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Games are very credible for violence and in some cases, hidden traces of sex. But all this is what we've seen for the last decade or so.
What is it that attracts millions and millions of gamers to these sort of games. Yes, they're are fun and great games to play, but are they healthy considering what's going on around us at this moment in time? Some parents go on about how movies and games are too violent and shouldn't be watched in case they influence you, or brainwash you. Like me, I'm sure that most of you will agree that that's just a load of gobbledy gook. Most insane people that go off and do these unneccessary acts are already affected in the head department, and some are just simply daft, trying to use the gaming and movie commodity as an excuse, probably to claim a softer penalty.
What is it about games, they always seem to follow the movie trend. In some games you'll find a hidden, movie-based storyline with FMV (game movies) showing this, like some woman kissing a man goodbye or some insane children discovering something that would later be found to be the cause of some disaster - Resident Evil Code Veronica X. Has the industry totally adopted into the movie theme that it's now physically impossible to think of other storylines. Well, no! I'm glad Jak and Daxter comes out this friday because it's a perfect example. This is a platform adventure with an unoriginal storyline, meaning it does drag away from the whole movie flick, but there's still a couple of hints that try to, in a way, copy films. There's the characters voices, the way they react and discuss, also their characteristics are movie-like even though they're not the usual movie-type.
This is one big mystery. I think it's only sports games that can be let off with imitation, but I'm sure you'll find that most games today do try and imitate films. There's the FMV, storyline and features like guns and action. This leaves you thinking, do games look up to movies. Well, I think I have the answer. Developers worldwide are humans aren't they, so they think the same way we do. When it comes to actually making a game they think of the movies, and try and follow up its success. They have the option of an action, spine-chilling horror or funny storyline.
Action - Max Payne (soon to be made into a movie, to no surprise)
Horror - Silent Hill 2 (damn scary game that has all the makings of a movie)
Humour - Escape from Monkey Island (funny and still movie-like)
All these games are everything movies are whatever the genre. Now, when they've looked into the insight developers then focus on character movements using motion caption. 99.9%, you'll find that in games characters move realistically, either walking or running. Then they carry on working day in day out with stages, levels surroundings and so on - still like the movies.
This is a fact, games do imitate movies, but in a much more interactive and exciting way. Violence is always hidden someplace in a movie and most of these flicks are very successful, this is the same issue with games. We've seen movies turn into games, like Batman and james Bond, now the good thing is that games are turning into movies, take Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider for example, and plenty more to come.
Either way, it's just human nature that we fall in love with violent games. GTA3 when it eventually came out, was a huge hit with everyone as well as Max Payne and now Silent Hill 2 (one of the most gorriest ans sick games to hit the market). We all have the joy of gunning down someone in a game, but hopefully none of you would ever think of doing that in real life - you can be forgiven if you're sick in the head, but make sure you see a shrink, quick! Many games are violent, but some developers have taken this to the extreme making games that after a couple of plays might harm your head, but for the safety and neutrality of the world these games have never been on sale! Gaming would never be the same without violence and sometimes I find violence a very harsh word to use when you look at great games like Metal Gear Solid and Perfect Dark.
Games imitate movies, do you think some movies imitate games? Even if they do, gaming will never be the same without films and even cartoons.
Action lives on in our game-infested world, and thank goodness for that. Just think, if violence was illegal in games we wouldn't have ever known of a Metal Gear or Res Evil, the world would eventually turn Pokemon mad! Aaaargh, what a nightmare that would be! It's an overwhelming thought that keeps me wanting more action in games.
Thanks for reading and STAY HARD!)
What is it that attracts millions and millions of gamers to these sort of games. Yes, they're are fun and great games to play, but are they healthy considering what's going on around us at this moment in time? Some parents go on about how movies and games are too violent and shouldn't be watched in case they influence you, or brainwash you. Like me, I'm sure that most of you will agree that that's just a load of gobbledy gook. Most insane people that go off and do these unneccessary acts are already affected in the head department, and some are just simply daft, trying to use the gaming and movie commodity as an excuse, probably to claim a softer penalty.
What is it about games, they always seem to follow the movie trend. In some games you'll find a hidden, movie-based storyline with FMV (game movies) showing this, like some woman kissing a man goodbye or some insane children discovering something that would later be found to be the cause of some disaster - Resident Evil Code Veronica X. Has the industry totally adopted into the movie theme that it's now physically impossible to think of other storylines. Well, no! I'm glad Jak and Daxter comes out this friday because it's a perfect example. This is a platform adventure with an unoriginal storyline, meaning it does drag away from the whole movie flick, but there's still a couple of hints that try to, in a way, copy films. There's the characters voices, the way they react and discuss, also their characteristics are movie-like even though they're not the usual movie-type.
