also featured topless female bosses.
Now, we are in the seventh generation of video game consoles. Censorship is as strict as ever, but there are still games that contain nudity. Conan had naked women that you had to rescue. Afro Samurai had topless female ninja enemies.
As you can see, many of these games have naked women, but there is actually one in this current generation that has a naked man in it. Yes, a naked man. "The Lost and the Damned", which is an Xbox 360 exclusive expansion pack of Grand Theft Auto IV, actually has a cut scene in which a middle aged man is completely naked.
This baffles me. Grand Theft Auto IV has strippers and pole dancers in it, and while they are all skimpily dressed, they are still censored. Sure, you can see most of their bodies, but the important parts are censored by little pieces of clothing.
However, every part of the man can be seen. I don't understand. They don't show us naked women, but they give us a naked man. Seriously. Do they not understand that most people would rather see a naked woman than that man.
Anyways, here's the video of the cut scene if you are really that curious about it. Proceed at you own risk though, it is not a good sight:
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I went to get my replacement Xbox 360 today at Funan. The guy at the counter actually tried to cheat me. When you have a RROD, you will get a replacement console, and a month Xbox Live as a compensation. He gave me the replacement console, and I left.
I saw a shop selling the Xbox Live cards, then I suddenly remembered that I was supposed to get one. So I went back up to ask him for it, and he immediately took it out from under the counter and he shoved it at me. You can't trick me, bitch.
After that I played basketball with Say Yin and Andrew. We only played for a while because the sun was too hot, then we went to eat lunch. I wanted to check my account balance at a POSB machine, but the damn thing ate my card. I called the help line and they told me that I would need to receive a replacement card. What the ****.
Once I got home I just helped my sister to complete her art assignment. I had to use recycled materials to make a flower. After that I could finally use the computer. Going to play Warcraft 3 later on with Say Yin and Andrew.
Here are some photos I took today:
My fourth baby!!
It is so clean and nice looking.
RROD is gone. 
I am back.
This is how it will look like on a standard TV, at 480p.
And this is how it will look on a HDTV, at 1080i.
Standard TV 480p.
HDTV 1080i.
This is my avatar. It is supposed to look like me.
Angry face >:(
Dizzy face :S
This is where you customize your avatar.
There are many clothes to choose from.
I will do this in real life once I manage to get laid.
I couldn't resist!! :POk, I'm done for today. Ending off, see you tomorrow.
posted @ 11:07 PM
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