Beware The Oncoming Onslaught Of Satanic Videogames
In an article on Tuesday over at The Bulletin (Philadelphia's family newspaper), Susan Brinkmann explores a growing problem facing today's "avid gamers" and their immortal souls. Specifically, a rise in the proliferation of satanic-themed video games targeting God, Catholicism specifically and Judeo-Christianity in general.
Most of the article is built up on quotes by a 32 year old named Lance Christian who declares matter-of-factly that "the devil has a new tool to work with in this age of technology, and the majority of adults in a position of responsibility are left in the dark."
Brinkmann's article cites several examples of soul-corrupting video games being pushed towards sensitive children and teenagers by publishers apparently eager to send honest kids to hell. Most of these examples are out of context, fail to highlight how said acts have negative, punishable repercussions in the course of the story, or are totally misrepresented. Bayonetta was mentioned as a footnote, oddly enough, but not given the same satanist synopsis as Dragon Age: Origins or Nocturne; if any title was going to let an evangelical fap in outrage about being persecuted, a demonic hair witch would be it. Dante's Inferno is also mentioned, even though you're playing a hero doing the work of god through the pits of hell, but I guess they're concerned about a contact high or something.
At any rate it bears repeating: the games singled out are all largely rated mature, which means impressionable children, Christian or otherwise, should not have access to them if they're in the care of responsible parents. A helpful link to Focus on the Family's reviews of titles is provided at the end of the article for parents who wish to avail themselves of "family friendly" titles; spoiler alert: they hate everything.
PSA: Beware the Proliferation of Satanic-Themed Games [via GamePolitics]
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Posted to Miscellany on 25 February 2010
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Other stuff like this: christianity, evangelicals, satanic games, satanism, silly
Focus on the Family is one of the most vocal anti-gay groups in the country and I frankly would have to go outside and check if they told me the sky was blue.
I love how misleading the writer is with their choices:
"Dragon’s Age Origins (Playstation 3/Xbox 360): The game revolves around the story of God going mad and cursing the world. A witch attacks believers and players can “have sex” with her in a pagan act called “blood magic” so she can “give birth to a god.” Another scenario allows players to have sex with a demon in exchange for a boy’s soul."
The Christian god doesn't appear in DAO.
Yeesh, such sad ignorance! Do these people even understand the ESRB rating system? Judging from the end of their Dantes Inferno they seem to know of it certainly, when they ask;
"what happened to the AO (adults only) rating. Is it still being used for anything? And if so, why wasn't it applied to this game? The Halo games are rated M, just like Dante's Inferno. And teens play Halo all the time—some of them during their church's youth group meetings. So should they be allowed to play this too?"
Well considering both games are rated M, instead of T, I'd say they shouldn't be playing EITHER! Here in Alberta if you want to buy an M rated game, you have to be 17. Meaning that anyone below that age has to either have an adult buy it for them, or borrow it from a friend who owns it. Either scenario has an adult inolved in obtaining said M rated game at some point in the process. Don't like them? Then don't buy them! Simple right?
Oh yeah, every game on their list of "devil games" has been totally taken out of context (with the possible exception of Temco's Deception, and I only attribute that exception on the grounds that I haven't personally played the game), play these games first before passing judgement people! After all we all remember what happend with Fox News and Mass Effect, or were you folks with them on that too?
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