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Criticizing is one thing.  But pirating / stealing the next game is ridiculous, imo.  This scenario feels like the equivalent of buying a bag of candy from the store, and the nutrition label on the back says there are 40 servings in the bag, but someone counted and there are only 39, so they called the company to complain and when the company didn't do anything they went to the store and stole a whole new bag.

That person could justify the theft all they want but it's still a gross overreaction to a very minor 'issue' and should not be commended or condoned in any way, imo.

I don't want to engage in dredging up drama again, but because I think there is room for some actual learning here - he originally shared a tidbit about a game he was working on called "Jim Crow" featuring a black Crow as the character.

It was very quickly pointed out that this was incredibly insensitive and offensive, and thus he has now changed it.

While that is good (that it was changed), I think part of Scrobins' frustration (and I understand and agree) is that this post explains why he almost left, but doesn't really acknowledge or apologize for the action, or show any real understanding of why it was really insensitive.

@Gamegearguy - I'm going to try to mention this in good faith with constructive intentions --  You can't really claim complete ignorance about the title, because you even commented about how maybe you should call it "Tim" instead.  I'm honestly a bit baffled why you would choose to make this particular 'pun' for a video game.  It's not really a 'funny' subject and there is a lot of history regarding Jim Crow that is painful for a lot of people.  So yeah, it was wrong.  Instead of defending yourself as "I'm not racist," think about why you would make a game with that title in the first place, and think about why you got the reaction you did, and think about acknowledging that at best it was racially insensitive. 

People focus too much on whether they are (viewed as) a "racist" or not, when really, people should be reflecting more about why they say the things they do or think the things they think, or perceive things in a certain way.  And then there is room for improvement there.  Racism is not a binary thing because all of us allow bias and stereotypes to frame how we view the world.  It is about challenging ourselves and recognizing that when it happens.  This isn't a public argument about whether you "are racist."  But what you did - the action - was hurtful and offensive.  So think about that and how you can use this experience to not do so in the future, and to consider these things when you interact with others - online, IRL, everywhere.

As for other onlookers, refrain with jumping in here and trolling or arguing - I take this situation and some of the concerns expressed to me very seriously, so I wanted to take a moment to really type this out, explain, and leave it there for gamegear (and maybe others) to reflect on.

No poll?

heads up, poll is not multiple choice.  This is one of the rare ones I've actually seen more than 1 of the 3! hah

I agree with including Gremlins.  It is another movie I saw really young, and parts of it creeped me out / scared me big time!

As I got older, watched it several times and it is definitely silly, even comical.  But it's a classic!

I saw The Thing when I was WAY too young to have watched that movie, and it creeped the HECK out of me.  I will fully admit that I had awful nightmares after watching that movie!

Congrats on the addition of your new son!  May he live a happy, healthy life with your family!

Thanks for sharing Tabonga   

Definitely enjoyed reading this one.  G-Type is such a talented and versatile individual!  I love your personality and that you've chosen to share your talents with us.  Keep on being yourself and doing cool things!

I miss this game!

It was a lot of fun! And so simple yet so satisfying.  I wish they would bring this back somehow - I’d definitely pay for it!!

I've edited the entry - it should work now.

Thanks for sharing about yourself Brickman!

This pretty much flew over my head "whoosh!" but nevertheless, I think it's awesome that you did it and shared this here.  I'm sure other people who are more knowledgeable about this stuff will also find it interesting. 

I love the passion you have for this stuff - keep up the great work!

Great write-up @drxandy!  Very cool.  Thanks for all your effort and for sharing this.

Great write-up - thanks for sharing!

Thanks so much for all the time you are putting into this! I really enjoyed this one, and it was great to hear Derek's thoughts and learn more about his experience before and during development.

This series is super awesome - keep up the great work!

So much great information and discussion.  Fantastic!  Thanks very much for your effort here.

@Hoskat

Can you please disable whatever is automatically pushing these postings?  We deleted over 100 of them, and then after deleting everything, they keep re-appearing over and over.  

Yeah, I agree.  Length is fine and it's definitely interesting.  I think these would be a bit hard to follow without having played the game.  You definitely get a lot more out of reading through it, having some knowledge of the game.  It'd be a bit confusing otherwise.  But...if someone is reading this far and hasn't ever played MGS, well shame on them!  They need to go play it! ha

I love it!  Keep it going man.  I like this style of write-up - it's a bit different and is kinda like taking a stroll through the game, bringing back memories of my own playthroughs.  It's been a long time since I've gone back and played MGS[1], and this kinda makes me wanna play it, which is a good sign you're on the right track here.  Keep em comin!

Thanks for sharing and for the info Gloves!  There are so many games for PS2 (my favorite console of all time) that while I've played a ton of PS2 games, there are plenty that I just never got around to checking out.  This is one such game.  I've heard of it and was loosely familiar with it, but never owned it and just never made any effort to seek it out or try it.  I read your review and watched some brief gameplay videos, and it looks like a fun action game and I'm open to checking it out at some point.   I find information and reviews on less common or less well-known games, much more interesting at this point.  Thanks!