Gamasutra: "A new study from UK-based market research firm YouGov this week suggests that the more familiar a person is with video games in general, the less they believe that there is a connection between in-game violence and real-life violence."
The freedom to explore large areas, approach objectives in multiple ways, and stumble across amusing distractions will always be an excellent format for video games, but some do it better than others. To celebrate the formula and parse the best from the best, have a look at the best open-world games of all time so far.
Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 are both classics, but movement and general interaction sometimes feels like you're possessed by a fridge.
Rockstar need to learn that 12 years of work and 5000 employees doesn’t account for one persons opinion on the internet…
The controls of RDR2 felt a but cluncky indeed, but it’s not as bad as some make it out to be. At no point did I get the feeling my experience with the game was held back or ruined by the controls.
But it can never hurt to optimize them a bit, sure.
Red Dead Redemption felt clunky at first but I got used to it fairly quick. I thought 2 was easier to control but it could be my experience with the first game helped me out. Great games
I wouldn't call Rockstar games characters clunky instead they feel like they move with Weight they are not twitch controls press x to instantly snap onto cover the characters instead move like a actor would ducking behind cover they are exposed while they get there.
From their most recent entries in the GTA franchise to their cult favorite racing games, find here the best Rockstar games, ranked from best to worst.
Simple answer is a big fat NO. Although I hate it when parents are iresponsible when purchasing games for their children. More often than not, whenever I'm in line at my local gamestop I see parents buying children M rated games even after being told by the rep. what kinds of graphic content are depicted in them.
I thought there was a study not long ago stating that these types of games actually relieve stress, rather than the opposite..
Also in another article, gamers have more control over their dreams or nightmares. Hmm..
Here's what a minority, politically retarded group of UK grannies (who can only use the internet for yougov polls and forwarding pictures of malnourished kittens) thinks. NEWS!
So to cut out all the waffle, old people who are retired think games are bad and anybody who has the strength left to pick up a game pad thinks they're ok.
Lets do another poll.
Do you think that the soaps that are on tv are a real reflection of how people actually conduct their lives and is a fair reflection on society as a whole?
15-25 years. 25% said yes
26-45 years. 60% said yes
46-75 years. 90% said yes
Conclusion. Point the finger at something and shout loud enough and there will always be people happy to agree with you even if they are sat at home watching the 10th person within the last 12 months brutally murdered down one cobbled street in wetherfield.
Many, many, people are violent, they just display or suppress it in different ways. Some are so quietly violent that they cannot bear even the best of people. Unfortunately, many people mistake this kind of quietness as evidence of calm normality.
Abstracting your perceptions, whether by videogames or whatever, is not necessarily a bad thing if your reality is so mundane.
But real life needs to be made more like a fun videogame.
It's the only way to try to stop this harmful disconnect between fantasy and reality.