Now, for this next one I be attracting a whole lot of rage if anyone is actually reading these posts or this blog altogether, but I promise I'll justify my reasoning. So just hear me out before you go biting my head off just because you saw the title.
Recently, the company Rockstar released the highly-anticipated sequel to Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V. Now this title was anticipated, but not many people knew how much. Because, contrary to the most popular game this year until that time "The Last Of Us", nobody really knew much about GTAV's capabilities and what the player could do in-game.
Seriously, the game gives the player incredible freedom and flexibility. From taking a selfie with your cell-phone on the beach, to high-jacking the Air Force One right out of the U.S.'s military airbase, there's simply nothing you cannot do in the city of Los Santos!
But even considering all of it's amazing capabilities, it's creators wanted to create a game that shoves our world down our throats. They have, from trailer one, shown explicit material including (but not restricted to) cursing, bribing, drug-dealing and using, abuse of women, car theft of course and an extremely high amount of violence just as extra topping.
And, despite the wide array of selection the game gives you on freedom, it seems people seem to focus on all of the things that they cannot do in the outside world. Things like hiring a prostitute, doing her and then beating her up so that you could get your money back of her unconcious body. Funny, eh? Or going to the nearest highway, holding some poor driver at gun point, only so that you could steal his car and drive it into some fence (having run over about as many people as possible in the process because hey, it's fun!), until eventually you get "busted!" by the cops or just shot to death. Or just shooting someone in the head cause he dared to stand in the way of your selfie. Just take a before and after shot.
All of these things are in a video game, so they're harmless, right? Well, considering this video game is inspired by the real world and everyday crime, I wouldn't consider them that harmless. And it's funny that the things players tend to do more often in this game are the things that are illegal. And it's also very funny (in a disturbing way) that this, a game where all death, stealing, drug abuse and prostitution have lost all meaning, is now the most high-selling game of all time.
Do parents let their kids play this? Because this is still considered a video "game" and games are meant to be for children. Plus there's also the fact that no matter how hard you try to tell a child not to do something, he will still want to do it. So are the parents protecting the next generation from this sort of influence, or are they simply the receivers of role models that will lead to more school shootings?
It's tragic to think that some people came together and thought "Hey, lets make a game about all the bad stuff in the world today!" and that game ended up selling the most everywhere. Says a lot about who we are...
Recently, the company Rockstar released the highly-anticipated sequel to Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V. Now this title was anticipated, but not many people knew how much. Because, contrary to the most popular game this year until that time "The Last Of Us", nobody really knew much about GTAV's capabilities and what the player could do in-game.
Seriously, the game gives the player incredible freedom and flexibility. From taking a selfie with your cell-phone on the beach, to high-jacking the Air Force One right out of the U.S.'s military airbase, there's simply nothing you cannot do in the city of Los Santos!
But even considering all of it's amazing capabilities, it's creators wanted to create a game that shoves our world down our throats. They have, from trailer one, shown explicit material including (but not restricted to) cursing, bribing, drug-dealing and using, abuse of women, car theft of course and an extremely high amount of violence just as extra topping.
And, despite the wide array of selection the game gives you on freedom, it seems people seem to focus on all of the things that they cannot do in the outside world. Things like hiring a prostitute, doing her and then beating her up so that you could get your money back of her unconcious body. Funny, eh? Or going to the nearest highway, holding some poor driver at gun point, only so that you could steal his car and drive it into some fence (having run over about as many people as possible in the process because hey, it's fun!), until eventually you get "busted!" by the cops or just shot to death. Or just shooting someone in the head cause he dared to stand in the way of your selfie. Just take a before and after shot.
All of these things are in a video game, so they're harmless, right? Well, considering this video game is inspired by the real world and everyday crime, I wouldn't consider them that harmless. And it's funny that the things players tend to do more often in this game are the things that are illegal. And it's also very funny (in a disturbing way) that this, a game where all death, stealing, drug abuse and prostitution have lost all meaning, is now the most high-selling game of all time.
Do parents let their kids play this? Because this is still considered a video "game" and games are meant to be for children. Plus there's also the fact that no matter how hard you try to tell a child not to do something, he will still want to do it. So are the parents protecting the next generation from this sort of influence, or are they simply the receivers of role models that will lead to more school shootings?
It's tragic to think that some people came together and thought "Hey, lets make a game about all the bad stuff in the world today!" and that game ended up selling the most everywhere. Says a lot about who we are...
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