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Has anyone been following the progress of the Left Behind videogames? The company has made a real-time strategy game called Left Behind: Eternal Forces based on the evangelical apocalypse books.
I'm amused by one of the features listed: "Conduct physical & spiritual warfare using the power of prayer to strengthen your troops in combat and wield modern military weaponry throughout the game world."
Basically, they're advertising one of the main features will be that Christians can kill non-believers. It seems like a public relations nightmare waiting to happen. To be fair, you also have the option of playing as the Antichrist and killing Christians in the online matches. I'd love to see the server division of forces on that one.
It'll be interesting to see if the groups who get tied up in knots over video game violence will defend or reject this effort. I imagine the defenders will discuss "context," as though the violence in Grand Theft Auto had no context and simply happened in a vacuum.
As excited as I am about upcoming games, (Twilight Princess!), I think this one could shape up to be the more interesting to watch from a news/cultural standpoint. From a gameplay standpoint, I'll reserve judgment until it's actually on the shelves... I may be an atheist, but I'll play anything if it's fun.
I'm amused by one of the features listed: "Conduct physical & spiritual warfare using the power of prayer to strengthen your troops in combat and wield modern military weaponry throughout the game world."
Basically, they're advertising one of the main features will be that Christians can kill non-believers. It seems like a public relations nightmare waiting to happen. To be fair, you also have the option of playing as the Antichrist and killing Christians in the online matches. I'd love to see the server division of forces on that one.
It'll be interesting to see if the groups who get tied up in knots over video game violence will defend or reject this effort. I imagine the defenders will discuss "context," as though the violence in Grand Theft Auto had no context and simply happened in a vacuum.
As excited as I am about upcoming games, (Twilight Princess!), I think this one could shape up to be the more interesting to watch from a news/cultural standpoint. From a gameplay standpoint, I'll reserve judgment until it's actually on the shelves... I may be an atheist, but I'll play anything if it's fun.