Anyone else get their GTA San Andreas settlement checks yet?

[kupomogli]

Why has this went as far as did anyways?

God of War has nudity and sex mini games in both the first and second game. The original God of War came out only months after GTA San Andreas. Seeing as it's been this long and they're finally getting checks, I'm certain that the trial was delayed for quite some time and GoW was already out.

I mean seriously. GTA San Andreas needs to have a cheat device and a code. God of War you just need to start the game up and you pretty much can't miss it. Also, everyone is well aware of GTA that you can pick up hookers, etc, but God of War plays itself out to be an action adventure before people even bought it.

People are retarded.

[Kamille01]

lol. boy.

I was only gone for a few hours and it looks like someone has unleashed the hounds.

[YoshiM]

Why has this went as far as did anyways?

God of War has nudity and sex mini games in both the first and second game. The original God of War came out only months after GTA San Andreas. Seeing as it's been this long and they're finally getting checks, I'm certain that the trial was delayed for quite some time and GoW was already out.

I mean seriously. GTA San Andreas needs to have a cheat device and a code. God of War you just need to start the game up and you pretty much can't miss it. Also, everyone is well aware of GTA that you can pick up hookers, etc, but God of War plays itself out to be an action adventure before people even bought it.

People are retarded.

The difference is that (and please someone correct me if I'm wrong as I haven't played the GoW games) sex is implied but you don't see anyone bumping uglies (or in this case, polys?). You do QTE's for better performance and you hear stuff going on but that's that. Also the nudity, from what I've heard, is just topless and I *think* doesn't last all that long. You don't see anything "down south" on either the women or on Kratos himself.

With the "Hot Coffee" issue, the mini game allowed you to control CJ's groove and do virtual doll intercourse with full frontal nudity on the female (detailed to a certain degree-CJ left his jeans on) along with different positions. It's no longer implied, you're "doing it" and seeing it. Granted it probably ranks up there with what you see on late night Cinemax but in the minds of many people seeing it and then doing it are drastically different things.

[skaar]

It was almost like boinking a blue alien chick.

[Cryomancer]

I didn't sign up for it because I am not offended by virtual sex. Or real sex. Games (and for that matter, cinema) need to get over this hurdle eventually and have a realistic and usable "hey this has fucking in it don't sell it to kids" label. By realistic and usable I mean one that you could put a game out on and not have it completely unsellable anywhere (see AO, NC-17).

33 bucks isn't worth encouraging censorship.

[Garry Silljo]

Oh really? Let's take a quote from your post of January 2008 where you state the following:

Looks like the whole Hot Coffee thing is finally settled. People who bought the unpatched version of the game get up to $35 back if they still have original proof of purchase:

http://www.gtasettlement.com/

I still have my original receipts for the PS2 & Xbox versions of San Andreas but I don't know if I'm going to file a claim form. One of the requirements is that you must swear under penalty of perjury that you "were offended and upset by the ability of consumers to use third party software and/or hardware to alter the GTA:SA first edition disc to display the Hot Coffee content" and "Would not have bought the GTA:SA first edition disc had I known the content could be modified".

You didn't seem offended then. You even seemed to have some hesitation based on the fact that you had to swear to the statements under penalty of perjury. You went on to joke about the fact that you bought both the PS2 and Xbox versions of the game. Did you all of a sudden become offended or did you intend to commit perjury all along? Based on the evidence in the previous post, I am leaning toward the latter.

Any one else notice that Nork never replied to this post?

[mezrabad]

It's funny, but I remember being offended that the Hot Coffee content was left on the disc without being an element that could be unlocked legitimately from within the scope of the gameplay. It was a half-made feature that they didn't have the intestinal fortitude to either complete or remove and instead resorted to leaking word of it so that people could mod it and give them lots of "free publicity" -- about which I guess I'm feeling a bit of satisfaction that it wasn't that free.

Really, after GTA IV, if they make GTA V, I'll buy it (though, seriously, I want it to take place in Tokyo. Is that too much to ask? Yeah? Okay, you're probably right...). I just don't want to hear about them making adult stuff for a game and then -not- including it.

[SegaAges]

I stopped reading a bunch of this, but here you go:
You were offended by the hot coffee mod. You can't get GTA: Episodes of Liberty City since there is a full on sex scene in The Ballad of Gay Tony near the end.

There is also full frontal male nudity in The Lost and Damned.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but now you know, and now you are not allowed to buy it.

I have no clue why there is such a huge discussion over this in the thread about morals and douches. It is simple.

You were offended by the adult content in San Andreas, and I just informed you about the adult content in both episodes of Episodes of Liberty City, and hence, since you agreed under legal document, you are already offended by the content of Episodes, and you can't buy it.

I personally think it is awesome you got that money. Unfortunately, to get it, you had to sign legal documents stating you were offended, and had you been informed ahead of time, you would not have bought it.

