no medal of honor (video game) for the military.

[TSD]

Gamestop will not be selling its upcoming medal of honor title on military bases.



Primarily because in the multiplayer mode, a player can assume the role of a taliban fighter and shoot americans. Thoughts? While when playing FPS games online, having been a service member nothing annoys me more than when a bunch of basement dwellers start arguing about which weapon is better in real life, I dont see the harm in selling the game at military base gamestop. I agree with the dude from EA, games are more and more becoming the key platform for story telling, so many games now hire big name actors etc, to voice the characters and put big budget movie storylines in their games, but goes a step further in making the player, play an active role in the story and not just be an observer which is the appeal.



http://www.tomsguide.com/us/GameStop-Ca ... -7934.html





"At EA we passionately believe games are an artform, and I don't know why films and books set in Afghanistan don't get flack, yet [games] do. Whether it's Red Badge Of Courage or The Hurt Locker, the media of its time can be a platform for the people who wish to tell their stories. Games are becoming that platform."

"What's really important for us is that we partnered with the US military, and the Medal of Honor Society as well. We've gone out of our way to produce the best story for the game."

 

[bubbleheadchief]

The opinion of an active duty military member that lives on an Army Post that has a Gamestop on it that I spend a lot of money in....the company's choice. If they dont want to, so be it. They will lose money for this particular title, but in the long run, they still dont lose. Personally I find it kind of odd, but I understand why, as the stuff going on in the middle east is still fresh on peoples minds.....again, company desicion....I'll just go buy it at the gamestop in potomic mills.

 

[TSD]

[quote name="bubbleheadchief"]The opinion of an active duty military member that lives on an Army Post that has a Gamestop on it that I spend a lot of money in....the company's choice. If they dont want to, so be it. They will lose money for this particular title, but in the long run, they still dont lose. Personally I find it kind of odd, but I understand why, as the stuff going on in the middle east is still fresh on peoples minds.....again, company desicion....I'll just go buy it at the gamestop in potomic mills.[/quote]





Someone mentioned in the comments, the PX will probably sell it. As I recall the last time I was in a PX, they had video games(not alot, just a few titles). Those things are becoming more and more like a freakin walmart.

 

[bubbleheadchief]

[quote name="TSD"]





Someone mentioned in the comments, the PX will probably sell it. As I recall the last time I was in a PX, they had video games(not alot, just a few titles). Those things are becoming more and more like a freakin walmart.[/quote]Almost every PX out there sells a little bit of everything...whether it is on a Navy base, Army, Marine Corps...whatever. Just depends on the size of the installation as to how big it is....as you know. The PX on Belvoir is a decent sized one and actually sells more PC game titles then the GAmestop right next to it.....but the Gamespot definetly has the console market. Big difference between shopping in the PX electronics and the Gamestop is the selection of titles....and the ability to trade in games and buy used games at the Gamestop.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Medal of Honor sucks ass anyways.

 

[bubbleheadchief]

[quote name="Stu Grimson"]Medal of Honor sucks ass anyways.[/quote]

Bite me...so do you....spoil sport

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

[quote name="bubbleheadchief"]

Bite me...so do you....spoil sport[/quote]



Hahahahahaha... well in a matter of opinion I've never liked any of the Medal of Honor games. Always preferred Call of Duty games.

 

[bubbleheadchief]

Overall game play, CoD blows MoH away, no doubt about it. I am a fan of both, but when MoH went to that dumbass weapon upgrade/reward system for the single player game...they almost lost me as customer.....just kind of intersted how they do on the whole "modern" warfare.

 

[supraman]

Bah they all pale in comparision to the old Red Storm Entertainment games (before Ubisoft bought them and then proceeds to ruin every single IP RSE had) i.e. Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.



All these FPSs have health bars and all that bullshit, the old RSE games didn't have that, you got hit, most of the time you died, and rarely you'd survive and be wounded. Was so much more realistic. Also the whole knife thing is SO GOD DAMN LAME in COD, I have put a clip into a guy's chest and he runs up and knifes me....yeah realistic.



Anyway MoH thing. Um I think gamestop is being too sensitive about the issue. I mean in WWII games in multiplayer you play as Nazis and no one freaks out about that. But I've always felt if you didn't like something about a particular media, avoid that media.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

[quote name="supraman"]Bah they all pale in comparision to the old Red Storm Entertainment games (before Ubisoft bought them and then proceeds to ruin every single IP RSE had) i.e. Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.



All these FPSs have health bars and all that bullshit, the old RSE games didn't have that, you got hit, most of the time you died, and rarely you'd survive and be wounded. Was so much more realistic. Also the whole knife thing is SO GOD DAMN LAME in COD, I have put a clip into a guy's chest and he runs up and knifes me....yeah realistic.



Anyway MoH thing. Um I think gamestop is being too sensitive about the issue. I mean in WWII games in multiplayer you play as Nazis and no one freaks out about that. But I've always felt if you didn't like something about a particular media, avoid that media.[/quote]



Yup.... where's all the uproar with Nazi Zombies in COD 5? I guess it's ok to be Nazi nowadays but playing a fictional taliban fighter is absolutely unacceptable. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[bubbleheadchief]

[quote name="supraman"]Bah they all pale in comparision to the old Red Storm Entertainment games (before Ubisoft bought them and then proceeds to ruin every single IP RSE had) i.e. Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.



All these FPSs have health bars and all that bullshit, the old RSE games didn't have that, you got hit, most of the time you died, and rarely you'd survive and be wounded. Was so much more realistic. Also the whole knife thing is SO GOD DAMN LAME in COD, I have put a clip into a guy's chest and he runs up and knifes me....yeah realistic.



Anyway MoH thing. Um I think gamestop is being too sensitive about the issue. I mean in WWII games in multiplayer you play as Nazis and no one freaks out about that. But I've always felt if you didn't like something about a particular media, avoid that media.[/quote]

Not to poo poo your statement, but in the original GR games you could get hit 2 or 3 times before you were dead.

 

[supraman]

[quote name="bubbleheadchief"]

Not to poo poo your statement, but in the original GR games you could get hit 2 or 3 times before you were dead.[/quote]



Only sometimes in the Original GR on PC. Might have been different on consoles but the PC game usually was one bullet one kill

 

[hawksfanmd]

I say let the buyer decide and if in game you turn up on the opposite side it's your choice to either play or leave...it was not long ago when the Russians were our enemy and,how many of us have played as Russians and killed alot of Americans?I know I have...

 

[bubbleheadchief]

[quote name="hawksfanmd"]I say let the buyer decide and if in game you turn up on the opposite side it's your choice to either play or leave...it was not long ago when the Russians were our enemy and,how many of us have played as Russians and killed alot of Americans?I know I have...[/quote]

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