10 Most Controversial Scenes In Gaming History

Knife Whether it€™s through forcing you to take part in something disgusting for the sake of progression, or simply putting you in the backseat and asking you just to watch, the medium of gaming has provided a whole cavalcade of experiences that have riled the masses over the years. Depending on your personal tastes and viewpoints, there are a various orders this article could be put in, but sufficed to say the following 10 scenes taken from a plethora of popular titles all served to remain in the memory of the social conscious for (mostly) the wrong reasons. Controversy can stem from a variety of sources, most notably in these cases from the idea that games €˜dare€™ to tussle with the adult themes commonly seen in older artforms such as film or books. Whilst we gamers always knew the level of immersion in our medium was meant for great things, it continues to be misunderstood in the modern world, with games like GTA V still being labelled as a €˜murder simulator€™. Whilst the sequels to a lot of these games would go on to create much more harrowing depictions of violence and debauchery, in some cases it€™s necessary to go back to the source, therefore I present a list of 10 of the most memorable and talked about scenes in gaming history.
 
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Gaming Editor
Gaming Editor

WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.