Wow, four people wish games were more violent? If anything, we need more games without a violent component right now.
Poll: Violent Games (Help a guy out with some Uni work)
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People seem to be under the weird impression that normal, down-to-earth people can be corrupted by videogames. The fact of the matter is that you would need to have a fairly twisted disposition to begin with in order to play a game such as GTA, Manhunt, CoD or MoH and think that this kind of thing would be awesome to do in real life.
Well, you'd think that, but you wouldn't do it. The main problem is that the media tag game-imitation crime as a nomral occurence, conducted by kids who have nothing wrong, when usually there's some kind of behaviour disorder, family problems, or mental dispositions that aren't held by the majority.
I think videogame violence is perfectly acceptable, and should be treated no differently from other media. For example, you have TV shows such as Game of Thrones (Awesome!) that features a good amount of both gore and nudity. If TV can be that mature about the whole thing, give videogames a chance to show they can do the same.
Well, you'd think that, but you wouldn't do it. The main problem is that the media tag game-imitation crime as a nomral occurence, conducted by kids who have nothing wrong, when usually there's some kind of behaviour disorder, family problems, or mental dispositions that aren't held by the majority.
I think videogame violence is perfectly acceptable, and should be treated no differently from other media. For example, you have TV shows such as Game of Thrones (Awesome!) that features a good amount of both gore and nudity. If TV can be that mature about the whole thing, give videogames a chance to show they can do the same.
Violence in games doesn't bother me unless it's *extreme*, like Manhunt. That game just seems to go a little bit too far for me to find entertaining. I'm pretty desensitised to media violence in general, and am more likely to sit and giggle like a maniac while I murder yet *another* guard in Assassin's Creed without anyone noticing me. It's a power trip to get *good* at a game, but I don't think that has anything to do with the violence.
Slightly unrelated, but I saw an episode of Nanny 911 or the like (shush it was just on while I was cooking) where the kids were about 7-9yrs and were allowed to play Mature rated games. Usually I'll be one of the first to go 'duh people aren't dumb, it's obvious that's not real.' and say people are making a fuss over nothing with the whole 'games make you violent' thing, but watching that episode changed my mind. Those kids had no comprehension that they were simulating murder with their toy guns once they stopped playing the games, and I personally found that more disturbing than the violence I see in games.
So me, personally? Violence in games doesn't bother me, but the affect it has on people who can't separate game from reality so well for whatever reason? *That* bothers me.
Slightly unrelated, but I saw an episode of Nanny 911 or the like (shush it was just on while I was cooking) where the kids were about 7-9yrs and were allowed to play Mature rated games. Usually I'll be one of the first to go 'duh people aren't dumb, it's obvious that's not real.' and say people are making a fuss over nothing with the whole 'games make you violent' thing, but watching that episode changed my mind. Those kids had no comprehension that they were simulating murder with their toy guns once they stopped playing the games, and I personally found that more disturbing than the violence I see in games.
So me, personally? Violence in games doesn't bother me, but the affect it has on people who can't separate game from reality so well for whatever reason? *That* bothers me.
My opinion:
Violence in games doesn't bother me in the slightest - it's a game, a fictional representation of a world that doesn't exist; it's not real. If you wanna get really disturbed by violence, turn on the news.
Sorry, that's a pet peeve of mine, and applies to films as well.
Violence in games doesn't bother me in the slightest - it's a game, a fictional representation of a world that doesn't exist; it's not real. If you wanna get really disturbed by violence, turn on the news.
Also, I would put forward the view that people who don't agree with mature content in videogames shouldn't buy a game that has these labels:
plastered all over the box and then complain that the game contains explicit content. Rating systems are there for a reason, and if people disregard that system they have no damn right to complain about the content they have just played/just seen their 10 year-old kid play - they should grow a sense of f*cking responsibility and stop expecting the industry to tone itself down just because they can't be arsed to think about the consequences of their own actions for five bloody minutes.
plastered all over the box and then complain that the game contains explicit content. Rating systems are there for a reason, and if people disregard that system they have no damn right to complain about the content they have just played/just seen their 10 year-old kid play - they should grow a sense of f*cking responsibility and stop expecting the industry to tone itself down just because they can't be arsed to think about the consequences of their own actions for five bloody minutes.
Sorry, that's a pet peeve of mine, and applies to films as well.
this, the news is way more traumatizingIwata said:
*facepalms at the mom who puts her baby in a microwave for 2 minutes*
If you're looking for "general public perception about violence in video games"-thing, then asking in a gamers forum/site might not give you the most objective results....
I like gaming because it gives me a chance to do things I would never be capable of in real life. Running around killing things is one of many things on that list. Besides, games still have quite far to go to get to the violence level in films, TV and real life.
I'm not bothered about violent games, the way I see it violence in games is so over the top that (most) people can make the distinction between a game and reality. You feel nothing about running around shooting people in GTA but in real life you know not to.
What also helps is the fact that games don't make you feel uncomfertable with violence. Say the next Call Of Duty game - for example - had you kill terrorists for the the first two thirds of the game then near the end you have to kill children with bombs, nobody would like that and it would ruin the escapism games allow.
What also helps is the fact that games don't make you feel uncomfertable with violence. Say the next Call Of Duty game - for example - had you kill terrorists for the the first two thirds of the game then near the end you have to kill children with bombs, nobody would like that and it would ruin the escapism games allow.
I don't mind violence in video games, but I tend to appreciate a game more when it uses violence to make a point, instead of just throwing legions of enemies at me for fodder.
However, I realized that I'm not as desensitized as a lot of gamers are, or that it tends to be on a game-by-game basis for me.
When I mowed down every creature on the face of the planet in Final Fantasy XII, I didn't care. But when I played Heavy Rain, and had the chance to kill, I couldn't do it. A big reason was probably because I wasn't used to killing in the game, and HR took the matter seriously. That was one of the most powerful moments I'd ever experienced in a video game. I wish there were more like it.
But on a simple-minded level, sometimes it's fun to just slaughter people.
However, I realized that I'm not as desensitized as a lot of gamers are, or that it tends to be on a game-by-game basis for me.
When I mowed down every creature on the face of the planet in Final Fantasy XII, I didn't care. But when I played Heavy Rain, and had the chance to kill, I couldn't do it. A big reason was probably because I wasn't used to killing in the game, and HR took the matter seriously. That was one of the most powerful moments I'd ever experienced in a video game. I wish there were more like it.
But on a simple-minded level, sometimes it's fun to just slaughter people.
Accidentally picked the first one.I think people have been to desensitized i mean, sex is like this big thing we should treat like its some sort of secret.But violence is fine.And when i say violence ,i mean violence not gore.I think that nothing should be censored but the gaming community acts really childish when it comes to violence.The rating system should be better thought out i mean 12s for a Zelda game seriously.We've come to accept these ridicules ratings and treat 18s games as something you should be able to play when your 14.What mean its the rating system should be more "tight" so when a really bad game comes along you can just give it a higher rating.And you should be able to buy an 18s game (if you under 14)without parent supervision or them there to buy it for you.
If you are researching whether violence in games has any connection to real life violence, then you should read some of the already finished studies about it. Most independent ones claim there is little to no connection between violence in video games and real violence, other factors plays roles that has much more effect - Childhood and social position for example.
As one stated it "Video games today compare to the games we played at kids, with a stick as a gun we ran around killing eachother, and no one turned out violent just because of that".
As one stated it "Video games today compare to the games we played at kids, with a stick as a gun we ran around killing eachother, and no one turned out violent just because of that".