(1/2)Let's look at another shooter then, Spec Ops: The Line(SOtL). SOtL is a shooter that Generic with a capital G, at least in the beginning. It has their player base blast through legions of american soldiers (as an american soldier I might add) in an effort to highlight the-
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(2/2)brutality of the genre in general. If we wan't games to actually be considered art, we have to accept that they'll come under a level of scrutiny. It comes with the package. Just because golden eye doesn't self criticize like SOtL does, doesnt mean it can't be criticized.
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If that isn't something you want to participate in, that's okay. you don't have to. But don't scoff at others who do want to examine games in that way.
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It’s flawed? Your response to it seems to be “It’s totally okay for media to glorify violence if that’s what it wants to do.” I think we can still have the conversation about how those values are harmful to our culture.
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Sorry, but media has a tremendous impact on our cultural values, our feelings about violence, about what it means to be a man or a woman, etc etc.
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We're not saying that video games like GTA make people drive on the sidewalk, it's that video games shape the way we view the world, including what constitutes masculinity. When you codify violence as an expression of masculinity, you nudge your audience in that direction.
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I mean, media influences our culture. There’s no way around that. Based on that, you can draw your own conclusions.
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