I have been a survival horror fanatic forever: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, give me a zombie in my gun sights and I will deliver a perfect headshot every time, but when it comes to humans I get cold feet.
I have occasionally played first person shooters. I loved Medal of Honor series, the graphics were ok and it was patriotic and on the tame side. So when I was looking for a game the other day I decided to pick up Call of Duty Black Ops. The graphics were amazing and the environment was realistic as I have ever seen. The game did have a much darker feel to it. Shooting people in that game is a detailed experience. I know, I know, it’s not real. It’s just pixels and it’s a pretend situation but shooting Zombies doesn’t have the emotional baggage, hey there already dead right?
That poor guy I just shot, what will become of his 401k plan? Will his virtual wife get a virtual telegram saying he was virtually killed? Was the poor guy virtually drafted and had no choice? Zombies or aliens are much easier to wipe out!
As much as I am very impressed with Call of Duty, I just not that comfortable playing it. The good news is there is a Zombie add on for the game. Ahh zombies! Pass the virtual shotgun!
Call me over empathetic but sometimes I have a problem shooting people (virtually!)
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