On the
other hand It is fair to say that some games are a little too violent,
manhunt for example is a game that has been banned in the UK - amongst
other countries - due to just how jaw droppingly violent it is, game play
includes decapitating your fellow man with tennis rackets where you get
more points depending on stealthy, violent or brutal kills and it shows
you how to do so in extensive detail. Yes, this is violent and if you get your
rocks of this way then you are undoubtedly already messed up in the head so
hardly a headline act, just another nutter who wants to kill others around them
and are undoubtedly one of the mad house retards the game is based upon. To which case it isn't the fault of games per say just that you've mental issues and should be sectioned.
Where
Breivikand (choosing the hardest part of his name to pronounce of cause) starts things off with being the exception to normal gamers and
flies off the deep end, the other example of this is the recent Batman film
massacre where, a fellow rocked up; masked and clad in black, hair painted red
and stated he was "The Joker" before tossing a gas canister into the
crowd (much like with the first seen in The Dark Knight) and opened fire upon
the crowd, he killed 12 and injured 58. Due to his young age the media decided,
it must be the result of video games and that he was a bit of a loner, but is
that ever blamed? Maybe he wouldn’t have gone bat shit if he actually had
friends? I would say the same for Breivikand but he was off the wall, Hitler
style crazy and there’s a difference between misunderstood and fucktarded.
Though I’m getting away from things here, and should
probably ground myself with some facts – maybe that would set me apart from any
other person getting annoyed that news papers, and columnists wait for a
massacre before latching onto it and blaming game developers and the general desensitisation
of society. If you’re reading this then I hope you are an intelligent person
who can read, preferably write and know the difference between reality and
VIDEO GAMES!
The hint is in the title of them, anyone who sees a 2x4 rammed down the throat of a clown suit wearing zombie and then decides that, that looks like a good idea you’ve clearly missed the plot that this is a game. The developers allow you to do it as you would in reality – I wouldn't mine into the centre of the planet or command an army into a war, firstly because I’m lazy, and second because I’m a pussy. Game creates escapism where you can do all these things but are returned to the normal, non pixel filled world at the end.
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The hint is in the title of them, anyone who sees a 2x4 rammed down the throat of a clown suit wearing zombie and then decides that, that looks like a good idea you’ve clearly missed the plot that this is a game. The developers allow you to do it as you would in reality – I wouldn't mine into the centre of the planet or command an army into a war, firstly because I’m lazy, and second because I’m a pussy. Game creates escapism where you can do all these things but are returned to the normal, non pixel filled world at the end.
If I’m honest the real world is boring and in desperate
need of the occasional checkpoint or reload, games mostly have both of these
and are created for entertainment purposes (and in terms of sequels to make
more money). Much like where weapons of defence can be used for offense, things
created for entertainment can be used as “training” and/or rein acted –by morons
with the social skills of a squirrel, but apparently all gamers have the social skills of Squirrels and can be
brainwashed by violence at the drop of a hat, or acorn.
A few years ago when the latest GTA came out someone waiting for it stabbed someone who had the game already, shock and outrage ensued – what was often left out was that the person who got stabbed was being a cunt and mocking those who were still waiting in the line, the guy didn’t even steal the game off of him, just stabbed him because he was being a dickhead. Okay there’s a fine line that shouldn’t be crossed - although the guy most likely deserved a good hard thumb, stabbing was a little over the top.
A few years ago when the latest GTA came out someone waiting for it stabbed someone who had the game already, shock and outrage ensued – what was often left out was that the person who got stabbed was being a cunt and mocking those who were still waiting in the line, the guy didn’t even steal the game off of him, just stabbed him because he was being a dickhead. Okay there’s a fine line that shouldn’t be crossed - although the guy most likely deserved a good hard thumb, stabbing was a little over the top.
At the end of the day, when the zombie invasion
takes place, you are going to want the help of gamers who have spent hours
removing the head and destroying the brain, but much like adding a kitten and
blender together I'd question the guy rocking in the corner to maybe tone it back the laughing with glee a little.