History Quotes / VideoGameCrueltyPotential

-->--'''''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'''''' on ''VideoGame/{{Prototype 2}}''[='s=] attempts to give a [[VideoGameCaringPotential tragic backstory]] to a controllable monster.

-->''I got a feeling civ games sometimes bring out the worst in us. ''

->''You can show your neighbors you [[VideoGameCaringPotential love them]]\\
Or just beat the dogshit out of them''

->''The most useful part of sneaking is undoubtedly the 'stealth throw'. While firing a missile weapon or attacking in melee will get you noticed immediately, throwing things at people will not. Stock up on dead enemies' weapons, clothing and severed body parts and you can pretend you're some gruesome comedy version of Sam Fisher. You know you want to.''
-->-- The ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' wiki, on [[http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/40d:Adventurer_mode Adventure Mode]].

-->-- {{Spaced}}

->'''Jon:''' I think Conan's feelin' real ''baaaad'' today! "Attack"!\\
[[AC:Conan decides [[ICantUseTheseThingsTogether not to attack the merchant]] ]]\\
'''Jon:''' Conan also decided to file his taxes quarterly to avoid overages and remain cash-solvent. '''''What is this, "Conan decided not to attack the merchant"?!''''' GET OUTTA HERE, I'M CONAN! I'm a [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything BARBARIAN!]] It's in the TITLE! '''''IT'S INNA TITLE!!'''''
-->--'''JonTron''' plays ''[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]]'' for DOS

->''"Switch up your protagonist as much as you like, they're still controlled by a player; an entity as ethically restrained as JosephStalin playing with his bath toys."''
-->--'''[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]]''' on ''VideoGame/{{Prototype 2}}'' trying to give a [[VideoGameCaringPotential tragic backstory]] to a controllable monster.

->''"When Nazi doctors were let loose during [[WorldWarII WWII]], the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat. ''VideoGame/TheSims 3'' is a computer game based on these Nazi scientists that offers us a world of moral ambiguity, free to perform psychological experiments away from the leering eye of ethics. Which is exactly what I did. Here are the results of my findings."''
-->-- '''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/exploring-the-mysteries-of-the-mind-with-the-sims-3/ Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind with The Sims 3]]''

->[[ScienceIsBad Every scientist dreams of a world without ethics]]. Whenever a scientist sees a set of twins, he or she secretly wonders what would happen if you [[EvilutionaryBiologist surgically swapped their faces]]. They already have a chamber set up to harness the power of their screams as they gradually realize what has happened. Every day, ethics barely prevent experiments like this from being carried out.\\
But what if we didn’t have these ethics? When Nazi doctors were let loose during [[WorldWarII WWII]], the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat.\\
''VideoGame/TheSims 3'' is a computer game based on these Nazi scientists that offers us a world of moral ambiguity, free to perform psychological experiments away from the leering eye of ethics. Which is exactly what I did. Here are the results of my findings.

->''Switch up your protagonist as much as you like, they're still controlled by a player; an entity as ethically restrained as Joseph Stalin playing with his bath toys.''

-> ''"It seems when you place most people in the position of a god and give them responsibility over many tiny lesser beings, then their attitude towards them is usually less about beloved children and more about target practice."''
-->--'''[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]]''' on ''VideoGame/SimCity'' Society.

->''[VideoGame/SaintsRow2] is fully aware that most gamers are dickheads and if you give them any kind of freedom, their first instinct will be to abuse it. If you give them guns, they will shoot old ladies. If you give them cars, they will run over old ladies. If you give them aircraft, they will ascend to the highest possible heights and hurl themselves out onto an old lady. And if you give them customizable outfits, their first instinct will be to take off their clothes and run around the streets hip thrusting in the faces of old ladies.''
-->--'''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'''

''Tim:''' ''VideoGame/TombRaider 3''.\\

Or just beat the dogshit out of them.''

