"DOOM Is Too Violent"

[@Midnighthalo]

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[@GothicGamerXIV]

Demonetized cuz you're going against the mainstream narrative. Keep up the good work.

[@mr.commonsense]

You’re my reincarnation

[@rylantheoascout5525]

I love the video matpat did on this because he actually proved that it did cause a super small amount of people to react violently, AND he backed himself up with many studies.

[@shannonnezul4903]

Are you playing some Tarkov midnight? Edit: where can I watch bro?

[@senatorstevenarmstrong6703]

You mean DEMONTIZED IT

[@ruwaimalqubaisi4163]

Violence in video games calms down my stress and aggression and satisfies me.

[@jethrodark2372]

Right? I grew up in the 80s and 90s and my parents let me watch violent movies and games and i dont like getting violent irl, i do however love violence in games its a way to channel my anger. Without games and gym i would probly be a violent person without that release.

[@bryanm498]

I laugh at these things because even the most "frustrating" game I play turns out to be fun and cool. Playing video games is like entering another world and to me it's the most relaxing activity after listening to music (and listening to heavy metal is sometimes more relaxing than listening to an opera with Diana Damrau).

[@ruwaimalqubaisi4163]

@@bryanm498 Yeah it’s so S A T I S F Y I N G.

[@ruwaimalqubaisi4163]

@@jethrodark2372 true.

[@forgthegodoffrogs7840]

I actually find dark souls fun

[@KD-Slayer105]

"Doom is TOO Violent" Ah yes, "The floor here is TOO smooth"

[@rastaboy_gamesnstuff7778]

It's TOO LEVEL! 🤣

[@Help_MehL3]

"This movie is so long!"

[@OVERDRIVE_78]

"This TV is too bright!"

[@Emesis_hates_handles]

THE FUCKING CEILINGS ARE TOO SMOOTH

[@WarriorOfPuns]

underrated comment

[@gellerbee2102]

Blaming violence on video games is like blaming car wrecks on Hot Wheels.

[@adamshafeeq8685]

Blaming violence on video games is like blaming deaths by trucks on anime

[@kadenchastain9853]

Blaming violence on video games is like blaming poaching on dart boards

[@assassin-gz7lu]

Blaming violence on video games is like blaming medieval warfare on chess.

[@Not_N3XU5]

Fr

[@kitmit967]

If this keeps going on I'm going to turn into the Joker, lmao

[@clementtompel21]

I have a feeling these people can't seem to distinguish reality from fiction

[@forspartaaa2348]

Bro is your watch history working

[@thenerf_bomb2905]

yes, that's very true my dudes

[@NeroSonOfVergil101]

Ye

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

have you seen isekai movies like enchanted 2007 with Amy Adams

[@gregledbetter5942]

Chances are these people voted for Joe Biden and thought it was a good idea

[@Volknsarr]

Everyone can see that the only thing they fear is the Doomsylayer, but if you let your own child play games considered for matures its the parenting not the game.

[@bryanm498]

And bad parenting definitely causes problems for a child's entire life. It seems that this speech is used to transfer responsibility and blaming video games is a perfect scapegoat.

[@Volknsarr]

@@bryanm498 Parents use Video games like a Babysitter...

[@thanoseid2883]

theres a reason that ratings were made. honestly im sick of people like this i just want them gone or unable to whinge.

[@Garlic_Bread69]

If your not gonna use the rating system use logic to understand if your child is mature enough to play violent video games

[@Nocxys]

I played a game where you shoot yourself in the head to keep yourself alive when i was 11 Lmao

[@BlazerK1914]

DOOM fan 1: "DOOM games are for warriors, not pansies." DOOM fan 2: "Hey, I’m a woman, and I too play DOOM games. HOOAH!"

[@waddledoo2you13]

DOOM fan 3: FOR DAISY!

[@gg_mydog968]

DOOM Fan 4: “I really Enjoy The Doom Games Bro

[@J0hnB09]

Doom fan 5: “I really f*cking hate demons.”

[@112oss3]

DOOM fan 6: I WILL SEND YOU TO JESUS

[@crowxsp6064]

DOOM fan 7: "All I know is I have to rip and tear, until.... Until.... Until weekend is over and I've to come back to work, just like this boomer who enjoys westerns where cowboys slaughter native Americans".

[@crowxsp6064]

The only thing DOOM motivated me to do is to start going to gym and lift some iron..... And I'm pretty thankful about that, TBH. I hope that, someday, we'll reach the point where people realize that humanity is just cruel by itself. We've never needed videogames or movies to be barbaric as hell.

[@addajjalsonofallah6217]

With humans it's all about faith in other humans

[@meshugganator08]

This

[@yourLordSatan]

People used to pour molten metal on people as a defense. We are just awful creatures by nature.

