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Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 7:14 pm
For the record I am 21 and am not promoting any Sarkeesian ideology or feminism here.
I have enjoyed video games for a long time and until recent years have not been able to stand them that much. What I loved about games were their entertainment value and their illusion of being in another world. All of that has become erased thanks to FPS games and the increase in creating sensational pseudo militaristic shooters.
The genres I mist enjoyed growing up were stealth games and of course I am an avid Metal Gear Solid and Tenchu fan. I liked the games for their difficulty and sense of choice they provided. Now video games are about pitting the player against swarms of enemies and killing as many as possible, giving him the sense of being a "badass" or "hero." This shtick is entirely annoying and also boring as it does not make me enjoy the game since their is no immersion or point of interest.
I do not connect to killing people or taking lives. I prefer to solve things in the best solution possible, I enjoy challenges and a sense of choice. I guess this is why RPGs have the biggest allure to me over any genre of game.
How do you guys feel about excessive violence ruining games? Or do you enjoy it as many others do?
For me it has almost killed my gaming interest.
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RE: Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 7:27 pm
Shit, the more violent, the better. I play video games to vent my frustrations in a fantasy setting, not to try to stretch my real life morals into a digital format.
One of my favorite games right now is the PvP portion of The Last of Us, and it's about straight-up murdering the competition.
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RE: Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 7:49 pm
I've been getting back into Halo:CE online and I gotta say, that shits a young man's game. Don't get me wrong, I pizzown the newatvideogamezors (these people aren't actually new at videogames, but their skill level suggests it, so it's an insult, you see) , but it's at the cost of my nerves. When I get done with particularly hard matches, my adrenaline is through the roof and I can't operate my body.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
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RE: Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 7:55 pm
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2015 at 7:55 pm by abaris.)
No problem with gratuitous violence or sex. Not in itself but given the right context. I just played Fallout New Vegas for a few hours and I love it to pick out enemies from afar. Though I have a mod installed that keeps severed limbs to a minimum. Not because I'm offended by it, but because it's ridiculous to make a head explode with a 22.
It's not real life and in games I'm as badass as they come.
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RE: Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 8:02 pm
(August 11, 2015 at 7:55 pm)abaris Wrote: it's ridiculous to make a head explode with a 22.
You misspelled 'awesome'.
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RE: Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 8:03 pm
(August 11, 2015 at 7:55 pm)abaris Wrote: No problem with gratuitous violence or sex. Not in itself but given the right context. I just played Fallout New Vegas for a few hours and I love it to pick out enemies from afar. Though I have a mod installed that keeps severed limbs to a minimum. Not because I'm offended by it, but because it's ridiculous to make a head explode with a 22.
It's not real life and in games I'm as badass as they come.
I just started Fallout NV last week and I am enjoying it. I am not a stickler about violence, I just want to play a game the way I want to. I am not an aggressive person and don't like aggressive games. My favorite games I have played have been all the Splintercell games except for convictions, Hitman series, Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy and GTA. I like freedom and don't like being pressured to slaughter enemies because that is the only thing you can do.
FYI I finished Splintercell: Blacklist with the most perfect scores so I didn't harm a single soldier or guard except for the mandatory kills. Talk about pacifist
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RE: Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 8:10 pm
(August 11, 2015 at 8:03 pm)ComradeMeow Wrote: I am not an aggressive person and don't like aggressive games.
I'm not an aggressive person either, but as opposed to you, I'm not my real self in games. I let of steam, since it's not hurting anyone. And FNV or the whole Fallout series for that matter are just the right thing for my tastes. Heavily modded, I've got 113 active plugins right now.
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RE: Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 8:13 pm
(August 11, 2015 at 7:14 pm)ComradeMeow Wrote: How do you guys feel about excessive violence ruining games?
I think it's great.
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Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 9:38 pm
I used to host halo LAN parties in my basement (even wired it with 8 ports in different parts of basement so we could spread out) but the FPS rage has really dwindled for me. I prefer to get lost in games like Skyrim that can hold my attention for months.
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RE: Violent games don't cut it
August 11, 2015 at 9:53 pm
(August 11, 2015 at 9:38 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: I used to host halo LAN parties in my basement (even wired it with 8 ports in different parts of basement so we could spread out) but the FPS rage has really dwindled for me. I prefer to get lost in games like Skyrim that can hold my attention for months.
This.
I enjoy sci-fi and fantasy based shooters, but my favourite type of game are large, open world games where you can wander and explore the world.
Looking forward to Fallout 4.
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