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Team Ninja: 'violence issue' an individual thing

chautemoc | May 20, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 DS 
Head designer over at Team Ninja Tomonobu Itagaki said in a CVG interview, when speaking about the Ninja Gaiden titles, the 'violence issue' with video games is really not what some make it out to be:

"I believe we're following morality as well in only showing violence between combatants. I think the 'violence issue' is something that is within each individual who plays the game."

Itagaki also praised Grand Theft Auto IV.
During a one-on-one interview with Itagaki in London last Friday, Team Ninja's main man offered his thoughts on Grand Theft Auto IV. "I think it's made extremely well and is a fun game," he said.

"People always use that as an example of violence in games. But I don't think there's anyone who takes their job as seriously as the guys who make that game. You only have to look at all the detail in there."

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  • 1 thumbs!
    Final Blade | May 20, 2008
    I 100% agree with him. Surely the Violence is what the gamer makes of it. For instance in GTA4, you can go through the whole game not getting stars by killing cops and Pedestrians.

    I think people are blowing it out of proportion.
    • 2 thumbs!
      chautemoc | May 20, 2008
      Indeed. I remember when Metal Gear 2 came out, Kojima said it's possible to beat the entire game without killing anyone. It's all a choice. In that respect, games are very much like real life.
      • 2 thumbs!
        Zero and X | May 23, 2008
        Its true, I played Metal Gear 3 that way just for kicks.
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    BoomStikAngel | May 22, 2008
    The choice of committing an act of violence is in one's nature. I believe it has a small effect on some feeble minds but not all.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Storm | May 22, 2008
    Stop talking bs with interviews and confirm a Ninja Gaiden III!
    • 2 thumbs!
      chautemoc | May 22, 2008
      Hehe, poor Storm .
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    S H E P E R D | May 23, 2008
    Screw that. More DOAXBV3.

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