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Should you take 'Torture' seriously?

The young man responsible for "The Torture Game 2" doesn't think you should take his little creation too seriously.

"Sure, it's a computer game in which you, the player, are asked to do horrible, unspeakable, and totally sick, sick, sick things to a defenseless man-like person tied up in some dark room from which he has absolutely no hope of escape. And, sure, one of the horrible, unspeakable, and totally sick, sick, sick things you might, perhaps, do to this man is put a chainsaw to his neck until his head falls off.

But it is, after all: Just. A. Game. As in, nobody really gets hurt."

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PoSTedUP6540d ago (Edited 6540d ago )

"and a paintbrush (take that!)" <------hahahAHAHAhahaah.

off to newgrounds i go. wow its been years since i went on that site!

EDIT EDIT EDIT!- YOOOOOOO OMG, that sh*t is BANANAS! i was like wtf? i just riped his foot off with out knowing! i wanted to see what the paint brush did....well....i guess i was curious what everything else did and that sh*t is CRAZY YO. btw its not torture if you put a bullet in his head first!

KLEPTOMANIAC6540d ago (Edited 6540d ago )

is just that. IN GAMES, not real life. All this fuss about violence and mature themes in games. What about violence in other mediums, such as Movies, Books etc. Violent games shouldn't be taken seriously, just a bit of fun.

ice_prophecy6540d ago

I don't have issues with violence. Only the awarding and gratification of violent behaviour.

But where do we draw the line :S.

ChampIDC6540d ago

Things like torture are where I draw my line in video games. Killing a virtual person is one thing, but I can't find any entertainment in causing a slow, painful-looking virtual death. Things like this seem to appeal to the same people that enjoy watching people die in horror movies just for the violence.

ice_prophecy6540d ago

I find it hard to watch SAW and HOSTEL. I just steer clear of them.... lol.

Now self inflicted torture from JACKASS is another story :D

mariusmal6540d ago

hey ice

you didnt make any sense. you say you can see real torture like jackass and can't watch simulated torture like saw and hostel ?(crappy movies btw)

ice_prophecy6539d ago (Edited 6539d ago )

Face it :D im disturbed :D And have double standards!

OKOK the 2nd one i couldn't watch.

But some of the ones in teh first ones were amusing!

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Capt CHAOS6540d ago

How many films and books also have a sick concept??

name6540d ago

Anyone who doesn't see something a bit wrong with this is being naive.

SL1M DADDY6540d ago

However, I think you will soon find there to be many of those "naive" folks posting here. I foresee a few disagrees in your future. lol

Games like this are just pathetic. I find it absurd that anybody would find such games as entertainment.

When I was a kid I played cops and robbers. I loved being the cop and shooting robbers. Today, I love being the good guy in games and ridding the world of bad guys. Becoming a bad guy in a game is something that goes beyond my comprehension of morality. Why anybody would find it fun and entertaining to be the bad guy or the torturer in this case is beyond my comprehension.

ChampIDC6540d ago

Well, I don't see anything wrong in being the "bad guy", but when it comes down to things like torture, I simply can't grasp how it would be entertaining if you have any moral values. Games like GTAIV where you're not really a good guy don't bother me at all, because you're not gruesomely killing people. Now games like Manhunt are the ones that don't appeal to me. Personally, I just don't see any entertainment in pointless, overly violent death.

mariusmal6540d ago

the human being is violent by nature. we just have to repress it. i think that playing violent games is a good way to do it. i laff my a$$ of with slasher and violent movies and games and still... i never even punched anyone or hit anyone with anything.

jmiscavish6540d ago

@ slim

Why would someone want to play a game like this?

Because you can't do it in real life. Taboo topics always have a place in multimedia, whether it be music, games, or movies.

The biggest issue with games is that they're interactive. It's one thing to watch a killing, it's another entirely to perform it with your own avatar.

BTW, the game is pretty fun...

zagibu6540d ago

Another thing you learn in these games is to reduce human beings to targets or problems. This can reduce your empathy severly. Sure, you probably don't get more violent by playing violent games (I have been doing so for over 15 years, and am pretty peaceful), but if you ever have reasons to hurt someone, it will be a lot easier for you.

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ohhthegore6540d ago

When can I get the Wii version of this game?

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio23d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing23d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9223d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit23d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing23d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9223d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."