This is one big mystery. I think it's only sports games that can be let off with imitation, but I'm sure you'll find that most games today do try and imitate films. There's the FMV, storyline and features like guns and action. This leaves you thinking, do games look up to movies. Well, I think I have the answer. Developers worldwide are humans aren't they, so they think the same way we do. When it comes to actually making a game they think of the movies, and try and follow up its success. They have the option of an action, spine-chilling horror or funny storyline.
Action - Max Payne (soon to be made into a movie, to no surprise)
Horror - Silent Hill 2 (damn scary game that has all the makings of a movie)
Humour - Escape from Monkey Island (funny and still movie-like)
All these games are everything movies are whatever the genre. Now, when they've looked into the insight developers then focus on character movements using motion caption. 99.9%, you'll find that in games characters move realistically, either walking or running. Then they carry on working day in day out with stages, levels surroundings and so on - still like the movies.
This is a fact, games do imitate movies, but in a much more interactive and exciting way. Violence is always hidden someplace in a movie and most of these flicks are very successful, this is the same issue with games. We've seen movies turn into games, like Batman and james Bond, now the good thing is that games are turning into movies, take Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider for example, and plenty more to come.
Either way, it's just human nature that we fall in love with violent games. GTA3 when it eventually came out, was a huge hit with everyone as well as Max Payne and now Silent Hill 2 (one of the most gorriest ans sick games to hit the market). We all have the joy of gunning down someone in a game, but hopefully none of you would ever think of doing that in real life - you can be forgiven if you're sick in the head, but make sure you see a shrink, quick! Many games are violent, but some developers have taken this to the extreme making games that after a couple of plays might harm your head, but for the safety and neutrality of the world these games have never been on sale! Gaming would never be the same without violence and sometimes I find violence a very harsh word to use when you look at great games like Metal Gear Solid and Perfect Dark.
Games imitate movies, do you think some movies imitate games? Even if they do, gaming will never be the same without films and even cartoons.
Action lives on in our game-infested world, and thank goodness for that. Just think, if violence was illegal in games we wouldn't have ever known of a Metal Gear or Res Evil, the world would eventually turn Pokemon mad! Aaaargh, what a nightmare that would be! It's an overwhelming thought that keeps me wanting more action in games.
Thanks for reading and STAY HARD!)
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Games are very credible for violence and in some cases, hidden traces of sex. But all this is what we've seen for the last decade or so.
What is it that attracts millions and millions of gamers to these sort of games. Yes, they're are fun and great games to play, but are they healthy considering what's going on around us at this moment in time? Some parents go on about how movies and games are too violent and shouldn't be watched in case they influence you, or brainwash you. Like me, I'm sure that most of you will agree that that's just a load of gobbledy gook. Most insane people that go off and do these unneccessary acts are already affected in the head department, and some are just simply daft, trying to use the gaming and movie commodity as an excuse, probably to claim a softer penalty.
What is it about games, they always seem to follow the movie trend. In some games you'll find a hidden, movie-based storyline with FMV (game movies) showing this, like some woman kissing a man goodbye or some insane children discovering something that would later be found to be the cause of some disaster - Resident Evil Code Veronica X. Has the industry totally adopted into the movie theme that it's now physically impossible to think of other storylines. Well, no! I'm glad Jak and Daxter comes out this friday because it's a perfect example. This is a platform adventure with an unoriginal storyline, meaning it does drag away from the whole movie flick, but there's still a couple of hints that try to, in a way, copy films. There's the characters voices, the way they react and discuss, also their characteristics are movie-like even though they're not the usual movie-type.
This is one big mystery. I think it's only sports games that can be let off with imitation, but I'm sure you'll find that most games today do try and imitate films. There's the FMV, storyline and features like guns and action. This leaves you thinking, do games look up to movies. Well, I think I have the answer. Developers worldwide are humans aren't they, so they think the same way we do. When it comes to actually making a game they think of the movies, and try and follow up its success. They have the option of an action, spine-chilling horror or funny storyline.
Action - Max Payne (soon to be made into a movie, to no surprise)
Horror - Silent Hill 2 (damn scary game that has all the makings of a movie)
Humour - Escape from Monkey Island (funny and still movie-like)
All these games are everything movies are whatever the genre. Now, when they've looked into the insight developers then focus on character movements using motion caption. 99.9%, you'll find that in games characters move realistically, either walking or running. Then they carry on working day in day out with stages, levels surroundings and so on - still like the movies.
This is a fact, games do imitate movies, but in a much more interactive and exciting way. Violence is always hidden someplace in a movie and most of these flicks are very successful, this is the same issue with games. We've seen movies turn into games, like Batman and james Bond, now the good thing is that games are turning into movies, take Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider for example, and plenty more to come.
