Dead Island's effect on Parents

[Eythan]

I recently watched a video on youtube of somebody watching the Dead Island trailer

Spoiler: Trailer: Click To View

The person I watched watching the trailer was a father of a young girl, (Geoff from Achievement Hunter) now the reason im posting this is i want to know this:

Is this how it will affect all parents and if not is it because they are "heartless" or just able to deal with it?

Im just wondering!

EDIT: The guy watching the video couldnt watch it, he got about 30 seconds in then switched it off and went away

 

[Smallfry]

Why the crap are you letting your child play this anyways?

 

[Urgh76]

Well, how did the guy you saw react to it?

If he went off on it: No, he is just caring about his child

If he just dealt with it: He accepts that death is a part of life, even though I'm sure he doesn't want it anywhere near him

 

[Urgh76]

Why the crap are you letting your child play this anyways?

Spoiler: Hi

If you read OP's post, there was no child playing the game whatsoever

 

[Eythan]

Why the crap are you letting your child play this anyways?

Nobody's child is playing it, the father was watching this trailer and couldnt deal with it due to the fact it was about a little girl and he has a little girl so he gets upset because he is probably imagining it was his child

 

[Phlakes]

Well, how did the guy you saw react to it?

I saw that video a while ago. Once he saw the girl laying on the ground, he stopped the video and left.

 

[Eythan]

Well, how did the guy you saw react to it?

I saw that video a while ago. Once he saw the girl laying on the ground, he stopped the video and left.

Yeah, exactly, do you think this will be how all parents of young girls will react or does he care for his young daughter so much that he couldnt bear to watch it?

 

[Mr. Grey]

Geeze, I don't know if I want to play this game anymore... that was depressing.

I enjoy Dead Rising 2 because it goes over the top, it's whacky with a touch of tension and everything seems to stick. But that... that I don't know if I can go through in a game, generally speaking I play to be entertained not holding myself in the fetal position crying out of sadness -- I prefer to cry out of fear, thank you very much. It did actually reach me, though, so that's worth something.

But man, that bummed me out.

[sub]For the record, I didn't cry... but I probably should have and that I didn't makes me a horrible person.[/sub]

EDIT: Crap, forgot to add to the thread. Many apologies!

Well, let me see if I can get my father to watch this... he'll probably give a good idea of what the heck is going on.

EDIT2: Okay, well, he was more confused on why it was going backwards, but in the end he had no strong opinion on it. I asked him to imagine if it was me at that age, and he just kind of shrugged. In the end he - and my mother who chimed in - said that it was basically pretty much sad that it could happen like that at all. Which is common for Zombie Themes.

So I suppose this really is dependent upon the time of it all or the sensitivity of the person. But it didn't seem to affect my father, who has cried at movies before. So, I'm not sure really.

 

[Eythan]

Geeze, I don't know if I want to play this game anymore... that was depressing.

I enjoy Dead Rising 2 because it goes over the top, it's whacky with a touch of tension and everything seems to stick. But that... that I don't know if I can go through in a game, generally speaking I play to be entertained not holding myself in the fetal position crying out of sadness -- I prefer to cry out of fear, thank you very much. It did actually reach me, though, so that's worth something.

But man, that bummed me out.

[sub]For the record, I didn't cry... but I probably should have and that I didn't makes me a horrible person.[/sub]

Your not a horrible person i will admit this is quite a sad trailer, I myself don't have any kids so I dont know how it can feel to imagine that it was your little girl or something but yeah, i would imagine that this would be worse to parents than to people without children?

 

[Eythan]

Hah, hah, that guy loves his kid, what a goober. It's fantasy, same as Lord of the Rings. Mordor is as real as zombies.

My mom flipped out when she saw me enjoying State of Emergency (PS2 game), and then I told her, "Hey mom, I'm not gonna kill anyone in real life. It's a video game." and then she was all like, "Ok, nevermind, have fun with your games." and I did.

Just imagine if that was your child though (zombies are more likely to happen than anything in mordor ) i know it isnt real or anything but thats not the point, if ya get me? XD

 

[Eythan]

Geeze, I don't know if I want to play this game anymore... that was depressing.