->''You are in a verdant forest. All around you are the sounds of small animals rustling in the bushes, creating an orchestra of ambient, peaceful sounds. The gentle morning sun turns the dew into a soft steam rising from the blades of grass. A young doe eyes you warily in the distance but, sensing your kindness, slowly approaches. All is as it should be.''\\
'''[[AC:>kill deer]]'''\\
''Wh...why?''\\
'''[[AC:>murder the shit out of deer]]'''\\
''You slaughter the deer in the most horrible fashion you can think of, for absolutely no reason. The gentle silence is broken by painful screams and the misty grass is tinged red with blood. You are soaked in its entrails.''\\
'''[[AC:>frolic]]'''\\
''[[WhatTheHellPlayer Wow. There is something really wrong with you]].''
-->--'''[[Website/{{Cracked}} Robert Brockway: Word Puncher]]''': ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/revisiting-old-school-text-adventures-as-a-jaded-modern-gamer/ Revisiting Old-School Text Adventures as a Jaded Modern Gamer]]''

->"I know I'm supposed to be all '[[TheChosenOne the one]]', but [[AxCrazy I have too much fun killing everyone]]."
-->-- "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y05TDInaeU Indiscriminate Murder Is Counter-productive]]" by MachinaeSupremacy

->''VideoGame/DwarfFortress: where the [[UsefulNotes/TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar Geneva Convention]] screams out in pain.''
-->-- Bay12 forums poster Oliolli

-> "The reason anyone goes for master rank Dark Magic in Might and Magic 6 or 7? One word: Armageddon. Hell, that's the only reason I use dark magic in those games anymore."
-->-- {{@/Raekuul}}

->''These types of items can be used to destroy objects or even other summoned items (e.g., a club can be used to hit an animal; steak can be attached to a baby to attract lions; rockets can be lobbed at a man)''
-->-- [[http://kotaku.com/5311425/scribblenauts-as-hilariously-explained-by-the-esrb The ESRB on]] ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}''

->[[ScienceIsBad Every scientist dreams of a world without ethics]]. Whenever a scientist sees a set of twins, he or she secretly wonders what would happen if you [[EvilutionaryBiologist surgically swapped their faces]]. They already have a chamber set up to harness the power of their screams as they gradually realize what has happened. Every day, ethics barely prevent experiments like this from being carried out.\\
But what if we didn’t have these ethics? When Nazi doctors were let loose during [[WorldWarII WWII]], the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat.\\
''VideoGame/TheSims 3'' is a computer game based on these Nazi scientists that offers us a world of moral ambiguity, free to perform psychological experiments away from the leering eye of ethics. Which is exactly what I did. Here are the results of my findings.
-->-- '''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/exploring-the-mysteries-of-the-mind-with-the-sims-3/ Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind with The Sims 3]]''

-->''Think about it! How many times have we enslaved and killed our own people just because we couldn't wait few more turns for something to finish building on it's own? How many times do we declare war, kill, conquer and vassalize(lol) in the name of some arbitrary victory ? How often do we run a communist economy !!!!! ''

-->''Montezuma and Shaka are angels compared to us!''

-->''I got a feeling civ games sometimes bring out the worst in us. ''
-->-- [[http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=444996 Shirastro]] of Civilization Fanatics

-->'''Brian:''' What are you playing?\\
'''Tim:''' ''VideoGame/TombRaider 3''.\\

->''You can show your neighbors you [[VideoGameCaringPotential love them]], or just beat the dogshit out of them.''

->''"I know I'm supposed to be all '[[TheChosenOne the one]]', but [[AxCrazy I have too much fun killing everyone]]."''

->''"The most exhilarating moment I got out of this game was when I [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill hit a seagull with an [=RGB6=] grenade for the first time]].''"\\
-- '''[[http://www.geocities.com/muni_shinobu/mgs/ Muni Shinobu]]''' on ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2''

->[[ScienceIsBad Every scientist dreams of a world without ethics]]. Whenever a scientist sees a set of twins, he or she secretly wonders what would happen if you [[EvilutionaryBiologist surgically swapped their faces]]. They already have a chamber set up to harness the power of their screams as they gradually realize what has happened. Every day, ethics barely prevent experiments like this from being carried out.

