Video Games are not Evil!

WiggyDiggyPoo

pogofish wrote: »

Most of them. Just look at any of the top sales lists - its much simpler to count the ones that don't.

No I challenged you to.

WiggyDiggyPoo

reason2 wrote: »

its funny how they only talk about the bad.. if people copied video games then why dont they copy some of the other all time successes..

theme hospital - no one is running about trying to cure bloated head syndrome

sonic - kids arent trying to steal gold rings

parapper the rapper - self explanatory really - no one is doing kung fu whilst rapping.

its a scape goat everyone wants one and are oblivious to their own role in the childrens behaviour

There's old quote I like thats often wrongly attributed to various people, its actually by Marcus Brigstocke, anyway:

"If Pac-Man had affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in dark rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music."

pogofish

WiggyDiggyPoo wrote: »

No I challenged you to.

Ok then :

UKIE Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, (All Prices) Week 38, 2013

1. FIFA 14
2. Grand Theft Auto 5
3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
5. The Last of Us
6. Disney Infinity
7. Splinter Cell: Blacklist
8. Saints Row 4
9. Diablo 3
10. Rayman Legends
11. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
12. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
13. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
14. Grand Theft Auto 4
15. Max Payne 3
16. Need For Speed: Most Wanted
17. Skylanders Giants
18. Aliens: Colonial Marines
19. Tomb Raider
20. Animal Crossing: New Leaf

How many of those are not predicated on some form of evil?

WiggyDiggyPoo

pogofish wrote: »

Ok then :

UKIE Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, (All Prices) Week 38, 2013

1. FIFA 14
2. Grand Theft Auto 5
3. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
5. The Last of Us
6. Disney Infinity
7. Splinter Cell: Blacklist
8. Saints Row 4
9. Diablo 3
10. Rayman Legends
11. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
12. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix
13. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
14. Grand Theft Auto 4
15. Max Payne 3
16. Need For Speed: Most Wanted
17. Skylanders Giants
18. Aliens: Colonial Marines
19. Tomb Raider
20. Animal Crossing: New Leaf

How many of those are not predicated on some form of evil?

18 of them, so when you made this sweeping generalization:

pogofish wrote: »

So many games rely on various forms of "evil" in their play and sell - so I really don't know how anyone can deny that its not part of their appeal, at least to some?

You're wrong.

So you tell me of that list how many you think and which ones rely on a form of evil?

I count 2, Lego Batman and Diablo III which have you defeating characters that could be considered evil, and in both you play Heroes. All other games (excluding racing/sports) have plots driven by one of the things in my OP.

So not all evil then....;)

pogofish

No, you failed your own challenge. Evil takes many forms - more than your spectacularly narrow definition!

Fishingtime

Resident evil Is that not evil?

Tenyearstogo

reason2 wrote: »

its funny how they only talk about the bad.. if people copied video games then why dont they copy some of the other all time successes..

theme hospital - no one is running about trying to cure bloated head syndrome

sonic - kids arent trying to steal gold rings

parapper the rapper - self explanatory really - no one is doing kung fu whilst rapping.

its a scape goat everyone wants one and are oblivious to their own role in the childrens behaviour

Speak for yourself, I always rap when driving too.

ThumbRemote

WiggyDiggyPoo wrote: »

Sure some people do bad things, and they might have played videogames before they did them, but truth is they would have always done those things if they wanted to do them.

Video games dont make you rob people anymore than wearing a hockey mask makes you kill people who go camping.

Isn't there fairly strong evidence that violent video games desensitize their players to violence? So while they do not directly cause you to do something violent, they can reduce your inhibitions that would otherwise stop you doing something.

If so, your claim that someone would have always done those things if they wanted to do them is not quite true - violent video games could make it more likely that someone already predisposed to violence acts in a violent manner.

Tiglath

I used to play Farmville until I ran amok with the yellow tractor. It wasn't pretty, I can tell you.

JReacher1

ThumbRemote wrote: »

Isn't there fairly strong evidence that violent video games desensitize their players to violence? So while they do not directly cause you to do something violent, they can reduce your inhibitions that would otherwise stop you doing something.

If so, your claim that someone would have always done those things if they wanted to do them is not quite true - violent video games could make it more likely that someone already predisposed to violence acts in a violent manner.

You could argue from the other side and say committing violent acts in a video game stops you from committing violent acts in reality as it satisfies your "itch". Why run someone over when you can get the same thrill playing GTAV!