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As a parent, which would you find most offensive in a video game?
A graphically severed human head
  
58% [ 14 ]
A man and woman having sex
  
25% [ 6 ]
Multiple use of the F-word
  
17% [ 4 ]
Two men kissing
  
0% [ 0 ]
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Estel
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So the Brits keep insisting about Americans anyway :roll:


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That is NOT true! We ARE VERY IRONIC!! :evil:

And I know plenty of Americans who enjoy sitcoms with African American characters.

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The word irony is very misused in my English class. People think it's just another word for humour. :roll:

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Well, it does actually mean that too:
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Audio Help /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -nies.
1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.
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8. an objectively or humorously sardonic utterance, disposition, quality, etc.


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Yes, but it doesn't mean humour! Its a type of humour.

Edit: Let me clarify...
Person A: Did you see Dara O'Brien last night on TV?
Person B: Yeah, it was very ironic (i.e. side splittingly funny)

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Oh. Well then they're just dumb. :P


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Yup!

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Hmm...

DungeonKeeper sounds like fun, actually. And realistic. Not everyone gets to be a hero. But, at some point, just about everyone ends up being some flavor of dungeon keeper.

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What's a hero anyway? Indy Jones gets a free pass to shoot anyone who gets in his way, because conveniently, they're all Nazis. Orcs are bred to be killed by Aragorn and his followers. Max Payne is hunted for a crime he didn't commit, so he's forgiven for slaughtering a whole city of enemies.

I think a game like Dungeon Keeper is what we need more of- it makes kids think, hey, what about the OTHER side? What, exactly, makes me the good guy?

And this is stuff parents should talk about with their kids. You get nowhere saying 'this is all bad' and 'this is all good', because it never is. Not in a decent RPG, book, or movie.

I agree with everything jade said about sex in games. It's not that it's bad, it's that I doubt it will get the proper respect it deserves in a game. Sex is just too complex for a game.

You know what games I don't like? The ones based on WW2. I've played Call of Duty almost all the way through (the Russian campaign killed me) and enjoyed it immensely, then suddenly realised what a trivial approach it was making me take to a very important and painful time in my own country's history. Although the game was excellent, the problem was just that: it was a game. It was entertainment, it was meant to be fun. While playing it, I was able to completely forget what reality it was set in, and what atrocities it didn't show. I was able to forget that I was shooting Germans- they could have been aliens or goblins. That's not acceptable, for me. The subject was just not something that ought to be turned into mindless entertainment.

And yes, it sucks, because the game was really good. I sometimes want to play it again. But no matter how good, I don't think it gives the subject enough weight and respect. Pretty graphics and accurate weaponry are not enough.


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I think that's why I don't like war games, but enjoy similar games set in other realities. It almost makes light of a very serious issue.

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I like Scrabble....

and space penguin....

although space penguin is horribly addictive. I played that for hours every day for a few months :blackeye:


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:LMAO: I love you Estel. I'm actually playing Disney's Aladdin on my 0ld-sk00l MegaDrive atm, and when Al chops at his enemies, they don't fall bleeding to the floor, they disappear in a puff of smoke. Now that's child-friendly :D

More seriously, I agree with Jadeval too. It was exactly what I wanted to say. :) Beheading in games is obviously fictional and meant for entertainment, but sex is too close to real life; whatever way it was portrayed in wouldn't help kids make good choices about it because learning about sex is a far more emotional and personal process than the impersonal action on a screen.

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but sex is too close to real life; whatever way it was portrayed in wouldn't help kids make good choices about it because learning about sex is a far more emotional and personal process than the impersonal action on a screen.
Obviously you've never actually played any of the Leisure Suit Larry series. :D

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