The "Hatred" trailer is the subject of double-standard views that are bringing down an otherwise good-looking game.
A game about killing people.
This game was just gratuitous violence. I don't know why it was rated AO. It's no worse than a GTA killing spree, Hotline Miami, or even the 'No Russian' COD mission. Reminded my of a weaker Dead Nation except no zombies.
I'm surprised Switch is getting this and PlayStation/Xbox isn't. The game was basically Postal with better graphics and more realism.
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Advent Rising is another good example. It got panned by critics but it has a good story and I enjoyed playing it. The graphics are dated, the enemies all look the same, but it was made in 2005 so what do you expect? I wish they made the sequel so I could finish the story but I think the critics killed it off.
Joanna Mueller writes: "Since the 1980's, video game advocates have been arguing for the protection of games as a medium of free speech. Frankly, I consider myself in that camp, but just because a game can push against the boundaries of common decency doesn't mean it should. Especially if the developer is just hoping to ride the wave of pearl clutching controversy to the bank."
Nothing wrong with pushing for controversy, but the game still has to be worthwhile. Lots of games in the 90s showed that.
Because the novelty will eventually wear off and the audience will eventually wise up.
So what? If there's a market for something then why should anyone care if it gets filled, as long as it's not something illegal? You can dislike so-called "edge lord" games all you want (in fact, you can like or dislike whatever you want, full stop) but even if games like Hatred are just trying to take advantage of anti-SJW backlash to make a quick buck, the fact that they exist at all is important in a culture that's becoming increasingly puritan and censorship orientated. Art is supposed to push the envelope. It's supposed to make you think. And even if all a game makes you do is think about why certain people are so desperate to ban it.
No, it doesn't look good and it isn't the target of double standards. There is a massive difference between killing bad guys or other players in games, and massacring innocent civilians in games.
Story quality? - WTF?
Like this website? - No
My memory is a little hazy..can't you shoot up innocent bystanders on the streets in GTA?
I don't get it. Why is this game having so much attention? The more I think about it the less I understand. For god's sake it's just a stupid video game. Mindless killing in a video game it's nothing new.
If this game is just mindless, killing, then I wont buy it, it's not for me. But if it actually has a deep story that might deal with themes such as depression or an undertone of how our society can lead a person to go on a murderous rampage, then I think I might give this game a chance.
So much debate and argument over a game that 99% of the people here won't even buy and will forget as soon as someone writes a article saying that their.console of choice is the best one.
Grand Theft Auto has the SAME principle.......
I'd buy/play it, it's only a game, I like these types of games anyway, I don't care if i'm shooting zombies, plants, asteroids or in this case people, I just enjoy these types of games
I understand the controversy, I just think people should stop acting like pussies and get on with it, your shooting pixels not people, I KNOW the difference