Hahahaha, that kinda sucks that I just informed you ahead of time on Episodes, because now you can't buy it.

[deltoidsteep]

How has a situation arisen where you actually have to sign a legal document saying you were offended by something and you will continue to be offended by said thing for the rest of your life? Totally retarded. I would have gone for the money too.

[SegaAges]

How has a situation arisen where you actually have to sign a legal document saying you were offended by something and you will continue to be offended by said thing for the rest of your life? Totally retarded. I would have gone for the money too.

Regardless of how we feel, the truth of the matter is that the dude signed a legal document saying his mind is set a certain way when it comes to specific subjects.

I also warned him ahead of time that the new one that he wants to get is worse, so he would be going against his original statement that he made on a legal document in order to get the new one.

Yeah, it sucks that it had to end up that way, since it is a fun game. It does suck and I feel for you dude, but I do not think cashing that check and getting the new GTA is the wisest decision bro.

[deltoidsteep]

Regardless of how we feel, the truth of the matter is that the dude signed a legal document saying his mind is set a certain way when it comes to specific subjects.

I also warned him ahead of time that the new one that he wants to get is worse, so he would be going against his original statement that he made on a legal document in order to get the new one.

Yeah, it sucks that it had to end up that way, since it is a fun game. It does suck and I feel for you dude, but I do not think cashing that check and getting the new GTA is the wisest decision bro.

I do appreciate the situation, and i'm certainly not saying this is the case here, but people do change their minds about how they feel sometimes..Just seems silly to essentially sign legal papers saying that you'll never feel differently about something.

[kupomogli]

I do appreciate the situation, and i'm certainly not saying this is the case here, but people do change their minds about how they feel sometimes..Just seems silly to essentially sign legal papers saying that you'll never feel differently about something.

Not only did what he signed prior to the check being sent out had legal documentation that he feels offended, but the check itself came with documentation stating that if he cashed it that he felt offended about it. So you're trying to say he might have had a change of heart in the two whole days after he posted and now wants to see penis on his GTA?

[djbeatmongrel]

Not only did what he signed prior to the check being sent out had legal documentation that he feels offended, but the check itself came with documentation stating that if he cashed it that he felt offended about it. So you're trying to say he might have had a change of heart in the two whole days after he posted and now wants to see penis on his GTA?

What is wrong with seeing penis? It must be hard for you to take a shower unless you are some sort of never-nude like Tobias Funke. Admit it, you like wearing cut off jeans in the shower.

[MrRoboto19XX]

What is wrong with seeing penis? It must be hard for you to take a shower unless you are some sort of never-nude like Tobias Funke. Admit it, you like wearing cut off jeans in the shower.

Don't make fun of people like Kupomogli, there are dozens of them! Dozens!

[JSoup]

Regardless of how we feel, the truth of the matter is that the dude signed a legal document saying his mind is set a certain way when it comes to specific subjects.

And, as we all know, it is impossible for a persons views and ideals to change over time.

[deltoidsteep]

Not only did what he signed prior to the check being sent out had legal documentation that he feels offended, but the check itself came with documentation stating that if he cashed it that he felt offended about it. So you're trying to say he might have had a change of heart in the two whole days after he posted and now wants to see penis on his GTA?

No no, as I said, I doubt that's the case with this situation. I just mean in general, signing a legal paper to say you will feel this way about something forever is stupid idea. On the part of the signer, and of whoever thought up the document.

[kupomogli]

What is wrong with seeing penis? It must be hard for you to take a shower unless you are some sort of never-nude like Tobias Funke. Admit it, you like wearing cut off jeans in the shower.

There's nothing wrong with seeing your own penis. Nothing wrong with seeing it in straight porn also. I'm just saying he wants to see penis in his GTA and isn't offended by it but was offended by the San Andreas incident(which showed none.) He has two days to change his perspective? I personally would rather not see penis in my GTA, especially a gay sex scene, but I loved GTA4 so definitely going to pick the new one up once it is released for the PS3.

[portnoyd]

There's nothing wrong with seeing your own penis. Nothing wrong with penis in straight porn also. I'm just saying he wants to see penis in his GTA and isn't offended by it. I personally would rather not see penis in my GTA, especially a gay sex scene, but I loved GTA4 so definitely going to pick this one up.

You sure do love to say penis.

[djbeatmongrel]

There's nothing wrong with seeing your own penis. Nothing wrong with seeing it in straight porn also. I'm just saying he wants to see penis in his GTA and isn't offended by it but was offended by the San Andreas incident(which showed none.) He has two days to change his perspective? I personally would rather not see penis in my GTA, especially a gay sex scene, but I loved GTA4 so definitely going to pick the new one up once it is released for the PS3.

So seeing penis in gay porn is a no no?

[Cryomancer]

I'm all for dicks in videogames if it means someyear we can have tits and stuff too without bitching finally.