Comments on: German played Far Cry 2 the night before shooting 15

By: endgame

endgame — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:49:01 +0000

they r not making fun of the tragedy, they r making fun of the press, which deserves it. hell, i just told my mum about what the press had to say about him and videogames and she actually agreed with the press. kind of.. which makes me think, if one person believes the press is, a bit right, how many others believe the same thing? i’m sorry but this is f**ked up. we, gamers, might actually suffer because of this. so again, if they attack us for no reason, then we r clear to return fire at will.

not literally!

By: cachucha

cachucha — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:15:19 +0000

not really cool making fun of a tragedy, but yeah some guys are fucked up in the head and playing shooters wont help them at all.

By: Plainview

Plainview — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:16:26 +0000

bloody PC gamers

By: DaMan

DaMan — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:11:58 +0000

what the fuck is this shit? seriously, first they say he played Far Cry and then they say “games themselves don’t make anyone a killer.”

well, who gives a shit then?

By: TheDifficult3rdAlbum

TheDifficult3rdAlbum — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:55:35 +0000

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc.

By: stodge

stodge — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:41:17 +0000

Guns (and games) don’t kill people, people do. Oh and parents who leave guns lying around the house.

By: Retroid

Retroid — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:38:29 +0000

The Press always play ‘special’ versions of these games, drawing parallels where none really exist except in the most generic ways.

DID YOU KNOW THE CHARACTER IN FARCRY 2 PROPELS HIMSELF USING BIPEDAL LOCOMOTION?! :O

Once again, it’s easier and more ‘fun’ to convey symptoms (if that’s what they are) as causes.

By: ManicMarvin

ManicMarvin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:14:48 +0000

Did Kretschmer also run over a herd of zebras and attempt to heal himself with a pair of pliers?

By: Hero of Canton

Hero of Canton — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:56:38 +0000

@ G1GAHURTZ – I’m well aware of that, I was just referencing this particular case, as desiredtime specifically talked about playing Far Cry 2 and Counterstrike.

By: Whizzo

Whizzo — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:48:44 +0000

It’s really odd how the press gets versions of games that are completely different in a lot of aspects to the ones that the general public buy.

I think having a father who was really into weapons was possibly a bit more of an influence on this bloke than Ubisoft’s game.

By: G1GAHURTZ

G1GAHURTZ — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:24:03 +0000

What’s with the german bashing?

Don’t forget the likes of Dunblane and Columbine.

These sort of things are not exclusive to any particular nation.

By: Hero of Canton

Hero of Canton — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:45:41 +0000

Depends. Are you German? Does your father have access to a ridiculously large cache of weapons? Are you a bit mental?

If the answer to all of the above is ‘yes’, then you’re probably already recreating the opening from Operation Wolf and know full well what you’re about to do…

By: desiredtime

desiredtime — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:14:53 +0000

I’m worried, I’ve played both Counter-Strike and Far Cry, does this mean I’m going to kill?

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:12:26 +0000

Seems over for games.

By: Hero of Canton

Hero of Canton — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:07:51 +0000

It’s been a while since I played Far Cry 2, but I don’t remember being ‘rewarded’ for headshots.

Games don’t make killers, they make killers more creative. Or derivative, even.

By: Gekidami

Gekidami — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:58:38 +0000

The only people i wanted to kill after having played FC2 was the dev team…

By: f1r3storm

f1r3storm — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:51:35 +0000

I played Far Cry 2 on Saturday, too.

Fear me.

By: JesteR

JesteR — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:43:20 +0000

Wow here in Germany they actually dont really blame the videogames……yet.