I enjoy Dead Rising 2 because it goes over the top, it's whacky with a touch of tension and everything seems to stick. But that... that I don't know if I can go through in a game, generally speaking I play to be entertained not holding myself in the fetal position crying out of sadness -- I prefer to cry out of fear, thank you very much. It did actually reach me, though, so that's worth something.

But man, that bummed me out.

[sub]For the record, I didn't cry... but I probably should have and that I didn't makes me a horrible person.[/sub]

EDIT: Crap, forgot to add to the thread. Many apologies!

Well, let me see if I can get my father to watch this... he'll probably give a good idea of what the heck is going on.

I just want to let you know- you're not a horrible person for not crying. It just means you dealt with it differently. Everyone has their own way with taking things in, which even the ones who do not cry can feel worse then someone who does cry. Just depends all the same.

Besides that, I agree with you- the video is literally tragic and one of the first trailers I ever saw of an upcoming game that actually got to me. Not some awesome action scene, or a funny ad.. it literally took me by surprise with how sad and moving it was. Not to mention making it based on Zombies is a big props to the Company that was able to make this meaningful. I actually teared, because they actually showed emotion and didn't censor the girl being attacked. That's not common at all in games, believe me.

Dead Rising was cool of course, and I really enjoy playing Left 4 Dead (1 and 2) because they are crafty with the Zombie invasion. This game however.. will show much promise, more then what games aim for (like graphics, fun, entertainment, ect.) I can take this as an actual movie if I felt like seeing the game as that. Anyhow, we're only human so just be yourself

OT: If the Dad saw this, he must of been pretty hurt to see that girl in the game die, thus thought of his daughter so his reaction was expected. However, if he stood in watch, he probably embraced the idea and probably will show love and support for his daughter, caring more about her cause anything can happen. I sure would of done that no doubt. Just can't wait for this game and see how much depth it goes into overall.

Wow, you say that so well i agree with you on everything, thats all i can say, this trailer got to me too, it isnt real, but yet, it still affects me so..

 

[ultrachicken]

In a hilarious turn of events, it turns out this game is more like Dead Rising 2 than anything. Quite a misleading trailer.

 

[Eythan]

In a hilarious turn of events, it turns out this game is more like Dead Rising 2 than anything. Quite a misleading trailer.

I hope it isn't, I actually hope its an emotion rich game, i like games that can actually drag you into the story if ya get me? i mean yeah dead rising 2 did that with katie and everything but the overall silly-ness of the game kinda ruined it (e.g. wearing womens clothes and riding a tiny pink tricycle)

 

[twistedmic]

It doesn't make you a bad person for not crying, provided you didn't think it was the funniest thing you've ever seen.
And I can totally sympathize with your friend turning the video off. Back when my oldest niece was born, or a little bit after, I was playing through Max Payne and got so creeped out by the dream levels where Max is running through his distorted house (and the blood trails) with a baby screaming and crying that I muted the sound the first time I went through each of those levels and then tried to avoid them as much as possible when re-playing the game.

 

[Eythan]

It doesn't make you a bad person for not crying, provided you didn't think it was the funniest thing you've ever seen.
And I can totally sympathize with your friend turning the video off. Back when my oldest niece was born, or a little bit after, I was playing through Max Payne and got so creeped out by the dream levels where Max is running through his distorted house (and the blood trails) with a baby screaming and crying that I muted the sound the first time I went through each of those levels and then tried to avoid them as much as possible when re-playing the game.

I see what you mean, i recently became and uncle and I probably would do the same thing you just did

 

[Brutal Peanut]

I don't have kids, and I wasn't really bummed out by the trailer. Probably because I had grown up with people who really liked horror films and/or very dramatic films where people died,..a lot. When I was a kid I used to say, "It's not real." in my head the whole time. I still do it now. "She's not real, she's not real. Not sad, it didn't really happen." It doesn't always work - like during the movie I Am Legend

Spoiler

The dog he loves and raised from a puppy becomes infected, and he tries to save her - but the vaccine doesn't work. He then has to kill her to stop her from killing him. Now THAT made me cry. Bummed me out for days.

