game violence

this article talks about how video game violence is a good thing within certain genres and how to use it effectively. the writer talks about how violence even though it isn't always needed within games if used a small bit of violence can help the development a character/characters or change the game so it could have multiple endings. A player should know what violence can do to the game and how it effects everything. a good example of this is dishonoured if the player kills alot of guards and the bodies are found in the later levels more guards will be patroling and there will be more rats about making it harder to sneak around. but if the player just knocks out the guards nothing really happens because they arent getting noticed so there isnt a need for extra guards patroling.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185004/Five_approaches_to_good_violence_in_games.php#.UP6raqH7HRc