Here Are The Most Violent Video Games Ever Made, You Depraved Weirdo
What are the most violent video games of all time?
Ah, video games. Does any other medium kickstart as much moral panic as these interactive distractions? While disbarred attorney Jack Thompson may have his own thoughts, we find the depiction of violence in video games to be fascinating. So in an age where we can Google horrific images on our phones, how do video games still find the power to shock? I’ve gathered the most violent video games ever programmed, to try to understand. And to satisfy you bloodthirsty weirdos. But fair warning: Mature content, and some light spoilers, run rampant ahead. Player discretion is advised.Hotline Miami
In a gaming era of higher-than-high-def graphics, how can a top-down shooter with deliberately retro 8-bit aesthetics be considered one of the most violent games ever?
Maybe the woozy disorientation at the center of Hotline Miami, which ranges from the pounding soundtrack to the unreliable narrator, adds to the effect of violence. Or maybe your enemies just splatter a ton of red. Either way, this ain’t Will Smith’s Miami.
God Of War
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Each entry in the successful God Of War series, including the recent, supposedly “gentler” franchise restarter, features a shocking level of visceral brutality not felt in other violent games. Is it the emotional rage we feel in Kratos? The wild death animations that often shift to a first-person perspective of the victim? Or just the sheer quantity of punches thrown per head?
Ninja Gaiden II
When the Ninja Gaiden franchise was rebooted for modern consoles, it wasn’t just character design and combat systems that got an overhaul. Designers decided to throw gallons of arterial spray into the mix. Now, when Ryu stabs and slashes his enemies, we really feel it.
The second rebooted entry added a, um, “delightful” system of dismemberments and decapitations into the mix.
Dead Space 2
If you’re looking at this picture of this dude with a needle near his eye, and you’re thinking, “Dang, a sharp needle in the eye, ouch,” I’ve got news for you.
What happens to this guy is much, much worse than you could ever think. While its predecessor was no slouch in the violence department, Dead Space 2 takes the series’ visceral grotesqueries to a whole new galaxy.