Animals and Children, why not?

[GreatScott04]

Children and animals would obviously add to the realism, but being able to hurt children in a game is a bit much.

 

You're forgetting that most GTA protagonists are moral characters. Could you picture Niko shooting a kid in the head? Picture this: You point a gun at the head of a kid and you press R1/RT to shoot them. But instead of pulling the trigger Niko simply says "what the f*ck am I doing" and lowers his gun. Kids wandering the streets in a GTA game would be great to see, but I honestly don't think that any GTA protagonist, past or future and crazy sociopaths that theu are, has it in them to shoot a child.

 

Animals are free reign in my opinion. Have you never played the Fable games and spent at least 5 minutes of your time kicking chickens around the market?? Whats the difference? The fact that GTA games have higher censorship ratings? It's the same thing.

 

Besides, there are already animals in GTAIV!! Racing around finding and shooting "flying rats"? Might as well go ahead and add dogs as well now.

[Finn 7 five 11]

Children and animals would obviously add to the realism, but being able to hurt children in a game is a bit much.

 

Picture this: You point a gun at the head of a kid and you press R1/RT to shoot them. But instead of pulling the trigger Niko simply says "what the f*ck am I doing" and lowers his gun.

 

This is a fantastic idea!

It would be a realistic way to keep children from dying in game! You sir are a genius, this pretty much solves everyone's issues with children.

[Staten]

Children and animals would obviously add to the realism, but being able to hurt children in a game is a bit much.

 

Picture this: You point a gun at the head of a kid and you press R1/RT to shoot them. But instead of pulling the trigger Niko simply says "what the f*ck am I doing" and lowers his gun.

 

This is a fantastic idea!

It would be a realistic way to keep children from dying in game! You sir are a genius, this pretty much solves everyone's issues with children.

Until the moment the player gets into a car, but when is that ever going to happen?

[MyDog]

Good thinking Tuppo88. In Scarface: The World is Yours you can't shoot innocent people, but I don't remember what happens when you try to run them over in a vehicle.

[GreatScott04]

Until the moment the player gets into a car, but when is that ever going to happen?

I admit prevention of mass minor roadkill is a bit more challenging. Maybe only have children in certain areas, such as schools and playgrounds that are inaccessible with a vehicle.

 

Children in the open game world is a little tricky and pointless, but in regards to the storyline they could be brilliant. A father turns to crime in order to acquire the money his child needs for a life-saving operation, but he doesn't have the know-how so he turns to you for help.

 

Cue emotional-driven, child life saving, inspirational buddy missions with the father!!

 

OK, I got a little carried away there. But I genuinely think children/families could benefit the storyline.

[Ispintechno]

Chasing bad guy down the street, he's getting away. You pull out your trusty RPG as the perp get's into a car. Kid spawns near potential blast radius, protagonist says "what am I doing?" and puts down RPG. Perp gets away. Player throws GTAV in the garbage, get's on knees... "DAMN YOU ROCKSTAR!!! DAMN YOU!!!!"

 

If it's in GTA you can steal it, blow it up, kill it. Period.

[GreatScott04]

Sure, but a little piece of simple programming could ensure that children don't spawn near "hotspots" caused by gunfire, etc.

 

... OK, I'm stretching it now :-P.

 

My last suggestion is that children would only appear in cutscenes, not gameplay, for sheer impact on the storyline.

 

I still think dogs are feasable and a good idea though.

[annie_himself]

Children and animals would obviously add to the realism, but being able to hurt children in a game is a bit much.

 

Picture this: You point a gun at the head of a kid and you press R1/RT to shoot them. But instead of pulling the trigger Niko simply says "what the f*ck am I doing" and lowers his gun.

 

This is a fantastic idea!

It would be a realistic way to keep children from dying in game! You sir are a genius, this pretty much solves everyone's issues with children.

No its not, the idea sucks. You can kill an 18 year old high school girl but God forbid you shoot a 17 year old girl...

 

You can f*ck a chick, kill her, and get you and your homies money back but refuses to kill kids? Thank God yall don't work for Rockstar. Thank you!

[Sleepsong]

In san andreas I found a mod for bolt the dog and I hunts down the bad guys and **** them I voted both but know that I think about it people would abuse the children. But I think animals would be a good idea if you couldn't kill them so yet...

[chuckberry04]

Yeah it would be cool if they add kids and rampages like, kill 40 kids in 3 minutes.

