I do hope his comments go some way to reducing the inevitable knee-jerk reactions of the mainstream press…

But it wont, will it.

Let's just enjoy reading some poorly written, overblown scare mongering. It's fun if you approach it from that point of view.

If we look at GTA 1 it was very cartoony but also very mature in the violence and language, the later GTA games like 3 onwards still have that cartoony feel but was still very mature but went further in how you use real looking weapons.

GTA 4 is of course going to raise that bar but the comical side that was GTA 1 and 2 has clearly gone - remember the Harikrishna's? And Elvis's?

GTA is becoming more serious which is fine but shame the comical side has gone completely.

Interesting... Well if closing in to realism will mean that game contents will be closing to somewhat I've seen in Manhunt, then I'll be pretty sorry for the lost of absolutely perfect and subtly sarcastic GTA series.

*Yawns* is this not just another case of lazy marketing?

"Lets make the game just violent enough to get into the papers, on the news and listed on all the gaming sites about how switched off from reality the mainstream media is then more people see it and more people buy it, think of all the cash we will have saved, (which we needed to do spending soo long coding the PS3 version)"

There was an article I read somewhere recently about how the average UK gamer is now 33 years old and born in the year Atari launched Pong and so has spent his whole life with video games where he has learned that the best way to win is to either kill more people than ony one else or that violence is the solution to lifes problems.

Now before I get flamed to death here, I'd like to say I enjoy playing Doom3, COD4 etc as much as the next homicidal maniac, but really is it not time for some originality and not more and more sequels???

Rockstar have hung their hat on the mature end of the scale right - State of Emergency, Bully, Warriors, GTA - a mature publishing entity of 18 rated products. The issue is keeping these mature products out of the hands of the under 18s - who we know will be a major auidence. Lets see if the tabloids will learn to pick on the retailer who sell it and the parents who let it happen in the homes.

It took people a long time to stop attacking Hollywood for the 'smut and violence' their constantly pushing out. Comic books were under attack as they rose in popularity as well. I don't think interactive entertainment will get it's reprieve until something more fun and/or controversial comes along.

well i actually read that even thought the graphics are pretty realistic, they gave the dialogue in the cut-scenes a good comical feel to them. I guess it'll make the game overall seem less serious

well i actually read that even thought the graphics are pretty realistic, they gave the dialogue in the cut-scenes a good comical feel to them. I guess it'll make the game overall seem less serious

nawaf710

nawaf710

I am shocked and sickened by the content of this so called "game"the baby shooting sub plot was one step too far and no mistake,as far as the Mr Fisty shop I have no comment-send this to your local paper and ruin any chances of headlines and GTA having free marketing,just an idea.(The final solution bomb is a laugh though)

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