Dude, I never said GTA teaches you that car jackings and murders are wrong, I said GTA is blatantly telling the player what can happen in society. It IS what happens in some places.
For stuck-up nobodies to criticise the game for representing REAL LIFE is unbelievable. They want everyone to stick their head in the sand and pretend it doesn't exist. However, the main character, Carl, is actually a GOOD GUY in my opinion. He shuns drugs, and is reluctant to carry out his mission. He commits crimes because he has no alternative, he has to fight for the ones he loves or greed and corruption will rule his neighbourhood. GTA: SA goes a long way to provide a reasoning behind the so-called "mindless violence". Granted, GTA3 and Vice City had contemptable characters, but I think Rockstar have acknowledged their responsibilties and provided a good guy character for a change, to provide that everyman quality in the lead character. It all goes a lot deeper than that, but I think GTA has evolved into something more morally acceptable than when GTA3 first came out.
Also, did anyone even get to play Manhunt? No, I bet it was banned before anyone had a chance to, including the critics. Manhunt wasn't just a stupid killing game either, it was about a man living a nightmare. He had to kill in order to survive. If he performed "boring" murders, the bad guy taunts you with promises of murderring his family and killing him. It's the player living a nightmare, the player doesn't perform a nightmare.
The way I see Manhunt is, if you are sane enough to begin with, you will want the killings to stop. The message throughout the game is to put across how truly awful the players situation is. The game doesn't ever say "go kill, its a reward", it actually says "kill, or be killed". A sane person would consider this a nightmare situation, and hope to never ever be put in a similar situation (the game is based on stealth and tension - you have to be unnerved to feel tension right?). An unstable person would love the situation.
Some are too violent, and people in shops sell them to under aged people! Ain't they got brains?!! On the news a while back two 12 year old boys were sent on some sort of mission you could say, to see how many 18 rated games they could get.
They went around the shops and 1 of them got five 18 rated games without being asked age or anything... even got Man Hunt which had been taken off selves because too violent and stuff happening...
Then this other kid, think was 15 and played Grand Theft Auto, after watching it and playing it, he wanted the real action... so he got a gun and killed his next door 'nabour' (I know that's spelt wrong but can't spell it).
Originally posted by Smasandian
What about Vice City. Was Rockstar's point for the game was to teach people how to assassinate durglords, and run a criminal business. I think Rockstar intended people to live out there guilty fanatasies and also be anti-hero.
"Granted, GTA3 and Vice City had contemptable characters"
Also, did anyone even get to play Manhunt? No, I bet it was banned before anyone had a chance to, including the critics. Manhunt wasn't just a stupid killing game either, it was about a man living a nightmare. He had to kill in order to survive. If he performed "boring" murders, the bad guy taunts you with promises of murderring his family and killing him. It's the player living a nightmare, the player doesn't perform a nightmare.The way I see Manhunt is, if you are sane enough to begin with, you will want the killings to stop. The message throughout the game is to put across how truly awful the players situation is. The game doesn't ever say "go kill, its a reward", it actually says "kill, or be killed". A sane person would consider this a nightmare situation, and hope to never ever be put in a similar situation (the game is based on stealth and tension - you have to be unnerved to feel tension right?). An unstable person would love the situation.
it was banned where you live?
i actually thought it was overhyped... it lost its lustre the 50th time i had suffocated a guy with a plastic bag....
it had its moments, but was the most overhyped game i've ever played...
too violent... bullshit...