Apparently, a rather large amount of people are going around holding guns. Or at least, that's what games are telling me. Personally, I haven't actually ever seen a physical person, within a visible radius of me, holding a gun. Let alone with the intention to use it. Nor actually, have I seen a real gun at all.
I feel as though a game where I hold a carrier bag instead of a weapon would actually be a refreshing change of pace. That's saying something considering how unexciting carrier bags are; unless they're holding ice cream I suppose. Another idea... holding an iPhone, which I could play a load of apps on, and they act as mini-games inside this game I was playing anyway. How about now, I'm holding that tub of ice cream I bought, and I'm pressing the right trigger and holding it as my spoon lowers in, scrapes off a nice scoop (perhaps with a few cookie dough chunks) and raises it to my mouth. However, now I'm probably describing a game of a standard lonely dude's life, and it more than likely would not be particularly thrilling.
Nevertheless, a valid point can be found amongst the nonsense. We need to focus less on an object we could use for killing people, and maybe look at something else to hold. It's a bit sad when a new game is released, and I'm listening to all of the games journalists I respect say how awesome this game is because it's come up with a new thing that kills people in a slightly different way. It's a relatively big difference, but only relative to other games. When compared to how vast a field there is to still explore, suddenly it's laughable.