Why cant you kill kids?

[Pennyy9]

Mind you the kids have shot at me, and I cannot shoot back....

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

You can in Fallout 3.

And games won't let you because the people who make them think killing adults is ok, nbut killing kids is wrong. Plus kids are crafty little fuckers.

 

[The Riff]

Because the kids use hax.

 

[GrinningManiac]

I saw the title and I was like "WOOOOAAAAH, Easy now, mate! Put down the knife, nice and easy...easy now..."

But yeah, you can see why they HAD to do it, and I can't really think of a reason you'd want to, but it does detract from the immersion

 

[clicketycrack]

Because Fox News could find out! Also their is one kid you can kill in Fallout 3. YOU! But only when your in the tranquility lane hologram and you hit the little German girl.

 

[Tallassmofo]

Because Fox News could find out!

And then promptly tell Jack Thompson and/or Mr. Limbaugh...

 

[Terrik]

My character in Fallout 3, Larry Kidkill, was disappointed indeed.

 

[McMarbles]

Why would you want to? It's messed up, and, besides, they never have anything good.

 

[Thegreatoz]

GTA with little kids in like a playground would make me happy, well...throwing the moly at them and watching them would make me happy.

Needless to say, but im going to anyway, I wouldn't think that funny if it happened IRL.

 

[Valentine82]

Taboo

In other words it is an example of how fucked up morals and ethics in general are.

Quoted the truth.

See Eating Nova for an example of how stupid this "no child killing" rule can be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QepNvmfJQ

The way I see it, if you have a game with the type of over the top violence in Fallout 3, either keep kids in areas where you couldn't kill anyone anyway or keep them out of the freaking game. When I decided to purge the Republic of Dave, there shouldn't have even been children there if those children were going to be bullet proof. There especially shouldn't be bullet proof children who mock your main character.

It just ruins the immersion when you can shoot and stab a child like five hundred times and it never die, it's almost like a glitch but it's intentional.

 

[Valentine82]

How many games does ANYONE remember in which you can kill kids? The only one I recall vaguely, & I might be mistaken, is Carmageddon :S

Fallout, Fallout 2, Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick, Blood Omen (the original), Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 2

Edit: Warcraft 3, Black and White

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Taboo

In other words it is an example of how fucked up morals and ethics in general are.

Well, you're right.

"Let's kill this old woman, steal her drops, then buy her house, just to take the piss."

You try and shoot a kid, suddenly the God of Games intervene's and tells you that you will suffer a fate of being assaulted by Wii-motes in hell.

 

[headshotcatcher]

Because you don't play Deux Ex enough.

Yeah I loved killing that newspaper guy in Hong Kong, die obnoxious little twat..

Spoiler: Disclaimer

This message does in no way reflect the opinion of the poster of anyone reading it (unless you're Jeffrey Dahmer).

 

[Legion]

What, now we can't? Oh Fu-

In all seriousness. Children are, and always have been, a symbol of innocence.
Killing a kid, even in a game would be seen as horrific by most people, even a lot of gamers.

Although you kind of can in Bioshock if you choose to 'Harvert' the ADAM from the Little Sisters.

 

[mrx19869]

maybe its just me but i thought a game like Postal or Manhunt is way more gruesome and damaging than any game that you could kill a child.

i know for a fact in postal "the newest one" your character could

1. taser guy till he collapses and urinates himself
2. Kick him
3. take out gas can and pour it on guy
4. Light match
5. Urinate on the body yourself to put the fire out

so. i have to ask
what is worse

 

[AdjectiveAnimal]

Not the case: In fallout 3, I wanted to strangle Princess in little lamplight... she's such a little *****.

You can get Princess to refuse to talk to you by making fun of her and convincing her that she is unanimously hated.

However, if I remember correctly, in Fallout 3 you can kill kids, but only in the game within the game(In Vault 112, the one with the simulation). In fact that is a mission. You have to kill a kid (and everyone else).

This seems a bit inconsistent. You are not allowed to kill kids in a game, but in a 'game' within it, the death of children is recommended, if not needed.

And in Megaton, if you set off the Nuke.

Yes, but you don't get to see their dead bodies and loot them, can you?

No, but you can't do that to the kid in the simulation either.