Video games - Is this going too far? (pic inside)

[alien amp pharm]

...any other vile stuff you can do?

Not sure.
I do know that you are free to choose your own path. You can simply retire and open up a stable and race horses for money, or sell weapons. You can even get married, but the developers want you to stay on tract of either ruling the world or saving it, that if you get married people will eventually murder your wife.

No joking. This game is def. unique.

 

[NoDaddyNo]

I see no problems with it.
I don't think killing kids in real life is good.
The computer world is different.

But it does raise an interesting question of who is at fault if someone can't distinguish between the real world and a computer game.

I had an idea for a game at least a year ago - likely more - that was essentially going to allow one to do anything that they wanted in a fake world. The startup fees were too high and I amusingly enough couldn't get financial backing because they didn't feel that anyone had proven that it was done already or that there would be interest.
Now at least I'm seeing that it was idea that would have worked like I knew it would. Could have licensed Nike and Coke, etc - games are doing that now too. In game ad placement - buy clothes from stores in the game that allow you to wear current fashions, etc etc.

oh well.
Nobody ever raised the ethical questions the game might bring about when I talked to them about money - it was always people like my mom that raised the questions.

 

[plornive]

That guy needs some Yohimburn and cable crunches to bring his abs out.

 

[from zero]

UNACCEPTABLE. I see no blood, brains, eyes falling out ... nothing!

 

[Silent Method]

CONTEXT ?

In what context real or fiction would that be OK ?

In which regard would you have my answer. Lets go with reality.

That's suposed to be a kid with the sword through his head I assume? Lets say you walk in on this kid after he nailed your young daughter's hands and legs to the floor and is penetrating her vagina with a red hot poker. If you wouldn't put a steel shaft through his head I would. Then I'd put one through your head for not doing it.

 

[Dial_tone]

It ain't good. bor!

 

[rushx79]

peter molyneux(sp?) explained in a interview that was just a leaked picture of the programers fucking around and the game itself was never going to have child killing anyway.

in other news the game has been delayed again. i think we're looking at another duke nukem forever here.

 

[strangebrew]

I see no problems with it.
I don't think killing kids in real life is good.
The computer world is different.

But it does raise an interesting question of who is at fault if someone can't distinguish between the real world and a computer game.

I had an idea for a game at least a year ago - likely more - that was essentially going to allow one to do anything that they wanted in a fake world. The startup fees were too high and I amusingly enough couldn't get financial backing because they didn't feel that anyone had proven that it was done already or that there would be interest.
Now at least I'm seeing that it was idea that would have worked like I knew it would. Could have licensed Nike and Coke, etc - games are doing that now too. In game ad placement - buy clothes from stores in the game that allow you to wear current fashions, etc etc.

oh well.
Nobody ever raised the ethical questions the game might bring about when I talked to them about money - it was always people like my mom that raised the questions.

I would play a game like that, as long as theres the option to kill innocent people. I think a lot of people would actually.

The closest game like that right now is The Sims, which totally sucks.