Random musing on videogames

[Toddwjp]

Countries like america and the uk idolise there military, america more so. and yet when teenagers and such play games where they are essentially playing as a soldier, they (Various adults/media) consider it mindless violence (some are but some aren't). It seems a weird disconnect to have, soldiers and the military are great, playing as a soldier in a video game is bad and harms my child/society. Of which harmful effects are not proven and regularly the opposite is proven. And yet the real life issues of soldiers coming home with ptsd is seemingly ignored.

 

random muse over, think i could have probably worded it better but oh well.

[juretrn]

What I want to see in a game is a shell-shocked soldier to demonstrate the it's not all just about Rambo - like heroes .

[Dude]

What I want to see in a game is a shell-shocked soldier to demonstrate the it's not all just about Rambo - like heroes .

 

*cough cough* Spec Ops: The Line *cough cough* haven't actually played it but people say it's stuff like that *cough cough*

 

Seriously though, people wouldn't really buy a PTSD simulator because it would be too depressing which was the reason why I uninstalled Metro 2033. Also the UK and US idolize their military because it keeps everyone happy, soldiers included. Meanwhile, your parents wouldn't want to endorse video games that try to emulate real-life warzones while also providing arcadey gameplay because war isn't really arcadey.

[LancerBG]

you are forgetting the part where you train train and train some more. discipline is the name of the game in real life. one has nothing to do with the other. 

[Digital Brit]

In the UK we don't really idolise the military, I don't, no one I know does and with the budget cuts the government doesn't appear to either.

[harrynowl]

In the UK we don't really idolise the military, I don't, no one I know does and with the budget cuts the government doesn't appear to either.

not to mention our lack of aircraft

[Digital Brit]

not to mention our lack of aircraft

We have no carriers, but we can share the French one. Remember when we used to be a naval power?

[harrynowl]

We have no carriers, but we can share the French one. Remember when we used to be a naval power?

I wasn't around when the british empire was a thing

[Digital Brit]

I wasn't around when the british empire was a thing

Well I'm about 400 years old so...yeah.....