Either way, it's just human nature that we fall in love with violent games. GTA3 when it eventually came out, was a huge hit with everyone as well as Max Payne and now Silent Hill 2 (one of the most gorriest ans sick games to hit the market). We all have the joy of gunning down someone in a game, but hopefully none of you would ever think of doing that in real life - you can be forgiven if you're sick in the head, but make sure you see a shrink, quick! Many games are violent, but some developers have taken this to the extreme making games that after a couple of plays might harm your head, but for the safety and neutrality of the world these games have never been on sale! Gaming would never be the same without violence and sometimes I find violence a very harsh word to use when you look at great games like Metal Gear Solid and Perfect Dark.
Games imitate movies, do you think some movies imitate games? Even if they do, gaming will never be the same without films and even cartoons.
Action lives on in our game-infested world, and thank goodness for that. Just think, if violence was illegal in games we wouldn't have ever known of a Metal Gear or Res Evil, the world would eventually turn Pokemon mad! Aaaargh, what a nightmare that would be! It's an overwhelming thought that keeps me wanting more action in games.
Thanks for reading and STAY HARD!)
What is it that attracts millions and millions of gamers to these sort of games. Yes, they're are fun and great games to play, but are they healthy considering what's going on around us at this moment in time? Some parents go on about how movies and games are too violent and shouldn't be watched in case they influence you, or brainwash you. Like me, I'm sure that most of you will agree that that's just a load of gobbledy gook. Most insane people that go off and do these unneccessary acts are already affected in the head department, and some are just simply daft, trying to use the gaming and movie commodity as an excuse, probably to claim a softer penalty.
What is it about games, they always seem to follow the movie trend. In some games you'll find a hidden, movie-based storyline with FMV (game movies) showing this, like some woman kissing a man goodbye or some insane children discovering something that would later be found to be the cause of some disaster - Resident Evil Code Veronica X. Has the industry totally adopted into the movie theme that it's now physically impossible to think of other storylines. Well, no! I'm glad Jak and Daxter comes out this friday because it's a perfect example. This is a platform adventure with an unoriginal storyline, meaning it does drag away from the whole movie flick, but there's still a couple of hints that try to, in a way, copy films. There's the characters voices, the way they react and discuss, also their characteristics are movie-like even though they're not the usual movie-type.
This is one big mystery. I think it's only sports games that can be let off with imitation, but I'm sure you'll find that most games today do try and imitate films. There's the FMV, storyline and features like guns and action. This leaves you thinking, do games look up to movies. Well, I think I have the answer. Developers worldwide are humans aren't they, so they think the same way we do. When it comes to actually making a game they think of the movies, and try and follow up its success. They have the option of an action, spine-chilling horror or funny storyline.
Action - Max Payne (soon to be made into a movie, to no surprise)
Horror - Silent Hill 2 (damn scary game that has all the makings of a movie)
Humour - Escape from Monkey Island (funny and still movie-like)
All these games are everything movies are whatever the genre. Now, when they've looked into the insight developers then focus on character movements using motion caption. 99.9%, you'll find that in games characters move realistically, either walking or running. Then they carry on working day in day out with stages, levels surroundings and so on - still like the movies.
This is a fact, games do imitate movies, but in a much more interactive and exciting way. Violence is always hidden someplace in a movie and most of these flicks are very successful, this is the same issue with games. We've seen movies turn into games, like Batman and james Bond, now the good thing is that games are turning into movies, take Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider for example, and plenty more to come.
Either way, it's just human nature that we fall in love with violent games. GTA3 when it eventually came out, was a huge hit with everyone as well as Max Payne and now Silent Hill 2 (one of the most gorriest ans sick games to hit the market). We all have the joy of gunning down someone in a game, but hopefully none of you would ever think of doing that in real life - you can be forgiven if you're sick in the head, but make sure you see a shrink, quick! Many games are violent, but some developers have taken this to the extreme making games that after a couple of plays might harm your head, but for the safety and neutrality of the world these games have never been on sale! Gaming would never be the same without violence and sometimes I find violence a very harsh word to use when you look at great games like Metal Gear Solid and Perfect Dark.
Games imitate movies, do you think some movies imitate games? Even if they do, gaming will never be the same without films and even cartoons.
Action lives on in our game-infested world, and thank goodness for that. Just think, if violence was illegal in games we wouldn't have ever known of a Metal Gear or Res Evil, the world would eventually turn Pokemon mad! Aaaargh, what a nightmare that would be! It's an overwhelming thought that keeps me wanting more action in games.
Thanks for reading and STAY HARD!)