rocketpig said:
ssj12 said:
rocketpig said:
This is one of my biggest problems with GTA IV. Sure, you can do all this crazy stuff in-game, which I appreciate, but the consequences aren't really there. By the time you're five hours into the game, you're rich enough to do pretty much anything and walk away unscathed.
The consequences are pathetic in the game, just like the previous editions. Which pretty much invalidates any claims that the game is somehow a simulator of anything other than mayhem.
If Rockstar wanted to deal with mature themes, it would have been nice to see them actually deal with them maturely. I would have been happy with a simple "Consequence" mode that upped the ante for criminal behavior. Not only would it up the difficulty level (which is pathetically low thus far for me), it would have required real strategy and intelligence on the player's part to get through some tough segments of the game. |
here is the thing, unlike Jack Thompson's claim IT IS NOT A SIMULATOR OF ANY SORT, IT IS A GAME. |
Then don't you think serious issues should be dealt with more maturely or removed entirely? If you're going to brand something as being geared toward adults, the game should make an attempt to act like it. |
its a fictional world, nothing more than adult fantasy. The game is based around the concept of giving the players freedom to do what they want while giving them a challenge to do so (cops). This is why the game is classified as a sandbox game and not a simulator.
The driving under the influence thing presents more of a you do not want to do this EVER thing. I got drunk in the game, I was never planning on drinking before driving anyways, but this reinforced my decision not to.
Just because kids are to immature to handle the design of the game does not mean that mature adults can't handle and enjoy the game responsibly. This is why the M rating is 17+ not 17-.
