http://www.shoptonews.net/2011/11/04/modern-warfare-3-video-takes-things-to-next-level/
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To be honest I dont think it is as bad some movies it remeinds me of the Untouchables with the kid in the corner store. I think the Russia think was worse as it was the person choice.
No I dont think thats cool. Violence and children whether in Film video games and TV should be kept as far as bloody possible from each other
Its gives a bad name for Video games in general and gives the press more ammo to chuck at us :angry:
Films have done much worse. If you expect games to evolve into a natural form of art you can't tell the games makers what they can and can't do. If you have a problem with the content of a game then don't buy it. Exactly like if you're watching the trailer for a film and don't like it. They won't make a game that doesn't sell.
I've got no problems with a virtual child being blow up, just like I'd have no problem with the same scene in a film. The point of view is not that of someone who could have stopped the explosion or anything it just appeared to be a cutscene. The link between violence and computer games has never been properly found despite many many studies, let the press say what they like. They're trying to take down the largest entertainment industry, it can defend itself. The press attacking a game like this just leads to even more sales. The best thing people can do if they're trying to stop things like this is stop talking about them and stop buying them.
Quote from: TE_owner;336355No I dont think thats cool. Violence and children whether in Film video games and TV should be kept as far as bloody possible from each other
Its gives a bad name for Video games in general and gives the press more ammo to chuck at us :angry:
I didnt say it was cool, just I felt that it wasn't as bad as other things out there.
Quote from: BrotherTobious;336379I didnt say it was cool, just I felt that it wasn't as bad as other things out there.
sorry toby I wasn't aiming that comment at you at all. More so the video
I agree that movies have done much much worse...
But for a game thats taking it to far... we are dealing with a interactive experience, compared to a movie, and there are sad souls out there which are a little bit easier to affect then others..
The whole age rating thing seems not to apply to games in many people's eyes in the way it does to films, so despite the fact that the developers hide behind an 18 certificate they know full well that a significant number of people who play this game and other COD games are a long way south of that age.
Despite this they continue to add in scenes such as this in a very deliberate attempt to cause controversy, attract publicity and drive the hype around the game. It adds nothing to the gameplay and is wholly gratuitous.
Meh, if anything it makes me more involved with the SP campaign, which in MW has always been top notch imo. What I find rather suprising that no one has mentioned yet, is that it's not just comparable to film, but real life as well. Car bombing - it's a real threat (although not that much in the West maybe). A scene like this could easily be put into a movie or a book, why not a video game? I'd say No Russian was a lot worse as it's the player pulling the trigger there.
Quote from: TE_owner;336400sorry toby I wasn't aiming that comment at you at all. More so the video
It all cool mate, good conversation going about this well done snokio
Quote from: Snokio;336408The whole age rating thing seems not to apply to games in many people's eyes in the way it does to films, so despite the fact that the developers hide behind an 18 certificate they know full well that a significant number of people who play this game and other COD games are a long way south of that age.
The age rating is there and enforced by the vast majority of stores (the ones who don't suffer large fines). You wouldn't ask vodka manufactures to make weaker vodka just because underage kids get their hands on it. You wouldn't ask all films to cut out violent scenes just in case a child saw it. Those who do have typically been bought the game by a family member, there's nothing the game maker has nothing to do with that decision. Parents have to take responsibility for those actions.
I've never found the CoD games to have great single player...maybe compared to it's competitors in the multiplayer scene, but not against dedicated single player games. So even if there is something in the single player that thoroughly offended me, but the multiplayer was still good and unaffected, I would still buy it at the right price. That's the key, vote with your wallets. You'll never police bad things happening. Something that offends one person is fine for another. You can only try to control what you, your family and possibly your friends watch and play. Boycott what you must, suggest to others they should too. Be aware however that everyone is different and many people will just see this scene as what the developers presumably meant it as, a storyline hook to get the player most emotionally invested in the story.
Completely agree. It's not the developer's problem if the game can be considered 'too violent' for younger audiences. They don't have to 'hide' behind age limit, they can just play that card openly. To follow up on this, just like MW2 the game asks you if you want to be able to skip any missions that might offend you once you start the game. Twice in a row, no less.
Fat bob was on teamspeak last night said he and fatdan had tried the offline/ online LAN feature and it didn't work.
They had two copies bought over steam.