We finally understand why James Cameron spoke for nine-and-a-half hours about his upcoming film/game, Avatar, during Ubisoft's E3 press conference earlier this year. Without the context provided during his lengthy diatribe, we'd have absolutely no idea what was going on in the above gameplay trailer for his long overdue film's video game adaptation. However, now we understand perfectly: A blue alien guy is murdering humans with primitive weapons.
Now wait just a second. Let's forget the fact that when one brings a knife (or in this case, a long, spiked club) to a gun fight, one rarely claims victory. Instead, let's focus on the fact that Mr. Cameron wants us to root against humanity. "Oh, but they're polluting their planet," you might cry. No, they're doing their job. That's a thing humans have to do from time to time. They don't have the freedom to skip around lush jungles all day, riding around on pterodactyls. They have responsibilities, and we're not really comfortable with playing as the turquoise-toned authors of their eradication for that reason alone.
Avatar gameplay trailer shows off blue guy's athleticism
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 13th 2009 5:00PM
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:33PM (Unverified) said
Agreed. There should be a rule that two titles cannot be that similar. Also, It may be just even the font looks similar.
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 7:47PM Fullmetal Salchemist said
@Saikisen
"There should be a rule that two titles cannot be that similar."
What the hell? That is a rule. That's why the adaptation of the cartoon series is not called "Avatar."
And yes, fuck James Cameron for naming his screenplay Avatar a whole ten years before the cartoon was invented.
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"There should be a rule that two titles cannot be that similar."
What the hell? That is a rule. That's why the adaptation of the cartoon series is not called "Avatar."
And yes, fuck James Cameron for naming his screenplay Avatar a whole ten years before the cartoon was invented.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 9:56PM Chibi Chaingun said
Lol, you guys and your fucking Saturday morning cartoon. :D
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Posted: Nov 14th 2009 3:42AM (Unverified) said
@Fullmetal Salchemist : "What the hell? That is a rule. That's why the adaptation of the cartoon series is not called "Avatar.""
Actually not. They could have called the movie "Avatar – The Last Airbender" but deliberately changed the name on their own behalf to avoid confusion between both movies. There is no rule, no law, no regulation that would have prevented them from keeping the "Avatar" before the "Last Airbender".
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Actually not. They could have called the movie "Avatar – The Last Airbender" but deliberately changed the name on their own behalf to avoid confusion between both movies. There is no rule, no law, no regulation that would have prevented them from keeping the "Avatar" before the "Last Airbender".
Posted: Nov 14th 2009 4:05PM Prinnywithascarf said
The fact that the player character is oriented on the left side of the screen makes the game more difficult as I am right handed(might just be me).
I hope there is an option to change it just in case I buy this game in the bargain bin like a year from now.
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I hope there is an option to change it just in case I buy this game in the bargain bin like a year from now.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:08PM DaRabidDuckie said
F*** you, James Cameron! Dances With Smurfs was MY idea!
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:12PM (Unverified) said
So, that's Captain Planet, Dr. Manhattan...and this guy. Not too many to worry about.
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:42PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
Pfffttttt...Dr. Manhattan. The guy masturbates by himself on Mars. That's too far to get your grab on in my opinion. That's why I hand out these magic rings. I can't tell you how many times Linka has raised her fist in the air and yelled out, "BOOTY CALL!".
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:45PM Uncle Jesse said
"The guy masturbates by himself on Mars."
I dunno, Dr. Manhattan has it pretty good if you ask me. The guy can create a clone of himself to jerk himself off. Sweet.
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I dunno, Dr. Manhattan has it pretty good if you ask me. The guy can create a clone of himself to jerk himself off. Sweet.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 8:45PM MystileArmor said
Another one to add to your list: Beast has a blue penis too, and Mystique... but don't tell her I said that.
Now stop talking about blue genitals, I'm getting slightly excited!!
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Now stop talking about blue genitals, I'm getting slightly excited!!
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:11PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
I have to admit, the controls look mighty slick even though the game itself looks pretty bland.
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:14PM Xoonaka said
Yeah, I gotta admit the headline made me excited, but the video made me bored....
Animations are a little too repetitive and stiff, and I'm not seeing what I expect from high quality games... guess this isn't going to be one of those.
The environments look nice though, if not generic.
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Animations are a little too repetitive and stiff, and I'm not seeing what I expect from high quality games... guess this isn't going to be one of those.
The environments look nice though, if not generic.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:20PM fohf said
I'm probably the only one, but I HATE the character design of all those blue people. It looks like a cool sci-fi movie, but every time I see those stupid blue aliens I just get distracted.
Oh, and this game looks like a very boring experience. Looks like they are continuing the tradition of movie games sucking hard.
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Oh, and this game looks like a very boring experience. Looks like they are continuing the tradition of movie games sucking hard.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:32PM Xoonaka said
Yeah, I agree for the most part. Makes me feel like I'm watching some 3rd tier SciFi show like Farscape.
