It’s the same thing as music. I find fantasy and sports games boring, racing games somewhat interesting, and shooters very interesting, especially if they’re in-depth, have squad and communications set up, contain vehicles, etc. The series I’ve played longest has been SOCOM, which yes, is from USSOCOM, and the forces of choice were Navy SEALs for that game. You should see the hardcore following it still has, despite Sony’s apparent effort to blot out the interest and community.
I game with and against people all over the world. Japan, Russia, Brazil, the UK, wherever. None of the people I game with seem violent. It keeps us from doing nothing, because browsing the internet doesn’t always allow for social interaction.
Like with music, I listen to metal, and find rap, pop, country, dance, electronic, basically everything radio friendly to be boring. It’s simply down to preference.
They keep people from doing bad things, just like metal music does.
Metal music. Thanks. That explains it.