[@TheRealBaldDude]

Violence is just apart of who we are

[@PotatoWithALaptop]

I mean look at history humans are barbaric, and evil. But at the same time there was also times of good, helping one another, and all of them had the same goal and it was simply surviving they knew the only way to survive was to stick together.

[@Joshrouss]

Only proof I need for my self is this: I play violent video games and generally more violent the better, same goes for movies, however I cannot stand real life blood and death, any kind of real life gore turns my stomach. I've been playing games for 22 years

[@LordSauron22]

There was a study done to prove that violent video games make people violent and the opposite was found. They did the Call Of Duty mission where you walk with the Russians and gun down civilians and it was discovered that the testers showed sympathy or out right refused to fire upon the civilians. There were even cases where the testers showed guilt in "killing a handful of pixels"

[@dylanhudec979]

@@LordSauron22 🤦🏼

[@Theeight8b]

Same here mate, it's a good thing, after stressful day, to go and turn some demons in red pasta, and then go and take a walk or go about your day with clear head.

[@yapflipthegrunt4687]

@@LordSauron22 Source? Not saying you're lying, but there's some anti-gamers in my family and this would be nice to use as a counterpoint.

[@LordSauron22]

@@yapflipthegrunt4687 ove been looking but cant find it. It was years ago and on the TV

[@hankjwembelton260]

I always hated the fact that video games are always being blamed for violent behavior. U made me feel better Midnight. Thx man👍

[@1Lazarus]

Hank

[@hankjwembelton260]

@@1Lazarus what

[@1Lazarus]

@@hankjwembelton260 hank

[@hankjwembelton260]

@@1Lazarus what

[@1Lazarus]

@@hankjwembelton260 hank

[@Ben_of_Langley]

I'm a monster of pure rage from playing doom but my wife likes that though she plays doom as well in fact that's what we first spoke about when we first met so I don't see anything wrong

[@Foodtube407]

Man, you’re lucky to have a fellow Doomer as your wife.

[@Ben_of_Langley]

@@Foodtube407 hell yeah I'm lucky she has got me loads of doom merchandise as well for birthdays and Christmas t-shirts, key rings, a cacodemon and pain elemental soft toy which I love most lol but I tell you what is one of the best things was for me so like me and her basically became best friends because of are shared love for the classic doom games but it was when doom 2016 came out which I got first and this was not long before we got together officially we had already been friends for well over ten years so anyway I had already been playing doom 2016 for a while but she wasn't really in to modern FPS games you know but I got her to play doom 2016 and she loved it and rocked at it so when doom eternal came out I said to her look I helped you with doom 2016 because I had already played it I knew how to deal with some of the harder fights but when doom eternal comes out we play that together side by side I'm PC she PS4 and yeah that was one of the best things ever I helped her by showing her the best way to do certain fights or jumping bit's and she helped me finding secrets I was so impressed with her by the end of the game her combat skills became so good and yeah to be honest with you I thank the heavens every day that I'm with her she my best friend my partner and she is a gamer just like me lol what more can a man want.

[@greendude0420]

Tbh I understand why it scares women away, so that’s why I sugarcoat the description before I show them. But also the closest I’d ever be to an invalid news article would be how frustrating the dark lord was for me the first time I fought him

[@Lameguyy111]

@@Ben_of_Langley BRUH YOU JUST WROTE A WHOLE ESSAY MY MAN

[@Ben_of_Langley]

@@Lameguyy111 yeah I did sorry can't help myself lol

[@techmaster9781]

This is exactly what an organized killer would say

[@Anonymous-hx3pu]

I was a violent person from the start, violent video games just gave me an outlet that didn't involve burying other children in shallow graves.

[@Sr_ECO]

Same

[@thefezturtle3030]

same

[@galaxy-gamer5479]

S A M E

[@AverageCatz]

wtf

[@Anonymous-hx3pu]

@@AverageCatz When I was little I had A N G E R issues. Like as in I almost killed another kid when I was 5 type of anger.

[@AncestorEmpire1]

I wouldn’t harass them. I’d just send them to DoomSlayer’s dimension to voice their complaints personally. Not my fault if they got lost along the way and became Hell’s thralls.

[@PolishPsycho2704]

plot twist: the demons in Doom are actually people who were saying "DoOm Is ToO vIoLeNt"

[@AncestorEmpire1]

@@PolishPsycho2704 it’s not a twist, it’s just facts.