Anyway, you know what would've been cool instead of this generic shooter game they're making? Something more like a generic open world parkour game out in the wild jungle. Mostly because I'm not sure it's ever been done (AC doesn't count too much, since all you could climb still amounted to man made structures).
The part where he was climbing the cliff and falling down into the ocean made me think that. That could've been awesome, if it were plausible.
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Anyway, you know what would've been cool instead of this generic shooter game they're making? Something more like a generic open world parkour game out in the wild jungle. Mostly because I'm not sure it's ever been done (AC doesn't count too much, since all you could climb still amounted to man made structures).
The part where he was climbing the cliff and falling down into the ocean made me think that. That could've been awesome, if it were plausible.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:51PM JeezWhiz87 said
Not quite the same but MGS3 has a lot of wild areas you can roam around in. Including jungles.
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 5:50PM sirpilf said
ummm griffin, you do your job because you choose to.... you give yourself responsibilities because you choose to. when you are aiming down the sites of your gun at some native who's planet/country you are invading, you make the choice to pull the trigger, your "job" or "responsibility" doesn't force you too.
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 8:43PM MystileArmor said
"When a stupid man says stupid shit, they get downvoted!"
-MystileArmor
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-MystileArmor
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 6:12PM (Unverified) said
Oh yeah! We need more of those movies where an unknown species take over OUR planet instead...
So forcing an entire race of people to relocate only for the profit of humans is a just action? Griffin McElroy's ideas are starting to remind me a lot of the war monger attitude that has the world at war right now. Ever heard of the Trail of tears? Manifest Destiny? It's not right to just take over and pollute what you want just because you can or because you're human. Being human doesn't make everything you do right. Quit trying to attack movies with good morals and stop giving so much attention to games like MW2 that literally force the player kill about 100 innocent people in an airport. Especially when the main character is an undercover protagonist. Yeah, Cameron wants us to root against humanity, but if humans are doing the wrong thing then why not? Imagine aliens coming to our planet, "doing their JOB" taking over and polluting our planet. I guess for you that would be okay as long as they are under orders from their superiors. They have better things to be doing than we do like tearing down our jungles, exterminating our species, and searching for resources that only benifit them.
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So forcing an entire race of people to relocate only for the profit of humans is a just action? Griffin McElroy's ideas are starting to remind me a lot of the war monger attitude that has the world at war right now. Ever heard of the Trail of tears? Manifest Destiny? It's not right to just take over and pollute what you want just because you can or because you're human. Being human doesn't make everything you do right. Quit trying to attack movies with good morals and stop giving so much attention to games like MW2 that literally force the player kill about 100 innocent people in an airport. Especially when the main character is an undercover protagonist. Yeah, Cameron wants us to root against humanity, but if humans are doing the wrong thing then why not? Imagine aliens coming to our planet, "doing their JOB" taking over and polluting our planet. I guess for you that would be okay as long as they are under orders from their superiors. They have better things to be doing than we do like tearing down our jungles, exterminating our species, and searching for resources that only benifit them.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 7:02PM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said
Yes, Griffin McElroys pro-human bias is starting to show. This kind of blatant human-loving propaganda has to stop. Fuck Humans. Really, you are either with us or...You are either with them or... eh...Fuck humans!
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Posted: Nov 15th 2009 1:15AM floating coffins said
Yes. Fuck the humans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez90azx4LKk
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 6:14PM howardroark said
oh that Gargamel, and his never-ending quest for smurf souffle.
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 6:58PM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said
"A blue alien guy is murdering humans(Capt Planet?with primitive weapons(So close!)"
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 6:59PM Discotheque said
Sue me guys but I can't wait for this film. He's taking a huge chance with the film by throwing in blue cat-people as the protagonists. But the action and set-pieces look fantastic.
And because it's James Cameron we know we won't be dealing with some shitty Bay-editing or Greengrass-shaky cam nonsense.
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And because it's James Cameron we know we won't be dealing with some shitty Bay-editing or Greengrass-shaky cam nonsense.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 7:00PM Discotheque said
Also the bad guy in the film played by Stephen Lang looks like a total badass. I find it hard to believe that Sam Worthington and company can kick his ass.
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Posted: Nov 13th 2009 10:05PM Chibi Chaingun said
Yeah really.
The game actually looks quite good. I really don't know why everyone is freaking out. If it's because it's not based on the Saturday morning cartoon, well I think there's already a game of that on the Wii that they can play.
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The game actually looks quite good. I really don't know why everyone is freaking out. If it's because it's not based on the Saturday morning cartoon, well I think there's already a game of that on the Wii that they can play.
Posted: Nov 13th 2009 10:07PM Chibi Chaingun said
"and we're not really comfortable with playing as the turquoise-toned authors of their eradication for that reason alone."
You can choose to play as the humans or Navi.
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You can choose to play as the humans or Navi.
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