PikiGeek: As video games grow as an art form, they inevitably begin to attempt to tackle deeper subject matter. Religion is a deeply polarizing topic that sparks a mixture of controversy and fascination, which is ripe for any author of fiction to take advantage of due to the inherent conflict and tensions. However, due to the controversy that surrounds the subject, many shy away from the sensitive topic in fear of a backlash; if they do approach it, it’s often do so in a very superficial manner. We have seen this reaction recently in Nintendo’s decision to reject the Binding of Isaac due to its religious content.
There's still time for the Visceral Games cult classic action-adventure game Dante's Inferno to return to the limelight 15 years later.
Absolutely loved this game. Don't know why it went under the radar with so many people.
I think it was a couple of factors,
1. Everyone was anxiously waiting for God of War 3 to release(myself included), so we could see what the Santa Monica Studio were going to accomplish with the mighty PS3.
2. It was such a direct ripoff of the GoW formula right down to the button prompts, (such as clicking L3 & R3 to activate your ultimate) .
Now, of course lots of games borrow and evolve ideas, but this was like a carbon copy with a different skin and not quite as good or pretty.
3. It was cool to look at, it played fine, good artistic design and everything, but our standards were astronomically high after GoW 1 & 2… and it just wasn’t anything to write home about.
That being said, I have been wanting to revisit it for years.
I think with a few live service features EA could revive the IP and turn it into a million dollar franchise.
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To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.
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The censorship that follows any controversial issue, in any art form, is sickening. In western society we value freedom of speech highly but when certain religious organisations, with far too much political influence, come across something that opposes their views they attempt to stifle that very freedom. You don't see free-thinking Atheists trying to ban the Narnia movies because of their sickeningly obvious Christian messages.
If it REALLY is so important to protect the ears of sensitive cry-babies the world over then the double standard needs to stop. If you ban anti-religious content then so must pro-religious content be banned. In my ideal world the freedom of speech we value so much would carry enough substance to render such action unnecessary.
Nintendo lost a little of my respect when they blocked the Binding of Isaac, it's a little like giving in to terrorism.
All they gotta say is
"this game was made by people with a bunch of beliefs"
Then it's ok. They can go to town with their ideas.
Anyone who knows me knows I'm a Christian and I'm an up and coming game developer. Can't wait to start my Christian game company.
Yeah, Tales of Symphonia already tackled religion. This is old news.
I don't care about religion in video games long as it shows both sides of belief.I've never been the religious type myself though.