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APB: No Fat Chicks

APB comes equipped extensive character creation tools. This means you can create characters of all shapes and sizes. Or, you can in theory. In practice, there’s an odd quirk.

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The Great Melon5725d ago

Doesn't sound like much of a problem to me. I doubt that anybody would ever want to be fat if there was a easy way to lose weight.

Boody-Bandit5725d ago (Edited 5725d ago )

at least for most people, don't over eat or live on garbage.

Crusade5725d ago

The cheapest food is also the least healthy.

Parapraxis5725d ago (Edited 5725d ago )

And when the majority of food that is affordable is also considered "junk"...what then?

ER-AM5725d ago (Edited 5725d ago )

Granted, eating healthier will make staying at a healthy weight easier, it also has a lot to do with a lack of physical activity. You can eat somewhat healthily, but if you sit on your ass all day, you're going to pick up some extra baggage.

And there is a simple way to lose weigh: Eat less, move around more. All it costs is discipline and effort.

But that's not getting ignoring the whole western world's obsession with being underweight.

EDIT: @ Crusade. You're not entirely correct on that one. You can get healthy food for fairly cheap, it's just you have to make something out of it. For example most produce, not the certified organic stuff, is pretty cheap. Now it may be cheap but you have to make something out of it. That compared to $1 cheeseburgers at McDonald's, the fresh food loses out a lot of the time, especially when people commute 2-3 hours a day, if not one way.

Crusade5725d ago (Edited 5725d ago )

I've had extremely fast metabolism my whole life so I've never had to worry about my eating habits. It's pretty funny that women in the game can't get as fat as the guys can, considering it's way easier for men to lose weight than women. Which infuriates a lot of women I know.

@ ER-AM bubbles up for the helpful comment

Darkfiber5725d ago

Dude, healthy food is cheap. You can get two heads of broccoli for a buck. 5 pound bag of carrots for a buck. Two pounds of peas for a buck. Seriously, think (or actually shop at a grocery store instead of McDonalds) before you write something.

boodybandit5725d ago

Sorry but have you ever heard of a grocery store?
I live on complex carbs, lean protein and healthy fats.
Buying in bulk and cooking for yourself is not only cheap but it's the only way to make sure you eat healthy.

Metabolism usually doesn't start slowing down until you hit your 30's. Moving is very important but eating healthy is key. No matter how much you exercise not eating right will eventually cause health problems.

You can keep your metabolism high by eating several small meals a day.

Lich1205725d ago

Also, for what ever reason, I think its more socially acceptable for men to be over weight than women. Im not condoning this, but its in odd thing to consider. Im yet to see a girl wearing a "No Fad-Dudes" shirt. However, that would be pretty funny.

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ER-AM5725d ago

There was a lot of meat on those thighs.

ECM0NEY5725d ago

Is it wirth getting? is there a monthly fee?

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Cheeseknight285725d ago

Most of the reviews are saying it's pretty repetitive. I doubt it'll take more than 2-3 months for it to drop to $20-30.

CaptainMarvelQ85725d ago (Edited 5725d ago )

the game just can't handle all the jigglin'

xX TriiCKy Xx5725d ago

Bubbles for making me laugh! ;)

zagibu5725d ago (Edited 5725d ago )

Hehe, yeah. But seriously, it probably has to do with animations. There is a big difference between the walking cycle of a slim and a fat woman, much bigger than between those of a fat and a slim man. A lot of ugly polygon intersection would occur, I think, if they used the same animations on both a fat and slim woman. And creating new animations for just that?

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Undersubscribed – How long before all MMO’s go free to play? (Graph)

Just how long do MMO’s last before going free to play? GameKeysNow takes a look

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The Five Most Disappointing Video Games Of All Time

For every game that truly lives up to its potential, there are a couple that absolutely miss their mark. Be it a simple case of over hyping an unfinished product, to game systems that downright are broken, or even just a game being inexcusably horrible, some games just leave a terrible taste in people’s mouths.

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UnHoly_One4518d ago

I still loved Too Human for all of it's flaws.

If only Denis Dyack knew how to keep his mouth shut, the game's reception might have been very different.

Gamer6664518d ago

Agreed, Too Human was flawed, but the story was strong and the RPG elements were strong.

The control scheme was the only real lackluster part of the game... Unfortunately, you are reminded at how flawed the control scheme was in every single level and every single battle in the game...

UnHoly_One4518d ago

I have to disagree about the controls. They were different, but it worked, and made for a unique experience.

I never had a problem with the controls at all.

pixelsword4518d ago (Edited 4518d ago )

Why is it that people always want to put Lair down in a list like that, but when you see comments about it, most people who played the game enjoyed the game? The game wasn't broken, the game wasn't incomplete, the controls just had a steep learning curve, and most of that was basically keeping your controller straight after turning, and 180 turns, both were fixed after the patch.

People hated on this game merely because it was 1080p and (mostly) 60fps, and it came out early in the PS3's life-cycle; certain fanboys masquerading as journalists knew if this game bombed, people wouldn't invest in other games that were that ambitious and that's exactly what happened because after that games were cancelled (8-days) or delayed to the PS4 (last guardian).

Kleptic4518d ago (Edited 4518d ago )

^seriously dude?

I was as excited for Lair as anyone...and omg did it suck...

a story that...i'm not even going into it...the dialogue? ('why don't you try spitting some fireballs at them??' over and over and over)...

sorry man...that game was complete trash...there were plenty of early PS3 games that i feel got very unfair treatment within the media...but a conspiracy against Lair is something i could never agree with...it was just a shitty game...plain and simple...to each their own, though...

hell, i thought Haze was better than Lair...and haze was damn near unplayable...

JasonKCK4517d ago

Too Human is pretty good for an unfinished game. It also has one hell of a dedicated fanbase.

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GuyThatPlaysGames4518d ago

Definitely Too Human. Also, I would add Haze and Duke Nukem.

joe904518d ago (Edited 4518d ago )

Too Human was OK i don't get everyones hate of it. I enjoyed the leveling of the armour and weapons.

APB is still played by the thousands and makes a very steady income from it.

Why no Damnation,Haze,Duke Nukem Forever or Rogue Warrior? They're the worst/over-hyped games i have ever played.

I know this is an opinion piece so it is what it is.

TheEnigma3134518d ago

I think rogue warrior needs to be on here. And why Isn't E.T. on here since we're talking about all time terrible games. That game single handily crashed the video game world.

isarai4518d ago

maybe because it's not "all time terrible games" it's "Most Disappointing Video Games Of All Time" even in commercials and the promise of ET was trash, no one was expecting greatness from that game. but yes Rogue Warrior was horrid compared to what it was meant to be, wasn't even close to it's target

Ghostdogg4517d ago

Rouge warrior was pure garbage and lol@ E.T.

iamnsuperman4518d ago (Edited 4518d ago )

For me Haze. I was interested to play it. That was until I played the demo. Picked it up in a bargain bin later on after its launch and I am glad I did........pick it out of a bargain bin and not pay full price

SuperBlur4518d ago

APB , that game went from having a 100mill dollar budget to bankruptcy so fast , it should be a record on its own

raistra4518d ago

Such a great studio lost to that game :(

KonsoruMasuta4518d ago

No Dude Nukem: Forever? That games had so much hype surrounding it and it turned out to be a steaming pile.

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What APB got right, and why it initially failed

PC Gamer - The action-MMO first known as APB lives on as APB Reloaded. But if your memory serves, you’ll recall that the urban, massively-multiplayer shooter had a quick death: APB shut down just months after launching at the end of June 2010, coinciding with the dissolution of developer Realtime Worlds.