I came across this little gem of a story about the new video
game in production known simply as ‘Hatred’.
Recently a trailer was released for this new game due out in
quarter 2, 2015. The video is brutal to say the least, and as for the subject
matter, I really don’t know what to say.
If you haven’t seen anything about Hatred the trailer is
below. Just a quick warning that it is quite graphic and could be seen as
disturbing.
HATRED Gameplay
Trailer.
I am pretty laid back when it comes to violence in
videogames. I have spent numerous in game hours covered in alien brain matter,
and beating zombies back to death with their own mutilated arm. I don’t think
anything of my in game actions. It does not affect me in any way. I am ridding
the game world of an evil in order to complete an objective or goal. I am a
good guy, a hero.
I think this is what bothers me the most about Hatred. My
character is not a hero, he has no purpose other than destroying the lives of
innocent people and this I feel is quite disturbing.
Games like the Grand Theft Auto series have been continually
chastised by main stream media due to the violence that is portrayed in the
games. The series puts you into an open world full of innocent people. You can
rampage your way through the world shooting everyone in sight, mow people down
in your car, or if you’re in a fighting mood you can just beat people up for
the fun of it.
So what makes Grand Theft Auto different from Hatred? I
guess it comes down to moral choices. You can do all the things above in GTA,
but that’s not what it’s about. Hatred is all about killing innocent people,
nothing else.
Having said that, Hatred is a game that has to be made. It
will never be a big AAA release. Just like previously released games like Postal it will fall into obscurity and
slowly fade away into the deepest darkest corners of the internet.
Will it ever be released in Australia? I highly doubt it.
The Australian Classification Board are quite strict when it comes to subject
matter in games. The invisible line of what is and is not acceptable in gaming
may have been crossed with Hatred and I think I can safely say that we will
never see this as a retail release in Australia.
Cheers,
Thorncliff
