@Genzen I agree with you, it's primarily related to the parenting and environment of the child. But come on, you're comparing today's current gen video games, military shooters specifically, to pretend moments shared by children, fueled only by their imagination? These shooters depict a much more realistic approach to violence than any game of 'cowboys and Indians' or laser-tag ever could.
Again, I can discern the difference, and most other people can too. But to say that they're NOT being reinforced with violent imagery from playing these fairly realistic shooters is kind of ignorant.
@DidymusRULES What I don't understand is, people are very well aware of how EA and Activision, along with many other publishers and developers, make 'military simulators' and even go as far as to consider them recruitment tools for the US Army. Yet, when one is to suggest that maybe they're also being used to reinforce a brain-dead approach to killing someone, or being used to brainwash you into thinking the military is 'cool' so that you'll enlist yourself, then all of a sudden it's 'poppycock'.
People seem to forget that we're all human beings, and as Didymus said, we all associate experiences with good or bad emotions, all the way up to your elder years. And to pretend that violent imagery in video games isn't reinforcing certain ideas in their head makes you look incredibly ignorant.
@DidymusRULES This. People, especially gamers, like to rationalize however they can whenever someone comes along and says that maybe violent video games are enforcing violent imagery. Of course parenting and environment is the bigger focus here, but putting an M16 in the hands of a 12 year old and telling him to go nuts, even in a virtual battlefield, is still enforcing him with the idea that guns are fine, and shooting others with them are fine.. as long as they're perceived to be the 'bad guy'.
In my opinion, it's about time gamers stop being so goddamn selfish and admit that video games can inspire people into having the wrong thoughts. Again, this isn't to say that video games are the cause of violence, because it's not. But just like movies and books, people take in ideas from the media they see and these things can potentially change how we look at life.
@KamuiFei Exactly. This will be played by people who don't care about objectives, or not played at all. They do this every year, try to 'spice things up' with a new variant, and it's always ignored in the end.
Just like every CoD before it, we have a new game in the series that's adding a 'new' multiplayer variant, one that people will ultimately ignore for Team Deathmatch and SND. They seem to forgot who their audience is, casuals.
@Grayle You continued to insult him, multiple times, over an indifference of opinion.. and not only that, but you're refusing to even consider what it is he has to say. You'd rather look at it through a filter, take what he's saying and process it to have a different meaning. You've done nothing but attempt to make him feel inferior and belittled ever since you got here. So yes, as someone who has been keeping up with this particular discussion as an observer, I can safely assume that you're a pathetic loser who has a superiority complex, and needs to get outside a little more.
Have fun being ignorant for the better part of your existence.
@Grayle So first you paint him as a casual by insinuating his gaming experience is limited to Call of Duty and Farmville, and when he provides you with a few other titles that most casuals wouldn't be seen playing, you attack him for it? Jesus Christ, you're pathetic.
The entire point is that he DOESN'T want to fund gun manufacturers by simply playing a video game, and in order to play that video game he shouldn't be forced to. But you're clearly only interested in arguing and belittling people on the internet. Go outside, loser.
@gufberg Don't worry, unlike most of these people I actually understand what you're saying. Me, nor gufberg, could care less what the weapon is called or that a weapon in-game is any sort of accurate portrayal of a gun in real life, or that we're using those weapons in said games to 'kill people'.. But what we do care about, is the idea of portions of development funds going towards the profiteering of gun manufacturers. Why is that a problem? One can feasibly enjoy video games, shooters included, and be against guns in reality.
But that would make too much sense, huh GameSpotters?
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