11-01-2005 01:45									#1
	Historical accuracy in Sid Meier's Pirates? Put an end to popups!

Evening, slags.

I'm toying with the idea of trying out Sidney's watery opus, but being stickler for historical accuracy there's something I need to know. Is there much man-on-man action in it?

After all, those bluff jack tars on the Spanish Main (all burly lads, with hands like plates) tended to take the sort of approach with each other's chutney gutters that rats take with drainpipes, and it would be the very worst sort of bowdlerisation to omit this crucial detail. So does Roger the Cabinboy make an appearance, or what? If they ain't bumming, I ain't buying.

Your helpful advices, as ever, would be appreciated, and I shower down my love and affection upon your well-scrubbed and upturned faces.

Gimp.

	11-01-2005 02:27									#2
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Is this meant to be a joke? The game carries an ESRB rating of "E", so there's no blood, no language, and certainly no gay subtext.

	11-01-2005 02:31									#3
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Captain Pugwash

	11-01-2005 03:24									#4
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quote: Originally posted by DaveV Is this meant to be a joke? The game carries an ESRB rating of "E", so there's no blood, no language, and certainly no gay subtext.

I knew it! What a sell-out. It's as bad as his convenient overlooking (in Civ) of the fact that the Colossus of Rhodes sported a 25-foot long bronze knob-on.

	11-01-2005 03:30									#5
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Buggery in mainstream games

	11-01-2005 03:43									#6
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Laz



-Arrian

	11-01-2005 03:48									#7
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I'm at a loss for words.

	11-01-2005 04:52									#8
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I blame myself for clicking on the thread after I noticed who'd posted it ...

	11-01-2005 06:52									#10
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Laz is always entertaining.

	11-01-2005 06:54									#11
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On a more serious note, Sid said numerous times in interviews that he wanted the game to be cartoonish and funny. This puppy would have been much better IMO in the hands of the Fallout team.

	12-01-2005 03:33									#12
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Why would you make a game about pirates cartoonish and funny?

	12-01-2005 03:56									#13
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So you can sell it as light entertainment.

	12-01-2005 05:31									#14
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. . . and get a whole bunch of players to "remember it fondly" eight years hence, when its time to remake it again.

	12-01-2005 07:02									#15
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does this mean we're going to have another remake of Pirates eight years from now?

	12-01-2005 07:26									#16
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at least SOMEONE is concerned about historical accuracy

	12-01-2005 08:29									#17
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Oh, laz. Can't you get over your unrequited fascination for Fez thru other means?

	12-01-2005 22:29									#18
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When it comes to man-on-man action, Fez fails on both counts.

	13-01-2005 01:09									#19
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The hell with man-on-man action.

Ever notice that nothing falls out when you dip those beautiful governor's daughter.
Let's combine Pirates! & Leisure Suite Larry: Suma *** Laude. Now that's a game!!!!


Edit:

Hey yow!!! *** got sensored.

Last edited by Muad'Dib on 13-01-2005 at 01:14

	13-01-2005 05:09									#20
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It detected the close proximity of "Leisure Suite Larry" and acted accordingly.

	13-01-2005 05:29									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Buggery in mainstream games

	14-01-2005 23:09									#22
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I would have wanted a more hardcore game with blood and stuff, but I'll probably get this game eventually.

	15-01-2005 00:26									#23
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Wait for the Pirates Extreme edition.

	15-01-2005 03:31									#24
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Maybe with a multiplayer patch?

	15-01-2005 22:46									#25
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yeah I want to slice heads off. and rape the governor's daughter (don't think I want that in real life, I'm role playing an evil pirate)

	16-01-2005 03:27									#26
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yeah, we know.