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Ppl in this thread are acting kinda strange. Why is this so traumatizing to everyone? You know EMTs and doctors and whatnot see this kind of stuff irl fairly fr

Ppl in this thread are acting kinda strange. Why is this so traumatizing to everyone? You know EMTs and doctors and whatnot see this kind of stuff irl fairly frequently and still manage to live healthy lives afaik. I can't imagine being someone on a mortal kombat dev team who goes home and has recurring terror from their work. If that's the case like - go work for Kirby or something. Funny story - I broke my leg in half a while back. Soon after I could walk again I went to a buddies and we got high and played MK10. The cutscenes where it xrayed and showed bones breaking in half shocked the hell out of my senses. But I didn't get stressed or stop playing. The feeling desensitized relatively quickly and it was one of my favorite games.

UncleEntity 7y ago
> Why is this so traumatizing to everyone? It's not traumatizing to everyone and everyone reacts to things differently. I've spent almost two years of my life in combat zones, seen some pretty fucked up shit and can sit down and watch a war movie with no problem. Other people, not so much. Though I did watch the trailer in TFA and do think it is surprisingly violent for no real reason.
- malvosenior 7y ago
  > surprisingly violent for no real reason. We're talking about it, that's pretty much the reason. MK have never been good fighting games and have relied totally on the "edge"/shock factor to market themselves. There are probably people who read this thread and think "wow this game is shocking people! I need to check it out".
  - thatoneuser 7y ago
    Actually MK is a great fighting game. One of my favorite.
SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago
> You know EMTs and doctors and whatnot see this kind of stuff irl fairly frequently and still manage to live healthy lives afaik. Depression, anxiety, PTSD and even suicide rates are some of the highest among these professions, FWIW.

UncleEntity 7y ago

> Why is this so traumatizing to everyone? It's not traumatizing to everyone and everyone reacts to things differently. I've spent almost two years of my life in combat zones, seen some pretty fucked up shit and can sit down and watch a war movie with no problem. Other people, not so much. Though I did watch the trailer in TFA and do think it is surprisingly violent for no real reason.

malvosenior 7y ago
> surprisingly violent for no real reason. We're talking about it, that's pretty much the reason. MK have never been good fighting games and have relied totally on the "edge"/shock factor to market themselves. There are probably people who read this thread and think "wow this game is shocking people! I need to check it out".
- thatoneuser 7y ago
  Actually MK is a great fighting game. One of my favorite.

SmellyGeekBoy 7y ago

> You know EMTs and doctors and whatnot see this kind of stuff irl fairly frequently and still manage to live healthy lives afaik. Depression, anxiety, PTSD and even suicide rates are some of the highest among these professions, FWIW.