Hatred - controversy

[Lavachyste]

The game Hatred is doing a lot of noise

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-16-epic-requests-its-logo-be-removed-from-civilian-massacring-game-hatred

 

 

 

"The world's response to our trailer I can describe only by using OMFG words," Zieliński said in an e-mail exchange with Eurogamer. "I knew it will do some mess around because of the game's theme, but what is happening is beyond our imagination. I'm constantly writing right now a s***load of responses for fan mails. Yes, fans! We receive a tons of supportive e-mails and it totally blows me away, didn't expect this. And to all of those people: We won't disappoint you!"

 

 

Epic Games distances itself from ultraviolent mass-murder game Hatred.

Unreal Engine maker Epic Games doesn't want its name or logo associated with Hatred, the graphically violent massacre-style shooter built with Unreal Engine 4, and has asked developer Destructive Creations to remove Epic's logo from the game's trailer and other marketing.

"Epic Games isn't involved in this project," a statement from the company reads. "Unreal Engine 4 is available to the general public for use 'for any lawful purpose,' and we explicitly don't exert any sort of creative control or censorship over projects. However, the video is using the trademarked Unreal Engine 4 logo without permission from Epic, and we've asked for the removal of our logo from all marketing associated with this product."

 

 

 

In my opinion, the game looks good, could be funny, and yes it can question it's violence, as long as you are a responsible player, I am fine. I won't give the game to a teen. But a good adult, could be ok. I am ok playing it, and I would play it most probably just for the fun.

 

What do you guys thinks

 

[Archangel1994]

Really? They make a game damn near with the intent of just making it as bloody as possible? They have disappointed me before the game is even remotely close to being released.

[Shroomster]

I bet it is getting banned in Australia. Looks good though. It might be fun to play.

[Shalashaska]

This game is just there to troll gaming press lol

[Lavachyste]

The game looks good and fun to play, but there are a lot of things going on with the developper that are part of some anti-i-don't-know-what group and so on.

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Damn.. it'll be pretty eerie if they get the whole 'innocents begging for their life' part and bloodyness right.

 

Don't have anything against it though, it's just a game. Play it if you like it, don't if you're offend by it. Simple.

[plnk]

I think it's disgusting and made purely for controversy around it. It has nothing to add to the gaming industry. What a waste of Unreal Engine 4.

 

But I won't kill anybody if they want to play it, it's a free world (at least where I live).

[Deserter15]

This looks like a good game.  If you think that the game is violent and should be banned, you should live in most of Africa or the Middle East.

[Lavachyste]

This looks like a good game.  If you think that the game is violent and should be banned, you should live in most of Africa or the Middle East.

 

 

 

 Looks good though. It might be fun to play.

 

 

Do you think Linus would play that game? What your parents might say? Your grandmother

 

 

I'd like Keys and the asian dude (do not remember his name) to do a test of the game

[Shroomster]

Do you think Linus would play that game? What your parents might say? Your grandmother

 

 

I'd like Keys and the asian dude (do not remember his name) to do a test of the game

That is why videogames are videogames and reality is reality. The are not the same thing. And it looks like a decently fun game.

[Lavachyste]

That is why videogames are videogames and reality is reality. The are not the same thing. And it looks like a decently fun game.

 

I do agree, seems like a fun game to shoot and slaughter people. I would prefer a FPS view but, hey, faut pousser meme dans les ortis.

[atavax]

Games that try to mimic real life violence like modern military shooters tend to bother me, i'm from Detroit and gun violence is very real for me, a coworker's family member has been shot in the head and killed, another's son was shot, another regular at a bar i frequent has been shot, an ex has been robbed at gunpoint.

 

But this seems like it will be unrealistic enough it won't bother me.

[Shroomster]

I do agree, seems like a fun game to shoot and slaughter people. I would prefer a FPS view but, hey, faut pousser meme dans les ortis.

Does it matter that I understood only 3/4 of the message. "have to push even in ortis" does not make sense (Google translator)

[Scionyde]

Seems like 90% of the game is shooting things that will just try to run away instead of fighting back. Not sure how that's supposed to be fun for more than 5 minutes.

[VortexS]

Really? They make a game damn near with the intent of just making it as bloody as possible? They have disappointed me before the game is even remotely close to being released.

Here is a link to a gamesite explaining everything about the developers (it's Dutch, sorry for the people who can't read it): http://www.pu.nl/artikelen/blog/hatred-wordt-ontwikkeld-door-een-stel-poolse-neonazis/

[Lavachyste]

Does it matter that I understood only 3/4 of the message. "have to push even in ortis" does not make sense (Google translator)

 

The french expression is like " don't push it" mean like

[Lavachyste]

Seems like 90% of the game is shooting things that will just try to run away instead of fighting back. Not sure how that's supposed to be fun for more than 5 minutes.

 

Yeah, like goat simulator. But the atmosphere is special and it's nicely done, I mean, it's bloody and all. That could be so nicely juicy 

[Shroomster]

The french expression is like " don't push it" mean like

Okay

[typographie]

Looks tasteless and thoroughly uninteresting to me, and I think the developers' comments make me even less interested. But if the argument against it is that they shouldn't have the right to make it, I wholeheartedly disagree. Freedom of expression doesn't apply selectively.

[rattyocaster]

When I saw it I thought "So this is a game where you're objectively bad", then I realised something, in every open world game, you COULD do the same thing. In Far Cry 3 for example, I tried to rid the island of every living thing and basically suffered "killed by admin" for killing too many civilians (Thanks Ubisoft!). In GTA the police show up in ever increasing numbers and strength to stop your mad killing spree, the same can be said for Saints Row. It's nothing REALLY new, games have allowed it for quite some time (about 15 years if we consider GTA as a starting point for open world massacre potential). The only real difference is that the objective is to slaughter innocent people, but that said, in Hatred, the police DO shoot back, so I dare say that whatever they use for "score" basically lasts until the Police or whoever stops your spree.

 

Basically, fire up any GTA game and run around killing people for money, it's like that only darker... I think it'll be an interesting game, one I might pick up and play occasionally, but if it's retailing for much more than £10, I think it might struggle.

[Ninjah Tigah]

Meh, boring version of Manhunt, at least Manhunt had a storyline. This is just a game where they broadened the whole "Punisher" theme. However, I may give it a go in an attempt to see what it has to offer, may be interesting. I hope there's somewhat of a storyline though.

[Lavachyste]

If the soudtrack is like that 2D game "URBAN: The cyborg project" where it's metal with scream and horror sound everywhere, it could be fun. For some people of course. Some unstable person should not play that game obviously

 

 

By the way, that game "URBAN: The cyborg project" is also pretty awesome.

[MrGoat]

If Postal 1, Manhunt, and Hotline Miami had a lovechild it would look like this game.

[atavax]

In most games, they try to make the main character likable and the good guy while murdering hundreds of people. This game makes the main character a very disturbed, evil character that is murdering hundreds of people.

 

This game is less disturbing then most shooters.

[Scionyde]

In most games, they try to make the main character likable and the good guy while murdering hundreds of people. This game makes the main character a very disturbed, evil character that is murdering hundreds of people.

 

This game is less disturbing then most shooters.

 

Perhaps, but I think there is a distinction to be made. In most shooters, the main character is killing hundreds of people that are fighting back or are trying to kill him. It seems like in this game, it's decidedly more one-sided.

 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the game should be banned or anything, but I guess I don't really get the appeal of trying to kill huge numbers of civilians in video games.