‘Grand Theft Auto 5’: Voice Actor Says Game Doesn’t ‘Glamorize Violence’

Since the title’s release, critics of video game violence have been quick to condemn Grand Theft Auto 5. However, voice actor Ned Luke thinks detractors have it all wrong.

Although there’s a fair amount of grisly violence sprinkled throughout Rockstar’s open-world masterpiece, the man who brought Michael de Santa to life thinks folks aren’t giving the game a fair shake. He also thinks people should play the game before passing judgment.

“Anyone who has any conception at all about the games and hasn’t played them should go play the games before they open their mouths,” Luke recently told PC Advisor.

The Grand Theft Auto 5 star continued:

“The biggest misconception is that it glamorizes violence. It really doesn’t. If you look at my character, Michael, he’s rich, but he’s a miserable man. Even in the commercials you see that. This is a guy who’s struggling with his life’s decisions. Look for the relationships. Look for the humor. Look for the irony and the satire in the game. That’s another big misconception, ‘What, do they think we’re serious?”

The Inquisitr previously reported that Steven Ogg, the man who portrays Trevor in GTA 5, came to the defense of the game’s controversial torture sequence. Although he thinks people are making a mountain out of a molehill, he admitted that he actually hasn’t played the game.

“People play these games to escape, to be free of the repression they may or may not feel in their ordinary lives. Trevor brings it all back for gamers — you get to act out on every impulse and desire,” he explained to the Mirror.

Ogg added, “I have not played it, but I have put it into a console and watched the beginning. I tend to bump into the same wall over and over and over again when I attempt to control any character in a game. I’d love to watch it, though!”

Do you think Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5 glamorizes violence?

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