Support NeoGAF

[seat]

Tera used to be one of my favorites, but she really should have retired years ago. In my mind, the surgery she got did not help.

 

[MMaRsu]

Anyway Saints Row 2 has a booth at ComicCon 08

Anybody who is going can maybe provide us with some info?

 

[BravoSuperStar]

In movie terms GTA 4 is trying to be "The Godfather". Saints Row 2 is "Weekend at Bernies". Both can be enjoyed but for different reasons and comparing them as far as plot/themes are concerned is silly.

 

[Amneisac]

Yeah, I guess I should think about it more like that. I just think of it as like.. Star Wars and Spaceballs except with Spaceballs sucking instead of being totally awesome.

With all my SR2 hate out of the way, I am waiting on baited breath for more info about the co-op in this game.

 

[Vinci]

In movie terms GTA 4 is trying to be "The Godfather". Saints Row 2 is "Weekend at Bernies". Both can be enjoyed but for different reasons and comparing them as far as plot/themes are concerned is silly.

My question when given this would be: Which succeeded at being what it was aiming for?

 

[BravoSuperStar]

My question when given this would be: Which succeeded at being what it was aiming for?

In my humble opinion GTA 4 was a pretentious snooze fest. It's to early to judge Saints Row 2, but when you set the bar low, its hard to miss it.

 

[MMaRsu]

Yeah, I guess I should think about it more like that. I just think of it as like.. Star Wars and Spaceballs except with Spaceballs sucking instead of being totally awesome.

With all my SR2 hate out of the way, I am waiting on baited breath for more info about the co-op in this game.

Gamespot Coop hands on from April 2

 

[Vinci]

In my humble opinion GTA 4 was a pretentious snooze fest. It's to early to judge Saints Row 2, but when you set the bar low, its hard to miss it.

So if one aims too high and disappoints, while the other has a more realistic target and hits it dead-center, I'd say the latter is making the better choice in the end - at least when it comes to the player's enjoyment.

 

[Amneisac]

It's a little different when SR borrows so heavily from GTA. If GTA keeps trying to make a better game and SR tries to make a parody of a parody or whatever you'd consider it, which one benefits the community in the long run?

 

[Jag22]

Isn't tera patrick a huge Unreal Tournament fan?

 

[fatigues_gasolini]

Isn't tera patrick a huge Unreal Tournament fan?

You're thinking of her Unreal Anal Tournament from 2004.

 

[Vinci]

It's a little different when SR borrows so heavily from GTA. If GTA keeps trying to make a better game and SR tries to make a parody of a parody or whatever you'd consider it, which one benefits the community in the long run?

I see what you're saying, but that's akin to setting an unreasonable standard that doesn't so much inspire the industry as it does foster the reality that, yes, if you had $100 million you could do an amazing amount with your game.

 

[Amneisac]

You guys are harsh. I mean you fuck a few hundred guys on film and everyone is so quick to judge.

Edited to reply:

Yeah, you're right about that. I totally admit that the $100 million dollar budget is a wild card. They earned that money the same as anyone else could have though.

 

[Grecco]

I just find it hilarious people talking about GTA as a "Serious" Godfather wannabe

Miss out on the Tw@ or most commercials on the radio. Or the Republican Space Rangers?


Just because it had the ZOMG So Serious story. (Which had silly missions to begin with) doesnt mean you ignore its unserious world.

 

[Jag22]

Isn't tera patrick a huge Unreal Tournament fan?

Mah bad, Asia Carrera is the huge Unreal Tournament fan.

Carrera has an active presence on the Internet and describes herself as "the nerd of porn". She proudly proclaims that she created her own Web site in the late 1990s, including writing the code and editing the pictures.

She is also an avid player of Unreal Tournament. She designed her own game skins and was featured in the show Players on the G4 games cable channel, where she revealed that her screen name is "Megabitchgoddess." Carrera hosted her own Unreal Tournament server that featured custom maps designed by fans that frequented the chatroom that she has hosted on her site since 1997. She is also a Corvette aficionado but traded hers in after starting a family.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Carrera

 

[Jamesfrom818]

Mah bad, Asia Carrera is the huge Unreal Tournament fan.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Carrera

Megabitchgoddess? I think my old roommate that was really into UT mentioned that name a few times.

 

[Fenderputty]

I was hoping that a thread of this nature would have more "gratuitous cleavage" pics, but it doesn't.


BTW ... Asia Carrera's story is a funny one. She's actually quite intelligent but just loves doing porn.

