Although I generally agree with the notion that violent videogames are not a primary cause of aggression, thinking that there is no effect AT ALL is bollocks, too.
A word on the measurement: the noise-blast paradigm is actually a pretty good one and as close to real-life agression as you may...
Personally, I too look to find linear games that tell an interesting story (yes, gameplay takes only the second place).
Having played Fallout 3 and being very disappointed by it's way of storytelling, I tend to agree with Toriyama and Kitase. But I've never been a WRPG fan in the first place...
I now watched it about 5-10 times since its release and I must say: I like it! And that despite I had troubles even watching it in the first place due to its predecessors.
Of course it ain't no musical masterpiece and I can understand some complaints on instrumentation (read: generic...
Reading this, I felt to add that banning and censoring are 2 very different things (at least in Germany):
Developers perform self-censorship to get a "USK 18" rating (comparable to ESRB "Mature" or BBFC "18"), which means the game is allowed to be officially advertised. If the game does not get...
I think these efforts of some (conservative) German politicians (frankly, I wouldn't talk of the German government) will vanish as soon as this year's elections have passed. In past years, every once and so often someone claimed violent videogames need to be banned and that mostly happened for...
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