Ok so, yeah, not something I would play. I don't know if this just falls into the same vein as something like 'Conker's Bad Fur Day' (which I thought was more about rude humor than sheer sociopathy, though I never played it so I wouldn't know) or what, but other than being extremely distasteful, it looks like it's going to wind up a pretty awful game overall.
There's some comments floating around about this being pretty twisted. Now I'm not even remotely interested in a game where violence is there for it's own sake, much less so one that makes lite of such grim realities by basing it in a world inhabited by stuffed animals.
But that's just me! I'm more curious if this is going to get the same sort of kneejerk reaction as the GTA series did a while back - I'm kind of hoping that it will get
some attention in that arena not becuase it's warranted, necessarily, but maybe a look at a game that may actually be pushing some legitimate boundaries, (that being that it is sort of not 100% clear who this game's demographic is on the surface, which could cause understandably ruffled feathers among some parents) could give a little perspective on games in general as far as their variety - basically help communicate the message that not all games are intended for children, and not all games that seem to be intended for children are specifically intended for YOUR child.
Anyway, this issue is sort of old-hat but this particular title got me wondering. From the average 'gamer' perspective, it would almost seem that there is effectively nothing that can be shown in any media form that would in any way 'damage' a child
or, at the very least, nothing that could be considered a legitimate cause for any ensuing harmful or anti-social behavior. My question is this: In your opinion, as far as entertainment/ media, is there any boundary - anything "gross", violent, overtly sexual, offensive, or just thematically inappropriate - that if pushed would be harmful to a child, or even an adult who views or engages in it? Even if you consider yourself primarily anti-censorship, at what point would you censor something from yourself or your own child? Are their movies or games out NOW that would qualify?
Meanwhile, I'm interested in checking out the Toy Story 3 game and seeing what that 'Toy Box' mode is all about. Yup. Nice, friendly, non-threatening Toy Story...