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RiccardoM87's Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (PS2)
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| [July 26, 2009 09:31:21 PM]
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After giving a final play to GTA: San Andreas, I have seen that this game brings a reality in which few people experience right into our own homes. Everything that goes on in the game does happen in real life, this is the whole concept of the game, but adults and children have two different understandings of this. I believe that ADULTS are able to understand that things seen in GTA should not be replicated in real life, but what about the children. Yes, I do know that there is an "18+" rating on the game but lets be honest, how many people under the age if 18 do you know that own the game? If not the same number, perhaps more people under 18 own and play GTA.
As per my last posting, I addressed the fact that these characters, along with their actions, are becoming a part of a normal way of life. Kids look up to people when they are around them, physically and visually, all of the time. Michael Jordan is an example of someone who many kids in the 90's looked up to. Are video game characters who kids look up to today?
Lastly, I would like to conclude by saying that it is not the people affiliated in the making/distributing of the video game who hold the final power in how these games affect kids' lives, it should be looked upon the parents of the children playing the games instead.
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| [July 25, 2009 10:25:02 PM]
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GTA post #2: As I keep playing San Andreas nothing seems to change a whole lot. I've been doing some missions and have also been riding around on the bike, doing my own thing. The same issues persist and the same questions remain. Throughout the game I have experienced: A drive-by shooting, I was casually called a "Mother F***er," Took part in a stick-up (for no reason) at a pizza shop, and helped tag several walls with spray paint.
The fact that these things continue to occur with ease is where the moral question comes into play. Of course we know that these things are wrong, but are the becoming more and more acceptable? Is this the pendulum swinging the other way and causing society to accept these acts/games as 'normal'? Or, has the pendulum maxed out & will we see it swing back to a more 'domesticated' way of marketing video games.
I think that the future of video games may hold a much more accepted way of gaming, not to say that these games do not exist now, but the game creators will definitely show a sense of marketing that captures a gamer's more innovative/creative side and less of their subconscious destructive side. Perhaps Nintendo will lead the way once again. The Wii seems to be the most positive game console out there today.
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| [July 23, 2009 06:02:25 PM]
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When starting to play GTA: San Andreas it is similar to any other GTA game. The characters and settings awlays change, but the basic idea is always consistent. Right from the start moral questions begin to arise, nothing to complex or involving much deep thought, but nonetheless a moral question. When Carl gets stopped by the police racial comments are made with ease, "Greaseball Bastard" & "Stupid Mexican" are the first two that are heard. A cop also refers to Carl with the "N" word. The ease in which these words are used pose a concern when taking into account the age of the video game player.
The next point I would like to make is whether or not games, like GTA, should be able to use this type of language. A lot of people find it very offensive, but then again, it is portraying a true way of life that some people experience on a daily basis. I don't know why anyone who is playing/buying GTA: San Andreas would be expecting anything out of the ordinary. Also, the "18+" age minimum on the game's case should pose the same warning that an "R" rating on a movie would. The acts and implications of crime, violence, & other illegalities should be expected.
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