I'm a 26 year old american male. The first game I ever remember playing was Oregon trail, and the only interesting part about that to me, was when it was time to hunt.
When GTA3 was out, I didn't even do the main storyline... I thought it was more interesting to track down all the hookers in the city, take care of business with them in a dark alley somewhere then drive the car off a bridge with them still inside of it.
I'm fairly desensitised to anything I see in games, real life, the news. It simply all is information to me.
However like you... I found myself facing a moral dilemma when it was time to pull the trigger on the civvies. Before i realized what i was doing, I actually shot at the terrorist and immediately failed the mission. However, the fact that I felt anything at all while playing, especially morally...... was shocking to me. I think this, and a few others things in the game are quite brilliant. I mean really, imagine having a moral dilemma about shooting a digital bullet into a digital civilian in this day and age. I believe this is exactly what they were going for, and it was executed quite well. War is hell.
The game does warn you about some shocking content and give you the option of skipping it if you so desire. I believe they should let it stand.
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I'm a 26 year old american male. The first game I ever remember playing was Oregon trail, and the only interesting part about that to me, was when it was time to hunt. When GTA3 was out, I didn't even do the main storyline... I thought it was more interesting to track down all the hookers in the city, take care of business with them in a dark alley somewhere then drive the car off a bridge with them still inside of it. I'm fairly desensitised to anything I see in games, real life, the news. It simply all is information to me. However like you... I found myself facing a moral dilemma when it was time to pull the trigger on the civvies. Before i realized what i was doing, I actually shot at the terrorist and immediately failed the mission. However, the fact that I felt anything at all while playing, especially morally...... was shocking to me. I think this, and a few others things in the game are quite brilliant. I mean really, imagine having a moral dilemma about shooting a digital bullet into a digital civilian in this day and age. I believe this is exactly what they were going for, and it was executed quite well. War is hell. The game does warn you about some shocking content and give you the option of skipping it if you so desire. I believe they should let it stand.