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Do You Like Hurting Other People?

Indie Statik writes: "That’s a pretty f**ked up question to pose to anybody. Unless they’ve killed and/or tortured people before, then it’s actually quite a sensible one with clear intentions of delving into the psychology of the subject – maybe this is why they’ve done what they have. For the record, my response is no; I do not like hurting other people at all. But when a game asked me this once, my honest answer was the opposite."

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NukaCola4129d ago

I like games like Castelvania Lords of Shadow and God of War for their brutality but it's in a style that is still historical and artistic.

For RPGs, like Fallout, Skyrim or Mass, I really try to be a good guy. Not that I like being good or bad any different but usually you miss out more being bad as you end up losing quests in your rage and kill fests.

Irishguy954128d ago

I don't know but I tend to gravitate more towards good, unless there is a gameplay implication...Such as Dishonored. In Dishonored I just went all out killing everyone. It was so much more fun than the other way

I was punished in the ending for it but whatever.

Wintersun6164128d ago

There's even a song about killing all the NPCs and missing out in RPGs.

http://lyrics.wikia.com/Mac...

GreenRanger4129d ago (Edited 4129d ago )

If anyone thinks that hurting people in games is the same as actually hurting people in real life, then they need to have their head examined.

Sandmano4128d ago

We all do it in games, I mean who hasnt run over someone in GTA just for the heck of it? Does it mean were crazy? Off course not.

But yes off course the key word is GAME in real life it wouldnt even cross my mind, heck I almost crashed on a roundabout because I was trying to avoid running over a cat and thank god neither did I crash or run over the cat :D

palaeomerus4128d ago (Edited 4128d ago )

Do you like being the captain of a WW2 submarine? Do you like being a helicopter pilot in the future?

If it happened in a video game, or board game, or rpg, then it didn't really happen.

Your 14th level chaotic neutral barbarian was a hobby activity, a focus for pretense. It is not something you can put on your CV/Resume. You were never the scourge of the western ice plains. Sorry.

Trying to extrapolate fantasy to real life is stupid. I think everyone involved with the article knows this but the devs and game critics want to pretend that they are research psychologists or something instead of game developers or writers. It's silly and pretentious. Killing Julius and taking over Stillwater with the Saints AGAIN doesn't make you a gang banger. Finishing Halo 3 on legendary doesn't make you a cyborg super soldier.

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SonyStyled4128d ago

i dont like hurting people. although i will admit to biting my girlfriend till she cries uncle

pandehz4128d ago

You mean hurting ppl while I sit back on my comfy couch drinking tea watching them scream with agony as a drop of acid drips every 10 seconds on his/her forehead?

or

Watching someone swallow his own tongue because he's so dam hungry while tripping on acid and confused as fuck.

Fortunately I don't enjoy any of the above :D

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10 years on, Hotline Miami's OST remains the perfect accompaniment for introspective ultraviolence

Do you like hurting other people? Ten years later, it's probably the music that drove you to it, let's be honest.

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The Best Games of the 2010s

The 2010s occupy a difficult time slot in the world of gaming. The games aren't new enough to be "cool" but they aren't old enough to be "retro." So basically, they're cheap. Ghetto Gamer contributor Hyp3rblue digs deep--but not too deep--into gaming's past to see what we may have just missed.

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Bobertt1191d ago

Asura's Wrath was underrated and the dlc was one of the few times i actually felt like a dlc was worth the money.

SamPao1191d ago

I remember, was it the dlc that basicly gave you the missing mission that without it the story made no sense? :D yeah great one
Never bought it because of that

neutralgamer19921190d ago

Bob

Bro as someone who loves the game and bought the dlc capcom did it really really wrong. Without the dlc the story was basically incomplete. Dlc should add to the experience not add what was it seems cut from the original game

But we do want this game to be remastered because I feel like too many missed on this game. A re-release with all the dlc with better res and frame rate would be awesome

cbuc11251190d ago

I would upvote this Ten times if i could.

Ryushaa1190d ago

You mean the DLC from the time publishers were literally cuting the ending from the game and selling as DLC. I remember the Prince of Pesia reboot also did this, and they didn't even disguised the tactic, the DLC was called Epilogue (Funny fact: this reboot is available on the pc, but the DLC is console exclusive). LOL

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LucasRuinedChildhood1191d ago

It's a certainly a bit strange, but I suppose we all have our own tastes. I'll let it pass because Hotline Miami is on the list. haha

NecrumOddBoy1190d ago

Agreed. Of all the games that came out in that decade, this list picked the most B tier titles and some of the most just okay games. Not saying you need TLOU or BOTW on there but Skylanders?

SDuck1191d ago

Everytime I see a picture of Asura's Wrath I get a moment of happiness for knowing that niche game and then the realization of why it failed with the DLC that made me hate Capcom to the point of saying I wouldn't buy a game of theirs again!

(bought DMC5 on release)

neutralgamer19921190d ago

No doubt capcom were really greedy back than do you remember on disk dlc that we had to unlock by paying extra and other publishers who tried to fight used game market with their online passes

Skuletor1190d ago

Didn't they lock the real ending behind DLC? That game's still sitting on my shelf as part of my backlog, Too bad I rarely touch my PS3 these days.

Ryushaa1190d ago

I can only say: PS3HEN.

Skuletor1189d ago

@Ryu

Might as well, I have two PS3s anyway

Flawlessmic1190d ago

Terrible list but by god did i love hotline miami 👌👌

Outlawzz1190d ago

well I agree this list is terrible. Had to click just to see how bad it was. If someone wanted to know wt the best games were this decade and stumbled upon this list they would think "wt happened to gaming in the 2010's" lol

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The Relationship Between Narrative and Technology in Videogames

KeenGamer: "Videogaming is a unique medium in that its ability to craft narratives is inherently intertwined with the available technology. The story of any game is expressed across multiple levels, both inside and outside the world of the game, and there is a relationship between game and player, through which the narrative is created and explored."

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CYALTR1269d ago

Very interesting article, an interesting take on why we like games.