[@petofiarkwright3236]

I'm incredibly happy to say that my mom, my dad and my older brother were all playing video games as well, my brother even played multiplayer games with me on seperate computers, and they never blamed any of my mental instabilities upon them. They always listened and knew that school was the problem, or people that ignored me at school, always trying to help me get better and push through, and never took away my coping, which was playing video games. Of course, they would tell me to study more, but never took away my pc as "motivation" or "punishment" they knew what games mean to me as a hobby, and my dad saw me play some games on the PC and always researched upon them, even if new, he always figured out the names of the characters by looking the game up on the internet. I absolutely love my family for introducing me to gaming. They support me so much so that when I was still a child/teen, they would help me buy some games by their card, or in-game currency, of course, only occassionally so I wouldn't be addicted to spending money ingame. For bdays, and stuff like that. They supported my decisions in getting a gaming laptop, and for my partner, they also provided some stuff like old monitors for her own gaming PC, since my dad works as an IT guy and can get his hands on some old monitors that are free because they are having minor issues that he can fix himself at home and they work just as new, same with other PC components. I used to play Doom as a 5 year old and I still do today, and I would never hurt another person by words, let alone physically. I'm scared of arguements and any conflict, never seeking it. Always trying to keep my calm. It saddens me to know there are people that blame video games for everything; violent thoughts, behaviour all the way to doing worse at school; and then even s*icide or m*rder.

[@timofaga7648]

lets be honest, DOOM is too violent... But this is why we like it.

[@Xel963]

TRUE FACTS

[@clean_philosopher]

ikr

[@theduckaholicgamer7976]

Nahh, more violence on demonkind is always welcome.

[@TheOneWhoMotivates223]

Doom is not violent enough

[@JosephJoestar-xu8fz]

Cap🧢 Doom is one of the cutest games ever Doom is about an angry man that wants to revenge for the death of his rabbit Is that adorable

[@skytrooper3537]

humanity, loves to take the easiest answer, which tends to be blaming something or someone else. and there's an old saying my dad has told me. "work smarter, not harder" when the irony in this situation is that the harder answer is the smarter one

[@JesusLopez-sv1jn]

I just want to add to my previous comment that I got bullied from 1rst to 4th grade but good parenting and external help did more than enough to keep me from doing anything irrational

[@JesusLopez-sv1jn]

I've played games since 12 (I'm 17 I know I came in late) and many of them if not the majority have been bloody as hell and many of the people I know say I'm really chill and a nice guy, to not extend this too much, it depends on various factors one of these being what you mentioned, bullying and lack of parenting, we also have too take in to consideration the psychological background of the person, that's all I a can say for the moment

[@saulgoodman5213]

"Go outside and touch some grass"🤣

[@asurashun9695]

That's why there's the grass simulator

[@Morada69]

@@asurashun9695 what does it do? Simulate grass? Well techincally you can touch grass picture in google

[@frostyeye6687]

How about go outside and kill some demon ?

[@PyranoTheDev]

@@Morada69 but you're touching the screen and not grass

[@Ashley-the-fox]

Touch grace

[@PeriapsisStudios2000]

"Doom is violent!" Doom fans: Yes.

[@sekiko7183]

These are the same people who think vanilla ice cream is spicy.

[@questionmark6020]

honestly why do ppl call vanilla ice cream a basic flavor? it's prob one of the best flavors u can get and really just ruins it's reputation for how good vanilla ice cream is.

[@Lameguyy111]

These are also the same people that support Amber Herd

[@remingtonjones5492]

that is so true

[@happerexyt9952]

@@questionmark6020 because it's the epitome of how an ice cream should taste. since it's the most popular it's the starting point, or the standard in ice creams you can't go anywhere but up from vanilla, if you have a flavour that sucks compared to vanilla then you failed

[@Man_Aslume]

​@@questionmark6020 It's a template, it can be good but I feel like you add more stuff to it

[@329link]

I play violent video games all the time, but if I see an injury in the real world that is any worse than a small cut I'm immediately uncomfortable. I can't stand real world blood.

[@axonice]

the irl simulation is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to realistic. I can't stand it either.

[@Rainok]

Fun fact: since video games became a thing, crimes have gone down And they say there's been a rise?

[@Pedro_Marangon]

A few years ago I had to do a school project on a topic (where we needed to read scientific articles on a topic of our choice) and I chose exactly this topic of violence X games. The conclusion I came to after doing this work was almost word-for-word the same thing you said at 16:09 Also, when I did this homework, there was a shooting at a school in another state in my country and the blame was, unsurprisingly, placed on games.

[@markdimech1326]

If videogames were to be banned or something it would only increase children's problems, a lot of people play videogames to let off some steam, relax, etc me included. It is a hobby for a reason

[@pyp2205]

Yeah it would definitely cause some problems. I mean these people need to understand that what they think is false. Because video games do more good than "bad". I mean I'm a kind patient person (most of the time, I may not be very patient when I'm busy with something potentially important, because no one likes being disturbed). And I've been playing some mature rated games for a couple years (I was more into puzzle and casual games before that), and I'm not a violent person. I would rage sometimes for losing, I'll admit that I suck at some games (mostly first person shooters on PC, because I'm not good with aiming for some reason but I'm slowly improving on that). I typically like to play games after a day of school (and after doing any homework). Or whenever I need a break from doing something like programming. It does sometimes help me out whenever I'm not happy or whenever I need or regain some energy. I of course don't like to play certain games (most particularly online games, because they can take a long time to play and it can't be paused) before I eat, go to bed, or I have to go somewhere. Because I don't want my parents to be waiting for a long period of time. And I need to be able to fall asleep.

