Son Of General Retro Discussion

I vote "5 Star General retro discussion"

if I can bring the thread back to the issue of Lara Croft and depiction of rape and sexual assault in games for a moment...

there is no reason why such topics can't be addressed in games if handled maturely and sensibly just as they are in other forms of media, equally when they are salacious or offensive they should be called out on it, just as other forms of media are. As ever the problem here is a lack of understanding, it was clear from reading that metro article that no one who commented had seen the trailer in question so literally did not know what they were talking about. furthermore the perception that games are for children or underdeveloped man-children still abounds, even dare I say it, amongst developers and publishers of games. We've a long way to go.

For what it's worth my own opinion on the trailer is that the scene in question is unnecessary and bordering on the puerile I would think that it is intended to characterize Lara (or Laura as the seem to call her in the trailer) as weak and vulnerable so that her moments of bad assery and triumphs over adversity are all the more impressive. I think it misses that target and to use something as serious as rape and sexual assault in such a manner is inappropriate when considered in the context of the consequences such crimes have on their victims.

Microprose Soccer on the C64 is the best football game ever made.

I always wanted Oman to win the world cup. Never won it with them though.