Completely agreed. We can't question the ethics of applying certain tropes in fictional narratives without also evaluating all the other fictional narrative tropes. Does Payday glorify bank robbery? Does Saints Row glorify gang violence? etc.
Video games are a very expressive medium for narratives, but I've yet to see any conclusive studies showing they actually reinforce any negative values in the people that play them.
Video games are a very expressive medium for narratives, but I've yet to see any conclusive studies showing they actually reinforce any negative values in the people that play them.