I don't think you are overreacting. The GTA games are supposed to be really fun, but I have refused to even look at playing any of them.
I am reminded of an argument I got into on the Neverwinter Nights online fora a few years back--some people were discussing playing as an evil pc. (There are actions, quests, items, etc that only an evil character can get.) Another player said that she could never see herself playing an evil character because she couldn't, for example, kill innocent bystanders to keep her alignment rating. (In the game alignment is measured on a 0-100 scale and if you go above 30 you "lose" your evilness and all its benefits.) A large number of people on the thread attacked this woman, saying that she was an idiot and a prude and a neurotic and that game actions aren't real etc etc. I tried to stand up for her. I don't think it's ok to kill an innocent child, even if that child is 2d. I don't necessarily have a problem with another adult doing it in their own home, but I never would. It makes me sick to think about it. And the idea that kids are playing this game with an evil alignment encouraged (or, in the case of GTA, required) really bugs me.
Long diversion, sorry. What I meant to say was, I agree with you.
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I am reminded of an argument I got into on the Neverwinter Nights online fora a few years back--some people were discussing playing as an evil pc. (There are actions, quests, items, etc that only an evil character can get.) Another player said that she could never see herself playing an evil character because she couldn't, for example, kill innocent bystanders to keep her alignment rating. (In the game alignment is measured on a 0-100 scale and if you go above 30 you "lose" your evilness and all its benefits.) A large number of people on the thread attacked this woman, saying that she was an idiot and a prude and a neurotic and that game actions aren't real etc etc. I tried to stand up for her. I don't think it's ok to kill an innocent child, even if that child is 2d. I don't necessarily have a problem with another adult doing it in their own home, but I never would. It makes me sick to think about it. And the idea that kids are playing this game with an evil alignment encouraged (or, in the case of GTA, required) really bugs me.
Long diversion, sorry. What I meant to say was, I agree with you.