And this is what make us all unique and any form of entertainment a personal choice of taste. The fact that some of would nuke our own grandmothers, simply because it's fun or that others would give a total stranger their last Rolo. This is why some people will love a certain title or genre and other won't. You can or can't, should or shouldn't or will or won't.
OmegaFenix22, interesting point that about percentage of gamers that went off the deepend vs normal (well not a serial killer in any case) gamers. And then take that and compare it to other forms of media and against broken households etc.
I just think as they craft ever more deep and complex worlds we will see more games that affect us morally. I do agree that only a certain percentage would be adversely affected, but that may also change over time. Because gaming is interactive, it creates the possibility that it may be of greater impact than other mediums that well, are not.
I would love to have more moments like say the one in Heavy Rain - Spoiler: Where I had to decide whether to kill the Drug Dealer father begging for his life in his child's room, all the while holding up pictures she made, or risk having my child killed.
That was crazy. I was the first proper time I questioned what I believed in a game based on the game and my own ethics.
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I've never seen the point - personally - in looking too deep into this - although obviously the media has a field day whenever something happens they can somehow pin onto the evils of gaming.
Let's face it - games are seperate from reality - and the choices you make in a game don't affect the choices you make in real life. Unless, of course, you're an impressionable retard who shouldn't be allowed to roam society unsupervised.
The fact is, games allow you to explore your alter-ego and darker side - to do things you wouldn't normally do, in a way that affects and hurts no-one. And deal with it, even if you won't admit it to yourself, everyone has their little dark side. So if you have your little murderous moments that you just want to go out and kills something, gaming is a harmless way of releasing that urge. To put it bluntly - what is in your mind stays in your mind, there is no such thing as a thought-crime.
Myself - I usually end up playing the good guy. Whether that's a reflection of my personality is completely up to debate. I just enjoy doing the good guy thing in games where choices matter - although sometimes (like the second time playing Mass Effect) - it's usually just quicker to punch the dude you want information from rather than running around and doing him favours first
