Sex and violence in games
There was a time and a place that the violence in a game meant jumping on the head of an enemy and the closest thing to sex was getting a thank you from a princess (later also a kiss). But those days are long gone, unless you still enjoy playing Mario games, because now we have games with a lot of violence and also computer animated characters bumping into eachother (probably sex). Is this the beginning of the end?
The difference between sex and violence in games.
Let´s be honest, without sex none of us would be here and I think it´s ridiculous how some countries make sex seem like it´s worse than violence. That doesn´t mean that I think it´s ok to expose kids to sex, but usually games with sexual content are marked 18+ so as long as the shops check the age of the person who buys that game and parents check what kind of games their kids are playing then that should be ok. Games with violence aren´t always marked with 18+ unless two people are holding hands because that is just wrong! Apparently it´s ok to shoot someones head off in a game but the moment you could kiss another character then the world goes crazy, especially when you with a male character could kiss another male character because it´s impossible that someone might be different!
So violence is good and sex is bad?
Some people would like to believe that, eventhough they probably wouldn´t say that out loud. But what people sometimes forget is that playing a game isn´t the same as real life. So no matter how many people you kill in a game or with how many people you have sex in a game it doesn´t have to mean a thing, I mean you can act like a lunatic in a game and be a regular guy or girl in real life. Games are meant to be fun, not to inspire people to do bad things or teach people how to be obnoxious! That doesn´t mean that there aren´t people online that are exactly that, obnoxious douchebags that enjoy ruining the fun of others. But that´s a different story for another time!
Will there be more or less sex and violence in future games?
The way things are going I´d say that there will be more, but I wouldn´t necessarily consider that as a bad thing. I´m not saying that we need sex and violence in every game but as long as it fits with the story then I don´t mind. As long as it´s not something that´s forced into the story, like some B movie quality bullshit where two people are solving a crime and then decide to sleep with eachother halfway in the movie. When I look at Dragon Age: Inquisition you decide if you want to start a relationship with another character, which means that if you get together with someone then this happens because you want it to happen. Violence on the other hand isn´t avoidable, but to be honest when you play a fantasy rpg you probably don´t take things too serious. So hitting an elf with a club is probably not something that could be considered as a danger to others. My point is that sex and violence don´t have to be a bad thing, as long as it´s not over the top!
The difference between sex and violence in games.
Let´s be honest, without sex none of us would be here and I think it´s ridiculous how some countries make sex seem like it´s worse than violence. That doesn´t mean that I think it´s ok to expose kids to sex, but usually games with sexual content are marked 18+ so as long as the shops check the age of the person who buys that game and parents check what kind of games their kids are playing then that should be ok. Games with violence aren´t always marked with 18+ unless two people are holding hands because that is just wrong! Apparently it´s ok to shoot someones head off in a game but the moment you could kiss another character then the world goes crazy, especially when you with a male character could kiss another male character because it´s impossible that someone might be different!
So violence is good and sex is bad?
Some people would like to believe that, eventhough they probably wouldn´t say that out loud. But what people sometimes forget is that playing a game isn´t the same as real life. So no matter how many people you kill in a game or with how many people you have sex in a game it doesn´t have to mean a thing, I mean you can act like a lunatic in a game and be a regular guy or girl in real life. Games are meant to be fun, not to inspire people to do bad things or teach people how to be obnoxious! That doesn´t mean that there aren´t people online that are exactly that, obnoxious douchebags that enjoy ruining the fun of others. But that´s a different story for another time!
Will there be more or less sex and violence in future games?
The way things are going I´d say that there will be more, but I wouldn´t necessarily consider that as a bad thing. I´m not saying that we need sex and violence in every game but as long as it fits with the story then I don´t mind. As long as it´s not something that´s forced into the story, like some B movie quality bullshit where two people are solving a crime and then decide to sleep with eachother halfway in the movie. When I look at Dragon Age: Inquisition you decide if you want to start a relationship with another character, which means that if you get together with someone then this happens because you want it to happen. Violence on the other hand isn´t avoidable, but to be honest when you play a fantasy rpg you probably don´t take things too serious. So hitting an elf with a club is probably not something that could be considered as a danger to others. My point is that sex and violence don´t have to be a bad thing, as long as it´s not over the top!
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