[@markdimech1326]

@@pyp2205 Honestly I can relate to that. Some people really need to learn to put themselves in other people's shoes. What's even worse is that while the media complains about videogames affecting mentally ill people and influencing them giving them violent tendencies (which definitely rarely ever happens) they only talk about SERIOUS issues like alcohol, cigarettes, etc which is stupid because they're much more deadly and on a much larger scale since it's an entire industry that sells products which harm and kill those that abuse it both mentally and physically, personally I've never seen any anti-smoking campaign or anti-drinking, mostly just rehab and it goes to show that the media only cares about money and not real news, sure the videogaming industry is good but it doesn't appeal to every audience. I'd say that the media tries to bring down gaming so that more people resort to smoking and drinking (contributing to those industries). Money makes the world go around unfortunately, people end up having to pick between money and dignity.

[@PatrickMenesesYTOfficial4945]

If they ban video games ban pornography, social media TV and see how they found live just religion 24/7.

[@Rainok]

"Feminist": *singles out the vagery for being feminine* Hell Knights and Barons: :/

[@Theeight8b]

Well, not only them - most of the enemies in DooM 3 kinda male in appearances. Let me tell you about years and years of male oppression, where male humans in media portrait as expendable meat for grinder, something, that you can kill in hundreds, mutilate it's corpses and etc... SARCASM, goddamnit!

[@Theeight8b]

@@Rainok I'll elaborate. So if just one feminine enemy is a hint that developers kinda hates woman... so what fact that most of the enemies in DooM is a males telling us? I'm trying to using logic of this radfem movement here, you see. xD

[@Rainok]

@@Theeight8b I'm not following tbh

[@lastraider2435]

@@Rainok he is saying that if the player is supposed to be disgusted by the female monster and wants to kill it what does that say about all the males monster the player is disgusted by and has killed

[@Rainok]

@@lastraider2435 oh ok

[@milojeopancic748]

Doom has always been this franchise that helps me pull myself up in my darkest moments. When I was a kid - it was fear of the dark and monsters under the bed, lol. Later throughout my youth it was depression and rejection. Later it helped me address my existential fears, stress, and recently, even health issues. Playing Doom games cyclically whenever "life got hard" forced me to reflect and battle my "inner demons" (pun intended) and turn a new chapter in life in order to fix myself and be a better, healthier person for myself, and then peers around me. It has that effect on me, I guess. Speaking of violence - I get how it can affect some younglings without proper parental guidance. Kids tend to replicate everything... But then again they can replicate the news, the movies, the TV shows, as well.

[@anerdishere420]

I'm not a psychologist but from what I've seen and experienced violence comes from someone's nature and how they are or have been raised and violent video games just help violent people Express their violence and in your average person I would assume / hope that people can separate them from reality. ... Also I don't need video games to make me a pyromaniac I just am one Edit: I am the exact same video games did ignite a passion for learning about weapons and War history and you get the point

[@levievil9220]

Basically it’s depends on our nature and sometimes violent videos games can nearly prevent Irl violence thx to well the violent person has a outlet for their violence and they won’t get in trouble for it that makes sense

[@michaelthesanta3610]

Hehe, *Ignite*

[@hawleyfromhell]

​@@levievil9220 it doesn't make sense. Show me where it says violent video games are an outlet for violent people lol. I've never heard this before.

[@hawleyfromhell]

Video games can make it worse for violent people. They are already on edge and a violent game is just a visual representation of what they might do irl.

[@levievil9220]

@@hawleyfromhell so you’re telling me you never wanted to hurt something but you didn’t because you hurt something else in a video game

[@ashamefulgamer1578]

Parents today put their childrens in front of screens for 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, 12 month a year without putting much care other then sheltering and feeding. Yet they blame video games for their childrens bad behaviour. Absolute Geniuses.

[@kneeofjustice9619]

The thing that always gets me is that there are multiple scientific studies that show that violent video games don’t cause violence and the people who complain that they do also are people who say that we need to trust the science.

[@fjparasite1172]

Games literally reduce stress in Doom's case and depression in Dark Souls.

[@jakejohnson718]

@@fjparasite1172 yeah, both induce *EXTREME ANGER,* in different ways

[@fjparasite1172]

@@jakejohnson718 it teaches you that no matter how big fast strong or powerful the obstacle is YOU CAN DO IT. Buy, train, level up, co op, cheat...

[@axonice]

video games do the exact opposite. science said it.

