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Sombre · #11 March 31st, 2008, 04:10 PM

Yeah I'm familiar with postmodernist theory. But in my measured opinion this isn't a clever juxtaposition of high and low revealing the absurd arbitrariness of artistic value. It's just a crap advert. I don't care how knowing or self mocking or ironic it supposed to be, it took longer for me to type this sentence than it did for them to come up with that ad. That's just lazy.

Omnirizon · #12 March 31st, 2008, 04:14 PM

well i'm studying Pmod theory right now. so I enjoy taking opportunities to exercise its perspective. helps me digest what I read

to thejeff: it isn't the attack on advertising orthodoxy, it is the attack on war/strategy orthodoxy.

Dedas · #13 March 31st, 2008, 04:18 PM

Give them a break. I think it is a pretty brave thing to do in their position. I'm with Omnirizon on this.

As for the nakedness it is just a nipple, I see that every day. Both for real and in the history books I'm reading at the moment.

cupido2 · #14 March 31st, 2008, 04:19 PM

Cupido likes women. Cupido likes Dominions3. So Cupido likes the ad. But that girl should really hug a bog beast or something dominionesque instead of just lying there and say "I love my Dominions 3".

Huh?! Did I miss something? There's a nipple? Where?

You mean that cushion?

Omnirizon · #15 March 31st, 2008, 04:25 PM

another way of looking at it would be along the lines of what edratum suggested. it is pure marketing forced by capitalist endeavor. I don't want to open that can of worms. But while some Pmod critics claim that modernism is more of a 'counterfeit culture' than an actual 'counter culture' (similar to Sombre's position), others claim that fault lies not with modernism or Pmodernism, but with capitalism. Capitalism creates the necessity for the boundlessness reflected in modernism.

CUnknown · #16 March 31st, 2008, 05:08 PM

I had to blink a couple times to realize that wasn't a bare nipple, myself. At first glance she looks naked.

Endoperez · #17 March 31st, 2008, 05:26 PM

Wow, it IS official.

I don't know what I should think about that, but in case anyone else wonders... Yes, it does appear as one of the ads on top of the page, eventually.

lch · #18 March 31st, 2008, 05:35 PM

It's already Tuesday in Taiwan!

johan osterman · #19 March 31st, 2008, 06:17 PM

Quote:

lch said:
It's already Tuesday in Taiwan!

Good point.

Cerlin · #20 March 31st, 2008, 06:22 PM

I agree, She should be hugging a bog beast, or a cyclops doll (talk about suggestive..) or something. But I mean hey, its not like you can show the battle graphics and say "best looking game award 1985!"

Its hard to advertise "THE DEEPEST STRAT GAME YOU HAVE EVER PLAYED!!"

but I agree. I like women, and boobs. but I have a girlfriend, I dont need an add with one. :O though it is especially humorous

Edit: It should at least say something like "Dominions 3: With 10% more women!" (because we added a new faction of giant women or something)