 

[Amneisac]

Megabitchgoddess? I think my old roommate that was really into UT mentioned that name a few times.

he should probably get tested then

 

[BravoSuperStar]

I just find it hilarious people talking about GTA as a "Serious" Godfather wannabe

In the context of Saints Row vs GTA4 I feel its an apt analogy. GTA 4 just doesn't seem to have that over the top sillyness that the previous games in the series did, or at least very very little of it. It takes itself to seriously, imo.

 

[GenericPseudonym]

Why don't developers figure out that I don't like being embarassed by your game's shitty plot, sleazy depiction of people and just plain obnoxious theme. Saints Row was fun, but every cutscene was awful.

GTA IV was atleast semi-serious and not outright insulting.

 

[Vinci]

Yeah, you're right about that. I totally admit that the $100 million dollar budget is a wild card. They earned that money the same as anyone else could have though.

What GTA did was create a perfect storm when it was released: It appealed to casuals and mainstream gamers almost equally; it was on what would become the most successful videogame system of all time, which was providing it an audience beyond the mainstream gamers with its DVD functionality and overall accessibility. I'm not trying to discount what Rockstar did with GTA III, but to suggest that 'anyone else' could do the same thing is a bit disingenous.

 

[gnarkill bill]

Fake boobs = LAME

Real boobs FTW.

Fuckin A

 

[Onemic]

Her and Lela Star getting implants were 2 of the biggest tragedies to befall man

Spoiler

or 4, depending on your viewpoint

I'm almost 100% positive she's natural man. Unless she got here already huge ones even bigger.

 

[hc2]

various porn stars talk about video games (I have to make new threads in old threads)

GD: Do you mind if your boyfriend plays video games?
Rachel: [Looks suspicious] Why are you asking me this question?
GD: No particular reason.
Layla: [To Rachel] Relax, Rachel. He's just asking a question. Me, I don't mind. I like video games. I think it's OK for a man to play them.
GD: Is it attractive to you? Seeing a man play video games?
Layla: Now, I wouldn't go that far.

GD: Do you girls mind if your boyfriends play video games?
Marisa: I do. It's annoying sometimes.
Eleya: I don't. You just have to know how to use them. For example, I use video games as a reward system. If he's on good behavior, then he can play his games. If not, then no games. That's how I keep my men in line.
GD: Sounds strict.
Eleya: Oh I am strict. But I'm worth the effort. [Laughs]

Jenna Haze

GD: Do you find nerds attractive?
Jenna: [Looks offended] Do I like nerds? I am a nerd. I have shelves full of books at home about vampires and werewolves. And I always have my PSP with me. Right now I'm playing Jeanne D'Arc, which is just awesome. Also, I've got a PS3 and I'm dying for the new Final Fantasy to come out. See? I told you I was a total nerd.
GD: I think I am in love.
Jenna: That's understandable.

http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/porn-stars-love-video-games/172/?page=1

 

[stuminus3]

Hey, to add to my previous comment, anyone remember this little "controversy" from the 1980s?

(game was like a really crappy Rygar clone from what I remember)

Point being, there's nothing new here. They've been using sex to sell videogames for longer than many gamers have even been alive. It's not a new issue.

 

[hc2]

Point being, there's nothing new here. They've been using sex to sell videogames for longer than many gamers have even been alive. It's not a new issue.

It may be why some gamers are here at all (those <25 years old)

 

[Vinci]

Hey, to add to my previous comment, anyone remember this little "controversy" from the 1980s?

[IM]http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh279/stuminus3/Vixen1988.jpg[/IM]

*sniffs* Oh god, the memories ... such simpler days ...

 

[McBradders]

I'm having a hard time with this thread. There's a lot of sharp knee syndrome for something that's likely going to be a cameo at most.

If there's one thing I've taken from this thread is that it's more than fine to abuse yourself senseless watching Porno but as soon as the lines between games and porn cross they're all "whores" and the like.

I'll remember that in future.

Also, Shakespeare was a fucking writer, not an actor.

 

[McBradders]

Hey, to add to my previous comment, anyone remember this little "controversy" from the 1980s?

(game was like a really crappy Rygar clone from what I remember)

Point being, there's nothing new here. They've been using sex to sell videogames for longer than many gamers have even been alive. It's not a new issue.

Hey! Your Sinclair were kind enough to give me that poster with one of their issues! And the game wasn't all that bad, you could turn in to a fox. That's badass.

 

[X26]

all her recent stiff she's getting it one with some fat guy with a lot of ugly tattoos, really kills fappin mood

 

[Squash]

various porn stars talk about video games (I have to make new threads in old threads)












http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/porn-stars-love-video-games/172/?page=1

Jenna Haze hotness level just went up.

 

[stressboy]

all her recent stiff she's getting it one with some fat guy with a lot of ugly tattoos, really kills fappin mood

heheheh that is her husband.

