It frustrates me that the opinions of the few affect the opinions of the many. Call for the game to be banned? What, so it doesn't offend your sensibilities?
No-one is forcing you to purchase or play this game. It sickens me that people think it's okay to force their beliefs on others. I talked to my father about this a while ago when the Call of Duty (specifically, Black Ops) controversy was on the radio, and he said "it's all about how relevant something is. Something like World War 2 happened a long time ago and those affected by it are very few and / or probably dead now, but something like Vietnam or Cuba is still very recent and games about that are in bad taste and could be seen as offensive. This is doubly true for something even more recent like the war in the middle east". However, he also went on to say that "while i personally find it to be in bad taste and can understand why some people might be upset, i am against censorship and don't think it should be banned solely for that reason. Unless something is a clear and proven danger to society (such as the case of the kid who suffocated his mate with a carrier bag after seeing it on manhunt) it should not be banned".
This kind of view i can understand and respect. I also understand that as he is over 50, his views are probably taken from a more conservative time where violence and such was still a touchy subject. I think a more aware youth of today doesn't shy away from these topics, though, and respond to them even more when they are relevant. I think people want to live through these experiences and identify with them on a much deeper level than people give it credit for. To say it's meaningless to everybody who plays it would be to make an unjust blanket assumption. People can handle relevancy. If it offends you, don't play it. It's just that simple.
