I'm a combat vet and I've played shooter games since i was a little kid. for the record I have never killed anyone. killing a person in a video game is completely different from killing people IRL.

I played simcity,mario, phoenix wright so does that mean I am gonna be an ace attorney that breaks bricks with his hands while also building a city

Video games are like drugs. Your friends pressure you so hard, desperate to be cool, you try it. Then they'll pull it randomly, again, and again. You can't stop, it's too much fun. The consequences may be drastic, but you continue. You become addicted. Lusting for the sweet controller/keyboard in your hand. THE PAIN IS UNBEARABLE! NO FOOLISH MORTAL CAN STOP YOU NOW!!!!!!! -Did I also forget the part where you have a heart attack and die?-

Wow, a youtuber who's content I actually enjoy is uploading frequently! What timeline am I in?

Remember when 480p was considered HD back in the early 2000?

Frequent Fringy updates? Hell yes!

Your fireplace and window placement on your set make me go insane.

People who don't play video games in particular always jump to conclusions like that! It's so annoying! My relatives think I'm a bad kid just because they've heard I play video games with guns!

A couple of days ago, my mom told me video games were made to desensitize the military before war. My response was, "You do realize the first video game was pong, right?" I'm still not sure if she realizes that when i'm playing cs:go or any other shooter i'm not actually forgetting how despicable it is to kill someone.

No mention of the most awesome WW2 FPS game ever, Red Orchestra...at least he mentioned Insurgency, born from mod to game just like Counter-Strike was.

At 7:25, that implies that those "journalists" ARE fully grown adults...

Well said. I enjoy historical shooters because I like history. I find the advancement of technology and military tactics during WWII (particularly that of aviation) fascinating. I think its also important to remember that during a conflict as vast as WWII there are some really fascinating stories of the men and women who lived through it. Just look at a movie like Hacksaw Ridge which is based on actual events and people. It's violence is juxtaposed with the character of Pvt. Desmond Doss a real soldier during WWII who refused to touch a gun because of his religion. He faced adversity not only on the battlefield but with his own comrades as well. He saved the lives of over 70 men and never fired a shot. Then there is the story of Franz Stigler a German Luftwaffe ace who spared the crew of Charlie Brown's B-17 and is the subject of the book a Higher Call. When it comes to any artistic medium some of themes worth exploring the most are things like War, Love, etc.

Rambo (The rebooted movie in like 2008 or something) = No Controversy. Call of Duty WWII = You're literally a serial killer if you play this game. I love logic sometimes.

im loving the series

I don't get how this keeps needing to be said. It's completely insane. Is everyone that isn't a gamer just completely batshit crazy?

two videos in a week span? right on mate!

People seriously don't know this...... in 2017?

This is the first video of yours I ever saw, comming from Rags' channel. Your accent is aweseome, where are you from?

People that write these articles have never played a game in their life.

I checked the guardian, little to my surprise it's from them.

Well, as far as CoD goes. The setting is not enough to save the franchise which seems to be the common thought of everybody. I still think it is going to be the fast paced no skill required fiasco it has become more and more since MW2. I miss the PS2 days man. I really really do. Games were challenging. DLC or expansions were a rarity and not expected from day 1. You had to learn the mechanics of every game before you actually were good at them.

just came out of a crapgamer and mooch stream...idk how i got there but the stupidity was unreal, so had to watch fringy to make me feel better.

"Only a non-gamer would say that." Ouch! That just hammered down quite a lot of points I would have wanted to make sure of! These articles are likely coming from conservative people who have never played a video game, or have even heard of the medium outside of just Call of Duty. And then when mass shootings happen, they blame "Video Games" (I think they're really supposed to be blaming Call of Duty if they're doing this, but "Video Games" in general?!). For a couple of years, I was considering giving up video games all because they involve winning and losing, and I hate losing. But now hearing this, this almost makes me GLAD to be a gamer because I wouldn't be one of those idiots who blames shootings on "Video Games" (or "Call of Duty", as they should, but I really don't think Call of Duty causes shootings at all).

Asking why people play video games is equivalent to asking why people watch movies.

Thank you for debunking these types of articles. Terrible lies.

I'm competitive as hell, and shooters... scratch my itch.

You just won a subscriber :)

I would allow Fringy to grievously assault some regions of my body.

How the fuck do you only have 28k?

I think you would have fun with the german "killergame" debate the litearly say all gamers are ugly poor aggressive and stupid. no joke

I game to relieve stress.

Even if people played games because they liked murder, it wouldn't be a reason to hate video games because it's much better than going out and murdering random people with an assault rifle.

i forgot that you made videos australian deadpool

Omg, I just played DEFCON, I must want to destroy the world...

Isn't the point of video games to get immersed in a virtual world? That's my reason for enjoying them.

Quentin Tarantino? One of the best directors of all time? Quite the statement.

this title made me laugh.

I just played Green Hell, I want my girlfriend to be kidnapped by tribes men so I can forget about her while I try to survive in the dangerous jungle slowly losing my sanity

2 fringey videos in a week? I must be dreaming.

had to explane this to someone today

!!! Nintendo Virtualboy Masterrace !!!! i played VR way before it was cool !!!

buuuuunny sliiipers wooooooooo!

It's fun that why. why do people love watching t.v because it boredom killer

but I think Doom is an exception, the whole point of it to brutally slaughter innocent demons

YOU DIDN'T SAY ARMA WHEN TALKING ABOUT REALISTIC SHOOTERS!!!!!!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

You used Breath of the Wild box art as a thumbnail Surprised this hasn't been taken down by Nintendo yet.

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insurgency :D

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No terrible singing at the end fringy? Bit of a disappointment to be honest. Also are you going to stream soon?

Seemed a bit tame, honestly. Rub more salt into the wounds you cause please and thank you sir.

Even if comparing video games or other entertainment to real-life blood sports makes some sense, its still a pretty fallacious argument. People don't derive enjoyment from those type of events because they're blood-thirsty savages, its not the activity people seek, its the feelings they get from it. These arguments arise the same way they always do, people equate the same or similar biological and psychological reactions between activities to one another, creating a false equivalence. You would never see a sane person compare eating comfort food to drugs though, despite both causing the release of endorphins, because its something they understand and likely indulge in themselves. Video games are a special case due to their interactive nature, you're never a purely passive participant like in other mediums.

u should criticise rags channel

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Even if people played games because they liked murder, it wouldn't be a reason to hate video games because it's much better than going out and murdering random people with an assault rifle for real.

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