 

Just joking you guys

 

 

[Algonquin Assassin]

This is a fantastic idea!

It would be a realistic way to keep children from dying in game! You sir are a genius, this pretty much solves everyone's issues with children.

I don't think it's that realistic especially when the protagonist can easily pop an innocent woman in the head with no sympathy.

 

I've said this before if children were added they should be harmed like any ped in the game. GTA has always been about freedom right? Well over the last decade or so any ped regardless of who they are has been able to get harmed in any way the player sees fit. Why should it be any different if children were added?

 

IMO there's no distinguishing difference between killing an innocent child, or innocent adult. If you were to do that in real life you would be either sentenced to death, or to prison for life.

 

[annie_himself]

This is a fantastic idea!

It would be a realistic way to keep children from dying in game! You sir are a genius, this pretty much solves everyone's issues with children.

I don't think it's that realistic especially when the protagonist can easily pop an innocent woman in the head with no sympathy.

 

I've said this before if children were added they should be harmed like any ped in the game. GTA has always been about freedom right? Well over the last decade or so any ped regardless of who they are has been able to get harmed in any way the player sees fit. Why should it be any different if children were added?

 

IMO there's no distinguishing difference between killing an innocent child, or innocent adult. If you were to do that in real life you would be either sentenced to death, or to prison for life.

Exactly! It's ok to mow down an entire sidewalk of people while throwing cocktails out of the window, but WE'RE the crazy ones?!

[Sleepsong]

If they did add those and you kill a kid or animal riot mode should turn on by itself and everyone goes after you...

[pocky]

I think the difference is that all our lives we've watched adults die (whether in video games or movies) and we're just desensitized to it. Pretty much anytime a child dies its usually offscreen unless its cancer or something. Not many times you'll see a kid get shot in the head..

 

So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

 

 

 

[annie_himself]

I think the difference is that all our lives we've watched adults die (whether in video games or movies) and we're just desensitized to it. Pretty much anytime a child dies its usually offscreen unless its cancer or something. Not many times you'll see a kid get shot in the head..

 

So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Children get shot here in America. Lots of 15 year olds have been murdered in cold blood. 48 hours is a small example.

 

Don't even get me started on places like Rio, Juarez, Haiti, Kingston, Tijuana, etc...

[pocky]

I think the difference is that all our lives we've watched adults die (whether in video games or movies) and we're just desensitized to it. Pretty much anytime a child dies its usually offscreen unless its cancer or something. Not many times you'll see a kid get shot in the head..

 

So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Children get shot here in America. Lots of 15 year olds have been murdered in cold blood. 48 hours is a small example.

 

Don't even get me started on places like Rio, Juarez, Haiti, Kingston, Tijuana, etc...

Of course children get shot in real life but i meant in movies/games as entertainment. And yes you may have seen some movie/game where a kid got shot but i meant its much less often..

[Sleepsong]

...So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Wow real adult like you are acting like a little kid.

[Finn 7 five 11]

Children and animals would obviously add to the realism, but being able to hurt children in a game is a bit much.

 

Picture this: You point a gun at the head of a kid and you press R1/RT to shoot them. But instead of pulling the trigger Niko simply says "what the f*ck am I doing" and lowers his gun.

 

This is a fantastic idea!

It would be a realistic way to keep children from dying in game! You sir are a genius, this pretty much solves everyone's issues with children.

Until the moment the player gets into a car, but when is that ever going to happen?

i never thought of that...not. Its simple, just give children good reflexes and they are able to move out of the way quickly, and having them only in certain locations.

[Sleepsong]

Its simple, just give children good reflexes and they are able to move out of the way quickly, and having them only in certain locations.

Yes like spawning at school and at homes near the school.

[chestycougth]

kids are just a bad idea and they should never be included.

but animals would be great. sharks, cows, chickens, if its in a vice city with everglades then you could have oversized man eating crocodiles which might drag you under if you decide to go swimming, or gangs could have savage rottweilers and police could use attack dogs.

[annie_himself]

Children and animals would obviously add to the realism, but being able to hurt children in a game is a bit much.

 

Picture this: You point a gun at the head of a kid and you press R1/RT to shoot them. But instead of pulling the trigger Niko simply says "what the f*ck am I doing" and lowers his gun.

 

This is a fantastic idea!

It would be a realistic way to keep children from dying in game! You sir are a genius, this pretty much solves everyone's issues with children.

Until the moment the player gets into a car, but when is that ever going to happen?

i never thought of that...not. Its simple, just give children good reflexes and they are able to move out of the way quickly, and having them only in certain locations.

