Reality and Fiction: Why Violence in GTA V Is Okay

GTA is an action-adventure video game. The story mode of the game follows three criminals called Trevor, Michael and Franklin, and how they commit crimes. GTA V was launched in 2013. It “has crossed the 1 billion mark” within only three days (Kain). This made GTA V one of the most popular video games. However, it was also criticized because of “its gratuitous violence, its depiction of women, and its glorification of crime” (Kain). The question of whether GTA V is an ethical game appeared. In this post, I will be discussing GTA V as a violent video game using virtue ethics, ethical…