Why does everyone like these disturbing games?

Thank you GhettoBob , JGonspy, and BDANick !!! You voiced your opinions in a civilized way without resorting to name calling or insults. In reply to:

GhettoBob- Thank you for disagreeing with my statement, but still understanding that my opinion is still of some value.

JGonspy- Are you trying to tell me to expect the worse in movies or games, so that way when it starts getting intense, I will not be shocked? That actually sounds like it could work. Thanks for the tip.

BDANick-:shock: WOW...That was one of the most detailed explainations that I have seen. I am now starting to realized that trying to get scared is the whole reason to play those games. I can understand, because I like to play WW2 games because of that high of being able to play the D-Day landing and knowing that you are takeing a trip back in time where countless number of soldiers died to fight for their freedom, and the freedom of others.

NOTE: My topic was not meant as only an opinion, but to ask why everyone else likes these games. So instead of getting defensive, explain why you disagree.

i was scared at half life 2 but less than the head craps more of what the combine have done to earth genocide to human population the extiction of spieces of animals draining the sea destroying the planet and its resources that is thing i find the scarecist in it.

i don't like the anime that has people exploding into blood as if they've been Gibbed by the BFG i feel like vomiting after seeing thati can handle the gore in Unreal Tornament and FullMetal Alchemist but anything else i can't handle it.

i was scared at half life 2 but less than the head craps more of what the combine have done to earth genocide to human population the extiction of spieces of animals draining the sea destroying the planet and its resources that is thing i find the scarecist in it.

i don't like the anime that has people exploding into blood as if they've been Gibbed by the BFG i feel like vomiting after seeing thati can handle the gore in Unreal Tornament and FullMetal Alchemist but anything else i can't handle it.

Poshkidney

I can easily play unreal tournament. The gore in it is soo fake it is almost laughable :D. Full metal alchemist on the other hand does have some gorey moments.

Because deep inside, people enjoy having the **** scared out of them, their buttons pushed, or their adrenal glands activated.

It's the same reason why people ride roller coasters, go toa haunted house, go on ghost tours, read scary novels and so on. People want to be thrilled.

Shame-usBlackley

I normally sacrifice baby kittens to Samael before playing Silent Hill myself.

There is no doubt that gaming in general is not for everyone. But being 27, i really do not get into fluffy little games for kids. Gaming has been around since the late 70s, so those of us that grew up with games, have now become adults (some more than others)

With adult gamers will come adult games. I for one am not for censorship, but i do agree with the rating system. I have a 9 yr old step son and if my wife ever caught him with Manhunt or a GTA game, that would be the end of my gaming time as well.

This is why the Wii is so promenent. Casual/non gamers droll over its simplicity and innovention.

I do agree with the nature of man enjoying to be scared. I own every SilentHill (RE SUX) and loved playing them all late atnight. There asgood as a horror film. Scaring from roller coasters, horror films, or just hiding behind a door is justthe fun of life.'

If you do notlike it, trysomething else. Ifyou like it, dont look down on those who do not, thatswhat freedoms all about.

Personally I cant blame the TC for being upset (although his reaction does seem a bit "extreme"). There are a lot of games that dont appeal to me at all simply because, they're just too gratuituosly violent for my taste.For example, once I found out that the Darkness was all about eating human hearts I declined to even play the demo. Also, everyone seems tolike the gameManhunt but once I saw the gamplay I knew I'd never be playing it. These are just a couple of examples, but for the most part I dont like overly gory games, Iwill make an occasional exception like with Halflife2 or Dead Rising.

I think developer have focused too much on games like this lately myself.

Often they throw in exploding heads and bodies, and tons of bloody environments as a cheap way to achieve shock value. And to tell the truth, it seems gamers in general are much more blood thirsty then they were 10 or 20 years ago. Personally I think that hacking apart other characters with a chainsaw for fun and then raping thier bodies or something is very disgusting. It seems this newer generation only makes hits out of games that have a maximum amount of carnage and death.

The earlier horror based games like castlevania, had a fun vampire theme but the fun of the game was getting thru the well designed platforming levels, not on the bloodshed.

And I will admit that I really enjoysurvivalbased games where the horror is based on more realistic, intelligent fear like Disaster Report, Fatal Frame, Silent Hill and Clock Tower, where the majority of the game your goal is to get thru the world alive, using your brain to problem solve and use resourses you find to your advantage, instead of games where your only objective is shoot everything in the head until it explodes all over your screen.

When I look at video games coming out I always wonder why so many are just constantly about killing enemies. Even a more benign seeming genre like RPGs most games are about killing scores of enemies, so that you can become stronger and kill scores of even stronger enemies. Very few games actually focus on actual role playing in that case, putting you in the shoes of that character in order to simulate trying to live in a strange environment, but are just level grinding thru killing.

