Microsoft video game "a damning condemnation of the Bush Administration"

Republican Radio ^ | November 8, 2004 | Republican Radio™

[Chad Fairbanks]

Well, in this particular case, you are waaaaay off the mark. Halo 2 has nothing - nothing to do with anything related to politics. It's a game. Period.

However, I'm betting that you are one of those types who is against video games in general, and are now finding some new tact for trying to get rid of them, right?

(I mean, hey, you get to reach to idiotic conclusions, so why can't we?)

;0)

[CyberCowboy777]

Here comes Chad with an aggressive move straight up the middle.

[Chad Fairbanks]

LOL

[papertyger]

Hey! Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
A Freeper clan!
Now that could be some serious fun...

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Halo, a huge ring-like world manufactured and abandoned millennia ago by a powerful race. Unfortunately, Halo is still inhabited and activating its immense power will bring forth...

Conceptually, this sounds like a ripoff of Larry Niven's "Ringworld" with added gratuitous violence (shoot up the BEM's). That's "bug eyed monsters" for all you non sci fi fans. The author of this game is a plagiarist as well as a raving lefty.

Regards,
GtG

PS But then, all art is derivative.

[CyberCowboy777]

I am not on XBox live yet..... does it support clans?

[11Bush]

FRclan, i'm IN.

[papertyger]

I'm not live yet either. I still have to see if I can get the thing to work through my airport router. I'm willing to spend a bill or two, but that's it.

I believe I've read the xbox will support clans, but I'm not sure where I saw it.

[papertyger]

Oh...we have GOT to make this happen! The only thing I can think that would be better than waxing stupid kids and geeks online is to do it with unapologetic Freepers!

[tnfarmer]

Loosely based I`ve read.

[CyberCowboy777]

You going out tonight to get it?

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[the invisib1e hand]

i believe Mr. Gates is a supporter of the President.

[Diplomat]

Then you sir need to buy a copy of Battlefield1942 and prepare yourself for an incredible multiplayer online experience.

[avg_freeper]

from their website:

Q. What's orange and looks good on hippies?
A. Fire.

[killjoy]

Then you sir need to buy a copy of Battlefield1942 and prepare yourself for an incredible multiplayer online experience.

I have played it before. It is cool. I used to be a big fan of the old Atomic Games stuff like Close Combat. Codename Panzers is the closest I have found to it. I can sit for hours playing the stupid thing. MOH Pacific Assault looks to be quite cool also. Need to check it out.

If you haven't played the Combat Mission series, they are some of the best games out there. They are a modern version of the old board war games. Combat Mission takes over where Advanced Squad Leader left off. Very good for the armchair general type.

[bungiefella]

Hey guys,

Let me be really clear about this: there is no intentional political message in Halo2, anti-Bush or otherwise.

While I tried to be mindful of folks' sensitivities as I wrote its story, I knew that the game was going to scrutinized by a large, diverse audience, and would, therefore, be interpreted (or mis-interpreted, as the case may be) any number of different ways.

The EW journalist chose to include one of my examples of possible misinterpretation in the article, but not all of them. Most importantly, the journalist left out my closing statement: "Look, you can read anything into the story that you like - call a damning condemnation of the Bush Admnistration's adventure in the Middle-East, for example. But you'd be wrong."

In retrospect, It would have been best to give no example at all, but hindsight is 20-20.

Long story short: while we didn't water-down Halo2's story in an impossible effort to make it inoffensive to everyone, we were nonetheless careful not to do anything that would be patently offensive regardless of someone's perspective (e.g. reward people for injuring or killing the game's female characters, something most folks would agree is offensive, full-stop).

Halo2's story is non-partisan. Any meaning you ascribe to it is yours alone.

And remember, at the end of the day, whatever some journalist says I said really doesn't matter. The proof is in the pudding. Play the game, and I think you'll see it's just that: a fun game with a good story.

Thanks,
Joseph Staten

Director of Cinematics
Bungie Studios

[BoBToMatoE]

Thanks, Joseph Staten Director of Cinematics Bungie Studios --- The devs have spoken. Sorry fellow freepers, but I am in a bit of awe. I am a BIG Bungie fan and have followed them from PiD (we will see how many of you can figure what PiD is). This is incredible for them to visit here and answer this straight up. Gotta wonder how they caught wind of this article and I am _VERY_ glad that they decided to come here and answer the question. Thank you!

[BoBToMatoE]

FRclan, i'm IN.

Dont play with me? a FRclan? Pwnage. We need to hook up when I pick up my copy tomorrow.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Thanks for clearing this up, Dude!