What kind of "meaningless violence"?
If you're playing a mature rated game, you should already be expecting that kind of thing. If the game is cartoon-y, the violence is so sugar-coated that one can always assume that the monsters are merely knocked unconscious.
Please clarify.
Hey i like things going splat, i love meaningless violence to people and farm animals(The kind you eat)
Dogs are just a special case for me
I love games with some humor but not the "LOL DOG/CAT GOT RAN OVER AND LOST HEAD OLOLOLOLOL" kind of "humor"
I dont want a toggle button for violence, Hitman did that enough. I just want a new PEGI indicator for violence to animals.
Its obvious that a shooter would include atleast a bit of gore and meaningless violence, but its not always obvious that you will have to kill a dog too, unless its called "Dog Slaughter Sim 2003"
"Violence to animals" is covered under "mild/cartoon/strong violence", at least here in the States with ESRB. If you so much as slap a gorilla in the face with a paper fan, you get some level of violence tacked onto the rating.
Why should dogs get such special treatment?
(big) Cats are frequent targets, as are birds, bears, warthogs, rodents, and reptiles. Is it just because dogs are "man's best friend"? What makes dogs, even monster dogs that try to rip your face off, more deserving of (virtual)life than other humans?
Strong affective value to the main percentage of the 1st world population?
It seems you never had a dog before, i tell you, they might not talk, but their body language tells so much.
They are social.
What are people?
People can be friends, they can be enemies, they are not automatically a friend like that puppy you bought 9 months ago.
We destroy what is around us, knowing or not. We think we rule everything. There are millions of people, most of them dont care about you.
They are useless.
Dogs, give them 5 minutes and you are their best friend(s)
But i am biased, having spended literally the whole of my life with one, not counting theese 2 years without him.
In a game, they are still cure and cuddly for me, and i hate when they yelp and whine, you know why? I had a traumatic experience with some dumb fucks that probably played some dumb game about kicking dogs that assaulted my dog when he was just a little puppy, i swear, if i could, i would have axed them to death, all of them. And if i knew them today, i would still seek venegance, and throw their loved ones on the floor, and kick them untill they bleed and whimper for mercy, just like they did with my best friend, my dog.
Now lets get back on track and just discuss scary games.