5 Weird Places No Video Games Should Go
2. Infanticide
With the release of a big RPG like Skyrim or Fallout, you'll see this issue crop up on message boards all across the internet. Should we be allowed to kill the children? Besides, by having non-killable kiddies doesn't necessarily mean they won't meet grizzly ends at the hands of players. Within a couple of days of Skyrim's release there were mods available that made the miniature people susceptible to a mortal blow from a daedric mace. On one side we have people arguing that it doesn't matter, because it's just a game. While on the other side the opposition state that slaying the infants is horrendous on a moral scale, somewhere between teabagging a downed player and cloning Hitler to complete your very own league of extraordinary bastards.
Now I'll admit that there have been times when I too have felt the urge to extinguish the future of the human race, most notably in Little Lamplight in Fallout 3. I would have no misgivings razing that hole to the ground with a full tank of flamer fuel on my back. However stepping back a moment, I'm just annoyed at their back chat and generally shitty attitude towards me. Killing them wouldn't change much, apart from maybe a few hours of immense satisfaction, (actually it's more like a day, I hate those brats).
But could you imagine sitting there while the screen prompts you to Press X to Disembowel Little Timmy. I doubt many people would be comfortable with that kind of thing. Not to mention the media backlash from all of those reputable news outlets who always cover games with an unbiased and fair attitude.