[KoRn]

I’m no religious person, but I would think if someone is so fragile in their faith to the point a video games could be a corrupting influence, they have MUCH worse problems than the video games themselves...

[dawn53]

Wow, is the writer an adult, and if so does he have a “real” life?

Actually he lost me when he used the phrase “a reasonless war”...and I assumed he was talking about Iraq.

[Inyo-Mono]

I can’t even imagine wasting my time playing a video game in the first place.

[Ilya Mourometz]

Right; likewise I think the reviewer above is a bit overboard in seeing a video game as some sort of moral litmus test. I’ve played GTA III (for some reason IV is not available for PC) and I was actually quite impressed. What the social critics (none of whom ever play games, apparently) don’t get is that GTA is a groundbreaking series because of the non-linear gamplay. You can do very bad things in GTA, or you can spend the whole game trying to do cool stunts in cars and motorcycles, or play dress-up. It’s no more “amoral” than the Sims.

[beezdotcom]

I’m no religious person, but I would think if someone is so fragile in their faith to the point a video games could be a corrupting influence, they have MUCH worse problems than the video games themselves...

You may have a point - but I prefer someone secure enough in their faith who might play the game in moderation, and then really not feel the need to blather on about it. Whenever someone feels compelled to make such a lengthy case as this, I really wonder who they are trying to convince.