A new benchmark for violence in games?

I have recently watched the scene were Kratos rip the head of Helios. I am a bit surprised that this scene has not caused a debate or discussion about violence in games(or I have missed it)

In my opinion that scene is one of the most brutal and explicit game scenes I have ever seen. Disturbing almost. Given the fact that the graphics in GoW III is stunning no details are left out. Kratos pulls for quite some time while you actually can see the pain and fear in Helios face before he dies. Despite this, gamers seem unaffected byKratos actions. Strange.

Is God Of War iiishaping up to be one ofthe most violent gameever made?

Its all part of the story, a big angry man taking his revenge and destroying all in his way, IMO the violence adds to the experience

Is God Of War iiishaping up to be one ofthe most violent gameever made?

OleAndreasBull

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

WR_Platinum

It's not Kratos' fault that his upgrade is attached to some guy's body.

. Given the fact that the graphics in GoW III is stunning no details are left out. Kratos pulls for quite some time while you actually can see the pain and fear in Helios face before he dies.

OleAndreasBull

Apparently everyone loves it.

I don't care for God of War.

It just seems like childishness, which isn't bad, but isn't in my taste.

Apparently everyone loves it.

I don't care for God of War.

It just seems like childishness, which isn't bad, but isn't in my taste.

lol, Well it's true... I played both games before I got bored of both of them halfway through.

I only played II because I figured they might have changed it and made it better, but I still didn't find it appealing.

I can enjoy it as long as i continually think of it as a game, you know..... the taliban beheadings...

in god of war its about killing enemysamosir

My point is that with the Helios killing scene it seems that God of War raises the bar regarding violence in games. I am not talking about comparing the violence in God of War with real life. Not at all. We have to compare itwith another game.

The violence in the two games before has been over the top and all that, but Helios beheading is quite another matter. Plain gruesome. As much as I have loved God Of War I and II(and probably no III as well) it seems to me that this game can be painful to watch. I guess Helios must be the most violent bosskill in that game, but we will have to see.

Any suggestions of other game scenes that has disturbed you regarding violence. The only games I can think of right now is Manhunt wich also is very violent. Perhaps more than GOW because it is more realistic. Your thoughts?

i can see peoples points, but you have to remember that the game is a fantasy tale of old, it's about krato's the last sparton going after the gods lol. now back in them times people saw stuff happen like this on a daily basis in real life. back then entertainment were 2people killing each other. we have a civilised life in this day and age, and i believe that some games should show about of violence, esps of this nature of genre fantasy, it goes back to are basic instincts, kill or be killed and this game is set in that era. i believe you need to get over the fact its violence and remember all it is, is a video game, we aint going to go out and start pulling off peoples heads because we know its wrong so instead we get it in video games, and more than likely the person who's head is being ripped off is of a bad person anyway.

God of War and violence go hand in hand.

You cant blame Kratos for wanting to kill Zeus, he just has to kill some other people for it.

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Violence is in our nature, its natural. Crazy extremists decap all the time.

God of war IS violence

A game cannot be great if it doesn't have plentiful of violence and gore. Except for infamous ;)

[QUOTE="samosir"]in god of war its about killing enemyPoisoN_Facecam0

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

WR_Platinum

Seriously.

Look at all the games out there.

There are some much much much worse games out there.

Theres games that are so violent/disturbing that certain countires have even banned them.

I have recently watched the scene were Kratos rip the head of Helios. I am a bit surprised that this scene has not caused a debate or discussion about violence in games(or I have missed it)

In my opinion that scene is one of the most brutal and explicit game scenes I have ever seen. Disturbing almost. Given the fact that the graphics in GoW III is stunning no details are left out. Kratos pulls for quite some time while you actually can see the pain and fear in Helios face before he dies. Despite this, gamers seem unaffected byKratos actions. Strange.

Is God Of War iiishaping up to be one ofthe most violent gameever made?

OleAndreasBull

That's why they have the ratings system...if you can't handle M: for mature then leave it on the shelf so some dumb @$$ parent can buy it for their 8 year old.

i seen worser real life images. thatsphuked.com is disturbing.shadowkiller11

grammar please!!!!

I have recently watched the scene were Kratos rip the head of Helios. I am a bit surprised that this scene has not caused a debate or discussion about violence in games(or I have missed it)

In my opinion that scene is one of the most brutal and explicit game scenes I have ever seen. Disturbing almost. Given the fact that the graphics in GoW III is stunning no details are left out. Kratos pulls for quite some time while you actually can see the pain and fear in Helios face before he dies. Despite this, gamers seem unaffected byKratos actions. Strange.

Is God Of War iiishaping up to be one ofthe most violent gameever made?

Kratos is brutal and the game has to be brutal and over the top.

To me, movies are far more violent than any game because we often seescene of torture or some kind of psychological violence just for the sake of it. to me it is far more worse than just destroy everything in your way.

But well, you can't love every game.

I have recently watched the scene were Kratos rip the head of Helios. I am a bit surprised that this scene has not caused a debate or discussion about violence in games(or I have missed it)

OleAndreasBull

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

WR_Platinum

It's not Kratos' fault that his upgrade is attached to some guy's body.

Filthybastrd

It would work well in god of war the level of extreme voilent action is what God of War is about.

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

WR_Platinum

until god of peace starts selling well everyone is going to try and out gore each other

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

WR_Platinum

God of "War", what war doesn't have some sort of violence?

besides the cold war.

[QUOTE="WR_Platinum"]

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

Trx07

Understand what he was trying to say?

[QUOTE="Trx07"][QUOTE="WR_Platinum"]

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

Understand what he was trying to say?

For people that have seen far worse things in real life I would ask why? Do you just one day ask yourself, "Hmmm, I wonder what it looks like to have your head slowly cut off,"?

What if it was your girlfriend's head Kratos was ripping off?

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What if it was your girlfriend's head Kratos was ripping off?

Zidaneski

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

WR_Platinum

The violence isn't really as big of a deal as people make it out to be. People forget that they used to do public executions that the whole town would come to watch, and violence in movies is worse anyways.

[QUOTE="WR_Platinum"]

No big deal.... I watched a real life vid a few years back of a guy getting his head cut off with a blunt knife slowly while he was screaming in pain all till you heard him all weazy, then you see some taliban guys shoot every single innocent person laying in the ground, head shot per head shot. This my friend was nothing.

verbalfilth

same here, that's a bit...disturbing

If you dont like violence in video games then dont play them, and dont let ur kids play them. Plenty of people like violence in video games and its not gonna change anytime soon.TROD_BING

ya, I don't understand the complaining about violence in video games when there are way worse things out there.

why would this be debateable, if god of war 1 and 2..didn't get their hand spanked..no way their going to start now :)

Violence is pwnage