The media sees us gamers as violent murder junkies, getting high off death.
And in my opinion, we are. BUT only in games. If someone kills someone else in a horrific way and blames a game, then they are stupid, if the media believes them, they are even stupider.
In real life im a harmless person and was brought up by my father to beleive that all people are equal and should be treated with respect.
But in a game like fallout 3 im mostly the bringer of death,killing people in the most imaginative way possible so i can show my friends. Why? you ask, because its a GAME. Something not real, based on the imagination of the games developer.
Its a good stress reliever after a hard day.
For example: my friends girlfriend dumped him a while back so i invited him over for a Halo marathon, a game he loves but gets trashed by me at it. I let him win every time, dieing in spectacular ways, and he felt marginally better the next day.
I rambled on for a bit there didnt i?
The point im trying very hard to make, is that games dont kill people, people do.
(First post ever on the Escapist)
-Legion
P.S ! i suppose that if the media wants to rip on a game for being gory i say let them. Its a good headsup for gamers who havent seen it yet so they can go and research said game a little then decide whether they may want to buy it.
So really media, your helping us. Thanks