->But what if we didn’t have these ethics? When Nazi doctors were let loose during [[WorldWarII WWII]], the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat.

->VideoGame/TheSims 3 is a computer game based on these Nazi scientists that offers us a world of moral ambiguity, free to perform psychological experiments away from the leering eye of ethics. Which is exactly what I did. Here are the results of my findings.
-->-- '''[[Website/{{Cracked}} Seanbaby]]''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/exploring-the-mysteries-of-the-mind-with-the-sims-3/ Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind with The Sims 3]]''

-> "The reason anyone goes for master rank Dark Magic in Might and Magic 6 or 7? One word: Armageddon. Hell, that's the only reason I use dark magic in those games anymore."
-->-- {{@/Raekuul}}

->''"I know I'm supposed to be all '[[TheChosenOne the one]]', but [[AxCrazy I have too much fun killing everyone]]."''
-->-- "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y05TDInaeU Indiscriminate Murder Is Counter-productive]]" by MachinaeSupremacy

->''The most useful part of sneaking is undoubtedly the 'stealth throw'. While firing a missile weapon or attacking in melee will get you noticed immediately, throwing things at people will not. Stock up on dead enemies' weapons, clothing and severed body parts and you can pretend you're some gruesome comedy version of Sam Fisher. You know you want to.''
-->-- The ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' wiki, on [[http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/40d:Adventurer_mode Adventure Mode]].

->''"As a [[{{Pyromaniac}} Pyro]], you can often set enemies on fire and retreat, leaving them to [[KillItWithFire die from the burning]]."''
->-- ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Player Tip''

->''These types of items can be used to destroy objects or even other summoned items (e.g., a club can be used to hit an animal; steak can be attached to a baby to attract lions; rockets can be lobbed at a man)''
-->-- [[http://kotaku.com/5311425/scribblenauts-as-hilariously-explained-by-the-esrb The ESRB on]] ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}''

-->''Think about it! How many times have we enslaved and killed our own people just because we couldn't wait few more turns for something to finish building on it's own? How many times do we declare war, kill, conquer and vassalize(lol) in the name of some arbitrary victory ? How often do we run a communist economy !!!!! ''

-->''Montezuma and Shaka are angels compared to us!''

-->''I got a feeling civ games sometimes bring out the worst in us. ''
-->-- [[http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=444996 Shirastro]] of Civilization Fanatics

->''[VideoGame/SaintsRow2] is fully aware that most gamers are dickheads and if you give them any kind of freedom, their first instinct will be to abuse it. If you give them guns, they will shoot old ladies. If you give them cars, they will run over old ladies. If you give them aircraft, they will ascend to the highest possible heights and hurl themselves out onto an old lady. And if you give them customizable outfits, their first instinct will be to take off their clothes and run around the streets hip thrusting in the faces of old ladies.''
-->--'''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'''

->''You are in a verdant forest. All around you are the sounds of small animals rustling in the bushes, creating an orchestra of ambient, peaceful sounds. The gentle morning sun turns the dew into a soft steam rising from the blades of grass. A young doe eyes you warily in the distance but, sensing your kindness, slowly approaches. All is as it should be.''\\
'''[[AC:>kill deer]]'''\\
''Wh...why?''\\
'''[[AC:>murder the shit out of deer]]'''\\
''You slaughter the deer in the most horrible fashion you can think of, for absolutely no reason. The gentle silence is broken by painful screams and the misty grass is tinged red with blood. You are soaked in its entrails.''\\
'''[[AC:>frolic]]'''\\
''[[WhatTheHellPlayer Wow. There is something really wrong with you]].''
-->--'''[[Website/{{Cracked}} Robert Brockway: Word Puncher]]''': ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/revisiting-old-school-text-adventures-as-a-jaded-modern-gamer/ Revisiting Old-School Text Adventures as a Jaded Modern Gamer]]''

->[[ScienceIsBad Every scientist dreams of a world without ethics]]. Whenever a scientist sees a set of twins, he or she secretly wonders what would happen if you [[EvilutionaryBiologist surgically swapped their faces]]. They already have a chamber set up to harness the power of their screams as they gradually realize what has happened. Every day, ethics barely prevent experiments like this from being carried out.

