It's true that maybe I'm rushing to judgement on this one. I haven't seen the game as a complete work so the possibility exists that this "Boom Boom Action" clip is totally out of context. Maybe. Probably not, though, considering the "grand" artistic vision that is oh so very prevalent in gaming, particularly in the console realm. I haven't played the title you mention so maybe there is a precedent for an insightful exploration into controversial themes in the world of console gaming. I do hope that is the case.
I would like to think that you'd agree, Marconelly, that all works dealing with similar themes are not created equal, though. Full Metal Jacket and Pauly Shore's In the Army Now both deal with life in the military, but the intent of each work is obviously very different. If the Pauly Shore flick billed itself as a gritty look into the realities of life in the military, I'd think that was pretty dumb and clearly false. The Kubrick film, though humorous, has a much more ambitious intent. Both films have their place and can be enjoyable, but I think one is more objectively valuable than the other. What I'm trying to say is that this game is Pauly Shore but it wants us to believe it's Stanley Kubrick and that irks me a bit.
In the larger scheme of things it's not something to get worked up over but I do think a game like this is indicitive of (at least a small portion) of what's wrong with the videogame industry and why it can be hard for the general public to consider games as anything more than schlocky, teenage boy fantasies.
Again, I could be totally off-base and I'll happily retract my statements if the finished product reveals itself to be more than silly and offensive "Boom Boom Action." The video as it stands today, though, really rubbed me the wrong way.
Also, read over my post previous to this one again (not the one you quoted from, the one after it). That probably sums up my rationale better than this unfocused attempt to provide stronger support.
