I don't mind violence and sex in my games, as long as they are done in a meaningful, artful manner. When you get to the point where you are just going over the top and having violence for the sake of violence then it's not ok with me. You know, like being able to jump into the air and tear the wings off that harpy and then slash the sucker while it writhes in pain and bleeds to death on the ground, or chainsaw your enemy in half, or being able to gouge out your enemies eyes and cut, or decapitate them with scissors, or rape them, or stab them to death with dirty needles, or torture them. I'm talking about games like Postal, Gears of War, Manhunt and God of War (yes God of War fanbois, put down your knives and pitchforks and torches, please) here. These titles go over the top and allow you to do insanely awful violent things to your enemies, which is just unnecessary and uncalled for. They aren't smart. They aren't funny, and they aren't artful. They are gratuitus and unnecessary.

1: The Longest Journey

2: Max Payne

3: Planescape: Torment

I had a copy pre ordered at GameStopand one of the jerk clerks sold my copy and all the copies they had. Luckily I got to talk to the manager today and said he was going to give me a discount for all the trouble caused by the clerk who screwed me over.staindcoldlp

That's why I don't preorder any more, and is one of the main reasons I no longer do business with gamestop. They did that to me on several of my preorder games end of last year/beginning of this year. At least they are giving you a discount. I didn't even get that. When the second shipment came in they said I had to pay full price despite putting the money down to reserve it. Nothin' but a bunch of crooks I tell ya.