->But what if we didn’t have these ethics? When Nazi doctors were let loose during [[WorldWarII WWII]], the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat.

->VideoGame/TheSims 3 is a computer game based on these Nazi scientists that offers us a world of moral ambiguity, free to perform psychological experiments away from the leering eye of ethics. Which is exactly what I did. Here are the results of my findings.
-->-- '''[[Website/{{Cracked}} Seanbaby]]''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/exploring-the-mysteries-of-the-mind-with-the-sims-3/ Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind with The Sims 3]]''

->''VideoGame/DwarfFortress: where the [[UsefulNotes/TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar Geneva Convention]] screams out in pain.''
-->-- Bay12 forums poster Oliolli

->-- {{Brentalfloss}}'s VideoGame/{{Civilization}} WithLyrics

-->-- [[http://kotaku.com/5311425/scribblenauts-as-hilariously-explained-by-the-esrb The ESRB on]] ''{{Scribblenauts}}''

-- '''[[http://www.geocities.com/muni_shinobu/mgs/ Muni Shinobu]]''' on ''MetalGearSolid2''

'''Tim:''' ''TombRaider 3''.\\

->''[SaintsRow2] is fully aware that most gamers are dickheads and if you give them any kind of freedom, their first instinct will be to abuse it. If you give them guns, they will shoot old ladies. If you give them cars, they will run over old ladies. If you give them aircraft, they will ascend to the highest possible heights and hurl themselves out onto an old lady. And if you give them customizable outfits, their first instinct will be to take off their clothes and run around the streets hip thrusting in the faces of old ladies.''

-->--'''[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]]''' on {{Prototype 2}} trying to give a [[VideoGameCaringPotential tragic backstory]] to a controllable monster.

-->--'''[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]]''' on {{Sim City}} Society.

->But what if we didn’t have these ethics? When Nazi doctors were let loose during WWII, the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat.

->''You are in a verdant forest. All around you are the sounds of small animals rustling in the bushes, creating an orchestra of ambient, peaceful sounds. The gentle morning sun turns the dew into a soft steam rising from the blades of grass. A young doe eyes you warily in the distance but, sensing your kindness, slowly approaches. All is as it should be.''\\
'''[[AC:>kill deer]]'''\\
''Wh...why?''\\
'''[[AC:>murder the shit out of deer]]'''\\
''You slaughter the deer in the most horrible fashion you can think of, for absolutely no reason. The gentle silence is broken by painful screams and the misty grass is tinged red with blood. You are soaked in its entrails.''\\
'''[[AC:>frolic]]'''\\
''[[WhatTheHellPlayer Wow. There is something really wrong with you]].''
-->--'''[[Website/{{Cracked}} Robert Brockway: Word Puncher]]''': ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/revisiting-old-school-text-adventures-as-a-jaded-modern-gamer/ Revisiting Old-School Text Adventures as a Jaded Modern Gamer]]''

->[[ScienceIsBad Every scientist dreams of a world without ethics]]. Whenever a scientist sees a set of twins, he or she secretly wonders what would happen if you [[EvilutionaryBiologist surgically swapped their faces]]. They already have a chamber set up to harness the power of their screams as they gradually realize what has happened. Every day, ethics barely prevent experiments like this from being carried out.

->But what if we didn’t have these ethics? When Nazi doctors were let loose during WWII, the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat.

->VideoGame/TheSims 3 is a computer game based on these Nazi scientists that offers us a world of moral ambiguity, free to perform psychological experiments away from the leering eye of ethics. Which is exactly what I did. Here are the results of my findings.
-->-- '''[[Website/{{Cracked}} Seanbaby]]''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/exploring-the-mysteries-of-the-mind-with-the-sims-3/ Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind with The Sims 3]]''

-->-- The ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' wiki, on [[http://dwarf.lendemaindeveille.com/index.php/Adventure_Mode Adventure Mode]].

