controversial = FUN!

[farmerboy219]

When something is called controversial do you find something more appealing.

for example I bought manhunt just to see how EVIL it was despite the game beeing waaaaaaaaaay too rubbish.

 

[ellie91]

i suppose so as it kinda piques my interest but it doesn't mean i'm then going to go out and buy it, just consider it for longer then i might otherwise have done.

 

[3rd rung]

I don't find something more fun because it is controversial like a game if its a bad game and controversial its still a bad game. I do enjoy watching the controversy around things normally because its just hype and people who are over opinionated yelling and that can be lots of fun to watch

 

[Jedamethis]

No, not really. Especially on forums controversial is the complete opposite of fun

 

[Sassafrass]

It makes me more interested in the game, sure.

 

[Gigaguy64]

I don't find something more fun because it is controversial like a game if its a bad game and controversial its still a bad game. I do enjoy watching the controversy around things normally because its just hype and people who are over opinionated yelling and that can be lots of fun to watch

This, Controversial isint fun to watch.
People ranting because it Is controversial is fun to watch.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

I wouldn't say controversial means fun, it merely means that there is a chance that the game will focus entirely on this new aspect and drain it until it has become boring and repetitive.

Controversy does not give a game a positive look for me, it merely draws my attention.

 

[Jandau]

Nope. Controversial games fall in one of two categories:

1. Not really controversial. It's a regular game that got blown out of proportion so the controversy doesn't add anything for me (for instance Mass Effect's sex scenes)

2. There is actual controversy and it likely means that the game crosses some lines, tries too hard or is generally in poor taste. That reduces the fun (for instance Manhunt)

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

Controversy is just another way to advertise (Well, for me anyway because I find controversy strangely fascinating especially if it offends the public audience or media). When (some) people (like me) see something on the news about a game/movie, saying that it's incredibly violent or that theirs some sort of sex scene (This applies to games, mostly. Unless it's rape then it applies to both.) or any sort of offensive material, they get curious and want to see it for themselves, by which they spend money.

But maybe it's just me, but I'm sure there are people that feel the same way.

If I were to make a game or a movie, I would want it to be as controversial as possible, just to poke fun at the media and general audience. THAT is fun.

 

[badgersprite]

Only in the sense that controversy is free publicity, so I'm more likely to hear about a game if it's controversial, the same way I'm more likely to hear about a game if it's being advertised. I probably wouldn't have known Grand Theft Auto or Mass Effect existed at those times in my life without hearing them being talked about.

Subconsciously, yes, I suppose I do like games that aren't afraid to be controversial and I do support the games industry when I think the media is getting up in arms about nothing, but I'm not in favour of controversy for controversy's sake. I'm not going to buy a game just because it's so gory that it's been banned in other countries. I'm not going to buy a game just because it has a sex scene. I have to actually like the game as a whole.

I find it funny though that so many controversial things slip under the radar of the video game police. I mean, can you imagine the outrage if Final Fantasy VII was released now? The opening mission is to blow up a building! XD In Fallout 3 and Prototype you eat people to gain health and nobody bats an eye? Ha! I love how bad the anti-video game crusaders are at finding things to get pissed off about. Makes me giggle.

 

[Pendragon9]

Of course. Controversy is how Video games started becoming popular.

Don't you remember Peta's outcry when they claimed Super Mario Brothers showed violence against Goombas and turtles? They were angry!

 

[The Real Sandman]

Controversy doesn't equal fun.

Manhunt 2 proves that.

 

[cheese_wizington]

No and Yes.

Fun for a little in the beginning, but not so much in the long run.

So yes, controversy is sort of like crack.

 

[Thaius]

"Controversial" isn't enough to make me try a game just based on that, but it definitely deserves my study. For instance, I never tried the Hot Coffee Mod, but you can bet it inspired in me a lot of study into gaming culture and its interactions with society. I want to know why stuff is controversial and why it was done in the first place. Sometimes it's just a publicity stunt: that's just sickening to me. But in some cases, like the playable terrorism in Modern Warfare 2, I know Infinity Ward has a point to make and that this will somehow help get that point across. In situations like this, I can't wait to see how they pull it off.

 

[GHMonkey]

why do you think the religious threads get so much attention on here.