HATRED - exceptionally violent - don't know what to think about this......

So I am normally fervently anti-censorship, especially in video games, but this one legitimately gave me pause

If you want to watch this please click the link. Be warned, it's only gameplay but it is EXTREMELY graphic. Mitch

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytdEYapPXdY#t=82

in games such a GTA and it's clones there is a sense of purpose to the carnage...albeit "profit" is largely the motive. With this one it is just...senseless.

There is NOTHING about the character that I can buy into and the premise is - to be blunt - tasteless, especially in wake of the high profile mass killings in the US. I find it morally abhorrent in concept and execution and can see a LOT of people with issues being triggered by this sort of thing

On the flip side it IS just a game....

Like I said, I really am stuck on this - thoughts?

 

Wow! Just Wow!

This game will be terrible, it will get alot of shock buys though. People will rightly condemn it. I don't think the trailer can be put in any context that makes it acceptable. I thought the level "No Russian" in COD 2 was bad but by god it doesn't even compare to this.

Crass and tasteless.

Baza

 

Yeah, seems quite extreme, I don't think such media is necessary for entertainment and I certainly cant see how this would benefit anyone other than the developers wallet.

From their wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatred_(video_game)

I'm pretty sure it will be banned, though like most things, those who want it will find it one way or another.

 

The developers are hiding behind a load of post modern nonsense in justifying this game.

 

I don't mind gratuitous violence in computer games but there must always be context. I also love the "Anti Hero" idea in computer games and often if i am given a choice i will always chooses the bad route, Fallout 3 was so much better as a baddie but this is ..........i don't know.

I don't believe in censorship but there should be context.

Baza

 

Violence is fine if there's a purpose and a (good) reason for it.

But with this...I can't see it.

I'm really not sure what to think. Other than the fact I'll be avoiding this one as it looks boring.

 

I'm utterly against censorship but just wish people would self censor and think to themselves "Yeah let's not do that...there's no merit to it".

 

I see Uwe Boll has expanded into video gaming.

 

I wonder what Neo Nazi's would do with the monies earned from this game

Baza

 

You'll find a lot of angsty teens liking this game, and probably giving them ideas. I actually think if there is dialogue it will be worse, because then it will justify itself with various crap like flawed logic and manipulation of feelings.

Although people have said that about gta, I think this is much closer to the mark.

 

Oh good. A mass killing simulator. What could possibly go wrong?

 

people are already simulating mass killing. video games, not really my thing. but i have a lot of buddies that play them. basically, when a lot of them play gta, they grab a rifle and go to the top of a parking structure and start killing people until the swat teams come. apparently, it's a thing to do when playing this game.

considering how much death and destruction is visited in cyber reality on a daily basis, i'm personally not worried at all of the supposed deleterious effects of more killing online.

saying all that, this hatred game does seem in pretty poor taste. but that pretty much describes many horror movies now days anyway.

 

The thread and the idea of context got me thinking about some of the classics (Texas, Exorcist) and the "torture porn" sub-genre. Texas is no where near as extreme as some of the contempory horror films but still far more disturbing and brutal.

Goes to show that you don't need blood and gore to shock people and a bit of imagination by the film crew will do more than fake eyes being popped out.

 

Pretty much.

But as a redeeming factor of GTA and one of the things that separates GTA from this is most of the plot lines don't require you to do that. Most of them are profit based (through money, drugs, etc) and drawing the police in can really screw things up. There's a pretty heavy negative context to it. That and the violence - while being pretty horrendous when you think about it - is entirely optional.

This, however, is just tasteless. At least in my opinion.

 

I'm not looking forward to the outcry in the media of people who oppose video games using this as an example of indoctrinating our young or whatever crap they come up with though.

I mean hell, I'm pretty sure the prosecution in the Anders Breivik (sp?) case claimed WoW was part of his self indoctrination process.

Though thinking about it...we also allow games like Mortal Kombat. :dunno:

 

Mortal Kombat is "mutual" at least

Like I said I REALLY dont know....if it was a "wipe out Elves" simulator I would instantly buy it and all DLC. But this one seems wrong and I have a feeling that makes me a hypocrite....but then if it was a "Rape Simulator" it would not even be a question of acceptable or not

The fact I am unsure is probably a sign this game is in exceptionally poor taste, but again it IS just a game - sprites killing sprites wwithin a self contained universe

Tricky isnt it?

 

I actually foung that quite disturbing, particularly the stabbing. And yet if they changed the victims zombies I would probably buy it.

I guess, it's the motivation behind the violence. There doesnt seem to be any redeeming features its just a pointless gratuitous killing spree for the sake of it.