Poll: The a blood on/off option be available in violent games

[Zeriu]

I agree about the fact that you should be allowed to choose your experience, but take something like the Witcher and remove the blood, and the experience is diminished. That being said, it's still your choice.

 

[AngryFrenchCanadian]

Why not? More options is always better!

 

[Robert Ewing]

Why not add that option? It can serve a useful purpose to some people. And it's easy to do. It doesn't really take away from the experience, so whats the harm?

 

[Exius Xavarus]

Some games can have the option, sure. Not the blood and gore on/off switch doesn't belong in every single game. Gory Horror games are such a type of game that this option has no business sitting in. If it's supposed to be there for the sake of the game as a whole, then why did you ever start playing the game if you're going to remove a key element from it? Personally I'd rather leave it out.

If we're going for realism, I want the blood to be on in games like Ninja Gaiden and such. When a real person is struck with a blade at the speed and power, blood gushes out of the wound. I want that to happen when I play. It's okay for games that have blood, but don't really need it, but for games where the gore and blood is a key element of what makes the game as a whole, leave the option out, because if you've got a problem with it, you shouldn't be play that game in the first place.

 

[ryanthemadman]

i think what would be better is a feature to remove all strong language. when i was a kid i had to hide it when i borrowed an M game from a friend and play VERY carefully with the volume turned down just so my parents didnt barge in and be like "HEY THIS GAME HAS BAD WORDS NEAAAAHHHHHGGGGG BANHAMMER!" that was probably my favorite thing about brutal legend

 

[M920CAIN]

Well I've never seen any blood in any of the videogames I've played. I only saw some redish FX stuff... so whatever...

 

[Scarim Coral]

I guess so since Monster Hunter Tri had that option but that isn't so violent compare to others like Dead Space etc (sure you can take their horns or tail off but it not like you can behead the monsters).
Granted I didn't turn off the blood but from I read in that game forum, some did turn it off. They claming that turning the blood off help with the bitrate online but I don't think that statement is ture.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

What's the point? Removing blood won't change the fact that the game is violent and full of gore. I can't imagine people having a problem with seeing blood pour out of a wound in a game that shows people being decapitated and such.

 

[Shuswah_Noir]

It's the sort of option I like to have, even if I'm not going to use it every time.

 

[AndyFromMonday]

1. This doesn't hold water in the least bit to me - Dead Space is a very gory game, but it wasn't made to be gory. It was made to be a game - a game that happened to feature extremly brutal deaths.

I suggest you read this bit again and realize just how fucking nonsensical it sounds. The game wasn't made to be gory?! Why the fuck is it full of gore then?

 

[DestinyDriven]

Yes. I do think being able to turn off the BLOOD in Dead Space would be a good idea. It should be a standard option in all honesty - you can still leave everything the same, just remove the blood that shoots out of a body. Hell, most games that let you remove blood leave the stuff that's there for story purposes (such as blood on the walls or floor) but just remove that which shoots out and/or is painted against the wall. Little things can go a long way for everyone's comfort level.


And there isn't a single game out there.. that when you remove blood from it, it becomes instantly unplayable.

But there are some things wrong with that.

1: Taking the blood out of something which is meant to be a very gory horror game takes away the point of even making it a very gory horror game in the first place. Which comes to my point of "why on earth are you playing this game?"

2: If you are OK with Ellie's eye being poked out with a screwdriver in the cutscenes or just the general look of the necromorphs, it is very contradictory to have a problem with the bits of blood that come out of them.

3: It takes the atmosphere away from the game. Without the gore, I am sure that Dead Space wouldn't be nearly as atmospheric as it should and needs to be. You can do horror without gore, however, Dead Space is not one of those games that could pull it off. It is supposed to give you those feelings of fear, disgust and horror. It is supposed to invoke those feelings within you. Without the gore, it wouldn't be "scary" or "horrific".

Some games are best left without this option.

1. This doesn't hold water in the least bit to me - Dead Space is a very gory game, but it wasn't made to be gory. It was made to be a game - a game that happened to feature extremly brutal deaths. It fundamentally tells a story, and that story if it interests someone - should be experienced the way that they choose to and if that can be accomplished with a very minor graphical change - congratulations. You just changed something small and you opened enjoyment of the game up to more people than you had previously.

2. You don't feel the same way about blood as the original poster - neither do I, but at least I can see that what I think isn't what everyone else does. It seems illogical to you that the necromorphs in the game are equal to the blood. That's not the case for some people. It certainly isn't on the same level for me.