Of course most movies and tv shows are no better.. I think most prime time tv shows are about someone getting murderered in a bizarre fashion and some putz in lame sunglasses solving the case, and most movies are all based on introducing characters and then bringing them into some sort of epic battle or another. When people try to make movies that are slow paced, psychological, and intelligent and put them into a national release, they are either underground releases only, or they are actually rewritten to include more action.

Im definitely not saying there is no place for enemies in games, or war simulation etc when it is done well, but killing and death are really a very small part of life, and a part of life that is less fun than many other parts of life, but is over represented by video games and other media for now.

With adult gamers will come adult games. I for one am not for censorship, but i do agree with the rating system. I have a 9 yr old step son and if my wife ever caught him with Manhunt or a GTA game, that would be the end of my gaming time as well.

InsomniacZombie

Well put. I think the one thing most people are overlooking here is age. I mean the TC sounds young, and every game mentioned on this thread is rated mature and not meant to played by people under a certain age. Therefore maybe he actually shouldnt be playing these games yet.

I think the forums are being invaded by the Christian right-wing. Did Mitt Romney put you up to this? That sly devil, always looking at how to use the latest technology available to pimp his agenda...such as blogs. JK After reading your post, you clearly are the demo audience for the Nintendo Wii.maddog95376

I'm Catholic, and I love all kinds of games...even (and sometimes especially) the more graphic ones. But I don't love them because they're graphic.

To the Topic Creator, I don't blame you for not liking violent games...some people just can't/won't tolerate some things. I just get upset when people like that actually try to make gamers feel bad for liking games...which you clearly aren't doing. I'm just saying. :P

well,as much as id like to start yelling and screaming at you,its just going to make myself look like an ass,so ill say it in a different way.

all those games you menchioned,they do what theyre genre is supposed to do.scare people.its genre is horror,you cant play a horror game without anything scary in it.duh.
if you dont like it,play a different genre.i suggest mario,yepp id bet anyone money your the mario sunshine champion.
also,everyone has different opinions than you do,ive had it up to here with people acting like what they think(is gorey and violent,must be gorey and violent)applys to everyone else
so just because one person is playing a game you think is gorey could be very normal for them,wich means that no ones a gore addict just because you think a game is gory.

theres alot more i couldve said,but i couldnt say it without cursing,and dont feel like getting banned

p.s is there like a christan revolt going on in these boreds,seems like every other day theres some prune complaing about this stuff!jebus christ!

p.s is there like a christan revolt going on in these boreds,seems like every other day theres some prune complaing about this stuff!jebus christ!guitboxdude25

WOW... you have just won an argument with you wit, bravo:roll:.

If you read the whole thread you would understand that I am not putting anyone down, nor am I saying I am better. I actually somewhat envy those people who can play those kind of games. Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and equivalent are highly creditable games, and I feel as though I am missing out on these franchises due to the fact that I get incredibly squeamish around those subject matters. What stumps me though, is that I can watch or play any historic game or movie about war(which is horrible in itself) without even flinching, but I can't stomach fictional zombies trying to eat you.

If anyone wants to dispute this topic, then by all means do. Just please don't result to saying that it has anything to do with my religion, my race, or my age. That is just an escape goat for not having anything good to say.

Thank you for everyone who is responding in a MATURE way.

P.S.> I needed to do a complete reinstall of windows anyway, so that just gave me the motivation to actually get it done :D. Remember the good old days when Mortal Kombat was actually considered graphic, and fun games didn't have to resort to bloodshed to make the game fun.(sigh)... That was the good old days;).

I am utterly disturbed by the games that people play and actually give good reviews to.

I kept hearing all this talk about how Bioshock is going to be "the best game ever made" and how everyone should preorder it, so I decided to check it out. So I read up on it and was looking through it, and I was horrified at that game. It is twisted, disgusting, scary, and all around disturbing, and people ACTUALLY like to play that, much less look at it. This was not the only game that I found horribly disturbing. Half Life 2 was just as bad. I was playing the demo of hl2 and I started the second level and once I started playing I immediately shut it down, uninstalled it yet I still was soo nauseous after it that I decided to do a complete reinstall of windows to make sure that every trace of that twisted game was gone from my computer.

These are just a few disturbing games that everyone seems to like , here are a few more-FEAR, Resident Evil, and system shock.

Is it just me that thinks it is gross and disturbing to play these vulgar "so called" games? I am the first to admit that I hate anything scary or gory, but am I the only one that doesn't find it a little wrong to get pleasure out of these vulgar games.

PLEASE: NOBODY GET UPSET AT ME, I just want to know if anyone else feels the same way, or if not then tell me why do these games appeal to you.

Thank you for listening to my opinion on this subject, and any responses are welcomed. I feel as though I am missing out on all these new awe insipiring games because of the disturbing subject matter.

