Reply #163: Lots of assumptions there...

[MellowDem]

I am not entertained by rape or murdering. But if that's you're test, then I guess all those Lifetime viewers are ;-)

I even said I think it is a tacky game. I didn't buy this game because it looks rather stupid and boring. But that's just my personal opinion.

I don't even think it is "unpc" in my opinion, just tacky. There have been countless movies/books/stories where the hero kills infected victims who are doomed anyways. Not exactly controversial, certainly no more controversial than actual discussions on legalized assisted mercy killings. The wisecracks of Duke Nukem are the identity of the game. Duke Nukem's whole persona is to be as over the top, uber-manly, and insensitive as possible. He is a caricature.

But I think you miss a more obvious point. The game is not meant to be taken seriously. At all.

I don't understand the controversy that many DUers find with video games but say nothing about all sorts of other forms of media.

Many people would be disturbed if a woman breast fed her father in a video game, but if it's in a novel it's genius.

While video games are mostly about entertainment, some of them also add quite a bit of nuance and moral dillemas and social commentary. I would say Duke Nukem is known for being the exact opposite. Kind of like when you go into the movie Predators 2, you aren't expecting a masterpiece. Or when you go into a comedy with an R rating, nasty sex jokes are expected.