How do you play video games like GTA?

I’m certain that I do things that others don’t when it comes to games like Halo and GTA. When I used to play campaign with my nephew he would shoot the Marines for fun and it would bother me. I told him not to do that, not because the Marines were helpful but because they were on our side and they communicated with us. When I started playing GTA4 a couple weeks ago I would run a lot, look for parked cars to jack and avoid all pedestrians. I never run over pedestrians for fun, or shoot them or anything like that. I will take someone’s car to speed up the story.

I’ve even tried to finish a GTA4 mission without killing cops, I did however shoot them in the leg (Terminator style). The game didn’t let me, no problem, I kill them all and escape. Maybe I could have knocked them out or something else but I didn’t try. I assume the mission was designed to have me kill them, in the game to police aren’t that respectable.

I don’t mind the violence, I still attempt to make a decent decision. It’s just a game and the majority of it fun, that which isn’t fun is just neutral (doesn’t affect me either way).