I find it kinda funny to see all that people blaming the youth violence on external influences such as videogames and anime series.

Let me tell you a story that happened almost a year ago. A Thai 18-years-old student murdered a taxi driver, trying to imitate the popular game GTA IV. Needless to say, everybody blamed it on the game and its huge negative influence on the youth. I don't know what happened in the end, but this teen student was dealing with the death penalty for his crime.

This was not what triggered all the critics against videogames and anime regarding the violence that's clearly growing among the young people. This is just one isolated fact that made this issue even worst.

The question here is: are really games and anime series responsible for the violence among the youth? My answer is NO. Come on! Are you serious? Since I have a memory, I've played videogames and watched anime and other violent animated cartoons, and I can assure you I haven't killed any cab drivers yet. Who is responsible then? Somebody should always carry with the fault, right? Well, now that we're in the judger mood, I must point my finger to the parents or tutors and, in this specific case, I'd also point at the Thai student; he was 18-years-old for God's sake!

But lets focus on the main responsibility for now, which, in my humble opinion, belongs to those who rise the child. That's what we have parental ratings for, right? The ESRB and all that crap. If your parents didn't care for what you were playing or watching when you were a kid, then it's mostly their fault that you're now a big time criminal.

I'm not saying that violent videogames and anime series are harmless. Not at all. That would be way too naive. But that's the world we're living in and we have to learn to live and deal with it in the best possible way and, as a cultural fact, violence wasn't invented in the 20th century.

As a guy who loves videogames and anime with a passion, I wanted to express and share my feelings about this subject with all of you here in GS. I'm sure that most of you will agree with me, though you'll have your own opinion too. I know that there are other people who will completely disagree with me, but that's OK because otherwise this blog entry would be pointless and I would be wasting my time right now.

To put an end to all this blabbery, I'll just add that we should learn to difference the reality from the fantasy, but hell!, I wouldn't be this happy if I wouldn't be able to experience that fantasy world in such a lively way!

So allow me to finish with an advice: enjoy the fantasy, which is one of the few things we have left to enjoy in this crazy real life!

Thanks for reading.

Woot! Today I leveled up to 17! I belong to the "Minus World" now. Ain't that an honor?

Anyways... I just wanted to write it down. I don't know why but this lvling up sht makes us all gamers happy. We LOVE how "level up" sounds, huh?

OMG! So much damn blood! I, literally, swam in blood! Regarding the gameplay, it's mostly the same as the 1st GoW, but GoW2 still feels different. I don't wanna go deep because this game certainly deserves a Review. It has A LOT of great stuff in it that I'd like to share with other gamers, at least with those who take the time to read my stuff hehe

I'll only add that Dead Space and GoW2 have become a very effective therapy in the hard process of forgetting my ex-gf... DAMN! I brought her up again! OK, lets get back to the therapy then mwahahaaaaa

See ya'll a few blood gallons later.