Black Ops Too Violent, Kills toned down

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Black Ops Too Violent, Kills toned down

Call of Duty: Black Ops makes use of a new facial animation capture system so realistic that it had to be toned down for some kills.

"We've completely changed the way we do facial animation," director Dave Anthony told OPM.

"Some of the stuff we've done with Gary Oldman's character is amazing."

But animation director Dominique Drozdz said that the animation was a little too good in places.

"There were situations going too far," he added.

"It was a a contextual kill where you were twisting the neck. It was too much. The throat cutting [is] nasty, but that was worse."

So there you have it people, we've reached the point where killing in games is too realistic.

It's all downhill from here.

If you're itching to get your hands on Black Ops all the details for midnight launches up and down the country were released yesterday.

 

[Vidboy10]

German Censorship = Pussies.

 

[Deleted User]

~usk

(see what I did there?)

 

[omgpwn666]

Now I'm dieing to see a video of the neck breaking!

 

[DarkLG]

Damn censorship

 

[imz]

So realistic it's scary

I knew games would get to that point eventually

 

[Juanmatron]

Do the people understand what the fuck is ERSB/PEGI?

 

[Jamstruth]

Its the developers that have done this, not any particular censorship body.
There is a point where things can get so bad even the developers decide its too much and tone it down a bit, especially considering the amoutn of 13 year olds who play CoD 24/7.

 

[Terminator02]

honestly, I think it's better off that way, Call of Duty isn't known for it's gore and brutal kills

 

[Zerousen]

I know 8 year olds that play Games like this, so this is probably a good thing, and anyways, like Terminator02 says, the games aren't about blood and gore.

 

[purechaos996]

CoD has been going in that direction for years. I mean in MW2 there was a level where you had to kill a bunch of civilians in an airport. Honestly I didn't play the campaign in MW2 because of this sure you could skip the level I believe but the idea is just wrong. there is a line that shouldn't be crossed I think and as much as I hate to say it but video games like this do actually De-sensitize the importance of a human life.

 

[coolness]

boring if it is to scary to kil someone in his neck
pleas come on here in Rotterdam they kil people every day xD

 

[Nikolay]

I demand footage of said neck twisting!

 

[ByteMunch]

They might just be hyping this up even more?

 

[CrimzonEyed]

*request*
Were the heck is the video were you cut the throat?

 

[Zetta_x]

They should just make an option in the game to configure this stuff. If they can't do that, due to size limitations, at least sell two different versions for people who get excitement from this kind of activity.

 

[Nikolay]

They should just make an option in the game to configure this stuff. If they can't do that, due to size limitations, at least sell two different versions for people who get excitement from this kind of activity.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Uncut

 

[Maz7006]

CoD is more of the arcade style of game anyway - faced paced

last thing i want is waiting for some animation of breaking someone's neck

 

[ecko]

CoD has been going in that direction for years. I mean in MW2 there was a level where you had to kill a bunch of civilians in an airport. Honestly I didn't play the campaign in MW2 because of this sure you could skip the level I believe but the idea is just wrong. there is a line that shouldn't be crossed I think and as much as I hate to say it but video games like this do actually De-sensitize the importance of a human life.

if you put it like that, all fps games de-sensitize human lives. it's just that this one turns the violence a bit up.
except for if you play a game where you have to shoot at aliens

 

[purplesludge]

They might just be hyping this up even more?

That's what I though when I read it.