Then again, some people are more emotional then others. Regardless of having kids or not. I used to know a woman who worked at my Dad's office that cried all the time. It didn't matter if she could relate to it or not. lol. If it was sad to her, she'd tear up.

But I can see how a parent would get emotional over the trailer. Failure to protect their offspring, and an overall helplessness in that situation. The idea that they'd have to KILL their child - to put her out of her misery and to stop her from killing them. I don't think that will always be the reaction, but I can see a fair few getting upset over it.

 

[Eythan]

I don't have kids, and I wasn't really bummed out by the trailer. Probably because I had grown up with people who really liked horror films and/or very dramatic films where people died,..a lot. When I was a kid I used to say, "It's not real." in my head the whole time. I still do it now. "She's not real, she's not real. Not sad, it didn't really happen." It doesn't always work - like during the movie I Am Legend

Spoiler

The dog he loves and raised from a puppy becomes infected, and he tries to save her - but the vaccine doesn't work. He then has to kill her to stop her from killing him. Now THAT made me cry. Bummed me out for days.

Then again, some people are more emotional then others. Regardless of having kids or not. I used to know a woman who worked at my Dad's office that cried all the time. It didn't matter if she could relate to it or not. lol. If it was sad to her, she'd tear up.

But I can see how a parent would get emotional over the trailer. Failure to protect their offspring, and an overall helplessness in that situation. The idea that they'd have to KILL their child - to put her out of her misery and to stop her from killing them. I don't think that will always be the reaction, but I can see a fair few getting upset over it.

I see what you mean, i was brought up watching horror films ever since i was 3 or so, i was watching things like nightmare on elm street and such but yet it still affected me, guess im more emotional haha XD i can see your point my friend

 

[Kpt._Rob]

We tend to shy away from the death of children in art, especially mainstream or pop art, because it makes us uncomfortable. That said, whether you include the death or children in art or not, children are going to keep dying in the world every day. Could he not be affected just as much by a news report on any day about the parents who were so whacked out on meth that they stuffed their small girl in the trunk of their car where she starved to death or the earthquake in some third world country that killed indiscriminately regardless of age? Busses are going to get run off the road, diseases are going to strike, negligent babysitters are going to fail to check to see if the baby in his crib is suffocating in his or her own vomit. These things, terrible as they are, happen every single day.

If we want to look at videogames as art, and if art is meant to reflect to us something about the world we experience, then why do you ask what affect it will have on parents? People are born, people will die, children will laugh, children will cry, the world takes us up and down and there's nothing we can do, so why hold back?

That's life, all the good and all the bad. We may not like it that a parent feels uncomfortable here, that a child dies here, but it is what it is, and being true to that in a game hardly seems like the most horrible thing that could happen.

 

[Eythan]

We tend to shy away from the death of children in art, especially mainstream or pop art, because it makes us uncomfortable. That said, whether you include the death or children in art or not, children are going to keep dying in the world every day. Could he not be affected just as much by a news report on any day about the parents who were so whacked out on meth that they stuffed their small girl in the trunk of their car where she starved to death or the earthquake in some third world country that killed indiscriminately regardless of age? Busses are going to get run off the road, diseases are going to strike, negligent babysitters are going to fail to check to see if the baby in his crib is suffocating in his or her own vomit. These things, terrible as they are, happen every single day.

If we want to look at videogames as art, and if art is meant to reflect to us something about the world we experience, then why do you ask what affect it will have on parents? People are born, people will die, children will laugh, children will cry, the world takes us up and down and there's nothing we can do, so why hold back?

That's life, all the good and all the bad. We may not like it that a parent feels uncomfortable here, that a child dies here, but it is what it is, and being true to that in a game hardly seems like the most horrible thing that could happen.

That is all true but still, video games seem to affect people more than the news it seems, the amount of times ive seen people not give a crap about people dying on the news and then in a video game their favourite character dies and they actually get emotional over it, its surprising how often it happens! I know people die all the time but as I said this seems to affect people more, this is why I want to know how parents would react, its an interesting thing to know and also an interesting thing to talk about, its a thing that can get complicated due to emotions, its good to have meaningful conversations at times.