It is easy to dismiss violent video games in general statements just as I am sure that previous generations dismissed violent movies. However, it is not that easy.What about killing on a computer game? A shoot me up? Nowadays the graphics are very life-like. I would suggest in some computer games grave matter may on rare occasions be present. Lets face it GTA is an objectively evil venture
Some programmers put in cheats so that players can have fun with their game engine. Cheats like ‘No Gravity’ and the like are fun to play around with from time to time.The cheat codes could be your only succor from a broken quest line. I think there is a reason they make the cheat codes available to people. Plus, once you are all done with the game, it is fun to do weird things, like walk around looking like your favorite monster, rather than a human. Cheats are good for things besides “god mode”.
FYI, a “broken quest” is their programing fault, a bug, not something you did. It is due to rushing the game on to the shelves to meet a deadline.
Agreed. They can function like a way to do some extra things that you couldn’t do otherwise, just for fun. It doesn’t just have to be giving yourself a ton of xp. They also put in “easter eggs”, but I never find those…Some programmers put in cheats so that players can have fun with their game engine. Cheats like ‘No Gravity’ and the like are fun to play around with from time to time.
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Yeah, sometimes the easter eggs are hard. However if the point of a game is to harvest XP, I don’t know why you’d cheat your way to max and beat the game. Second play through, perhaps.Agreed. They can function like a way to do some extra things that you couldn’t do otherwise, just for fun. It doesn’t just have to be giving yourself a ton of xp. They also put in “easter eggs”, but I never find those…
Myself, I don’t use the cheats to give xp like that. But I suppose someone could do that on second play from a saved gave, to quickly see if a skill they want to choose is worth anything, or to try out different “builds” and such?Yeah, sometimes the easter eggs are hard. However if the point of a game is to harvest XP, I don’t know why you’d cheat your way to max and beat the game. Second play through, perhaps.
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In some games there are features for second play-throughs. For example in the game Tales of Symphonia, once you beat it you are able to choose ‘cheats’ for a New Game+. For example, if you did well enough on one play through, you’d be able to buy the ‘10x EXP’ cheat. Sometimes these features are great for breaking the story of the game, like beating battles that you aren’t supposed to win, etc.Myself, I don’t use the cheats to give xp like that. But I suppose someone could do that on second play from a saved gave, to quickly see if a skill they want to choose is worth anything, or to try out different “builds” and such?
There are a few battles lost that it would be fun to go back and triumph! :nunchuk:like beating battles that you aren’t supposed to win, etc.
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That’s hard to say. It may matter on the content of the evil side. Like the moral choice system isn’t always that bad. For example, one particularly good game with good/evil sides is Sonic Adventure 2, but the bad guys really aren’t that bad. I get the sense that if the game allows you to rape and kill innocents, it may not be the game with the best moral fibre to play.I’d like to repeat a question poses earlier, because it’s an intriguing one: in games such as fable, knights of the old republic, fallout etc, where you’re given a choice or path to either pick the good or evil side, is it a sin to pick the evil side?