3. And once again - Dead Space, could very well be played without blood. The amount of blood and gore shown could be set on Normal, Minimum and None - quite easily. A lot of games do this and people should be able to have the choice to have as much as they wish. Even without blood and gore, Dead Space could VERY easily give out the same feelings.

And finally - the option is there specifically as an option. I don't think people know what the hell an "option" is, but forcing the way YOU want the game to be played on other people is horribly, horribly selfish and improper.

1: Of course it doesn't hold water to you. That is not a selling point to you because the game obviously wasn't intended for you in the first place. And sure, it tells a story... about The Marker turning everyone into necromorphs and killing everyone and it is now up to Isaac to try and survive these horrors. Mentally and physically.

2: Necromorphs are a lot worse than a bit of blood. Have you seen them? They look like dead, mangled bodies and flesh, turned into heinous monsters. Which is what they are, basically.

3: Dead Space could very well be played without blood. However, it is meant to scare and disturb you. Because it is a gory horror game. In DS2, it is about Isaac trying to overcome all these gruesome things, mentally and physically.

If you took away the blood and gore, it won't be scary. There are different types of scary. Dead Space uses gore to be scary, nothing else, apart from some cheap scares, it would NOT be a scary or shocking game without it. And that is the point of it.

It's plot is around the marker and necromorphs in the first one, then around the gruesome torment the marker is inflicting Isaac with, not to mention the necromorphs in the second one. It get's it's scares from being so gory and gruesome. It unfortunately can't hold it's own actually being genuinely scary without the gore. If you take a close look at the games, it is the gore that is the major factor in the games. Unless it has the tension and vulnerability of something like Amnesia: The Dark Descent (which can be horrific at times too, but it's main scares are just the thought of those things killing you, and you having no protection) It is a totally different type of horror game. Something that Dead Space cannot be able to do if you are to take out the gore in it. The gore is the major factor of this game.

By having the option to remove such a core element from a game, it takes away a major part of the game. It cannot hold it's own with such a big part gone. In other words, you will be taking the meat and potatoes out of the game. It won't be a good game without it. And like I said, it is obviously not intended for people who don't like such things in games. It's not just a minor visual preference, but a huge, major part of the game that cannot work without those elements, and considering it's target's audience is for people who like gore and horror, it is not intended or a good choice of game for people with such sensitive predispositions.

 

[Lukeje]

What's the point of removing the blood if you still have all the dismemberment and decapitations? If you don't like violence, then why are you playing violent games?

Why play violent/combat heavy video games?
Because their fun hahaha

I guess it's all based on your own perception on what makes a game good
Be it Blood
Challenge
Story
Gameplay or whatever

What if someone really liked say.... gears or wars game play and reeeeeeallllyyyyyyyy wanted to play it, but just didn't like the tons of gore, the blood/gore switch makes that possible.

I didn't say that the blood was what made it good. The point was that a violent game is still violent even without the blood.

 

[Eccentric_Jon]

I do like this idea. Blood is removed from God of War in Australia, allowing it to get released. Their games rating system is seriously harsh. IMO, being able to remove blood would stop a games being banned, or challenged a hell of a lot. Sure, people could still turn the blood on, but they don't have to, and even with it on it's no worse than the majority of films.

Ignoring my main argument: Variety is the spice of life. Why SHOULDN'T people have the choice. I personally wouild leave it on, but why shouldn't someone else be able to get rid of it, or change the blood's colour (I think you could make it green in a House of the Dead game I had)

 

[William Dickbringer]

Dudebro: My Shit Is Fucked Up So I Got to Shoot/Slice You II: It's Straight-Up Dawg Time

that game has to be made now I'd buy it
and plus wasn't Vincent from pulp fiction using a stronger gun than what Michael used? but then again it was probably played for humor I don't think it would be as funny if if it was without the amount of blood it gave
O.T. I say yeah because it's always nice to put in the choice for some who want to turn it off

 

[Slash Dementia]

They should add that, I guess. I wouldn't use it, though. Whenever I have the option to, I maximize the blood and gore in games.

If giving the option to toggle blood on and off will get more people to buy/play the game, then why not add it? It seems fair.

 

[b15h4m0n]

I personally would never turn the gore off, no matter how drastic it would be. It just breaks the immersion for me and deprives me of satisfaction. But as a customer, I say - more options = better game. So voted yes.