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Don’t expect to be surprised when you see console magazines flooded with letters from people (mostly probably old, but lets not get into that) saying how Grand Theft Auto 3 is a disgrace. MP’s, over protective mums and little old ladies went mad over GTA2 when that made its appearance on the PS1. GTA3 is going to make Tony Blair and his lil’ friends at number 10 go even crazier! With GTA2, I would admit that there was nothing wrong, as the graphics were so unrealistic. More like a cartoon than anything, which in a way made it more fun. I admit that the new GTA is bad (In a violent, kill every-one-in-site sort of way). Even though I’m all for it and defiantly getting it, but I’m surprised that’s its been published and being sold in UK shops!
I don’t know why people are complaining anyway!? You get to beat up gangsters, run havoc in a car, jump off buildings, and the most harm that will come to you is a cramp for playing it too long and a splitting head-ache from the long hours staring at a television screen!
These complainers (that I doubt have even played computer games never mind GTA3) think that if us ‘youngsters’ have a little bit of ‘virtual’ violence in are lives then we will turn in to devils, go around schools killing all the teachers and only come out at night! Insane.
What annoys me most about this subject is that these complainers are trying to ban games from gamers they’ve never met and probably never will! If they don’t like the game and think its too violent they should ban it from there house and not spoil everyone else’s fun, its clearly marked ‘18’ on the box! What rights do they have in the first place to ban such fun! I can understand why they don’t like it and respect them for that, but if you want it banned simply don’t buy it… there’s no need to right a letter to Mr. Blair and involve the whole Houses of parliament…
The only thing illegal about the game GTA-3 is the amount of fun coming out of a rectangle and a black box… its a drug, and I’m addicted!
I don’t know why people are complaining anyway!? You get to beat up gangsters, run havoc in a car, jump off buildings, and the most harm that will come to you is a cramp for playing it too long and a splitting head-ache from the long hours staring at a television screen!
These complainers (that I doubt have even played computer games never mind GTA3) think that if us ‘youngsters’ have a little bit of ‘virtual’ violence in are lives then we will turn in to devils, go around schools killing all the teachers and only come out at night! Insane.
What annoys me most about this subject is that these complainers are trying to ban games from gamers they’ve never met and probably never will! If they don’t like the game and think its too violent they should ban it from there house and not spoil everyone else’s fun, its clearly marked ‘18’ on the box! What rights do they have in the first place to ban such fun! I can understand why they don’t like it and respect them for that, but if you want it banned simply don’t buy it… there’s no need to right a letter to Mr. Blair and involve the whole Houses of parliament…
The only thing illegal about the game GTA-3 is the amount of fun coming out of a rectangle and a black box… its a drug, and I’m addicted!
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Actually, it's a animation that I made of a story we wrote about Star Wars. It's about 8 meg big and 50 seconds long... I was aiming the original comment at FM, but feel welcome to download it.
It's a white hole.
What is it?
By the way, download:
http://www.swordspines.com/2-12.mpg
But don't stream it. Freeola don't like streaming.
http://www.swordspines.com/2-12.mpg
But don't stream it. Freeola don't like streaming.
Of course, but sometimes I'm wrong on purpose just to keep people on their toes.
Really.
Really.
Ah, probably right. Damn.
I'm not always right anyway, that's Fantasymeister.
And he is, you know.
I'm not always right anyway, that's Fantasymeister.
And he is, you know.
Excuse me... Grix, but your wrong (for once)...
It is illegal for me to BUY the game not play it. It is up to my parents to see if its illeagal! So, that makes you incorrect.
It is illegal for me to BUY the game not play it. It is up to my parents to see if its illeagal! So, that makes you incorrect.
Here's a little parallel for you.
Few years back a game called Carmageddon was released. Probably remember it... odd if you didn't. 1997, Juneish.
Anywho, there was a huge media explosion. A game where you could drive around and flatten people in a car for no real reason? It was monsterous.
So much in fact, they wouldn't allow it to be released with normal people in it. They made up some plot about "87% of the Earth's atmosphere being contaminated by solar flares", and turned them all into zombies. Zombie grannies were still grannies though, and even with their green blood, it kept at an 18. Thankfully.
