the only thing he should be upset about is how small his TV is

and congrats on bringing attention to the situation, sir. perfect example of the streisand effect.

Goddamn it, I got this video game so I wouldn't have to talk to my kids. FUCK!

OH FFS. Just let it go. It is one of the most well-written games in quite some time. Should we ban Cinderella? She was adopted and it was a nightmare. Grow some fucking skin and enough with the fake fucking outrage over NOTHING.

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OH FFS. Just let it go. It is one of the most well-written games in quite some time. Should we ban Cinderella? She was adopted and it was a nightmare. Grow some fucking skin and enough with the fake fucking outrage over NOTHING.


most of the doilog makes the game feel like some wana-be pixar film .

Steve merchants voice is one of the most damaging things to the game and the exsperance. I guess if your american you will perceive his voice differently but at a minimum they could have put a bit of distortion on it so it didn't sound like a voice actor in your ear for half the game allso they should have made is speaking far less formulaic ( granted how he talks in this is all he is capable of as an actor)

As for Steve merchants lines in terms of writing to me it felt like I had some kids nurator from some cheep kids cg film following me around , when you have a character like that you really need the writing to be done by monty python , duglus adems or maybe terry Pratchett.

The glados character however is good and most of her lines are decent and fit the game well.

As for this whole adopted news story its just retarded the news anchers and tv produces should just be em brassed by how pore there reporting is.

Why doesn't he just turn on the subtitles? Everybody knows Asians can't read (even though they're always at the library).

I genuinely thought this was Onion when I clicked through.

Sigh. And the wheel of insanity makes another revolution.

Kids learn to fear what their parents are afraid of.... now she has reason to think there's something scary being adopted. And fat.

easy solution: tell your kids as early as possible. do it in kindergarten. the sooner you talk about it the smaller all the fuzz will be. waiting is just about the biggest mistake you can make. it WILL get out, even if you don't want it to, creating the feeling of being lied to a whole life. as far back as my memories go i have known that i'm adopted, it therefore never has been an issue.

IDIOTS! GLaDOS is a psychopathic computer! She is the villain! You have to team up with her for a while to fight a common enemy, but she never stops being cruel and manipulative. The reaction from these parents is EXACTLY the reason the taunting about adoption is in the game! In the scene shown, Wheatley is trying to copy GLaDOS' style of mockery and fails.

Holy crap, I can't believe they have played the game and don't get this point. The bad guys say things to try to upset you! Are they supposed to be polite while they try to kill you? Concerned about your feelings and shy away from potentially touchy subjects??

This is one of my favorite games of all time, and it really pisses me off to see it being mis-interpreted like this. Apparently none of these people understand character creation.

I have a suggestion. If there is something about your life that somebody might poke fun at and make you all insulted, then don't leave the house. Don't play any video games. Don't watch any TV. Don't read any books. Just sit alone in your safe little room where nobody will ever hurt you with their painful, painful words.

Sigh.

Also, westy, I thought Steve Merchant's performance was superb. I don't know him as an actor, so maybe he has the same style in everything he does, which I see might get annoying. Also I'm an American, for whatever that's worth. Not sure how that changes how we view his performance. He's supposed to be a fairly dumb AI. I think he nailed it. You're not going to get the cleverness of Monty Python or Pratchett in a character like that. Of course the GLaDOS character has much wittier comments. She's smart. And evil.

Ok enough of this bullshit. The game isn't making a statement about all adopted children, just about the relationship of one adopted child in particular to the malevolent AI that's tormenting it. Give me a fucking break.

My favorite comment from the original website:

Two seconds after the clip you showed, this line played:

"What -what's wrong with being adopted? Um. Well... lack of parents, for one, and... also... furthermore... nothing. Some of my best... friends are... orphans... But..."

Your news crew aren't just regular morons. They're the product of the greatest minds of a generation working togther for the express purpose of casting the dumbest morons who ever lived. And you put them in charge of your news crew.

You're the morons designed to keep your viewing audience idiots.

So the kids have no beefs or qualms, but dad goes ape-shit AWOL. Get a life Dad! The news station deserves a Valve GLaDOS recording fest mocking the News Station till they understand the word COMEDY & IRONY--in this case.

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I like how they contacted Sony for a comment when they have nothing to do with the game.