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A school shooting videogame made by the parents of a victim aims to change minds about gun control: 'This is not a scary game, it's an educational game' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 months ago (73 children)

Oof... Man, to live in the US. I don't envy you guys, though things aren't really going the right direction here in the Netherlands, either.

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[–] Volume 62 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It sound like most didn't read the article. You aren't playing as the shooter, it is a horror game where you are the victim trying to escape and/or hide from the shooter.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

I haven't read the article, probably won't, doesn't really interest me. But I thought the title pretty clearly implies you don't play as the shooter. I'm surprised others didn't interpret the same way.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 months ago (6 children)

I can't wait to see speed runners cheese it and completely miss its point :/

[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 months ago (3 children)

TBF, generally speedrunners start speedrunning games because they love it to death (ie. have played it through several times already) and want to start challenging themselves in new ways.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

...or the videogame is known to make views on youtube.

Anyway, this don't undermine the intention of the developer.

[–] GreyCat 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Speedrunning isn't THAT popular. If you want to chase trends there are much easier ways other than spending thousands of hours on a single game to have low chances of make a record.

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[–] Djehngo 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

? Why come up with a hypothetical outcome just to make yourself mad? Is there some trend of speedrunners ruining educational games I am missing?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No one has a record on speedrun.com time for me to get that world record!

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago

No parent should go through what they have gone through. And they want to express that through a game. It is an incredible idea, especially because of interactivity of the medium. I always believe that art can help hold a mirror to the society and this game proves that.

[–] Warjac 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can't wait for this to release and then be sited as a reason why the next shooting happened by Republicans because "It's them dang video games desensitizing these kids to violence."

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Uhm, Columbine RPG anyone?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

uh no, i think the point would be that it's a scary game. This isn't a fucking beavis bacon teaches you typing simulator game.

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