ConfusedZone

Okay Mom. There fun to play their not real, why do you think people like horror movies. To be entertained and their not real.

Okay Mom. There fun to play their not real, why do you think people like horror movies. To be entertained and their not real.

I bet you didn't even take the time to read the rest of the topic. If you are going to come here and start resulting to name calling, then you better at least read the rest of the posts.Unlike you I try to be mature and not result to calling people names. So please anybody else that is going to be immature and result to name calling might as well leave now because I value the people who express their opinions in a MATURE way, without putting other people down :).

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........are just a few disturbing games that everyone seems to like , here are a few more-FEAR, Resident Evil, and system shock.Is it just me that thinks it is gross and disturbing to play these vulgar "so called" games? I am the first to admit that I hate anything scary or gory, but am I the only one that doesn't find it a little wrong to get pleasure out of these vulgar games.PLEASE: NOBODY GET UPSET AT ME, I just want to know if anyone else feels the same way, or if not then tell me why do these games appeal to you.Thank you for listening to my opinion on this subject, and any responses are welcomed. I feel as though I am missing out on all these new awe insipiring games because of the disturbing subject matter.

maddog95376

Well, I've read through the whole topic (yay for me), and I'm glad that you respect our opinions. I must say that I respect your opinion too.

Regarding fear... There are 2 ways of "fear" - one is the basic "jump out into your face," which you can sometimes see on websites - first something normal, then suddenly an ugly face pops up (usually with some weird and annoying sounds).

The 2nd type is the deeper type... It makes you afraid in inside.

F.E.A.R. is a nice example of this 2nd type. The 1st type would be the HL zombie level (I absolutely hate the fast zombies... You hear em, can't see em, and suddenly they're behind your back!). Also, I absolutely hate invisible guys.

I'm not sure if facing fear head-on is the best way to get you "on better terms with creepy games," but it probably is A way, even if it isn't the best.

Regarding blood and gore... It isn't always a bad thing - depends on the game. Sometimes it really adds to the atmosphere.

But of course, there will always be games which overdo it (can't say I object tho :P ), tho I can't think of one from top of my head.

Oh yeah, and I know you've been told this before - but you're mixing up disturbing and creepy. Disturbing is the last paragraph (before this one) - overdoing stuff. I remember seeing a couple of those kind of games, but I can't recall their names.

I'm not exactly the kind of person that likes being scared by a game either. Hell, I don't like being scared period. So I avoid games like FEAR, DOOM, etc.. Though it only matters when the game is in 1st-person. So RE4 isnt very scary at all to me since it's in 3rd-person.

And for some reason I get scared in most FPS single-player campaigns for no real reason. But in online multiplayer i'm just fine. I guess it's because i'm a very competitive person. hehe

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p.s is there like a christan revolt going on in these boreds,seems like every other day theres some prune complaing about this stuff!jebus christ!ConfusedZone

WOW... you have just won an argument with you wit, bravo:roll:.

If you read the whole thread you would understand that I am not putting anyone down, nor am I saying I am better. I actually somewhat envy those people who can play those kind of games. Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and equivalent are highly creditable games, and I feel as though I am missing out on these franchises due to the fact that I get incredibly squeamish around those subject matters. What stumps me though, is that I can watch or play any historic game or movie about war(which is horrible in itself) without even flinching, but I can't stomach fictional zombies trying to eat you.

If anyone wants to dispute this topic, then by all means do. Just please don't result to saying that it has anything to do with my religion, my race, or my age. That is just an escape goat for not having anything good to say.

Thank you for everyone who is responding in a MATURE way.

1st off,funny how you make your oh-so-much-more witty statment and then preach about maturity

2nd,then you shouldve mentioned that in your post

3rd,fine,i wont dispute your race,age or religion,but just for giggles,do you mind telling us what they are.

and finally,i held back on my statment,i was veryy freaking mature,do say that crap just because you disagreed with what i said.you have to realize,after reading one of these clueless topics everyday being negative towards anything other than bright and shiney vediogames,how agrivated can we get?

if its possible,tell us your relgion,race,age just for statistics(well use the honor system here,be honest)

If you would have read the rest of the posts, then you would have realise that a lot of people have disagreed with me, and as long as they explain why without trying to insult, then I am more than glad to try to see it their way. You actually where handling it well, until you threw in the comment about religion. That last comment made the creditability of the rest of your post go down the drain. So if you want to debate this without trying to insult me, then I would be more than glad to listen :D .

If you really are scared of all these great games, I suggest you go see a Psychiatrist to deal with irrational fear. No joke.

I LOST!!! :cry: .I downloaded the Bioshock demo, and I couldn't even get past the first cutscene with the slicse or whatever before I had to quit and uninstall it. How sad is that.

