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Why Stacking is game of the year already And just a little bit Racist

ThumbPads Brutal Gamer writes: A matryoshka doll, also known as a Russian nested doll or a babushka doll, is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other. The word "matryoshka" (????????) is derived from the Russian female first name "Matryona" (???????). The word "babushka" is the Russian word for grandmother.

Double Fine productions return with their second arcade outing: Stacking, significantly less politically correct than their previous return to form in Costume Quest. Just like the stacking dolls that you can play with in this unique and slightly addictive puzzle game; as you unstack the layers a wholly politically incorrect and racist, if not just plain rude game emerges hidden within the old world trappings of a seemingly innocent concept. A game that has only one black person in it. While the highlights of the game innocently enough include farting, lighting said farts, urinating on people and flirting, these other-world dolls can also solicit women ina...

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BakedGoods4811d ago

...and now Stacking is racist. Meanwhile Australian's can't even play Mortal Kombat!

Next thing you'll know, Mario Galaxy 2 has ties to the Italian Mafia.

Sheikh Yerbouti4810d ago

I'm hoping that was more satire than an opinion piece.

Game is wonderful though...doubly fine. heh

rockleex4810d ago (Edited 4810d ago )

I'm pretty sure Mario has ties to the Italian Mafia.

How do you think he's able to get so much shrooms?!

He was even able to break into the wrong house, but the Princess was in the other castle!

Kalowest4811d ago

How's the game being racist.

fossilfern4810d ago

everyone is far too sensitive now a days

Kalowest4810d ago

@fossilfern

Truly they are. I thing if black ppl(like me of course) want to be represented well in a game, they should form a studio and make their own.

SuicideShaun4810d ago

They are just insecure, the real way to make your race a happier and accepted race is to walk away. People make white jokes but I don't care, then when someone makes a black joke, most black people freak out. It's like real life trolls, if you let it go and be proud and confident without caring what they say, they will go away.

Iancranium4810d ago

Read on and find out...
"Stacking is rated PG for 'Parental Guidance' but the ESBR should ban Double Fine from ever coming near our kids*, censor Stacking for mature content and put it on FOX News stating:

"Lighting your own farts is not only dangerous but bad for the environment"."

FanboyPunisher4810d ago (Edited 4810d ago )

So is using millions of liters of banned (around the world) dispersant in the gulf. Dont see fox covering the MASSIVE damage and sickness going on to the people down there more and more every day.

They must think people are mentally retarded to read that stuff...

We lived in a fucked up world.

TheOneWhoPwnsYou4810d ago

Puh-lease! My little brother whom is 6 played through Brutal Legend!

Stealth20k4810d ago

game of the year? its not even in the 10 best handheld games of the year

Tommykrem4810d ago

It isn't a handheld game after all

YogiBear4810d ago

I think the author of the article is reading too far into this.

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Get These Five Free Xbox Live Gold Games With a Simple Trick

Xbox Live Gold is region-free which can be beneficial if you want to claim some of the free bonus games like the one being offered today.

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Orchard1133d ago

List of games:

de Blob 2
Stacking
Costume Quest
Ikaruga
Sensible World of Soccer

Not huge games or recent games, but free is free, claimed! Thanks.

darthv721133d ago

Stacking was part of GwG last month (if I recall) and it is surprisingly fun.

Orchard1133d ago

Then I may have just hit 'install' instead of 'buy' due to my lack of Japanese knowledge :P

Father__Merrin1133d ago

I already had stacking but redeemed the rest cheers 🥂 de blob and ikaruga was in my wish list

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Brutal Backlog - Stacking

Stacking was released in 2011 by Double Fine and remains one of their oddest and most intriguing titles. It's a puzzle game masking a serious message, but is it worth picking up today? Jump Dash Roll plays with some dolls before giving its opinion in this week's Brutal Backlog review.

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Three more fresh faces arrive for Xbox backwards compatibility – Are they worth the return?

Carlos writes "March may not have provided equal delights when compared to that of February’s backward compatible arrivals, especially with great games such as GTA IV, Borderlands 2 and Hitman: Absolution arriving amongst the masses on Xbox One last month, but that doesn’t mean we’re any less content when new additions come to the program.

Today sees a fresh batch of titles join the fray, but with so many to choose from now, are they worth going back to or should they be left on the shelf forever more?"

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oKidUKo2594d ago

Stacking was a lovely little game

Cobra9512594d ago

Yes, but it's not there yet for me. Bummer. Was looking forward to reliving that one today.

Pancit_Canton2594d ago

Yes. If you got nothing else to play.

Fist4achin2594d ago

Yawn. I don't get it. Xbox doesn't seem to want to open the purse strings to bring in new IPs and with the selection of bc games, you can't tell me developers wouldn't want to get more.money on old IPs. I'm sorry to say, but Xbox feels like they care less and less for the gamer's...

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