Especially throughout the last 15 years‚ videogame violence has been presented - usually - in one of two ways. In some cases‚ it’s spectacular‚ enjoyable‚ and morally laissez faire. Between Call of Duty‚ Grand Theft Auto 5‚ and myriad others‚ you kill people largely as an input or a mechanic‚ and don’t give pulling a trigger any more thought than you would hitting the jump button in a platformer. In other cases‚ that have emerged more and more since the release of Spec Ops The Line‚ games tacitly or even expressly chide the player for performing violence. Red Dead Redemption 2‚ Hotline Miami‚ some moments in Far Cry‚ and Metro Exodus - among others - all directly implicate the player in on-screen violence. One shooter‚ however‚ unfairly derided at launch‚ despite being one of the greatest games of the last 20 years‚ occupies a more interesting middle ground. Frightening‚ vicious‚ and starkly subjective‚ it’s made by Hitman creator IO Interactive‚ and available now for under $5. Continue reading One of the greatest but most controversial shooters ever is under $5