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I LOVE it, a naked bum in a videogame, and it's not a lady's.
That's it, games are officially art now.
The vid's rated as "mature content" for some reason. People are scared of buttocks now? Anyway. Maybe don't watch it at work if you don't want eyebrows raised, although you can shout, LOOK! it's a VIDEOGAME! and watch all your colleagues come running to gawp.
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Your definition of 'art' is 'contains naked male butt'?
Well, good as any I spose... :)
Posted by: k | February 17, 2010 at 23:34
Noooooooo think of the children! Now they will know they have butts! And we all know that is a slippery slope towards shanking each other for skunk.
Posted by: Cunzy1 1 | February 18, 2010 at 11:54
ROFL cunzy!
And yes Kim, why yes, I do believe that is my definition of Art. Who knew. MOAR BOTTOMS!
Posted by: Alice | February 18, 2010 at 16:03
It's a bit weird how he looks almost real from behind, but noticeably fake from the front...
And not only is it 'mature content', but it's on the Gay & Lesbian channel as well. Is the character actually gay, or did they somehow assume that only gay people would want to see a man having a shower?
Posted by: Fangle | February 19, 2010 at 01:18
I saw that and my immediate reaction was, "I bet the age rating is higher in the U.S." Low and behold, it is- Americans have to be at least two years older than Brits to play this game... amazing what a (male) bum will do to a rating. Of course, naked male frontage would have made it "Adults only," just as it does for films. (I've never understood how the MPAA justify having different ratings for male and female nudity in films.)
Posted by: bob_d | February 19, 2010 at 06:44
Fangle says:
>It's a bit weird how he looks almost real from behind, but noticeably fake from the front...
Well then, I believe we've located the real location of the uncanny valley then, and it is a butt-crack.
Posted by: Kim | February 21, 2010 at 07:13
This is art. heh. Great part of game.
Posted by: kruno | February 22, 2010 at 13:25
Reportedly, there is a shower scene with a woman, however it's apparently treated quite differently than the male shower scene, in terms of the camera work. While the male scene is viewed from third person, and pretty matter-of-fact, the female shower scene's camera work serves the male gaze, with the camera roaming all over her body in what is described as an exploitative and gratuitous way that objectifies her and which is quite different from the male shower scene. One of my female friends who has played the game and played through the scene with the woman in the shower reports that she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Posted by: Account Deleted | February 25, 2010 at 07:32
There is some side boob later on but only if you choose to kiss a character. The butt is definitely part of the no matter what though.
Posted by: Faith | February 25, 2010 at 20:25
Phhht. Bums are old news... There was full-frontal male nudity in GTA: The Lost And Damned.
Posted by: Mr Tom | February 25, 2010 at 21:46
Ugh Brin, how disappointing is that. And how predictable, too.
Posted by: Alice | February 26, 2010 at 10:52