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http://www.ibtimes.co.in/far-cry-4-plot-synopsis-leaked-indian-be-protagonist-600731

No, my argument is that we have about four pieces of a complex jigsaw puzzle. People have every right to have their own instinctual reactions--my issue is with people continuing to bemoan a moot point. As I stated much earlier in this thread, I don't expect Far Cry 4 to handle its chosen subject matter in a thoughtful manner, but nothing yet presented has managed to raise my hackles, and much of the controversy is mired in the false assertion that the character is a WASP. Colin Moriarty over at IGN has a surprisingly cogent take on the issue at hand.

Completely disagree with this sentiment as Rocksteady has been using The Dark Knight as its template from the beginning. Asylum didn't have cartoony characters, it had big, bulky, "gritty" ones.

I read the entire thing, and what I gleaned was that people are taking huge offense based on incorrect assumptions. The character on the cover in no way whatsoever represents British Colonialism. The developer has come out and officially stated that he's Asian. These reactions serve to stymie the creation of art. Perhaps it will be awful, gaudy art that negatively stereotypes an entire continent and deserves all of this pre-release ire. But can't we save our collective judgement until we've all actually had a chance to experience the game first hand? As for his reaction to the defamation of religious iconography--that's kind of the point, isn't it? A reckless self-proclaimed king with no respect for the culture or heritage of the people he subjugates? Ubisoft is vilifying the villain. They want you to be angry. They're giving you a reason to hate the man you will undoubtedly murder in some horrific fashion inside a video game about fucking killing things.

Here's two swatches of color--one sampled from Japanese actor Ken Watanabe, the other from the FC4 box art posted on page 2 of this thread: Can you guess which is which?

I don't know, it seems incredibly disingenuous to complain about a singular piece of marketing related to a game franchise that is about going to remote parts of the world and murdering people in cruel, inhumane ways. I am all for being sensitive to your audience's possible racial, religious & sexual backgrounds, but there's got to a point where you put your foot down. Far Cry 4's skewering is based upon an erroneous assumption derived from box art. Can't we just another six months until our worst suspicions are confirmed?

Drawer boxes! http://www.collectiondrawer.com/ I have three of these stacked in my closet. The short ones are slightly longer than your traditional top-loaders, and the long ones are slightly shorter than standard long boxes. I hate long boxes of any stripe (I've seen too many develop mouth-like creases in the center, potentially destroying comics in the process), so I went with short drawers. They're about 3 times more expensive, but about 50 times superior in terms of design and build quality, Depending on how you store your comics, you can probably fit about 100-150 bagged & boarded comics per box.

I personally move to have the thread title changed to "e-1337: D4NGEROUZ."

I tried reading the Brian Bendis/Alex Maleev HALO miniseries before HALO 3 came out, but it was a joyless slog.

Let me just say that I didn't join because I didn't want to play a turn-based game. The anxiety of the real-time clock is a big part of it for me.

It's certainly not the art style I want, but Arkham City is easily one of my favorite video games ever so I'm certainly interested. In fact, I should probably pick AC up again now that I've got a slammin' PC. Really want a period noir Batman, but I know that'll never happen.

Get that short box out of here; comics don't belong near games!

You're dangerously close to racial profiling there.

Really hope this signals the development of Pizza Eater Pro: VR Xtreme Edition

Ah. Sweet, sweet vindication.

VideoLAN is currently working on a free non-linear editing program, but it's not out yet.

What's the ultimate goal of the game? Zipping around in fighter craft with player-aligned factions a-la EVE? Is it going for the do everything, be everything model of Star Citizen?

I'll have you know I keep my strategy towels in the closet, where they belong.

The sound designer's a goddamn genius--the whir of the engines is just about perfect on every level.

I think I can wait until it's more of a game. It does look fantastic, but I'm not ready to hitch my space-wagon to any of these games just yet. Do you play with a flight stick or kb&m?

Can I play the game for less than $295 yet?

Ubisoft's marketing arm goes a few steps further:

For me, Far Cry is one of those idyllic games that never flipped my switch. I think people appreciated the attempt at realism and immersion (gun parts wearing out, actually looking at a map to figure out where you are instead of following a Crazy Taxi arrow). Far Cry 3 had far improved gunplay and the ability to capture bases and not have to deal with a ton of respawning enemies was nice. Still, there was something about its presentation that was too cartoony for me (and I'm guessing most of the Thumbs who have an appreciation for FC2). Personally, I would like to see a game where both schools of design meet somewhere in the middle.

Mouse & keyboard, and I'm someone who spent the last decade exclusively playing console shooters. I can line up my runs much easier with the mouse and changing direction mid-boost is a lot cleaner as well. I have played a bit with the controller and while it's certainly a viable option, it's not the one I prefer.

I have to wonder if maybe Don Matrick was actually ousted and Phil Spencer will swoop in and save the Xbox.