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Are Killable Children In Games Wrong?

Justin from Pixel Gate writes:

A controversial topic. Should killable children be implemented into games, or is it just plain wrong? It all depends on how the developers incorporate it, and if it’s not done in bad taste, so it very much relies on the execution of the whole thing (no pun intended).

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SavageKuma4181d ago

Honestly many gamers ask for realism and so far certain games like Skyrim all are judge on a moral code, so if you want to be evil, give players that option. It is all about choice.

TomShoe4181d ago

Yeah it's fine.

If a kid can't handle it, then his parents shouldn't be letting him play it.

zeal0us4181d ago

I don't think developers and publishers would mind but they fear by implementing such feature would result in a public backlash. Not only that but the ESRB would definitely give it an Adult Only rating. Which mean popular retailers would opt out carrying the game. Which means less sales.

Remember what happen with MoH(2010) MP that allow you play as the Taliban? If killing children was allowed we having an incident 10X worse than what happen with MoH.

Hatsune-Miku4181d ago

Are killable people in games wrong?

KonsoruMasuta4181d ago

I wouldn't have a problem with unkillable children in Skyrim if Bethesda didn't make them such dicks. It's like they purposely make children say things that make you mad and make them unkillable just to mess with you.

cleft54181d ago

That is exactly the point I made. The whole unkillable children thing would be fine if those kids wasn't so damn rude.

cleft54181d ago (Edited 4181d ago )

Developers go out of their way to make kids so damn annoying in games that you would have to be a saint to not want to kill them. The kids in Skyrim are so rude and Fallout has annoying kids as well. Developers do that crap on purpose because they know they have set the kids to being immune to death.

People seek out kill kids mods for games, not because they want to kill kids in a game but because they are sick and tired of this annoying npc being the rudest character in the GAME and getting away with it. It would be one think if these kids actually behaved like well mannered children, but they don't.

sdozzo4181d ago

It's like an unwritten rule. Has nothing to do with realism.

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Baka-akaB4181d ago (Edited 4181d ago )

Not really pro or against it , i dont even feel like doing it . the problem is that some games insist on publicizing the impression you can do whatever you want , and then force kids in the game or even subs stories , that are portrayed in a more annoying way than in real life . So it can be an immersion breaker and grievance .

In the same way some of us used to feel aggravated by games with pre rendered cgi backgrounds , on wich very little interraction where possible . leading to stuff like a bazooka wielder being stuck in front of an almost broken wooden fence

I doubt so few people didnt feel like strangling some of the kids from the Fable 1 prologue . Well at least most people i knew that heard the french version wanted to :p

Ratty4181d ago

Yeah french dubs are horrible (I actually got in a car accident once driving in a snow storm because they gave me the french version of Mass Effect. I was like wtf I specifically asked for english- anyway)... but pre-rendered backgrounds are pure awesome. Final Fantasy VII to IX, Baldur's Gate and all the other IE games.

Still the killing kids thing I don't really get it. I don't think I ever tried killing a kid in Skyrim.

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Skyrim lead recalls Bethesda working their “a**es off” to make the game just 4.8GB

As The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered takes up 125GB, original designer Bruce Nesmith recalls fitting Skyrim into a tiny file size.

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jznrpg39d ago

MS could compress their games on disc

raWfodog39d ago (Edited 39d ago )

Skyrim is still my favorite ES game. I’m playing through it again right now since I never finished it.

jznrpg29d ago

Morrowind is by far my favorite. But I’m getting old and played Daggerfall Morrowind and Oblivion before Skyrim

ActualWhiteMan39d ago

Yeah totally. Definitely won’t be hacking it Nintendo 🤞🏻

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Fallout 3 designer expects remaster to revise gunplay to make it closer to Fallout 4

Fallout 3 game designer Bruce Nesmith explains that the upcoming remaster should revise the game's gunplay to be more modern.

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neutralgamer199260d ago

Give us FO3 with all the dlc remastered like ESO. Load times faster, quality of life improvements, gun play improvements

I believe it shouldn't just be graphical they should make improvements where they can to make the game better. A simple face lift isn't what's needed

ZeekQuattro60d ago

Still my favorite one. I remember getting a digital copy of FO3 when I got FO4(XBO). It was nice to finally play a stable version of the game. Then when I got a Series S it was an even better expierence. Quick resume and FPS boost made it feel like a whole new game. Updated gunplay would be very welcome though. One of the few things FO4 did better.

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Fallout and Skyrim show us that talented developers make great games when you leave them alone

That judicious lack of oversight permeated everything in Bethesda's RPGs, in a positive fashion.

Christopher68d ago

I much prefer a left alone Obsidian and Larian Studios. Bethesda's formula has grown old for me.

anast66d ago

Larian hit another level with DOS:2 and then took it even further with BG3. They do high quality work.

jznrpg67d ago (Edited 67d ago )

Skyrim was a letdown compared to previous games and so was Fallout 4

Kosic66d ago

I agree, I found it an interesting game. But nowhere near worth the hype (unless you include mods)

dmonee67d ago

Skyrim blew my mind when it released. That game took me to the gaming, promisedland. Going back to it when it was updated for the PS5, it felt slightly rough around the edges, but great for its time

TheColbertinator66d ago

We should leave Obsidian alone. Bethesda on the other hand should be kept under constant psychiatric observation.

anast66d ago

Skyrim feels like the game was made in a hurry with a disorganized team.