Uncharted 4 makes me feel guilty sometimes.

[method114]

SvennoJ said:

method114 said:

That actually sounds horrible. The great things about games is experiecing a different life even if it's not very good at giving you the actual experience. One day they will be able to.

I want to be able to experience a stealthy ninja who never touches anyone all the way to gunz blazing damn near mindless killer like in FEAR.

There's always room to play a mindless killer. And how it treats life doesn't mean killing is off limits. U4 does plenty for progress when it comes to mature relationships in games, co-operation, equality etc. Which is why shooting humans like cannon fodder stands out a bit.

It comes down to how it is treated in the game. If you play a mindless killer then reflect that in the narrative. Don't pretend to be a warm family man, or savior (like TR) that disposes of hundreds of people just because they're in the way, unless you're playing Dexter the game. Yet even Dexter had more morality than the average video game protaganist.

We as a species still collectively shrug our shoulders when it comes to collateral damage. Which is reflected in video games and movie culture.

It is interesting though that kids are off limits / indestructible in games. There is a line after which human life becomes expendable. And old people generally don't exist in games unless they are untouchable story characters. So it's about age 15 to 45 where life is worthless in games :)

Ah I see what you mean. Yea that makes sense.