| HappySqurriel said: I could be reading too much into this but ... The game developers seemed to be aware that "Mature" games were really not mature, and the violence all seemed to be a more graphic version of the violence you would typically see on a children's cartoon. Beyond that there is an interesting element to the storyline where Jack is very critical of Death Watch for creating the violent spectacle, and the viewers for watching the contest, which could be interpreted as the developer being critical of 'himself' for producing the game and also being critical of the player for playing the game. |
Yeah I'm pretty sure that was the point too. It was heavily inspired by No More Heroes, and one of the developers said so in an interview. I saw it as a mature analysis and spoof of Mature gaming, and that's part of why I bought it.
But most people will never see that, and for them it's violent for the sake of being violent. I'm sure those people said the same thing about A Clockwork Orange.
