I totally agree with the killing Nazi part of this review because it totally allows me to live out my fantasy about killing my German wife.
Oh, that sounded kinda bad.
Just because it is history doesn't mean it didn't happen.
I still get the creeps watching parts of Saving Private Ryan but race has nothing to do with it.
I think we have a few years before video games recreate some of the gut gripping moments of Private Ryan. Video game characters don't have the soul and range of expression that a fantastic actor can portray.
I saw Private Ryan with my brother and I remember walking out of the theater speechless. I don't think we said a word to each other until we got home. Do we want a video game to have that impact on us? I don't think I could play for very long.
Can a video game be too real?
Do you want a game where you have to plunge a dagger into the chest of crazy Eddie from friends? Do you really want that level of realism? To see the look in his eyes as his life ends. Gives me the creeps just thinking about it.
I grew up on Sega and NES, hell it was Amiga before that if I really want to date myself. I used to think that the "research" about video games causing violence in kids was a bunch of crap but now I don't know. I don't expect any "kid" to be playing CoD but if the series gets to that level of realism couldn't even imagine a 17 year old playing it without some....I don't know.
So in the end I agree with the author but not for the same personal reasons.
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Nov 11th 2008 1:37AM (Joystiq)Oh, that sounded kinda bad.
Just because it is history doesn't mean it didn't happen.
I still get the creeps watching parts of Saving Private Ryan but race has nothing to do with it.
I think we have a few years before video games recreate some of the gut gripping moments of Private Ryan. Video game characters don't have the soul and range of expression that a fantastic actor can portray.
I saw Private Ryan with my brother and I remember walking out of the theater speechless. I don't think we said a word to each other until we got home.
Do we want a video game to have that impact on us? I don't think I could play for very long.
Can a video game be too real?
Do you want a game where you have to plunge a dagger into the chest of crazy Eddie from friends? Do you really want that level of realism? To see the look in his eyes as his life ends. Gives me the creeps just thinking about it.
I grew up on Sega and NES, hell it was Amiga before that if I really want to date myself. I used to think that the "research" about video games causing violence in kids was a bunch of crap but now I don't know. I don't expect any "kid" to be playing CoD but if the series gets to that level of realism couldn't even imagine a 17 year old playing it without some....I don't know.
So in the end I agree with the author but not for the same personal reasons.