[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Santa

No, my presumption is based on the fact that she's describing the situation in an inaccurate manner, as are you, because like her, you clearly haven't bothered to look into this actual game / scene at all before passing comment, and are doing so purely based on "word of mouth" about it, and your inaccurate preconceptions of gaming in general.



You, like those others who are so horrified, seem to be making the assumption that the viewer is in control of the abuser or the child, which is not the case... it's actually a decision-making interactive storyline where you are attempting to prevent the child from being harmed.

The talk of "games" and "playing" is, in the context of modern gaming, purely semantics and I do get why it sounds odd to those who don't engage in this activity. For the mostpart it's a throwback, in my opinion, and paints the activity - unfairly - as being more frivolous than, say, being a fan of cinema.

IF you truly feel like it's a subject that shouldn't be addressed by ANY medium then that's a different debate entirely, I suppose, but I think that's a bit of misdirection and not entirely true. After all - I haven't seen you, or Ms Rantzen, beating the war drums about Coronation Street or EastEnders - both of which have featured MULTIPLE child abuse storylines, and even more spousal abuse storylines - all as prime time pre-watershed family viewing. And usually with absolutely NO attempt to examine the situations morally or psychologically... pure, cheap entertainment. Where's the hand-wringing over that? There is none. But there is here, "because games", and because ignorance.

You are coming across as very rude and arrogant here TS, but I'll soldier on if I may.

When did I say this? You are again making presumptions... My feelings are ; why did sony use this trailer? who does it appeal to and why?
Are people buying the game as 'escapism... if so why do you need to escape to a format where fathers kill their children?
Is this the 'last taboo'... in an increasingly unshockable world is this specifically designed to push those boundaries?

I personally don't keep up with soap plotlines,but then you aren't paying £46 to watch ken barlow twat some kid about nor does he own an android he keeps abusing and reprogramming.

You could say that the issues in corrers are real life situations that are sensitively handled such as the recent grooming storylineI read about recently... Are you really aligning this virtual reality fantasy to anything that could be taken as a real life scenario? Real life abused children don't have android maidservants to help them...sorry to burst your bubble.

You are playing it, it's a game... it's an interactive story, virtual realityesque game what else are you doing? You aren't participating in it, it isn't a sport.