If we're complaining about the redesign, then I must ask why the search bar won't let us search for flash by author's username anymore.

Quote from: MightyBooshClock;1913545Should I get Arkham Asylum or Arkham City :0

BOTH

Oh boy! Finally a kickstarter that I want to throw money at!

I just bought Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. I hear these games are good, is that true?

Quote from: F U Clock;1912821I'm just highlighting the difference and since it's not something associated with our genders inherently I'm wondering where it comes from/why we do it. Why do we engender our children by giving boys short haircuts and girls long ones?

Because we are taught from an early age to not only follow but to enforce social norms. This socialization is strong enough that some people become enraged whenever someone else doesn't adhere to social norms, even if it is something arbitrary and harmless like hairstyling. Now, how did these social norms come about? I have no idea. I think it's like fashion, with certain ideas coming and going, with no way to predict with absolute certainty what will be in fashion 20 years from now.
 

Quote from: F U Clock;1912821Is there something inherently feminine about long hair?

Nope! You can tell because most kings during the 17th and 18th centuries had long hair. I think it was only within the last hundred years that long hair on men started being associated with girlishness or hippies. I think the fact that gender norms are constantly changing shows how completely arbitrary they are.

Quote from: F U Clock;1912821Why do we think it's weird when women get short haircuts?

Not all of us find women with short hair weird. But for those who do, I think it's simply a result of this arrogant attitude that a lot of people have that the norms that they grew up with are the correct ones, and those who act differently are weird and deviant. Of course, since these norms are so fluid, this attitude is totally unjustified.

At the risk of over-generalization I will say yes, all gender behaviour is learned. But my opinion may be skewed because I learned everything I know about gender from a sociology course, and sociologists don't like thinking about genetics.

Quote from: F U Clock;1912537is it okay for women to wear makeup or are they playing into their own marginalization? Same goes for dress style.

Yes, it is okay! A lot of feminists seem to think that the best way to fight gendered oppression is to completely avoid adhering to gender roles: make-up, for example, is considered feminine, so if women want the same respect that men get then they should stop doing girly things like wearing make-up. I think this is misguided. Oppression is being told what you can and can't do, so if women are told not to wear make-up because it makes them bad feminists then they are still being oppressed. I think a girly girl who wears make-up and skirts can be just as good a feminist as one who avoids adhering to that gender construct. Feminism is about attaining equality, and men and women don't need to act the same in order to be treated as equals.
Also, when they criticize female gender traits such as wearing make-up without criticizing male gender traits, it seems to imply that the way men act is the ideal way to act, which isn't the case. After all, men tend to be more violent than women, while compassion is often considered a female trait. So, in some cases, men should be encouraged to adopt more feminine traits rather than the other way around.

I don't want gender roles to be eliminated entirely, though, because gender is fun. I am imagining a world of complete androgyny, where there is no difference between male and female fashion and culture, and this world seems boring. Don't get me wrong, I like androgyny as much as the next David Bowie fan, but would it really be as cool if everyone did it?

So, instead of eliminating gender roles, I think that they should just be made more flexible. Women shouldn't feel like they have to wear make-up, but they should feel that its okay to continue doing so if they please. Men should also feel free to wear make-up if they so desire! Gender roles should exist as guide-lines, showing possible ways that people can act depending on their sex, but people should be able ignore these guidelines if they don't like them. Basically, people should do whatever they want.

I have flash 8 and flash CS6, but CS6 can't save .fla's as Flash 8 files for some reason. It looks like adobe doesn't like backwards compatibility!

Alright, here's my .fla:
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/6c33cfbc7eeee6114043451843c47ed4

And here's an updated .swf, in case anyone wants to see what my finished part looks like:
http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/f16450046b689672377349645cc8fe51

I just finished my second play-through of this game, this time with the extended cut (this is what I have been doing instead of finishing my RTF part, sorry!). The changes definitely improved the ending, but its still a pretty terrible way to end the series. I liked the bit at the end with the voice-over and slide-show because at least we get to see what will happen to the characters and the universe, but the Catalyst's motivation still makes no sense and the player's decisions in the game still don't have as much of an impact as they should have.
While it doesn't fix everything, I don't want to be too hard on the extended cut. The game just has too many problems for it to be made perfect with a DLC, and I appreciate that the chaps at Bioware were able to admit that they made mistakes and attempt to fix them. Even though the game has its problems, its still a very good game and I don't regret buying it. I'm definitely willing to buy more games that these people make in the future, as I'm sure that they will learn from their mistakes and give us something better next time. Especially now that they have shown that they actually care what fans think. Of course, if they continue using Origin then I might be more reluctant.

Quote from: Asshatclock;1910822Hello I'm going on a vacation next saturday (7th) and I'd like to have all parts before then.
get me them parts bros

Will do!

Here's the music I used.

I was going to finish my part, but first I have something more important that I need to finish. So sorry for the delays! I will definitely have my part before by July.

Quote from: TimHortonsClock;1898742Wait, you can't even access the offline features?

That's right. Because I got the DLC, origin needs to connect to the ea servers every time that I try to play the game, presumably to make sure that my copy isn't pirated. So, if I cannot connect to their servers for some reason (whether the problem is on my end or theirs), then I cannot even play single player.

The problem was only temporary, and I can play the game fine now. Still, it's annoying that this anti-piracy system can prevent me from playing the game that I payed for.

Despite this garbage going on with origin, I am actually really enjoying the game so far. I don't know a lot about how video games are made, but it seems that there are some very talented people who tried as hard as possible to make the game good, and that there are also some higher-ups who are trying as hard as possible to make the game inaccessible and frustrating. Fortunately, I think that the contributions of the former group more than make up for the actions of the latter group. Still, I don't think I will be buying any more EA games until they get rid of origin.

I am really hating origin. Right now my game is unplayable because I cannot connect to the EA servers. I spent a lot of money on this game, so it would be nice to play it anytime I want. I am so very annoyed.

I will try to have my part finished by Wednesday. Sorry for the delay.

Quote from: Buttplug;1894463He was speaking tongue in cheek.

It's hard to tell with probies. I mean, with official clocks you can always tell if they're being ironic because nobody gets into the crew without being smart, sexy, and charismatic. But with probies... man, you just never know.

Hell yes.

Don't feel like you need to hurry, ribs. This collab won't get done until us WIP-ers get our shit together, and I don't know about the others but I am going to be kind of busy for the next couple of weeks. I have had longer than just about anybody else to work on my part so I guess I have no excuse to have not already had it done by now, but aaarghhhh

Quote from: Thor;1881232I still dont understand how he became a cyborg ninja between MGS2 and MGS4 though.

I remember it being explained in MGS4, but I don't remember what the explanation was so it mustn't have been very interesting. Let's just assume that he decided to become a robot because he grew weary of his inferior fleshy form.

Also, I actually liked Raiden in MGS2, because I assumed that Kojima meant for Raiden to represent the player and I thought it was funny that Kojima was calling his fans a bunch of sissies.

Quote from: Buttplug;1878011How the heck can you afford it? I live at home and go to uni and still need a job to support myself. Though I suppose much of it is because I have a car, if you didn't have one it would free up a lot of money.

I don't have a car, I live in Canada (the internet tells me that our tuition is cheaper than tuition in the US, UK, and Australia), and my parents have a decent amount of money.

I should probably try to find myself a job next summer and stop being a lazy bum who doesn't contribute to society. But work sounds so tedious and awful!