Video games are often used as a scapegoat to explain how violent tragedy can occur right under our noses. The problem is, these issues are deeper than a single explanation, and studies don't support video games as a reason either. It's time we look at ourselves, not to games for an answer.
Even though fans have been clamoring for a StarCraft 3 for years now, it seems like Blizzard really has no reason to spend time making one.
They sort of ran the story as far as it could go.
Also, it seems like blizzard is more busy with mediocrity at this point in time.
The problem with Blizzard is they have franchises that don't need sequels. People are happy playing the games that they previously made. What they need is new games, none of this business of trying to transport the old audience into a new version of an old game which only ends up nickle and dime'ing users.
Illogical Games has just announced the official release of Star Discord, the one-man indie dev's charming StarCraft lookalike on mobile.
RTS; it's a beloved genre...but it's in dire need of originality or it risks being consigned to a small pool of fans.
In my opinion, they have evolved and become more complicated. Way back in the day with command and conquer games, they were easier to pick up and play. I’ll actually go further back to a $70 Super Nintendo game called “Metal Marines”. Not sure if I’m off the mark, but these cellphone, real time strategy games become overwhelming quickly to me. There’s too much going on at once and it turns me off. Not sure if there are any on consoles to be honest. If there is a RTS that is on PS4, I’m open to the recommendation
Metal marines... what a game, and Herzog Zwei too.
Ensemble Studios and Westwood closing spelt absolute disaster for RTS games, with exception of blizzard, no one made any real good ones. Microsoft and EA ruined two top franchises before closing the studio. such a shame
Over complicated. Dawn of War 1 was almost the perfect rts, its all been downhill since.
I totally agree with this notion, and I have a theory. We will call this the "seen it" theory. Movies are easy to pick on for their violence. The reason being, is that when people site movies for their graphic content, the person attacking the film has most likely "seen it". Even if a peson skims through an hour and a half movie, they can usually get a good grasp of what's happening.
The problem with video games, is that, some of these games can take 10 to 20 hours or so to finish, like a game such as Grand Theft Auto IV. When people, that don't play games, see footage of a game like Grand Theft Auto, all they see is the violence. They are not aware of the narrative, or what drives the protaganist to do what he does.
I've actually heard a newswoman describe Grand Theft Auto as a game thats about having sex with prostitutes, and killing them for points. This is a problem in that, she has never, "seen it." She described one activity in the game that she heard about, and not only got it wrong aobut the points, but wanted the viewer to think, that's all the game was about.
People that attack video games are usually people that don't play them. They hear the word "game", and assume the content level is as simple as checkers or hugry hungry hippos. Only one way to play with no variety and a set of rules. I think we need to change the terminology. Interactive entertainment, is harder to say, but describes the actuality of what we're doing better. I speak with non gamers all the time, that forgot about their early days of playing NIntendo. They think games are void of any story or clear objectives.
To get to my point. All the games that i've played usually put you in the Avatar of a good guy, or a character that want's to do good deeds. Now this has changed a little over the years with games like Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fable etc..... But these aren't the games their attacking. They want games like GTA and Call of Duty called to court. Event these games in their single player campaigns deal with stories of redemption and saving the world. These people that want these violent games banned would probably change their tune if they just "seen it". On the other hand, go blame an old classic war film like Saving Private Ryan or Full Metal Jacket and watch them argure their way out of that one. Bottom line is, if it's not games, music, or movies being blamed, then it will be books and paintings.
Someone will always latch on to an easy excuse. Right now video games are the easy excuse. In the 50s and 60s it was elvis and his hips shaking, in the 70s it was rock and roll. Every generation is going to find problems with something because no one ever wants to point the finger at themselves and say this is the problem. No one has a sense of personal responsiblity any more, they always want to blame society or a video game or mommy didnt hug me enough, or whatever. Face it society some people are just messed up and their isnt anything tangible to blame it on. If video games were the cause of things like this then just throw movies and tv and music in there with it too.
before video games they blamed story-books. People always want to blame their fault on other stuff; if video games didn't exist then they would put the blame on something else...
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The parents of these lunatics, the government and the people that support the laws in question would rather blame something like video games then take the blame themselfs or do anything else about it
Why havent they changed the gun laws for example despite how many times things like this has happened...oh wait...there too busy blaming Call of Duty I forgot /s
Not to sound heartless but at the end of the day if they had changed some laws around or actualy did something about it when the first shooting mascare happened then the connecticut shooting for example, the most recent one, wouldn't of happened would it, in a way the government are the ones to blame, not video games...but then again thats why they blame video games in the first place because they know that they could of done something and it's easier then blaming themselfs
I blame the media; every time some tragedy occurs, the media always fabricates, twists, then tell "their" version. I remember countless times one big reason a lot of crimes occurs is for people to get their face on tv and to be "known" even if it's a negative light. Yes there's other factors (mental issues, home situations, etc) however the media I blame first for how much they "have" to go on about these situations, and instead of talking about the families and impact on the community they instead go on about the person/people who committed the crimes extensively which leaves a false light for those who want some sort of "fame" down the road.