 

[hc2]

Jenna Haze hotness level just went up.

And she's named after a PS3 game! :lol Too bad she's not named Jenna Resistance- she'd be higher rated.

 

[dskillzhtown]

This is one of the weirdest gaming threads I've read in awhile.

I was thinking the same thing.

So many legions battling -

SR vs GTA
porn vs prude
"Games are fun" vs "Games are serious!!!"


It doesn't matter. Tera is in the game, they are using her at Comicon to get people at their booth. That is it. Just like my old company hiring strippers to stand in our booth at trade shows. Tera just happens to be

Spoiler

in

famous.

 

[X26]

this thread is starting to get like that bellabonna thread in the OT not too long ago :lol

 

[Pimpbaa]

Give it up, dude. SR's plot was shit in a barrel.

To say the least. It got so bad, I didn't want to finish the game. You either gotta do it good (like the gta series) or go minimalistic (like crackdown), else it's gonna bring to the whole game down.

 

[Squash]

And she's named after a PS3 game! :lol Too bad she's not named Jenna Resistance- she'd be higher rated.

Lol Ashlynn Brooke get some bonus points too.

Ashlynn Brooke
GD: If you could cuddle with one video game character, who would it be and why?
Ashlynn: [Thinks for a moment] Ratchet and Clank.
GD: I said one video game character. That's two.
Ashlynn: But they go together. And I'd want them at the same time.

 

[freddy]

:lol I like how people are so easily dismissing her as some cheap sex doll when she's probably smarter than most of you.

I don't have a tremendous amount of reverence for the adult entertainment industry, but kindly kill the cheap attempts at making yourselves feel better at the expense of someone else. It's kind of transparent and as mentioned, pretty similar to calling a gay person f*g.

The irony of defending Jade Raymond while calling a MENSA member a whore is hilarious.

Smart women cant be whores now? Discrimination!!

Oh and Saints Row was shit on a biscuit.

 

[Dre]

I wasn't even aware of who Tera Patrick was until she appeared on Aqua Teen Hunger Force:

Oh well that IGN revelation can't come soon enough.

 

[stuminus3]

Hey! Your Sinclair were kind enough to give me that poster with one of their issues! And the game wasn't all that bad, you could turn in to a fox. That's badass.

Had a different pose on the front cover, too. A good friend of mine stole that issue from me. Many years later I found it on his bedroom floor quite... err... "used". So the outcry was quite obviously valid.

He's getting married next year, I'm trying to find a way to work that one into my wedding speech. :lol

 

[domlolz]

ubisoft were on the right track with using someone like kristen bell

 

[sublime085]

I wasn't even aware of who Tera Patrick was until she appeared on Aqua Teen Hunger Force:

Jeeze, I'm gay and I know who Tera Patrick is.

She's cool, and reasonably intelligent in interviews too.

Anyway, SR2 looks like STUPID FUN. Something not enough games strive for these days.

 

[McBradders]

Had a different pose on the front cover, too. A good friend of mine stole that issue from me. Many years later I found it on his bedroom floor quite... err... "used". So the outcry was quite obviously valid.

He's getting married next year, I'm trying to find a way to work that one into my wedding speech. :lol

:lol

I was a little too young for that at the time, but still, I have fond memories of that poster.

 

[Maxirugi]

So in this game, when you pimp your crib with a nice tv can you watch your avatar jack off to porn?

Spoiler

+1 Sale!!!

 

[twinturbo2]

Mah bad, Asia Carrera is the huge Unreal Tournament fan.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Carrera

That, and she had a bit part in The Big Lebowski, too.

I read somewhere that Tera Patrick graduated UC Santa Barbra (Jim Rome's alma matter) with a degree in nursing. I think that nursing degree will come in handy.

 

[painful fart]

"Carrera has an active presence on the Internet and describes herself as "the nerd of porn". She proudly proclaims that she created her own Web site in the late 1990s, including writing the code and editing the pictures."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Carrera

Sounds more like the "the geek of porn" to me.

The nerds of porn are the passive consumers IMHO (yes, I am looking at you).

Anyway interesting take of the SR2 producers, I think we by now can rule out that they have a Wii port in their future plans.

 

[fistfulofmetal]

You know, Tera Patrick is actually very pretty.
But they make her look like a garbage trailer park whore for the game.

I wipe my ass with this game's "art style"

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

Agreed.

But it's not right either to call any woman a "whore", even if she's a pornstar and does get called like that on screen.

 

[DeBurgo]

The game still needs to lower the bar a bit further and a bit more aggressively for it to be in the "So tasteless, it's awesome" territory.

 

[dk_]