At least this one recognizes that he can no longer distinguish fantasy from reality in time, subby.

Disaster averted.

I have caused untold destruction on my cities. I have sent hurricanes, unleashed tornados, and controlled conquering alien armies to smite the those citizens who refuse to develop beyond ramshackle houses because of property taxes.
 
But after 9/11, I threw away my Sim City 3000 disc, hoping never again to cause or witness such carnage.

Who is this and why do we care?

I give him three weeks before he finds himself sheepishly browsing the used games at GameStop, possibly while wearing sunglasses and a trench coat.

He has it easy. My time playing Civilization has taught me that I am a genocidal maniac who doesn't even blink at sending untold millions to their deaths in a nuclear fire. It has taught me that I harbor deep-rooted, intractable hostility toward the Aztec people in general and their leader, Montezuma, in particular. It has taught me that I care not about how many goddamn units it costs to obliterate an enemy city, or how desolate and barren I leave the countryside in my efforts to destroy an opponent's economy and break his will. It has shown me the darkest side of myself, and I no longer play it. Mainly because the computer is a cheating sonofawhore, but that moral shiat's all out there.

scottydoesntknow: But after 9/11, I threw away my Sim City 3000 disc, hoping never again to cause or witness such carnage.

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TFA: I don't want to explain to my son why daddy is shooting the guys on the television. Why that's okay, but when it happens in real life, people cry. 
 
Do you watch violent movies with your kids?  No?  Then don't play violent video games in front of them.

Jesus, just play Katamari or something, weirdo.

So I shouldn't install that child killer perk mod on my fallout game? But those annoying kids in Lamplight drive me crazy!

Shostie: Jesus, just play Katamari or something, weirdo.

Katamari taught me I can pick broads up if I get fat enough

/it doesn't work in real life

After Columbine I wasnted to write a FPS game where you could program in the floorplan of your highschool and go blow your classmates away.

AbortionsForAll: FTFA: "I don't want to explain to my son why daddy is shooting the guys on the television. Why that's okay, but when it happens in real life, people cry."

Holy shiat. The sheer amount of stupid is braining my hurt.

After 9/11, I couldn't no long train, eat my vitamins, say my prayers, or believe in myself.

Pocket Ninja: He has it easy. My time playing Civilization has taught me that I am a genocidal maniac who doesn't even blink at sending untold millions to their deaths in a nuclear fire. It has taught me that I harbor deep-rooted, intractable hostility toward the Aztec people in general and their leader, Montezuma, in particular. It has taught me that I care not about how many goddamn units it costs to obliterate an enemy city, or how desolate and barren I leave the countryside in my efforts to destroy an opponent's economy and break his will. It has shown me the darkest side of myself, and I no longer play it. Mainly because the computer is a cheating sonofawhore, but that moral shiat's all out there.

Queen Elizabeth is the real biatch!! Befriends you and then turns later when you are just about to take the offensive against Ghandi the sissy, BAM she attacks and destroys your army and takes half you cities. biatch!!

HeartBurnKid: You know what? I'm OK with this guy. He's not calling us all psychos, he's not trying to get violent media banned, he's just saying that it hurts him too badly to play out those images on his screen. He's doing what everybody should do when they see something that offends them: he's turning it off.

Basically. I disagree that he could shut off all violent things (and what technically is the line where it's too much for him), but he's not calling for a ban. I'm fine with his choice since he really isn't affecting anybody else.

I bet some people feel awkward with gun games with the shooting. A kind of 'too soon' thing they get over in a couple weeks.

HeartBurnKid: You know what? I'm OK with this guy. He's not calling us all psychos, he's not trying to get violent media banned, he's just saying that it hurts him too badly to play out those images on his screen. He's doing what everybody should do when they see something that offends them: he's turning it off.

But he's doing something I don't like!!! He's making me feel bad!!! Make him stop!!!

having not heard about the specific level in MW2, I was surprised at first and was pretty surprised at what I had to do. But that didn't make me want to shoot up an airport.

meat0918: I know exactly one gamer that can't play certain games because of the level of violence, specifically the one where terrorists attack the Moscow airport and civilians are running around screaming.

He was an retired armed service member(can't remember which branch), and when he hit that point in the game, he just shut if off because it was "too real" for him.

That level was kinda hard, especially in multiplayer. No good place to hunker down.