And now?
We have a much improved, graphics wise, game. Everything looks, and feels real. You go on about the realism of cars being left open... it's basically trying to recreate life.
And they try not to hype it up, and they release it pretty quietly. See anything about it on tv? Nope. Magazine ads? Nope again.
With Carmageddon and even Grand Theft Auto 1, which nearly got banned itself, they made a lot of press coverage of it. I remember the original GTA advert being "Even before the game is released we've been awarded a certificate"... with a big 18 symbol in the centre of the page.
Quite the opposite this time, it seems. And lo and behold, they get away with it. Yeah... times change, we can actually watch Clockwork Orange, Exorcist and Driller Killer etc easily, and with special uncut editions too.
But I still feel that willingly driving a car in such a real enviroment in aim to kill someone for points... it does kinda twist you inside. I've been trying to avoid playing it because I'm learning to drive, believe it or not...
I'm not preaching about how the game should be banned though. It's, even if it's at the same standard as the other two, a fun game. Nothing else matters.
Remember the fears of Rareware when taking away the face implementation feature of Perfect Dark? It's a kids console, kids are going to buy PD... and they can scan their teachers or worst enemies face in, and then shoot them in the face.
Yeah, for any normal person it would be fine. But we're talking Nintys here... ho ho ho. No really, you fantasise about something for too long, and sooner or later you'll want to turn it into reality. I can't work out if it's better to run down innocent people in GTA3, or to shoot the kid that bullys you in Perfect Dark.
Babbled quite a lot longer than I was expecting to.
Few years back a game called Carmageddon was released. Probably remember it... odd if you didn't. 1997, Juneish.
Anywho, there was a huge media explosion. A game where you could drive around and flatten people in a car for no real reason? It was monsterous.
So much in fact, they wouldn't allow it to be released with normal people in it. They made up some plot about "87% of the Earth's atmosphere being contaminated by solar flares", and turned them all into zombies. Zombie grannies were still grannies though, and even with their green blood, it kept at an 18. Thankfully.
And now?
We have a much improved, graphics wise, game. Everything looks, and feels real. You go on about the realism of cars being left open... it's basically trying to recreate life.
And they try not to hype it up, and they release it pretty quietly. See anything about it on tv? Nope. Magazine ads? Nope again.
With Carmageddon and even Grand Theft Auto 1, which nearly got banned itself, they made a lot of press coverage of it. I remember the original GTA advert being "Even before the game is released we've been awarded a certificate"... with a big 18 symbol in the centre of the page.
Quite the opposite this time, it seems. And lo and behold, they get away with it. Yeah... times change, we can actually watch Clockwork Orange, Exorcist and Driller Killer etc easily, and with special uncut editions too.
But I still feel that willingly driving a car in such a real enviroment in aim to kill someone for points... it does kinda twist you inside. I've been trying to avoid playing it because I'm learning to drive, believe it or not...
I'm not preaching about how the game should be banned though. It's, even if it's at the same standard as the other two, a fun game. Nothing else matters.
Remember the fears of Rareware when taking away the face implementation feature of Perfect Dark? It's a kids console, kids are going to buy PD... and they can scan their teachers or worst enemies face in, and then shoot them in the face.
Yeah, for any normal person it would be fine. But we're talking Nintys here... ho ho ho. No really, you fantasise about something for too long, and sooner or later you'll want to turn it into reality. I can't work out if it's better to run down innocent people in GTA3, or to shoot the kid that bullys you in Perfect Dark.
Babbled quite a lot longer than I was expecting to.
I think more people are playing this game illegaly than legally.
Grix Thraves wrote:
> It is illegal you fool, it's an 18.
Ho ho. Actually, I'm quite concerned about under age kids playing it. Don't parents realise it's not suitable? It's far too disturbing for anyone under that age, I wouldn't allow my hypothetical kids to play on it. Hell, sometimes it's too much for me.
> It is illegal you fool, it's an 18.
Ho ho. Actually, I'm quite concerned about under age kids playing it. Don't parents realise it's not suitable? It's far too disturbing for anyone under that age, I wouldn't allow my hypothetical kids to play on it. Hell, sometimes it's too much for me.
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