[@zCREz]

9:55 "This level of extreme violence shouldnt be considered normal" Well no fricciding chit, Captain Sherlock! It never was and never will be, and thats the point of if.

[@Kinnakeeter]

We're still beating this bush around? If you have a problem with video games, just don't play them. It's just that simple. But no, they have to complain and bitch about stupid shit. There always has to be a scapegoat because people are so irresponsible to raise their children correctly. It's ignorant and I wish people would mature and raise their kids right, but because of stupidity and laziness, that's never going to happen.

[@the_vietcong_man_]

This video sums up the whole topic of the actual reasons behind violence. The media one consumes does dictate one’s actions. The real life issues do, but it all gets pinned on violent video games, and as a result all the other enjoyers of those games get grouped into that category unfairly. I’ve grown up playing Super Mario and I’ve never had the urge to go outside and stomp on mushrooms and turtles. I’ve personally caught flak before for enjoying games like Call of Duty, Halo, and Doom so this topic really hits close to home.

[@FrostTheRedeemed]

I am a high functioning autistic, and violent video games was how i found my passion for guns and gun design. If their was a link, then i would be violent because when i was younger i had no social skills due to my autism.

[@SeanFairgrieve]

Thanks for making this video, Midnight! I’m a media educator and work with children ages 4-18. I’ve long advocated that media isn’t the problem (especially DOOM), it’s the access parents allow at home, disregard for/no knowledge of rating systems like the ESRB, no use of parental controls (and they are literally baked into everything), and general lack of restrictions on consumed content. In our connected world, it’s very rare for parents to recognize the effects of too much alone time with technology can have on child development. It’s all learned behaviour. When kids see their family on devices, they learn that this is acceptable behaviour. The number one social thing kids need is to be heard and unless parents put in the work, there will almost certainly be a disconnect. Thanks again for a great video (as always)! Love & Respect, Sean

[@Rainok]

I play DOOM I'm anti-war Yes we exist, boomers

[@1pcfred]

You won't exist for long if you are not willing to fight for your mere existence.

[@Rainok]

@@1pcfred I hope I don't exist for long

[@1pcfred]

@@Rainok only the good die young so stay good and you'll get your wish.

[@Rainok]

@@1pcfred awesome

[@Man_Aslume]

​@@1pcfred Why should we fight for some coward

[@ericdesjardins1854]

As someone who has been playing M rated games since I was 10 (It started with GTA, Red Dead, CoD, etc.), not once have I ever had the thought of killing people or becoming a psychopath Let’s be real, the only reason people still pull this shit out of their ass no matter how many times it’s proven wrong is so they can rage bait for views, money and clicks

[@Smileydiecast2024]

Also a kid when playing gta would just use cheatcodes and mess around

[@Help_MehL3]

I would play cod bo2 with my brother for fun

[@lotusluminance5872]

A painful thing as a woman who enjoys games like Doom is that everyone doubts I actually enjoy them or assume I'm an insane anti-games "feminist", and that stops me from actually interacting with people over a subject I really enjoy, because I'm scared of being rejected or bullied due to people assuming I hate games due to being a woman. This isn't happening all the time, and thanks to being well, a profile pic and a name on a screen, I can just let everyone assume I'm a dude and get on with it, but it still feels like hiding. All because of these "FeMiNisT" idiots who need to touch grass. They're literally gatekeeping females away from video games, and then claiming to be feminists. So yeah. There are girls who enjoy games like Doom (That I will have to wait to move out to play, because I got lectured about realistic violence in games by my parents over DmC5. Apparently a wacky woohoo pizza man wielding two halves of an electtic demon motorbike and hitting a demon lizard that turns into a wheel in a comically over-the-top way is realistic violence, s o m e h o w.) Anyways, thanks a lot for this, people need to hear this. I'm glad it wasn't a hot take and you actually called out those people for being the liars they are. Lots just assume feminism actually is that, and it's important that someone finally makes the difference and dismantles their arguments in a civilized and intellectual way. You're breaking their whole narrative, good work! My own take on one of those Twitter posts... They are the insane ones for not managing to make the difference between a real body and a 3D render. I'm studying to work in that industry, and all I see where they see violence is a 3D render of a chainsaw playing an animation upon contact with the hitbox of another 3D rendered entity that plays its own animation upon contact. These aren't real bodies, people, and anyone who is unable to make the difference between a real body and the image of a body needs some form of reality check. I'm more worried about people loosing contact with reality over social media than violence in video games.

[@PatrickMenesesYTOfficial4945]

Good let them embarrassed themselves more mental patients more insane asylum profits.

[@AwesomeShrekku]

I'm sorry.

[@Torgborg2023]

"Doom is to violent " :Mortal kombat I am four parallel universes ahead of you

[@Lancersilva]

With the lot of us playing violent games as kids, I can see a lot of us bonding with our kids while playing games. Hell, I’ll save a copy of halo mcc for my kid.

