Violent video games - need AO's help

[Dave]

I've seen Soldier of Fortune played out...yeah, its pretty gory.

I think the most gory game I've ever played has been ROTT, or Rise of the Triad.

This was an old computer game back in the day...around 1997 I think...I know there are demos of it around. That game just blew away anything I ever thought was gory. They had spinning blades in the game, about 6 different types of rocket launchers, baseball bat, you get the picture. And the sounds that went along with it...*shudder*

Yeah, that gets my vote for the most gory.

-Dave

[Hamster Huey]

ROTT...that brings back memories. I think it was the first game where you could use dual handguns, if I'm remembering correctly. It was also the first game to allow 16 player deathmatches, which was a huge step up from DOOM. But my favorite thing of all was the homing missiles. Those things were eeeeevil.

[GreasyPigeon]

what no??

come on!!! how can you forget evil dead hail to the king!!!, you shout zombies and cut then up with a chainsaw for a hand, i found it gory. the gta games, are not gory, no body parts fly off but the head is missing. when i first played that game i was hoping that i could beat people with an arm and a leg.... o well i dunno doom duke nuken 3D, and evil dead hail to the king, get my vote. get gory is found in the old school games

[slateman]

SOF series is nasty. Doom (of course). The Postal sereis is gory but more pointless. And let us not forget Seroius Sam.

Jedi Knight 2 had a dismemberment code. No blood, but legs and arms just fell off. It was actually kind of funny. You could even cleave a guy in half.

[Downfall]

OK, so it seems to me that you are doing this to show how bad the game industry is on how games are made violent so that they sell well to kids. You say there is something wrong with leeting our 8 year olds play Vice City, yes there is, but I call that a parent that is not responsible for what their kids play. I may have a biased view on this because I do work in the game industry, but when we make games we make sure that the game is rated properly by the ESRB. Some times we push for the ESRB to give us higher ratings, like Teen or Mature if the game is violent. Retailers try to educate parents on the ESRB rating, but parents don't care to learn, maybe most of you haven't even noticed that when you go to wall mart in the games section there is a sign explaining the ESRB rating system. So don't dump it all on us, parents need to monitor what they are actually buying for their kids.

And Vice City and Soldier of Fortune are the most violent games that come to mind.

[gibby]

Hey there Downfall...I also work in the game industry. I don't think his purpose is to put blame on us. I think it's to inform those who aren't so knowledgeable in today's games. I, myself, push the idea that it is up to the parent to make sure their young child understands what they are playing...that it's make believe and to make sure they realize what's right and wrong.

Also, I think the retailers need to push the rating system as well. Rarely do I find retailers checking for IDs or informing a parent of a young child about what they might be buying for little Johnny be good.

I think if this is presented in the proper way, it could be a good thing. Most of the time, parents are too busy to really look into what they are letting their kids play. But if someone took the time to present it to them, and maybe show the current trend of future games, they can be more attentive to what they buy.

[warpfeedmod]

By far the goriest is postal..

and then of course every good game needs a sequel.

Postal 2.

https://www.gopostal.com

check it out. I guarantee you'll enjoy the gore!

[Hamster Huey]

Thanks, gibby. Couldn't have said it better.

I understand your concerns, Downfall. You can rest assured that my goal is not to demonize the game publishers and the video game industry. There's plenty of that being done already, and I don't think it's very productive. People constantly seek to blame someone else for their (or their kids') shortcomings. They do it because it's easier than finding fault in themselves, and it does nothing but mask the true problem and prevent its being solved.

Man - my BMI is 35 and my cholesterol is through the roof. I eat at McDonald's all the time so it must be their fault; I'm going to sue.

Man - I'm fat and out of shape and always getting stitched before I make it to the 50. My marker must be at least 6 ounces too heavy - damn that Tom Kaye.

Man - I don't give a damn about my kid and never spend any time with her. Now she's caught up with the wrong crowd, does drugs, gets lousy grades, is always in trouble, and when she's home all she does is play that Final Fantasy VII game. The video game industry is corrupting my kid.

It's been going on since the dawn of time and will continue to go on as long as people are flawed. I don't intend on contributing to it. Thanks for airing your concerns, though. If there's any other questions you might have, I'd be happy to answer them.

[Rancid Milk]

never really gave postal a thought, but now that you mention it, POSTAL 2 is going to be pretty gorry. check out some of the vids at fileplanet or somewhere.

[MAGma 14]

sof2 or silent hill 3

[gibby]

You know...besides the violence...there are other games out there that have adult content in them too. That could be just as influencial than violent games if the young child doesn't know any better.

[Sparq]

I just thought of this one...The Thing. Based on the 1982(?) John Carpenter remake of a stupid 50s movie. Incredibly gory, from the shredded corpses randomly strewn around the game to the severed heads with legs which attempt to kill you to the enormous creatures formed from the bodies of multiple victims. Nasty. Also has some pretty gross puke effects...heh.

Ah yes...and the liberal use of napalm adds to the violence. Good game though.