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Subject: Are vidoe games becoming too violent?
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No, they are just getting improved graphics and physics, which in turn makes them look more violent and disturbing.

Also, who gives? I don't. And I will keep playing very violent video games until I am resting in my grave. My 2 cents.



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  • 08.01.2004 7:12 PM PDT
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No. Violence is natural, hehe.

  • 08.01.2004 7:15 PM PDT
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Well said Ubergrunt. : )

  • 08.01.2004 7:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: Gestapo_
Well said Ubergrunt. : )

I was quoting, well, myself from another thread located 3 spaces below this one.

[Edited on 8/1/2004 7:26:49 PM]

  • 08.01.2004 7:26 PM PDT
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lol at ubergrunt...i dont know if they are too violent...i dont exactly know how to define too violent...

  • 08.01.2004 7:31 PM PDT
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I don't think anything's too violent, as violence is violence, it's just sometimes in different forms. Those different forms are sometimes considered more or less violent than others.

Example: I think using a sword to kill someone is more violent than using a gun, just because it can be pretty gruesome.




But I'll tell you what is too violent, my constant killing of threads!

[Edited on 8/1/2004 8:08:03 PM]

  • 08.01.2004 7:35 PM PDT
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I'm guessing this thread has been made as a result of the recent UK murder? The murder was supposidly copied from a 'PS2' game called 'Manhunt' where the more brutal you kill the more points you get.

Now some people are trying to get violent games banned in the UK and they're starting with 'Manhunt'.

Well I see it as this:
* If they banned violent games altogether, then there will still be enough violence from films and media to effectively have as much violence as if violent games are allowed. It was inevitable that a murder was going to be copied from a game, film or media; it was just a matter of time and a pick of the source to make it happen.

* We do have age restrictions on violent games and films. Although the underage person might not be able to purchase the game or DVD over the counter or see the film at his local cinema, he could quite easily get someone older looking (or old enough) to buy the DVD or game. People that are classed as 'under age' for something are bound to get their hands on the material somehow.

* Restricting people from a product will always make them more determined to get it. Imagine if Halo 2 was banned in the UK, I bet there would be more online orders and record numbers of flights to the USA as a result.

* People that murder because of what they have seen in a computer game or film are one in a million. They are pretty much 'tapped in the head' in some shape or form. Banning violent games would do nothing.

* Games only appear more violent because of the advances in computer graphics and realism. In my opinion (probably some of you also agree), I see violent films (and sometimes what is showed on the news) more violent than the games out there. I think its mainly because with films and media, it is real life people, not trillions of zeros and ones. Even though the graphics of games are good, they cannot beat real life footage. I bet we could make a cinematic of the exact same (brutal) situation in a game (computerised) and in a film (real footage) and people would go "That's so god damn cool!" at the game and "Ewww!" at the film. The fact that the game would probably not be able to create the same atmosphere and realism as real footage would be the only reason why.

[color=white] Games probably are more violent when compared to the very beginning, but who can blame it? How can 'Pong' and 'Space Invaders' be violent when the graphics are so bad? It was only natural for games to get more violent as the graphics of games grew better. Maybe Manhunt took it a little too far with the concept (the more brutal the kill, the more points scored), but I don't think that there's a need to pull it off the shelves because of the actions of one (probably seriously disturbed) person. [/color]

  • 08.02.2004 3:31 AM PDT
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As long as we don't go around doing all the stuff we do in the games, they'll keep makin them violent

  • 08.02.2004 7:25 AM PDT
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"too violent" is a loaded term. I would say no - because there is a rating system in place and it is being enforced. If there were no controls on a "M" rated game, then I might say they were getting too violent for the general population. But with the rating system, people can know and control what they are buying. It is the same thing as movies and records.

  • 08.02.2004 7:51 AM PDT
Subject: Are vidoe games becoming too violent?
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Poll: Are video games too violent?  [closed]
yes:  16%
(3 Votes)
no:  68%
(13 Votes)
maybe, i dunno:  16%
(3 Votes)
Total Votes: 19

hmmm...ive heard some good points on this matter, and a few not so good ones. but id like to hear more...

  • 08.01.2004 7:05 PM PDT
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I love violent games - in fact, it's pretty much necessary as my favorite genre is that of first person shooters. This would also explain my distaste for most Japanese games. I have Manhunt for PC and I'm about half-way through it now. It's a fun game, but honestly it's not that gruesome. There have definitely been "worse" games. You gotta love the plastic bag kill, though. In the end, I'm going to play whatever I want, and what I want happens to be first person shooters and action/adventure games, which tend to be pretty violent and gorey.

  • 08.02.2004 8:00 AM PDT
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Only simple minded people would kill because of video games. Besides, there is such thing as good violence. Like gta is a bad violence game since it encourages gangs and murder to innocent people. Good violence would be spy or war games, like halo. That encourage justice, and show what happens if you don't ; ) Futurostic games (like halo) also are good. They don't show how to use current guns. Just the ones we don't have yet. But taking these games away will anger us so much, it would encaurage alot of killing. And it's also good to have violent games to kill your killing urge, or to releave stress. The question isn't "are games to violent?" it's now "are violent games good?"

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  • 08.02.2004 8:03 AM PDT
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No, they arent, and if they are, so what?

Its up to the parents if they want to let their children play them.
Look at the movies?

Are the movies becomeing to violent? Is the news becomign too vilonet?

  • 08.02.2004 12:16 PM PDT