Then it feels like I'm playing MC:LA. No thanks.

[chuckberry04]

...So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Wow real adult like you are acting like a little kid.

He's being smart, cause its true.

 

Why would anyone care about animals in GTA, we lock them up, we kill them and eat them.

 

You really think kids think about that sh*t?

[Sleepsong]

...So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Wow real adult like you are acting like a little kid.

He's being smart, cause its true.

 

Why would anyone care about animals in GTA, we lock them up, we kill them and eat them.

 

You really think kids think about that sh*t?

I guess but rockstar games would still get sued. But I could see wild animals like bear but not pets.

[Hurrikane]

I'd say R* will take the next step in implementing more animals in V. I could see some sort of countryside where you would have maybe deers, wolves, bears ala RDR. I could also see in a six star warning this time, that they implement K-9 dogs, if it is done in a manner where the K-9 dogs are few and far between, and also are not easy to defeat. The K-9's would jump at you from a distance and hard to shoot.

 

Also i would not want kids in the game, R* should never go there.

[annie_himself]

...So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Wow real adult like you are acting like a little kid.

He's being smart, cause its true.

 

Why would anyone care about animals in GTA, we lock them up, we kill them and eat them.

 

You really think kids think about that sh*t?

I guess but rockstar games would still get sued. But I could see wild animals like bear but not pets.

You can shoot and skin a dog in RDR. You can burn it, as well as blow it up. Seems fine to me.

[Sleepsong]

...So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Wow real adult like you are acting like a little kid.

He's being smart, cause its true.

 

Why would anyone care about animals in GTA, we lock them up, we kill them and eat them.

 

You really think kids think about that sh*t?

I guess but rockstar games would still get sued. But I could see wild animals like bear but not pets.

You can shoot and skin a dog in RDR. You can burn it, as well as blow it up. Seems fine to me.

Maybe in that game but I don't think they would put anything like that in gta.

[pocky]

or like someone else said have the children only spawn near the schools and have a strict security around it. Kinda like that one building in San Andreas ( I forget which one) where if you walk inside with a weapon your wanted level will go up. So maybe driving across school grounds in a car or with a weapon would get you auto 5 stars.

 

So this way the little peoples can exist but would be really tedious/ridiculously hard to kill..

And even then thats pretty realistic cause when a school hears of someone near the school with a weapon they'll probably go on lockdown and call in the police/military.

 

Animals can be the same as in RDR. kill a deer - no one cares, shoot a puppy - police.

[chuckberry04]

 

...So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Wow real adult like you are acting like a little kid.

He's being smart, cause its true.

 

Why would anyone care about animals in GTA, we lock them up, we kill them and eat them.

 

You really think kids think about that sh*t?

I guess but rockstar games would still get sued. But I could see wild animals like bear but not pets.

You can shoot and skin a dog in RDR. You can burn it, as well as blow it up. Seems fine to me.

Maybe in that game but I don't think they would put anything like that in gta.

 

 

Lol shoot and skin, burn and blow up dogs in GTA xD

[Sleepsong]

...So of course people will feel worse about killing children, they're not used to it.

Animals though..no one should give a sh*t you're probably eating one now as you read this.

Wow real adult like you are acting like a little kid.

He's being smart, cause its true.

 

Why would anyone care about animals in GTA, we lock them up, we kill them and eat them.

 

You really think kids think about that sh*t?

I guess but rockstar games would still get sued. But I could see wild animals like bear but not pets.

You can shoot and skin a dog in RDR. You can burn it, as well as blow it up. Seems fine to me.

Maybe in that game but I don't think they would put anything like that in gta.

 

 

Lol shoot and skin, burn and blow up dogs in GTA xD

Use that fu*kin imagination you had when you were a kid and be in the dogs shoes or er paws and get killed actually you don't have to be a dog you could be a human and get killed how would you like that

[Ispintechno]

I don't care what anyone thinks, if they add children the first thing I'm going to do in the game is steal a city bus and plow through a school yard at full speed. It's just a video game and I do think it would be hilarious, as it's just a video game. It will just be a added feature to the insane rampages I already do in every GTA game I've ever owned.

Honestly if it can't be done I don't care really, but if it gets added damn skippy I'll be doing it. Pretending to be a psycho is why I play GTA.

If it makes you feel better I'm sure I'll take out way more adults overall. Maybe 10X as many or more.