Does anyone know of a good scary game that you actually play with a squad, or team in singleplayer? I just hate that feeling when you are all alone, that is when it gets creepy :| . Please recommend me a good squad based game that is slightly scary/suspenseful.

Thank you in advance for all the help.

P.S.> I do not not need to see a psychiatrist. I am a perfectly normal scaredy cat :lol: .

And for some reason I get scared in most FPS single-player campaigns for no real reason.

XBebop

Strangely, so do I. I'm not quite sure other than it might be that I'm so immersed in the game that I'm actually afraid of dying...

I am utterly disturbed by the games that people play and actually give good reviews to.

I kept hearing all this talk about how Bioshock is going to be "the best game ever made" and how everyone should preorder it, so I decided to check it out. So I read up on it and was looking through it, and I was horrified at that game. It is twisted, disgusting, scary, and all around disturbing, and people ACTUALLY like to play that, much less look at it. This was not the only game that I found horribly disturbing. Half Life 2 was just as bad. I was playing the demo of hl2 and I started the second level and once I started playing I immediately shut it down, uninstalled it yet I still was soo nauseous after it that I decided to do a complete reinstall of windows to make sure that every trace of that twisted game was gone from my computer.

These are just a few disturbing games that everyone seems to like , here are a few more-FEAR, Resident Evil, and system shock.

Is it just me that thinks it is gross and disturbing to play these vulgar "so called" games? I am the first to admit that I hate anything scary or gory, but am I the only one that doesn't find it a little wrong to get pleasure out of these vulgar games.

PLEASE: NOBODY GET UPSET AT ME, I just want to know if anyone else feels the same way, or if not then tell me why do these games appeal to you.

Thank you for listening to my opinion on this subject, and any responses are welcomed. I feel as though I am missing out on all these new awe insipiring games because of the disturbing subject matter.

ConfusedZone

They are just games. I don't see what is wrong with them. Half-Life 2 is great, you are fighting for a good cause. I fail to see how it is sick, twisted, disturbing and vulgar.

Yap, FlaminDeath... Practice makes perfect ;)

About my previous post... I forgot to add that I prefer the "inside" type of fear over the "monster popping out of the box."

the sims2 can be disturbing if you have a sick mind and modding tools.Poshkidney

Perfect example of how an innocent game can turn into AO because someone got bored :P.

Different games are meant for different people.

Bioshock, FEAR etc etc are supposed by a disturbing and scary that's the whole purpose of the game.

I am utterly disturbed by the games that people play and actually give good reviews to.

I kept hearing all this talk about how Bioshock is going to be "the best game ever made" and how everyone should preorder it, so I decided to check it out. So I read up on it and was looking through it, and I was horrified at that game. It is twisted, disgusting, scary, and all around disturbing, and people ACTUALLY like to play that, much less look at it. This was not the only game that I found horribly disturbing. Half Life 2 was just as bad. I was playing the demo of hl2 and I started the second level and once I started playing I immediately shut it down, uninstalled it yet I still was soo nauseous after it that I decided to do a complete reinstall of windows to make sure that every trace of that twisted game was gone from my computer.

These are just a few disturbing games that everyone seems to like , here are a few more-FEAR, Resident Evil, and system shock.

Is it just me that thinks it is gross and disturbing to play these vulgar "so called" games? I am the first to admit that I hate anything scary or gory, but am I the only one that doesn't find it a little wrong to get pleasure out of these vulgar games.

PLEASE: NOBODY GET UPSET AT ME, I just want to know if anyone else feels the same way, or if not then tell me why do these games appeal to you.

Thank you for listening to my opinion on this subject, and any responses are welcomed. I feel as though I am missing out on all these new awe insipiring games because of the disturbing subject matter.

ConfusedZone

Why do people read Stephen King, Clive Barker and all that jazz? Why do they like watching horror movies and gross teen comedies? It's the same thing. Don't worry too much about it.

Are you in the hospital now, the last time i played Half-life 2 i burned down my house to remove all traces of the game, then i got sun burn so my skin would peal.

But are you serious you re-installed windows, why did you even download it in the first place. WaitWhy are you even on this website, all games have something wrong with them but dont over react and re-install windows.

[QUOTE="Poshkidney"]the sims2 can be disturbing if you have a sick mind and modding tools.ConfusedZone

Perfect example of how an innocent game can turn into AO because someone got bored :P.

their is a mod for it that turns off the blur not just they've added all the sexual organs becuase when you turn the blur off you get a smoothe tectuerlessbody

'I think the forums are being invaded by the Christian right-wing.'

Dont bring religion into this , I dont appreciate when people talk down on Christians , But anyways I know what you mean games like Silent Hill I dont get it I watched my friend play it and its not even scary its just disturbing and the movie was worse