[@JFKermit190]

ID software: makes a game meant to be as violent as possible Journalists: its too violent

[@heliotype9591]

What doesn’t cause people to kill: video games What DOES cause people to kill: abuse (Source: I was never a gamer but I was abused and my homicidal thoughts make me much closer to being a murderer than any gamer)

[@_idiot_882]

The fact that doom makes me stop being angry because the demons dying makes me happy cuz they are like my anger and the doom slayer is like the stuff makes me hapoy

[@spiridux4973]

I have been playing doom, starcraft, 7 days to die, overwatch, titanfall and other games that are considered "violent" since I was a child and it was one of my most helpful coping skills for rough times.

[@axonice]

I love titanfall because it's a really nice game

[@meat7490]

Ok doomguy should know NEVER to put a rabbit on its back. Daisy will get stressed and scared

[@YuhBoiBaker]

When I saw the title I bursted out laughing, Doom being to violent is like saying how the pool is bad for getting people wet

[@Deadpool21087]

Video games don’t cause violence…… Slow internet does

[@Chickadeeinc]

This is so true

[@bretwilliams249]

I have a history of violence. Not trying to chest thump or anything, I've just lived a violent life in my past, and the best way I've ever found to keep it at bay is playing violent games. Any commentary around violent games influencing violent behavior is simply demonstrably false. No evidence has ever supported it.

[@madnessiscool]

As someone who has played violent video games like Postal, Mortal Kombat, DOOM, Resident Evil, Dead Rising, Fallout, etc I still am shocked by "rekt"/liveleak videos and it scares me. My friends used to prank me back in the day on Skype sending me links of beheadings and other snuff videos (Because we were all edgy in our teens) and I've lost a couple nights of sleep in my teens. Spoiler: I haven't killed anyone.

[@dededejuega746]

But isn't that the purpose of doom? A guy killing demons to avenge his rabbit? I am pretty sure that doom is purposely violent and not gonna lie doom is very fun i have been playing doom 2016 on switch and i am loving it can't wait to play eternal i have it but i haven't played it

[@TheChristina1369]

Violence in video games honestly reliefs stress for me especially doom

[@jessecarpenter6434]

Yes. Thank you. You are so right. Finally someone gets that violence in children are caused by their upbringing. This is Americas huge problem. We’re trying to remove the father from the home. And we’re so confused as to why these shootings keep happening. And everyone goes to blame the guns. Not the lack of parents in these peoples childhoods

[@PatrickMenesesYTOfficial4945]

Good let them embrass themselves, we need more clowns in this cringe reality.

[@axonice]

you guys get guns?

[@Alice-hy4kd]

Blaming video games on violence is like blaming car crashes on bumper cars.

[@fjparasite1172]

Wow we in 1992 now???? XD

[@Rainok]

DOOM was released a year after that

[@galleta5642]

We always have been.

[@samwarki]

it’s 2013 what are u talking about

[@keynan2367]

the one thing that video games taught me is to try again even if I fail

[@spawnofragnarok9267]

Could SCP 4606 Deimos survive in dooms hell universe ?

[@vfps4796]

Video games is an outlet, very therapeutic. It's like people who listen to death metal, or hardcore gangster rap. It helps calm the mind. Great Video Midnight.

[@mohammadsaleem5990]

We still milking this, are we?

[@ShyGuy2020]

Every day, I come home from school, eat a sandwich, and play Ghost Recon. Equip some favorite guns, and just crusade base to base for a bit. Stress... *Vanishes*

[@shieldedgaming1589]

OK I know I’m gonna get a lot of hate for this this is gonna be a joke so don’t take it seriously But These women never played video gamers Some women complain too much

[@visedchunk6920]

Well…you are not really wrong there

[@boofkoosher2631]

They go for the mainstream narrative. They dont play games on purpose

[@shieldedgaming1589]

@@visedchunk6920 Thank you you guys for agreeing with me I have to deal with that all the time just ask my girlfriend

[@Dragonmistress83]

Honestly they are fear mongering and are a sorry excuse of the female sex. Regards a gamer that just happens to havea vagina and love gory games in general.

[@ilikewater1575]

Violence in video games don’t make people violent, it’s the online community

[@mr.x6313]

I understand the difference between fiction and reality, and I still think that most brutal violence in video games is unmerited and unnecessary. However, there’s something intensely cathartic about inflicting brutal violence against inhuman, objectively evil monsters who seek the destruction of humanity. It’s not violence for the sake of it, but it’s violence with a noble goal.

[@emilianoperez517]

I agree with everything you said in the video, I love doom and violent game. and I believe that it is a matter of common sense for the people but if people don`t have that then what can I tell you.

