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I've been playing a lot of Halo on PC recently. I have noticed that the movement seems so slow compared to other PC shooters. I don't know if it's games developing and leaving this style behind or if it is done that way due to controller functionality. Regardless, it is still hella fun! Heres some of the footage from it:

Thank you. “Strong grasp on reality.” That is exactly the matter in question here. If a video game really did “influence” a given person to commit a violent act, what that draws into question is the person’s psychology. That person must have a difficult time identifying the difference between the fantasy world in the game (where there are no real consequences) and the real world (where there are real consequences). Such a person is likely either 1-young and developing, and just needs more time and parental guidance, or 2-is an adult and requires psychological help from a professional so that they can learn the difference between fantasy and reality. It is this psychosis in their brain that ultimately produced their actions. Video games do not feature actual violence. They feature simulated violence. No harm is done on any entity. When you riddle your pixelated opponent with bullets, nobody hurts. Nobody bleeds. Nobody dies. Nobody’s will is violated. There is literally no commonality there with an actual act of violence which entails pain, harm, loss of function, death, etc. for an actual person. An actual violent video game would be one where if you push a button, a real living being on the other end would experience some kind of suffering. This thankfully is not something that exists. For a lot of us, gaming provides a safe psychological outlet where we can broaden our range of experiences without any actual loss of control. It’s also worth pointing out that there are violent video games that teach lessons in morality. I would say that the BioShock series or The Last of Us are prime examples. Both series send messages of hope, kindness, love, and protection of the innocents.

Video game releases for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch finally start to heat up in March 2020. Here's every game we're keeping our eyes on. Ori and the will of wisps Platform: PC XBOX ONE Release Date: March 11, 2020 Persona 5 Royal Platform: PS4 Release Date: March 31, 2020 Bleeding edge Platform: PC XBOX ONE Release Date: 24 March 2020 One piece pirate warrior 4 Platform: PC PS4 XBOX ONE SWITCH Release Date: March 27, 2020 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX Platform: SWITCH Release Date: March 6, 2020 Nioh 2 Platform: PS4 Release Date: March 13, 2020 MLB the show 20 Platform: PS4 Release Date: March 17, 2020 Animal crossing new horizons Platform: SWITCH Release Date: March 20, 2020 Half life alyx Platform: PC Release Date: March 23, 2020 Doom eternal Platform: PC PS4 STADIA XBOX ONE Release Date: March 20, 2020

What's a game you didn't expect to enjoy but ended up liking? Honestly, I never expected to like The Sims. I found out that I love figuring out how to run the lives of fake people, and figuring out whether or not I can get them to do things that I know they probably wouldn't do in the first place. What about you?

Metro Redux, I'm actually enjoying the game so far even though I just started.

I think I’m a prime example of video games not causing violence, being that I’m a clinically diagnosed sociopath. I play some of the most depraved, gruesome games imaginable. And I derive pleasure from picturing people in more pain and suffering than most can fathom. But never once have I acted on it. The game Hatred doesn’t give me the thoughts that I should try it just for whatever reason. I don’t care enough about people to waste the time and energy on them. All the planning and time it would take to set up a location to do it isn’t something I care to waste time on either. I can do it in game, and dream it up even worse in my mind, and I’m satisfied. It takes little energy and I get to experience what I want. The only time I would express any of these desires is if someone broke into my house. I’ve gone on record with the cops that anyone breaking in will not leave alive. It is my 100% intention to kill them. And I will succeed in ending a human life. Did video games have anything to do with any of this? Not a god damn thing. Actually the opposite. They actually STOP ME from acting on my desires. The violence I get to experience in game keeps me in check. So I can straight up tell you that violent games can actually be a good thing.

Excellent analysis, and you’ve expressed your thoughts really clearly. I completely agree with you that the entire philosophy behind Rapture was flawed from the off. The irony to me is that Fontaine did exactly what Andrew Ryan encouraged everyone in Rapture to do with its runaway cut-throat capitalist ideology. And Rapture ended the way that it would inevitably end. Ryan was surprisingly naïve in his belief that the system he put in place was sustainable. I hear a lot of people say this, though I liked it. It didn’t have any “twists” in it and lacked the cleverness of both BioShock 1 and Infinite, but I thought it still told a solid story, albeit one which was more interesting personally than politically. Although I did like that it took on collectivism and its dangers when taken to extremes. What do you feel would have made for some improvements in the plot? One thing that did irritate me was that I really wished Eleanor had killed her mother in my playthrough, but alas, the only way I can make this happen is apparently to make decisions earlier in the game that feel lousy to me.

For me it was Bioshock, back when it released I never paid much attention to it , but in the last year I've become a fan of the franchise, specially the first game.

I was not much of DMC when it was released, same for few other FPS game. Then I started liking them a lot. Especially DMC for that matter.

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I have an 8yo son who has played AC4 for at least 3 years. In life, he has not killed any ship captains or crew, plundered any ships nor hunted sharks and whales in that time because he has a strong grasp on reality. These criminals who blame video games for their psychotic behaviour are using that as an excuse to reduce their punishment. Many millions, if not billions play games. If we were all driven to kill because of them there would be literally nobody left. Frankly @Joshua Farrell, to believe that video games, or any entertainment media, instigate violence, means you're kinda stupid. Just because you can't play COD without feeling less respect for the sanctity of human life doesn't mean the rest of us are that unstable. Most of us can play these games, live in the fantasy, then when it's over, reconnect with reality and live our normal lives. If you can't, then that's your own VERY SERIOUS problem. Get help.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I think there was something cooler about the lighting in the first game, but it's hard for me to explain why it was cooler. But Rapture still was awesome to explore more of, and I loved the story/characters. Also, it's almost odd Ken Levine didn't work on BioShock 2, given how strongly the themes seem to link to Infinite's.