Comments on: Video Game Violence: How Long Can You Watch This Video Without Feeling Uncomfortable?

By: Unicogirl

Unicogirl — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:55:07 +0000

though i dont believe violent videogames cause violence in people.

i do believe that fantasy/generated images are desensitizing people. and they choose not to believe it because they can hold the claim of “i know the difference of fantasy and reality”

for those who dont let things influence them. good for you. though know its not like that for everyone.

some people play games as an outlet for anger.
some play games because they are entertaining.
some people can indeed get bored of fantasy and take it too reality, and those are the concerns when it comes to violent images in any media.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:25:44 +0000

Its fake. If you can’t handle that its fake then I don’t think you should be playing in the first place. Also, Jisatsu said that his school has kids with weapons who try these moves on other kids… I dunno about you but I recommend you GTFO of there and seriously call the police or something. Its not video games that make people violent or allow the perpetrations of crimes, but people like you. If you had considered calling the police or telling an adult about these incidents then maybe someone mature could talk with those people and maybe talk some sense into them. Please, help the world become a better place by acting mature and not having scapegoats for all your problems… Its not the middle ages anymore…

By: Jisatsu

Jisatsu — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:34:37 +0000

I think we need to stop making games like these… ust watching these scare me, and at school many play games like these and are just dying to try these moves on others as ‘jokes/pranks/bully tactics/etc.’ Many people at my school are seen doing drugs, bringing weapons to school,etc. And I dunno if it’s the movies, video gams, or songs that make them wanna try this stuff, but this needs to stop before America is officially the SCARIEST PLACE ON EARTH.

Just watching these make me paranoid… I mean I love fighting games, and gore, and fictional horror, but I DO NOT LIKE GAMES THAT TEACH YOU HOW TO KILL OR HUNT PEOPLE…. thats why there are more rapists and murderers and insaine people because the meida is telling them it’s okay to buy these games and play them! then next thing we know we forget whats reality and whats game…

By: Yogen

Yogen — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:31:33 +0000

i felt uncomfortable watching the first vid, only cuz is boring, from a bad-ass graphics game, and is quite repetitive, i play GoW, Silent Hill, GTA and i never thought or actually did anything to hurt any1.

That trully is bullshit, is a way for parents to excuse they’re fault as parents.

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:33:18 +0000

I used to be a Libertarian when I was young, too.

But many years of witnessing rampant human stupidity have left me convinced that the vast majority of our species is not yet ready for the libertarian ideal.

Freedom is for those who are intelligent enough, emotionally mature enough, and spiritually evolved enough to put it to good use.

Who gets to draw that line? Yeah, there’s the rub.

But almost any reasonable criterion would be better than the one we now use, which is: almost anyone over the age of 18 or 21 — no matter how emotionally warped or mentally deficient or spiritually blind and ignorant they might be.

Regarding video games: I think it’s a good way to waste your life.

What are you going to be thinking, when you’re on your death bed? (choose one)

“Damn, I sure am glad that I spent several years of my life zapping imaginary 2-dimensional bad guys with imaginary laser weapons!”
~ OR ~
“Damn, I sure wish I had spent more time walking through the verdant forests, watching the sun rise, protecting the blessed Earth, and expressing my love for my fellow living creatures in every way that I could find.”