I've played games like Hades where you fight but I don't like first person shooters. The "violent" games I do play usually have some sort of mythical theme to them so they are not realistic per se, and the violence itself is pretty mild. Im not into games like COD or horror/gore-y games.
I like games with some form of combat, but I definitely prefer the fantasy-ish "monsters disappear in a poof of smoke when defeated" kind of violence to anything graphic/realistic. Games with first-person realistic combat aren't really my thing, and when it comes to things like horror games, I prefer to watch other people play rather than play them myself.
I don't mind some blood or descriptions of violence in visual novel type games though, as long as it's done tastefully. I'm not really comfortable with over-the-top violence or gore in general.
Yes, violent video games are fun, though I suppose it depends on what qualifies as a violent video game. I guess the most violent video game I'm playing on and off at the moment is Genshin Impact, but it's not gory or anything. I have enjoyed playing Fallout 3/4/76, Skyrim, CoD, Smite, GTA.. probably a lot more that I'm not thinking of at the moment
I don't necessarily seek them out, but there are some rather violent games that my friends have recommended to me that I have enjoyed. The original Dino Crisis and more recently Deus Ex (the original 2000 game, not the prequel games starting with Human Revolution) are two examples of games I wouldn't have given a passing glance to if they hadn't been recommended to me, and I thoroughly enjoyed both of them.
If a game has a good story and aesthetic--and of course, if the gameplay is good--then I don't mind them being violent too much as long as the violence is used to further the plot. That's why, though I am sure they are fine games in their own right, I'm less interested in games like DOOM than I would be in something like Half-Life 2.
The majority of my 3DS and PS4 libraries have violence in some form, so I'd say yes. Imo it's a nice way to unwind or relieve some stress - I can stomach a lot of gore and none of it is real anyway. That said it's not something I actively seek out - it just so happens that my gaming tastes tend to fall into violent territory.
If a game calls for violence, then I expect it to be violent. Something like Last of Us, God of War, Mortal Kombat...I love those games, and they need to be violent. They wouldn't work if they weren't. But...I don't gravitate towards violent games. I play everything fairly equally. I just love video games of all sorts. Variety is the spice of life. I appreciate different games more if I have stark contrasts between them. I love to play something like Mortal Kombat (with gore so graphic that it's almost "too much")...and then go play something like Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley to cleanse from that experience. I do that all the time. It's always back and forth. I think cuteness overload is just as bad as violence overload. I need both sides of the coin to refrain from getting burnt out.
I don't know if it's that I actively like them - I just don't mind them. If a game is really violent then it doesn't put me off. That being said, I loved the kill cam you could get for headshots in Red Dead Redemption 2, but that was mostly because of the cool Arthur-Morgan-dual-wielding-pistols-on-horseback screenshots I could take when it happened rather than the gruesome kills lol
I'm trying to think of any game I played where the violence or gore made me uncomfortable but I have a fairly strong stomach for that stuff. The only thing I can think of is some moments in Outlast 1 and 2. That game really liked to push things to extremes in some of those cutscenes
I don't even think about it, been playing them since I were 3, or 4 years old.
Counter-Strike, Half Life, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, TimeSplitters, GTA, 007 etc etc.
None of the parents in the village I grew up in gave any thought to age ratings, and I share their sentiment.
But then again that seems to be the norm from what I've seen.
Honestly, no. I play video games to de-stress and feel relaxed, so gratuitous violence doesn’t really do it to me. The most “violent” games I’ve ever played are some cartoony RPGs (Rune Factory, Fantasy Life, etc.) with no blood or gore. Danganronpa (another one of my favorites) could I guess be considered violent too, but you don’t actually see any of it/contribute to it.
I grew up with parents/teachers who believed that “viOLeNt gAmEs mAkE yOu ViOlEnT!!” and while I don’t believe that’s necessarily true, I don’t really agree with the subject matter of some violent games. It can desensitize people, and some of it just isn’t good for the brain I guess. I don’t care what others do, though— it’s none of my business. Just a personal choice!
tbh. it kinda depends. gorey shooters arent my thing at all. and i don't like classic horror games at all, I prefer psychological horror games. the only violent video games that I really loved were Danganronpa and Your Turn to Die, they're very interesting murder visual novels, and the violence in them doesn't really affect me
Well, no. I don't. I don't like seeing it. The games I play are E, E10+, or in some rare cases, T.
Because I cannot stand extreme amounts of gore and stuff.
But I wouldn't say the games I play are violence-free either. A lot of games have the hero killing monsters or something.
Yes, actually! I play games across many genres, and definitely don't shy away from violent ones. I do prefer it when those games have some story or entertainment value to them (Bioshock, Last of Us, Borderlands) but I also just find it incredibly satisfying when you get the hang of the gameplay and become able to calmly wreck everything in sight (Doom, Dark Souls-like games).
Not a fan of the plain competitive shooting games (CoD, Valorant, Overwatch, Apex, R6, insert all those others here too) though.
I personally don't. I don't like seeing blood/gore in real life, movies, or video games. It puts me off and really bothers me - plus a lot of the time the more violent video games tend to be a lot harder to play. I stick to casual/relaxing games and really easy RPGs since I'm not the best at games and I don't find it fun to be stressed about trying to beat levels or kill enemies. Even if a game is easy though, if it's bloody or overly violent I still won't play it just because I personally wouldn't enjoy it.
Sometimes I'll watch play throughs of more violent games like the Resident Evil, The Last of Us, etc. on YouTube but I find myself looking away a lot or muting them if something is gross, lol. I wouldn't be able to actually play them since looking away wouldn't work out very well in my favour.
if it's a fun game, then i'll play it. violence generally doesn't bother me, but i probably wouldn't play a game for it's violence either.
i like a little of both. sometimes i'll play super mario 64, stardew valley and ect, and other times i might play something like ddlc or resident evil.
i like to watch them from time to time if there's funny commentary, but generally i steer clear of overly violent games. shooters like cod, rdr2, gta5, etc. i don't mind, but when they go into the horror area is when it makes me uncomfy (which is the point lol)
I’ve gotten more tolerant of violent video games over time. Excessive gore makes me uncomfortable, but as long as the rest of the game is good I’ll put up with it. Nier: Replicant is a great example of this. The gore is over the top at times, and yet the gameplay and story are so well made that I don’t mind.
i don't mind violence in video games, it's not something that will make me not want to play a game if i like other aspects of it like the story, characters, etc.
I play all sorts of games, violent and non-violent. As long as I enjoy the gameplay, that's all that matters to me. I don't like FPS because I just don't think they're fun, but I love a good fighting game. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I love puzzle games and, of course, Animal Crossing.
Violence doesn't draw me to a game, although cool fighting moves are always a plus in any game where they belong, but it doesn't turn me away either. As long as the game offers me something entertaining beyond just the violence and gore, I'll play it.
