Is DOOM Too Violent?

Richard Drummond of Gaming Tech United writes:

"Violence in video games has always been a hot topic. Whether it be Mortal Kombat, DOOM, or Grand Theft Auto, parental groups love to focus in on the violent content that the developers include in their titles. When Bethesda presented their conference this past Sunday, the new DOOM was shown off and many people reacted to its over the top violence and brutal melee kills. So we pose the question, do you think that the new DOOM is too violent?"

[jay2]

No bring it on!

[NinjaRichParty]

Haha that's what I say in the article! Haha. I think DOOM looks like a bad ass mindless shooter that I'll sink time into. Just like Wolfenstein. I see video games as art and if a dev wants to put chainsaws slicing through monsters, bring it on!

[trenso1]

So why even ask such a ridiculous questions

[KyRo]

Too violent? There are far worse games than DOOM!

[AgentSmithPS4]

Yep. OT - is it just me or did you get a glimpse of the video and think it was going to be a parody where he had a wig on and pretended to be an angry mom?

[christian hour]

The violence in doom is verging on cartoon violence, if not beyond it.

It's just so ridiculous in it's approach and frequency, to relate it to senseless violence or actual violence that ruins lives is incredibly wreckless.

If you have to ask if Dooms too violent maybe you're the one who should get your head checked.

[3-4-5]

It's a GAME.

* Crossing the street in real life is more violent than playing this entire video game.

At least then something bad ACTUALLY could happen as opposed to you know this just being.....a game.

[GamingChip79]

Hell no! Haha. I love that DOOM is over the top violent. That's what DOOM is about. Violence and mindless shooting. I cannot wait to get my hands on this came. Especially wit the edition of SnapMap. Yes please!!!

[NinjaRichParty]

I love Doom for the same reason. I saw the demo at Betheada's E3 conference and goddamn I knew I'd have a blast with the game. I cannot wait for the beta!

[Rimeskeem]

GTFO

http://i.imgur.com/BvYPTJf....

[ps5fanboy]

Are body builders too muscle bound?

[animegamingnerd]

Am i in the 90's or something? Cause people are saying Doom is too violent, Final Fantasy 7 is in development right now and to top it all off a Jurassic Park film is currently playing in theaters.

[TheColbertinator]

A new Terminator movie is out this year.

A Fallout game has been announced

VR is on the rise again

[pyroxxx]

no,.. though I am afraid 5 second dismemberment will get old fast

[Double_O_Revan]

A..are...are you really asking such a stupid question..?? Have you never seen any Doom game before?!

[morganfell]

No, the issue here is called Create-A-Controversy.

It is all about hits for the website. Cheap, uninspiring, and ultimately failed attempts at decent journalism drive these sorts of ridiculous pieces. Such writeups to achieve pertinence result in irrelevance. Gamingtechunited is quickly falling by the wayside.

[christian hour]

Trying to create Moral Panics is the lowest of the low for journalism, well, almost the lowest, there are even lower lows.

And we finally got over the mass media reporting VG's in a Moral Panic format during the last decade but some people seem intent on trying to bring it back, or at least use the narrative for cheap hits.

[NinjaRichParty]

If you actually read the piece and watch the video, I defend the title. I'm perfectly fine with the violence and I cannot wait to play the game. The reason I made the video in the first place was because I was surprised at at the negative response to the violence I saw on Twitter when the demo was shown. I wanted to create a piece that defended the developers and their artistic freedom. I view video games as art and I believe they should have the right to create as much violence in their game as they see fit.

So sorry to spoil your thoughts that I'm creating a controversy, as I'm actually defend id Software and Bethesda. :)

[morganfell]

Flamebait headlines start the ball rolling down hill. Or did you not read your ownheadline. It is sensationalism and cheap. You can do better.

Is game X too Violent
10 best boobs in gaming
Why you shouldn't buy game X
Why you shouldn't preorder
blah blah blah

Just a few examples of National Inquirer style game journalism. If you truly were surprised the you should have changed your approach. But that is not how you began. You do not get a second chance to make a first impression.

[PlayableGamez]

Nah. It's not enough violent.

[Activemessiah]

Too violent? not to worry my dear, A new Yoshi's Wooly World game has been announced.. just play that while I own hell with my double barrel shotgun.

[Fullbucket]

This has nothing on the Manhunt series. Move along.

[AgentSmithPS4]

Give me more violence or (I was jokingly going to say "or I'll kill you" but a soccer mom may report me and then the govt would torture me by ramming hummus up south mouth etc (sm courtesy of reddit). No but really the violence in video games is funny, unlike real violence. I miss the gibs, the limbs flying off in the soldier of fortune games, I like the heads rolling in witcher 3 (I saved a vid where a body caught another guy's head like a football :P), etc.

"Too much violence" isn't the problem, too much ignorance is. Labels are scarier, people will kill others or put them in prison to be tortured for life just because someone with power puts the right label on them, and sometimes there will be no blood and guts. But they're still dead or worse.

[JasonKCK]

It's funny to me that this question still gets asked. 35 years of video game violence and they still want to dig this old bone up. Film is far more violent because it shows real people in violent situations. Video games still look like video games.

[Summons75]

Probably but it looks like it's going to be the kick that the FPS genre needs.

[Dark_Overlord]

Hell no, they promised a gore fest, but what they shown was utterly pathetic :/ Only the chainsaw was even slightly gory. They need blood splatters and more dismemberment.

[SaveFerris]

How do you know if they are dead? Everyone knows the last thing you do when you die is poop.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

I really thought this was satire. I can't wait for the next article , "Not enough racial diversity in demon design?"

[Parasyte]

One word: Nope!

[Koopdogg]

Shit i thought that guy in vid was in drag when i first played it .....Ooops

[Hold_It]

I mean there are M rated games that are actually intended for Mature Audiences. Not like Call of Duty where they label the game Mature and really it's aimed towards 16 and below.

[ManAnimalX]

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes........

And there's no doubt its way way way way over the TOP on the violence meter....

To the point that the game is ruined for me..R I P Doom Franchise, as you have gone in a direction that is just about violence, and I see NOTHING artistic or special about that.

I wont be purchasing this game. Ever

[dafegamer]

wtf? Violence is essential in a Doom game

[hazelamy]

i don't understand the question.
i recognise the words, but put them together like that and they no longer make sense.

"doom too violent"
no, looks like gobbledygook to me. ^_^

[Hugodastrevas]

This game is not for children you retards, adults can view as much virtual violent content as we want!

Fucking idiots being lead to buy games by their own children, the age is right on the box!Buy some damn glasses you old farts!

[Trekster_Gamer]

Short answer no.

[leemo19]

Its got the right amount of violence, if not more. People who complain about DOOm same people who think D&D was witchcraft.