[@blakemcgregor4269]

"mental illness causes violent behaviors" this is about the only point I disagree with, the better phrasing would have been untreated mental illness or ignored mental illness

[@K-yu-ko8dv]

I feel like that was what he meant but yea he could have worded it better

[@Beelze_Bubbles]

Agreed. I’m autistic and I only feel violent urges because of how I was relentlessly bullied in school and mistreated by school staff. Violence begets violence.

[@alexanderbabjak6265]

9:32 *crying baby sounds intensify

[@Kinnakeeter]

People who can't tell the difference between reality and fiction should not be playing video games

[@marlonbarnett4830]

Videos games themselves don't make you violent. It's the combined effects of you playing those video games and many other things and circumstances, which generally have a big influence on your mind and mental well being while the effects of playing video games is quite small in comparison. What's frustrating about the people making a big deal out it this is that they never stop focusing on the video games and take a second to look at the bigger picture and realise that its actually the combined negative effects of many different things such as a bad home life, family problems, bullying, or a pre-existing mental condition.

[@chico1786]

So playing Doom won't turn me into the Doomslayer? WTF? I thought that I would become a god just by playing this game.

[@Boris-kr2iv]

Fun fact coming from a 13 year old that grew up watching Halloween every year, and heard and watched many, many vulgar and violent things, but I just watch it, I dont use violence.

[@Pygargue00fr]

I have never really enjoyed games where you play as the "bad guy" , cause killing innocents who didn't asked for it just tears me appart, however I love games where you play as a guy/gal who isn't blindled by a the concept of " a never ending fight between being good or bad" like in almost every anime plot (wich can be ok but I personnaly find them to be really immature and illogical for the most part) I like Characters who accepts themselves for who they are and does what they trully wants instead of living in denial. Characters like Doomguy (especially in both classics and 2016), The team Fortress team, Duke Nukem and so many more are really likable for this, they do what they think is right and don't bother with the brainded drama queens, wich is why politics and video games don't mix at all, the Characters don't give a damn so why should we?

[@axonice]

'No Russian'

[@Pygargue00fr]

@@axonice That's murdering innocents for the sake of it, so no. Plus you can do the mission without killing a single civilian. The memes can be funny trought.

[@axonice]

@@Pygargue00fr I know, but the memes overcompensate for it

[@Pygargue00fr]

@@axonice indeed they do, after all, it's fiction and all in good fun. What I meant is that anti-heros are often the real heros we never knew we needed. While proclamed heros aren't. Of course, it all depends on the intentions and how to acheive it.

[@tryourbest56]

They want to put the blame on something other then themselves. People are the cause of violent behavior in others like bullying, negligence, exposed to violent behavior, and getting beaten. Mental health issues that they're born with kinda isn't their fault but should be treated correctly and not by beating them but might need to be straightened out like a talk. Video games (like Midnight said) aren't the main thing that causes violent behavior, they are meant to have fun and not to be taken seriously. Sure you might be a bit aggressive if your parent tells you to get off while you're in a match but it isn't going to make you want to kill them unless you have very bad mental issues. Mental issues are the main thing and people are the cause of most of those to form. The Columbine incident I wont get into much but one of the two people had a love for Doom, a little too much to the point where he said that he'll just think of people as monsters from Doom (if I'm not right saying that I'm sorry) but this kid was a very troubled kid (I believe) and not the video games fault. Putting violent video games in a extremly violent persons hands isn't too good but it isn't the game, they wanted to make their shooting huge (I believe) and they were bullied so they game isn't the main thing of why it even happened. We don't blame ourselves, we blame anything else and if we could blame ourselves and try to fix them the world might not have as much violent behavior.

[@ThatOneSniperOnBluBR]

Man the only thing they should say "he's saying the truth", is you.

[@SomeRandomNerd97]

5:49 Yep.

[@tristanjordan4903]

I was in a very irritating and aggravating time in my life when I got Doom Eternal, if anything it's made me less aggressive because I get all my anger out. Doom Eternal and Pavlov Shack VR zombies we're both really helpful, and I am very thankful and grateful for violent video games

[@soulbreacher1410]

u know whats funny, no one complains or seeks everything on Netflix to be banned. game of thrones,vikings......these are both very bloody shows the injustice film by dc.....has a lot of killing why cant they protest and say "ban dc comics and marvle".....they make good shows but lots of violence simple........ITS ALL FICTION the game is nothing but fiction .....so is EVERY ACTION GAME .....like GTA, Souls games, Elden ring, bla bla bla the list is endless why cant they look at moster hunter .....doesn't that game show poaching at its finest?.......no!?.....cause its fictional....ryt spending ur time and energy to ban a game for its design and lore ......srsly ......if u dont like it, do what a normal person does, LEAVE well this got long😅

[@GamerZade321]

Violent movies exist: Noone cares. Doom and any other violent game exists: ILLEGAL!

