Wednesday, October 19, 2005
off to murder simulate!
Most video gamers in the know have heard of ol' crazy ass lawyer Jack Thompson. He has concluded that video games like GTA are murder simulators. You know what Jack? We don't need them. We've been doing fine for thousands of years without video games. How can so many be so stupid? Really? When will these anti games types give it up? Stop blaming things for humanity's problems. We suck, pure and simple and we like to kill each other pure and simple. Let's just take responsibility for it. So one crazy cop killers played a whole lot of fucking GTA. So fucking what? Why does that one fucked up guy have to blow it for the millions of us who don't commit violent crimes? And when will thse right wing nutjobs understand this? These people, the fucko weirdo crime committing types should not be blamed on games, but rather genetics and their parents. And maybe we should just blame them for what they do. It's this kind of blame thinking that is really indicative of a bigger problem with humanity: our need to explain everything we don't get by saying things like 'it's because of TV' or 'Heaven will be great, so I don't have to worry now.' Look, this believing in fairy tales kind of bullshit does nothing to help us as a society. It's merely looking for simple answers to difficult problems because certain people simply don't understand things like science or sociology or any of those other 'smart' things. Games do not make people violent. That is just a simple truth, but they are not good things for the crazy wack jobs to play. Why don't we worry about the crazy wack jobs instead.
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You're totally right about how people, especially Americans, view violence in video games. People don't like to explore deeper questions, so it's easier to point a finger and blame specific things. Reminds me of the suicide scandals with rock music in the 80's. I think parents especially hate to take any kind of responsibility for their kids' well-being and actions.
I do have a little bit different perspective on adult content in video games. I'd love to see a lot more titles with mature content. I'm not a kid anymore so I want something more intense and graphic. However, I think it has to be in the right context. I'm not a huge fan of the Grand Theft Auto series because I think it's pretty mindless and the premise is superficial. Then again, I loved Riddick because it was like playing in a intense, graphic, rated "R" movie with a good story. Basically, we shouldn't just do sex or violence just for the hell of it. Put in the proper frame-work and market it to adults. If kids get their hands on them, we only have parents to blame.
Oh yeah, the new Nintendo Revolution is pretty friggin' weird, huh?
I think this may be the last console we see out of Nintendo. But who knows? Maybe they're on to something...
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