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Originally Posted by namehater  on the flip side, maybe its good that people live out their destructive sides through video rather than doing them in real life, maybe thats why a lot of people use games as stress release. after a long day of dealing with bullshit, isnt it better to just vent it out on some virtual people rather than to really go postal? |
I see your point, but I disagree. I think it would be all around better to not have those inclinations at all, whether virtual or not. Think about it this way: If you were a postal worker and you had a shit day, maybe you have the inclination every so often to just "go postal". You would never do such a thing, but the idea makes you feel better. Lets say you go home and play this game you found on the internet that lets you simulate going postal and shooting everyone up in a post office.
Feel better? Sure you do.
PS: You're sick.
Ok, now... what's the difference between that and going postal on an entire city in GTA?
That being said, I'm very much pulled by the sandbox style games, and I still desire to play this game, It's just not the lawless activity that I find desirable about the game. It's the huge world and the ability to do just about anything in it. I guess I have Oblivion for that, though.
