Blue pill project update.

mkpdavies · 02-06-2008, 12:07 PM

A while back I said how I was going to see if taking the blue pill, would help numb my anger a bit.

I purchased a nice big T.V, home theater system and a Playstation 3.

I joined ILOVEFILM and ordered numerous Blu-Ray Movies. Apocalypto was very good I have to say.

However, there is one thing that has REALLY impressed me about my new sheeple set up.

Grand Theft Auto 4.

Oh my God. Has everyone seen this game? It is insane. You can walk around a city, doing almost what the hell you want. You can get in a car, mow down a few hundred pedestrians, then when the police arrive, take them on with grenades and all sorts. The explosions are too real, the car chases are amazing and they all act like real little people. Some police actually leg it when you start lobbing the grenades about. others cower and others take you on, guns blazing, while hurling abuse at you.

They call the City "Liberty City", but it is based very much on New York. It even has a Statue of Happiness (liberty).

I am not surprised that some people want the game banned, but I'd just like to point out, that even though it was run driving around shooting people and nicking their money, it doesn't make me want to go and do it for real.

Has this numbed my anger a bit? No not really, but at least it takes my mind off of it from time to time.

Millennium3 · 02-06-2008, 12:28 PM

A visit to a farm was recently recommended as the most effective way to reduce stress.

Many farms in Woking?

mkpdavies · 02-06-2008, 01:04 PM

I lived near farms for years when I was in Wellingborough. Seeing some stinky animals in a muddy field never did float my boat.

However, blowing the **** out of some fake police,somehow makes me feel calm. I just imagine they are traffic cops and the righteous justification just sweeps me up.

Millennium3 · 02-06-2008, 01:12 PM

It's the cops bosses, bosses, bosses, bosses they should have in the game!

mkpdavies · 02-06-2008, 01:13 PM

They do. Kind of.

They get the treatment too.

Alex McKee · 02-06-2008, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkpdavies

A while back I said how I was going to see if taking the blue pill, would help numb my anger a bit.

I purchased a nice big T.V, home theater system and a Playstation 3.

Same, minus the new TV and home theatre system.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkpdavies

I joined ILOVEFILM and ordered numerous Blu-Ray Movies. Apocalypto was very good I have to say.

I have also been watching more films recently. 1 a night. Good for destressing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkpdavies

Grand Theft Auto 4.

Oh my God. Has everyone seen this game? It is insane. You can walk around a city, doing almost what the hell you want. You can get in a car, mow down a few hundred pedestrians, then when the police arrive, take them on with grenades and all sorts. The explosions are too real, the car chases are amazing and they all act like real little people. Some police actually leg it when you start lobbing the grenades about. others cower and others take you on, guns blazing, while hurling abuse at you.

I take it that you recommend it, then. I loved Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for similar reasons. I was unsure about buying GTA:4 because I tried San Andreas and it failed to live up to GTA: Vice City.

mkpdavies · 02-06-2008, 03:17 PM

I skipped San An. I only played a bit of Vice City. I have never played a game like this one though. It is amazing.

The amount of work that must have gone into it is immense.

The story is even good. They could easily make a good film out of this.

John Connor · 02-06-2008, 03:24 PM

Try the game "Postal 2". Very relaxing.
It's like GTA, but much more violent and with a very anti-PC sense of humour. It's got everything: cops, state troopers, SWAT, innocent bystanders, gay clubs, anthrax, hanging chads in the voting booth, VD, foreign-owned corner shops, hillbillies, a book repository, a WACO-style compound... ...and Gary Coleman!
Banned in NZ, I believe.

PostalÂ² - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

mkpdavies · 02-06-2008, 03:40 PM

What you talking about Willis?

Akria · 02-06-2008, 07:55 PM

Real-time strategy games are good for destressing.
Slaughter on a large scale if you like that sort of thing, otherwise just a way of honing the mind. Like chess, although grander in scale and also less romantic.

02-06-2008, 12:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,083 Party: Libertarian Party	Blue pill project update. A while back I said how I was going to see if taking the blue pill, would help numb my anger a bit. I purchased a nice big T.V, home theater system and a Playstation 3. I joined ILOVEFILM and ordered numerous Blu-Ray Movies. Apocalypto was very good I have to say. However, there is one thing that has REALLY impressed me about my new sheeple set up. Grand Theft Auto 4. Oh my God. Has everyone seen this game? It is insane. You can walk around a city, doing almost what the hell you want. You can get in a car, mow down a few hundred pedestrians, then when the police arrive, take them on with grenades and all sorts. The explosions are too real, the car chases are amazing and they all act like real little people. Some police actually leg it when you start lobbing the grenades about. others cower and others take you on, guns blazing, while hurling abuse at you. They call the City "Liberty City", but it is based very much on New York. It even has a Statue of Happiness (liberty). I am not surprised that some people want the game banned, but I'd just like to point out, that even though it was run driving around shooting people and nicking their money, it doesn't make me want to go and do it for real. Has this numbed my anger a bit? No not really, but at least it takes my mind off of it from time to time. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

02-06-2008, 01:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,083 Party: Libertarian Party	I lived near farms for years when I was in Wellingborough. Seeing some stinky animals in a muddy field never did float my boat. However, blowing the **** out of some fake police,somehow makes me feel calm. I just imagine they are traffic cops and the righteous justification just sweeps me up. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

02-06-2008, 01:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,083 Party: Libertarian Party	They do. Kind of. They get the treatment too. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

02-06-2008, 03:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,083 Party: Libertarian Party	I skipped San An. I only played a bit of Vice City. I have never played a game like this one though. It is amazing. The amount of work that must have gone into it is immense. The story is even good. They could easily make a good film out of this. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

02-06-2008, 03:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
John Connor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hard Working Families' Socialist Republic of Untied Kingdomistan Posts: 1,038 Party: None	Try the game "Postal 2". Very relaxing. It's like GTA, but much more violent and with a very anti-PC sense of humour. It's got everything: cops, state troopers, SWAT, innocent bystanders, gay clubs, anthrax, hanging chads in the voting booth, VD, foreign-owned corner shops, hillbillies, a book repository, a WACO-style compound... ...and Gary Coleman! Banned in NZ, I believe. PostalÂ² - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ There are three types of people in this world: Libertarians, fascists and those who haven't been paying attention. Users on ignore list: Akria, Besoeker, Clippo, david H, Ian C.

02-06-2008, 12:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Millennium3 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 4,581	A visit to a farm was recently recommended as the most effective way to reduce stress. Many farms in Woking?

02-06-2008, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Millennium3 Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 4,581	It's the cops bosses, bosses, bosses, bosses they should have in the game!

02-06-2008, 03:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,083 Party: Libertarian Party	What you talking about Willis? __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

02-06-2008, 07:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Akria Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Grimsby, NELincs Posts: 2,477 Party: None	Real-time strategy games are good for destressing. Slaughter on a large scale if you like that sort of thing, otherwise just a way of honing the mind. Like chess, although grander in scale and also less romantic. __________________ I am getting very tired of people not reading my posts properly. Please do not reply to me unless you are sure you have not missed out the key points I am making and key words I am using. http://real-democracy.co.uk \| Admin and proud The commonality of mankind: If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?

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