[General Discussion] MUTHA (censored) GAMES!

Originally Posted by chaofan

Us gamers, however, know better. Not all of us play a game, grab a shottie and then go on a rampage. Not all of us put our pet cats into our Pokeballs and then pit them in a fight to-the-death. We hear swearing all the time in our movies and stuff. Hell, most of us developed quick thinking and problem solving skills with games such as Tetris and not school. Why are games branded "evil"? Why are they the scapegoat for world violence and the degradation of society?

What do you think?

This woman obviously forgot about movies and TV and THE NEWS! All have enough violence and sex in them to cause anybody to go out doing evil things. I think the reason why she's focusing in on games is probably she's pissed that her son plays them so much so she figures she's better attack something that has nothing to do with his behavior.

Besides, if anyone is that stupid to go out and imitate what they see and hear in a video that's so-called violent, that's on them. Besides, how can you blame a game for the influence when people have to make decisions to act stupid themselves? Someone ask her this, please.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

Ignorant people anger me when it comes to videogames.
I mean, take Katamari Damacy! You're "killing people" by rolling them up into a ball and then hurtling them up into space. The people scream really loud and long (especially the girls). We better ban that.

If you buy your kid GTA and don't even know what you're buying them, then you're stupid. Yes, I said it. Buy your child a game chock full of violence: "Oh I bet Billy would enjoy this! It's a video game...and kids love their videogames...They're all the same!"

I wonder if they really are ignorant to violence in video games or if they're really buying stuff like that so they can whine and fuss about it.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I think this lady is going after the wrong thing. Pick on prime time TV. That's more relevant than violence in video games.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by chaofan

It's as if parents expect the world to be handed on a silver platter. What effort you put into raising your kids is what comes out of it.

Any parents in here who play games or have an opinion about the influences of gaming?

Actually, the kids should know the difference between right and wrong from the parents before they go off playing games and then doing stupid stuff saying video games made them do it. I agree it's the parents responsibillity to be more in touch with what their kids are playing. Now, if it's someone over 18, who cares. They're going to do what they want, but please, don't blame video games.

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