How much violence is OK for a video game?

[Mudbill]

On that note I think it's interesting to mention that if this game had been a choice of good or bad, as in the player could choose to save civilians, help them from other threats, become a good guy sorta thing, BUT also include the option to kill them, then I think it would be received in a completely different manner. It's not the "killing innocent" aspect that horrifies people. I think it's the way the game forces you do it.

Seeing a doggie die is awful, but being forced to kill it is mentally damaging. Can you imagine how messed up someone could get by that? A rough example.