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as usual, the knee jerk reaction just blinds these people to the possibility of the game actually portraying gang violence in a negative light. yes this is the kind of media that could shape a young persons ideas, but it's stupid to miss the opportunity to use that for good.
oh and of course this would never have happened if COJ was a movie.
oh and of course this would never have happened if COJ was a movie.
Man, imagine what they'll say after they've actually played the game!
Oh, who am I kidding? They'll never play the game...
Oh, who am I kidding? They'll never play the game...
@psycho Good point on the movies thing. If this was a movie everyone would be like "oh how artsy and Gritty and true to life!" but a game they go crazy on.
In their defense though since 2006 almost 30k mexicans have died in relation to the cartel. Thats kinda alot. But I don't get butt hurt over this stuff so whatevs
In their defense though since 2006 almost 30k mexicans have died in relation to the cartel. Thats kinda alot. But I don't get butt hurt over this stuff so whatevs
People turn to crime because of environmental factors, like poverty and peer association. Maybe they should worry about those things a little more?
The idea that someone who is healthy psychologically will become a gang member because of a videogame is asinine.
The idea that someone who is healthy psychologically will become a gang member because of a videogame is asinine.
stupid keyboard decided to add the comment before I was done, anyways "insert sarcastic comment about how violent videogames are obviously marketed towards young kids here"
Well, the Cartels are a barbaric bunch of psychos(I've seen pictures of their victims), but hell, we have freedom of speech.
One of my friends spent a few weeks working with the Texas Rangers on a Discovery Channel reality tv show. He told me that during the course of filming, there were times that the Texas Rangers would have "interactions" with the cartels. This to me is a perfect example of the hypocrisy of the situation. It's OK to film this stuff and put it on cable TV for anyone to see, but it's not OK to create a fictitious (yet very similar to reality) game that people over the age of 18 have to pay $60 for.
And yet I bet their DVD collection has at least one movie dealing with the same subject matter represented here.
Oh, but I forgot, all video games are marketed towards 13 year old boys and come packaged with a free gun and a certificate that says they can do whatever they want in life without consequences.
Silly me.
Oh, but I forgot, all video games are marketed towards 13 year old boys and come packaged with a free gun and a certificate that says they can do whatever they want in life without consequences.
Silly me.
LOL. That's right idiots--do their marketing for them. Will these fools ever learn? (<--That's a rhetorical question btw.)
Don't you guys know video games are kids stuff and as such will make impressionable kids be violent?? Cause only kids play video games!
Geeeeez.
Geeeeez.
Mario Herrera, 15, hasn’t played the game but as an avid player of first-person shooter games, he plans to purchase the game when it comes out.
“These games are fun,” he said. “When you get online you can play with your friends and work as a team or kill each other."
“These games are fun,” he said. “When you get online you can play with your friends and work as a team or kill each other."
I see his point, actually. I mean a kid just passing the the game on the shelf seeing cool badass looking guys on a "Cartel" game could influence him.
No I dont think its cool to bring a young kid and stick him in front of a shelf of M rated covers, but just because the kids parents are too fucking stupid to bring him up properly doesnt mean I would want that kid to join any kinds of gangs and get himself killed or something either.
Not that Im about to defend the medias bandwagon slandering of video games. But if you label everyone who thinks violent video games can have a negative impact on children as being stupid and ignorant, youre just as bad as Fox News.
No I dont think its cool to bring a young kid and stick him in front of a shelf of M rated covers, but just because the kids parents are too fucking stupid to bring him up properly doesnt mean I would want that kid to join any kinds of gangs and get himself killed or something either.
Not that Im about to defend the medias bandwagon slandering of video games. But if you label everyone who thinks violent video games can have a negative impact on children as being stupid and ignorant, youre just as bad as Fox News.
Well, that's just the thing with human rights, isn't it? They're really great and handy, until you actually have to respect the damn things...
There's alot of violence in the southwestern united states due to drug cartels, so I can understand why these guys are upset.
But at the same time, don't get so pissy.
But at the same time, don't get so pissy.
This sheriff is redefining the way I look at knee jerk reactionaries by reacting to what he THINKS might potentially occur in this game when it finally comes out!
He's a pre-jerk reactionary!!
He's a pre-jerk reactionary!!
Another article on the shitstirrer's website incorrectly attributes gyros to the middle east.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Stupid is as stupid does.
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they would have more cause to be worried about stuff like that because they often intentionally glorify crime.
in contrast, most videogames actually push a positive message. i would bet good money that this game is about helping to destroy violent gangs rather than creating or aiding them.
they would have more cause to be worried about stuff like that because they often intentionally glorify crime.
in contrast, most videogames actually push a positive message. i would bet good money that this game is about helping to destroy violent gangs rather than creating or aiding them.
Well I have to agree a little bit with his opinion, after all it is a delicate situation, and is giving Mexico a horrible image to the rest of the world. Btw I'm from Mexico, and no, we're not all druglords.
Of course it couldn't be about FIGHTING the cartel, which is what I'm looking forward to.
"This is just another violent video game."
Right, just like "Carlos Garcia" is just another commonlynamed, run-of-the-mill mexican guy. Is he really mexican? Are there even any other mexican names besides "Carlos" and "Garcia"? Well, I'm sure as horseshit not going to do my research on that subject before stating my opinion!
"This is just another violent video game."
Right, just like "Carlos Garcia" is just another commonlynamed, run-of-the-mill mexican guy. Is he really mexican? Are there even any other mexican names besides "Carlos" and "Garcia"? Well, I'm sure as horseshit not going to do my research on that subject before stating my opinion!
Who cares what these doofuses think, they're just giving the game free publicity. This is Call of Juarez after all, not Call of Duty. Just by doing a story about it they're making a lot more people are that it even exists, thereby assuring at least a few more sales for Ubisoft.
Good work guys! Mission accomplished?
Good work guys! Mission accomplished?
just a matter of respect. All of you will be jumping of if somebody make a game named "fat lazy ugly us citizens". I don't mind get a game which portrait violence (videogames are a vital reflection of culture) Is just, don't use a name of an actual city. Or, should be made more videogames like "prostitutes from sunset boulevard". . . or "white trash from detroit". . . just think about it.
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