@SiLenTWarrior29 We tried Prohibition in the 20's. And Crime spiked on that too.
Theres no one size fits all answer, and most kids start being able to seperate fantasy from reality around 7 or 8.
If CoD wasn't the face of the Industry and big companies weren't so closely cloning the biggest selling titles. Or the scene was diversified. these accusations would be as dead in the water as when they went after DOOM.
@Quezocotl Yeah. Every generation has the right to enjoy what they enjoy without the elders shitting on it. In the 90's I had to fend off the same level of criticism and become a philosophical apologist on the content of the games I played, and said 'hey this isn't all baseless gore, it's in context', and there are some thoughtful puzzles to get through too, But with today's AAA titles it's getting harder to make that argument. MGS and COD two different genres, both trying to be 1/2 action film games in their own way. One actually has a 'real story'. How many of our US games would make the effort to talk about the dangers of Nuclear Proliferation, and create really theatrical level boss villains) Hell The first time I heard chatterbox on GTA3's radio I looked at the game objectively. this isn't just tasteless violent freedom, this is an intelligent caricature of America's problems. Not every game aspires to be that super. some come out preachy. and some are smart and fun in simple ways, but back in the days we had humbling abusive boss battles and dead-man walking stages full of nasty traps, scarce health pickup which were agonizing in the 90's but should be fair play in today's multiplayer environment. So it's not the games but if we shared the tricky and yet strangely fascinating content and difficulty, puzzle, clever plot twist, character depth and nuance more with today's Triple AAA titles and gaming environment it would really invigorate the industry.
@Lucasdxx eexactly. Even gordon freeman's HEV suit or Prophets Nano armor could share the experience of cold DOOM tension in a dark ambush corridor when the battery runs out on their temporary flashlight or night vision and has to recharge in the dark. Here you get the scare without losing believability.
@EvilShabazz Hear Hear! Even Square had to crowd source too. Everytime Square tried to experiment with changes to xp gain and battle system in latter Final Fantasies they didn't force those changes down players throats. they went right back to what worked in the next release.
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