RyanB
Legacy of Elijah Guild Leader
I think with gaming it really comes down to how you separate fantasy from reality. If you feel that a game having "gods" in it is blasphemy...then by all means you shouldn't be playing it. I personally don't have a problem with fantasy settings (IE: Harry Potter/etc)...but can certainly understand if some people do. I don't think there's anything wrong with me watching Harry Potter...but I wouldn't let my young daughter grow up on it.
To answer the original question...yes, I think games (like most entertainment mediums) are going down the tubes on the morality scale. I remember being absolutely shocked when I played the original God of War. The violence was over the top, which was expected...sort of had an arcade-like feel. That didn't bother me, personally. What made my jaw drop was after I cleared the first act and found myself in a sex mini-game. I've been gaming for over 20 years and that was a first for me. Since then, I've been thoroughly reviewing content of games before I play them and am shocked at the sheer number of games that include nudity (or at least ridiculous cleavage), sadistic violence, etc. It seems to me like each new game is trying to out-do the last for shock value.
As far as Diablo is concerned...I look at it as a fantasy setting. Diablo simply means "devil", not "lucifer". I think this one strikes a chord with people namely due to having a lot of similarities to reality, though. You have devils, angels, fallen angels, etc. Other than that it's mostly point and click violence.
To answer the original question...yes, I think games (like most entertainment mediums) are going down the tubes on the morality scale. I remember being absolutely shocked when I played the original God of War. The violence was over the top, which was expected...sort of had an arcade-like feel. That didn't bother me, personally. What made my jaw drop was after I cleared the first act and found myself in a sex mini-game. I've been gaming for over 20 years and that was a first for me. Since then, I've been thoroughly reviewing content of games before I play them and am shocked at the sheer number of games that include nudity (or at least ridiculous cleavage), sadistic violence, etc. It seems to me like each new game is trying to out-do the last for shock value.
As far as Diablo is concerned...I look at it as a fantasy setting. Diablo simply means "devil", not "lucifer". I think this one strikes a chord with people namely due to having a lot of similarities to reality, though. You have devils, angels, fallen angels, etc. Other than that it's mostly point and click violence.