[Mature] Gaming and Graphic Violence - Blood, Ultraviolence, Super Murder. Our Opinions

Note: only 3 of the games that appear in this picture were featured in this year's E3, and at least 1 has an update from this year's E3 as well. can you guess which are the 3 games featured in this year's E3, and the other game that had at least an announced update? ;)

Note to selves: By participating in this thread, you do realize that this topic will over something that crosses the line between Parental Guidenance to Rated R Superstar. This thread will be filled with pictures of what was said in the thread's title but all of it are fore educational AND entertainment purposes. This topic serves as a study, analysis, and even critique of something that has been in common since the dawn of video gaming, but given the circumstances of relevant events, I feel that its time for us as a community to discuss something that we may or may not enjoy in the realm of video games and entertainment.

TLDR: Content in this thread will be what some may consider EDGY AS HECK. So you have all been noted. This is no warning. Warnings are for wussies!

The topic that everyone may have waited for, at least coming from me. This topic serves as a sequel to some old topics that I have shared and discussed months ago but this time, we will cover that very thing into a more serious and hopefully still humorous light. All of which are for discussion, debate, entertainment, and of course the everyday lulz.



The recent E3 has been criticized lately by some media outlets for being filled with lots and lots of what they deem as violent content, especially in the wake of recent events that has happened such as the death of Christina Grimmie and the 50 innocent people in a vicious nightclub shooting. Thus calling it insensitive and whatnot But lets not dwell on the recent events and the debate of video game violence vs mass shootings. We have dealt with enough of that crap.



Here we discuss as a community on something that we have always seen: Combat dressed in some Blood, Ultraviolence, and Super Murder. Combat has become some sort of a language and currency of mainstream, triple A, and even certain niche titles (Sterling, 2016, yes I cite my sources). What's aiding combat is the sight of blood and graphic violence in certain video games. So what is it with this added flavor that you really enjoy? Do you really think that its necessary for many games nowadays to actually have glorified graphic brutality in certain action and combat oriented video games? Do you think that its time we actually find alternatives to enhance combat and still make games be fun and feel glorified?

Feel free to discuss how you feel with about video game violence and combat these days and give your own sentiments. All participating forumers are free to give out their own sentiments for discussion and possible further analysis, and review. No holds Barred code active, but common global forum courtesy will still apply.

No Holds Barred mode: People are free to say whatever they want about this matter, even if it means firing shots at people who enjoy the BUS, just so that you can say your opinion. Be warned though. Be civil.

Common Global Forum Courtesy: We are here to have fun, have an in-depth discussion, share our sentiments, and hopefully not jerk off into a flame war between those who are in support of the BUS and those who are against the BUS. TLDR; All forum rules apply.

Credits and extra references:
Jim's Sterling's latest video, Jimquisition episode on his minor criticism of video game violence

MY OLD TOPIC THAT DISCUSSES Blood, Guts, Gore, and Gibs in video games but is MUCH LIGHTER in tone.

I feel like ultra violence is just a novelty in a game. It may look shocking or over the top at first, but quickly it becomes just tedious and repetitive to look at, like executions in God of War or x-ray in Mortal Kombat.

One blood related thing I do like is something like Dragon Age, where your character gets soaked in blood as you kill more enemies.

I think i need to change the thread title into something more relevant. Be right back.

The funny thing is that I'm trying to relate this with this year's E3 and not really a hint of blood or even an organ was up during any of the presentations. QuakeCon will definitely be a lot bloodier.

More on this, I really did observed that this year's E3 was probably the most "action oriented" showings than previous ones. I mean, Battlefield 1, Infinite Warfare, Watch Dogs, Dishonored 2, Quake Champions, Gears 4 (Oh boy, PeePee's going to have a boner for that one), Dead Rising 4, Deus Ex: Mankind divided, God of War (5), Prey.. oh my lord. So much action. So much combat. Though not really much on the gore part, but really..

Its like for every E3 conference we go through, some of the media needs to feel like "OMG THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF VIOLENCE AND COMBAT! WHAT OF THE CHILDREN!?" and this year's E3 was no different. I remember how last year's E3, Anita Sarkeesian had to attack the graphic violence of Fallout 4 and DOOM. Okay, i understand Fallout 4's more violent approach but DOOM be criticized of its violent actions towards demonkind? And then we now have this year's E3, while obviously no Anita Cringeeesian to try being involved with, some people who Jim Sterling noted wanted to argue that this year's E3 was selling too much graphic violence especially just days after the deaths of 50 people in a fatal shootout.

Jim Sterling's latest video on his slight criticism of the use of graphic violence and video games got me thinking...
Do you guys really think that the gaming industry relies too much on Graphic violence as a way to sell their games? is violence a plague in the medium? and what wide of a cultural significance does it have?

Yes i know, I just copy-pasted Jim Sterling's episode. But he and I get along anyway.

I suppose I have to say yes and no. I do a lot of murder but none of it is ultraviolent.

For example I'll hop on PAYDAY 2 (now that they mostly removed microtransactions.... ....for now) with my Buzzsaw 42 and set up at a good firing position then leave with 150 dead good guys in something like 3 minutes. D.C. has a lot of cops...

I suppose my super murder is en masse instead of graphic.