[@ghostlygaming2486]

The stress of school bullying, life responsibilities, natural depression and substance abuse causes people to be violent, video games just let people call each other the hard R and whine when sniped across the map

[@Anto_07]

Video games only make you cyber aggressive, worst case scenario

[@RC-7206]

Does violence in video games influence my life? Yes *BUT* i let out my anger and frustration in the game, not in real life

[@LUCIFER-M0RN1NGSTAR]

I really hate that these people are looking for the easiest scapegoat possible for irl violence so they blame video games it’s pathetic

[@Ash-Winchester]

"Nothing is worth issuing death threats." I wish I could send these words back through time, because the minute you said that my mind immediately flashed back to reading about death threats about stuff like the devil may cry reboot, superior spider-man, Tokyo Ghoul: Root A, all good examples of overreaction and the tunnel vision you mentioned.

[@kingjuggalo4774]

I'm glad that you came at this with a intelligent and level headed approach this is something that has been talked about since I was a kid and has been disproven repetitively through multiple studies all peer reviewed

[@Ver.3gA-06]

Contrary to popular belief, the age rating of a game should be taken into account when deciding what game a kid should play. I played mario but watched my dad play stuff like the last of us. But when I asked if I could play, he said I'd have to wait till I was older, cuz you know, that's not a game for 3rd graders. But my dad is very lenient with what me and my siblings consumed, like we were watching stuff meant for a minimum age of 15 when we were a minimum of 10, it was fine as long as we didn't get too rowdy or influenced by it where we started misbehaving (that never happened, but if it did, we would've been corrected and probably had those privileges revoked). But that's probably the biggest problem with the "video games cause violence" thing, the parents don't do anything, they just let the kid do whatever, so like most things, this is the fault of the parents. I mean I played doom 2016 when I was 9, now I collect anime figures and dressed up as spider-man at one point. I'd also like to point out, if stuff like Rambo was ok, and no one talked about how it was a bad influence, why are games different?

[@4no407]

Meanwhile halo and doom plot:saving the world and protecting it

[@mrzoonix6368]

If that was true, I would be a master surgeon after playing hours and hours of surgeon simulator.

[@iki6955]

Hay mi Mexico hermoso haha~♥️ good video my man

[@eiric6958]

Water is wet Milk is white Halo is infinite Doom is eternal

[@geckosnest6297]

PREACH, MY DOOMBROTHER IN ARMS!

[@Mars-5103]

10:00 It’s like when you touch fire and your surprised that it’s hot.

[@benjohansen7997]

People keep blaming videogames (and metal music) for violent behavior even though I am a proud consumer of both and I have actually found metal music and games like Doom to be an outlet for my anger, making me an over all calmer person.

[@ToastyStuff]

I played some doom eternal, now I can see the entire DOOM eternal gui and it also makes me want to forge a real life crucible blade.

[@redeyes2902]

Ah yes a game called DOOM has violence who would have thought

[@christophermonteith2774]

the only time people like that had a leg to stand on, was when the ratings system hadn't been invented/applied yet. you know back in the 90's, at the latest

[@poutineausyropderable7108]

Porn is too sexual. Romance is too romantic. Horrors movie are too scary Video games doesn't make you violent. At worst, they make you temporary frustrated (cause lag, bad design and lost of progress. In the last case, Word is a famously "violentisizing" piece of software who made millions of people more aggressive when it didn't auto save). In reality, it makes you competitive and focused, like with any sport. If someone is bothered while fully focused and lose a game of soccer because mom went on the field and said "Stop playing rn, go put some sun screen" right before you make a goal and you were magically forced to not do that final kick. There's a lot of papers agaisnt it. I'm now an adult. But oh god, as a kid, when i had actual anger issues, being told video game was the cause was really annoying.

[@Mr.Vossis]

Something I learned from my dad is that you need to have balance you can’t just focus on things like doom you also need to focus on more light hearted stuff like kirby

[@lonnyyoung4285]

I grew up playing Doom, Doom 2, Wolfenstein 3D (and sequels), Rise of the Triad, Oregon Trail, etc. I also have several high powered rifles and a shotgun. I also have battled severe depression. I have never had any thought of using my guns against any person ever. I think that, despite having several suicidal ideations, I was raised to not be violent toward other people and to walk away from physical confrontation rather than jump in. It comes down to how you were raised by your parents/grandparents/whomever.

[@aamirpathan5163]

The true gamer chair is the dinner chair.

[@fluxxation989]

Me hearing “ let’s rip and tear into our way into this” and expecting a heavy transition with that sweet sweet DOOM 2016 music. It never came ;(

[@64WL1K]

Just stumbled on this channel. Good video. Will watch more. Thanks man.

[@GEAS-f8e]

violent games dont make people violent, they let people who are already violent get out their anger in a non harmful way.