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-->--'''[[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]]''' on {{Sim City Society}}

-->-- The ''DwarfFortress'' wiki, on [[http://dwarf.lendemaindeveille.com/index.php/Adventure_Mode Adventure Mode]].

-- '''[[http://www.geocities.com/muni_shinobu/mgs/ Muni Shinobu]]''' on ''MetalGearSolid 2''

->TheSims 3 is a computer game based on these Nazi scientists that offers us a world of moral ambiguity, free to perform psychological experiments away from the leering eye of ethics. Which is exactly what I did. Here are the results of my findings.

->''[{{Saints Row 2}}] is fully aware that most gamers are dickheads and if you give them any kind of freedom, their first instinct will be to abuse it. If you give them guns, they will shoot old ladies. If you give them cars, they will run over old ladies. If you give them aircraft, they will ascend to the highest possible heights and hurl themselves out onto an old lady. And if you give them customizable outfits, their first instinct will be to take off their clothes and run around the streets hip thrusting in the faces of old ladies.''
-->--'''ZeroPunctuation'''

-->--'''[[ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]]''' on {{Prototype 2}} trying to give a [[VideoGameCaringPotential tragic backstory]] to a controllable monster.

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-->--'''[[WebOriginal/{{Cracked}} Robert Brockway: Word Puncher]]''': ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/revisiting-old-school-text-adventures-as-a-jaded-modern-gamer/ Revisiting Old-School Text Adventures as a Jaded Modern Gamer]]''

-->-- '''[[WebOriginal/{{Cracked}} Seanbaby]]''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/exploring-the-mysteries-of-the-mind-with-the-sims-3/ Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind with The Sims 3]]''

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->''{{Saints Row 2}} shows a much better understanding of its audience: it is fully aware that most gamers are dickheads and if you give them any kind of freedom, their first instinct will be to abuse it. If you give them guns, they will shoot old ladies. If you give them cars, they will run over old ladies. If you give them aircraft, they will ascend to the highest possible heights and hurl themselves out onto an old lady. And if you give them customizable outfits, their first instinct will be to take off their clothes and run around the streets hip thrusting in the faces of old ladies.''

->Saints Row 2 shows a much better understanding of its audience: it is fully aware that most gamers are dickheads and if you give them any kind of freedom, their first instinct will be to abuse it. If you give them guns, they will shoot old ladies. If you give them cars, they will run over old ladies. If you give them aircraft, they will ascend to the highest possible heights and hurl themselves out onto an old lady. And if you give them customizable outfits, their first instinct will be to take off their clothes and run around the streets hip thrusting in the faces of old ladies. If you try to stop them doing all this, they'll hate you for it. Not only does Saints Row 2 not stop you, but it keeps score.
-->--Yahtzee

->But what if we didn’t have these ethics? When Nazi doctors were let loose during WWII, the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat.

->-- {{Brentalfloss}}'s {{Civilization}} WithLyrics

-->--'''[[{{Cracked}} Robert Brockway: Word Puncher]]''': ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/revisiting-old-school-text-adventures-as-a-jaded-modern-gamer/ Revisiting Old-School Text Adventures as a Jaded Modern Gamer]]''

->But what if we didn’t have these ethics? When Nazi doctors were let loose during WWII, the incredible rate of their discoveries were matched only by the inadequacy of words to atone for them. They might have been monsters, but without them, we never would have discovered the yield elasticity of the elderly, or learned what part of a prisoner’s tongue detects the taste of angel meat.

-->-- '''[[{{Cracked}} Seanbaby]]''', ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/exploring-the-mysteries-of-the-mind-with-the-sims-3/ Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind with The Sims 3]]''

->-- ''TeamFortress2 Player Tip''

-->-- {{Raekuul}}