Blogging the experience of gameplayhttps://www.gamelog.cl/gamers/GamerPage.php?idgamer=1491https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4804Day 3 After picking up where I left off, I began to go on this huge killing spree. I killed at least 40 to 50 people. I know in the actual columbine shooting there was 15 dead and a lot more injured. After this crazy spree, it was obvious to me that they clearly had some mental illness. Finally at the end Eric and Dylan, says their final words to each other. They talk about leaving this planet, and that they refuse to be caught and locked up for the rest of there life. The ending was sad with all of the flash backs. Then they had a stage where you go to hell. As if there legacy continues in the after life. I did not make it far into this stage. Overall this game did not show any consequences for their action. Maybe if the two gunmen would burn in hell, maybe it would make way more sense. Also this game does not show if what they did was ethical. It suggests that the Eric and Dylan are having a blast shooting Demons. This game seems to use bullying as a mean to kill as many people as the gamer wants. After the third day of playing I realized, the gamer is not suppose to learn anything from this game. That is unfortunate especially to all of the victim’s families that had to go through this tragic event. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:05:20 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4804&iddiary=8920https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4804Day 2 On my second day of playing, I run into a boy in which Dylan and Eric warn to go home. After shooting some innocent girls, and boys I proceeded to the school. What I absolutely hate about this game is this peachy music that comes in the background of each killing. I have played many of video games, and I have never played such a game that is so repetitive and boring. I think the main issue was the fact that there was absolutely no consequence for their action. I feel that the game should have at least added that in order for the game to make sense. Also there is no objective, or certain path I need to follow. All I did was shoot, and then shoot again, and more of the exact same thing. After playing the game, I felt sorry for the victim’s families in the actual shooting. Only thing I found interesting in this game is the dialogue between Eric and Dylan. Throughout the shooting they are almost comforting each other as time progress. After Day 2 I lost interest in this game. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:22:35 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4804&iddiary=8903https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4804The game starts out with Dylan knocking on Eric door telling him to get ready for bowling class. In the beginning there is a lot of dialogue, and it is hard to read it all because of how fast it flips through the talk scenes. The graphics for this game was just terrible. I did however understand the point that they obviously felt as if they are victims, and today was the day they were to take revenge on everybody who seemed to have bullied them. After picking up the Marilyn Manson CD, I started to realize that this game was taking all of the public thoughts and putting it in the game. I watched a documentary of the actual events, and a lot of people blamed the shooting on, violent video games, music, and bullying. So this seems to incorporate all of those elements. I was very annoyed when you have to sneak the bomb into the cafeteria. I did this one part over eight times. The instructions need to be more clearer when it comes to this game. Once I finally made it in and did this super stealthy way to get into the cafeteria. It tells the gamer that I have to go to some hill. What surprised me of this game was the fact that the game allows the gamer to switch between Dylan and Eric. After searching and finally finding the hill. The dialogue tells the player that the bomb did not blow up. This was the end of day one. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:53:21 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4804&iddiary=8876https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4769Day 3 On the last day, I started to feel annoyed by GTA San Andreas. The game has so many stereotypes, that it is impossible to count them all on one hand. From robbing white people who are sleeping, to picking up fake rappers like “OG Loc”. Who starts to work at Burger Shot restaurant. Nothing about this game seems to be positive for the black or even Mexican race. The game is very simple, Blacks and Mexicans are criminals, whites are police or military. CJ can not even walk down the street without either a gangsta, or a pedestrian making some vulgar comment. This game was clearly trying to target the minority group. I found it even more interesting that the character Ryder looks just like the rapper Eazy-E. Anyone who listen to Eazy-E knows that he has a strong dislike for cops, and sees women as objects for his own pleasure. So to bring in a character like that into the game shows nothing that is positive in the black community. It makes me wonder if CJ was white how would the storyline become affected? Back when I first played the game I was young and was not really thinking about all of the stereotypes in this game, but after viewing it once again I am disappointed on all of the stereotypes that was used. Hopefully in upcoming game they fixed these issures Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:40:55 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4769&iddiary=8825https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4769I decided to keep playing the story mode. The mission that I started playing was called, “Drive Thru”. Finally CJ gets his revenge on the car that did the drive by shooting in the beginning of the game. After getting some food to eat CJ and the crew notice the red car, immediately the crew chases after the car. While driving everyone in the car is shooting out the window of the car, except Big Smoke who is eating food. I first noticed that everyone who was involved in the shooting was black. Even the gangs we drove passed were either Black or Mexican. Once the mission was over I went to the gym that was mentioned in between the story lines. You had your weights, treadmills, bike, and free weights. There is also some black guy hitting a punching bag I go up to him and he said, “I’m an embarrassment and to get myself some muscle”. I left the gym and decided to do free roam. After playing it for the second time I really started to know my way around the area where CJ lives. I started shooting police officers, racking up 3 to 4 stars; I was surprised how fast I escaped. One of the times I finally got caught, they took my guns and some of my money. That was a downer, but all I did was run over another gang member and quickly got my guns back. I finally got my spray can back and once again started tagging turf. This was 5 out of 100 buildings tag. The tagging is such a huge stereotype. It seems that every single gang in here must tag in order for their gang to be represented in a certain area. I also realized that mostly all of the prostitutes in the game were black. All of the police officers are white except, the one that is in the story mode, and even he is considered to be a bad cop. This game is so full of so many stereotypes.Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:23:56 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4769&iddiary=8809https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4769Day 1 I have already played and beaten Grand Theft Auto (GTA) San Andreas before, but it has been so long ago that the game storyline seems brand new. It starts out with the main character Carl Johnson (CJ) who is coming back to his old city after coming from the east coast. CJ receives a call from his brother that his mother has passed away. After CJ gets his luggage he gets in a taxi that is quickly pulled over by two officers. CJ must have a reputation already; because these three cops whom saw CJ had already knew his full name. By the reaction of CJ, it is obvious that he is not looking forward to seeing these officers. The officers seem to be trying to frame CJ for some murder that is obvious that CJ did not commit. After their altercation he drops CJ off at some alley, CJ notice that this is considered to be Ballas territory. The Ballas are one of the many rival gangs that is throughout San Andreas. CJ gets on some random bike to pedal back to his neighborhood while riding throughout the city; other gangs are cussing at CJ and even shooting at him, if he stays to long in one of there neighborhoods. The game has so many stereotypical reference, for example all of the baller gang members are black. I already got my first pistol from fighting a Ballas member. I noticed that in these gang neighborhood, their is always a basketball court or some type of beat up cars. I continued playing and I finally made it to CJ house. He goes into his old home and CJ is reintroduced to an old friend named, “Big Smoke”. First mission is to go see your brother named “Sweet” at the cemetery so that CJ can attend his mom funeral. His brother seems to be mad that CJ has been gone for so long. They leave the funeral only to be attacked by some drive-by shooting by the Ballas. The rest of the mission you are simply running for your life on this bike trying to get back to your turf. In the next upcoming mission you basically are trying to make a name for yourself. CJ starts to tag, beat up crack dealers so that Grove Street can once again rise. After 30 minutes of playing it almost seems strange to not carry some type of weapon at all times, but I guess that is due to the environment that CJ lives in. It became very easy to start doing drive-by shootings on other gangs. (This entry has been edited1 time. It was last edited on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:29:44.)Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:47:47 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4769&iddiary=8787