This amusing article chronicles the experiences of a secular writer who takes offense at SPORE's assumption that atheists lack the moral compass required for nonviolence. The author also comments on the fact that SPORE's portrays belligerent and religious civilizations quite similarly, with the economic path being the most benevolent of all.
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"Upon purchasing my retail copy of the highly publicized 'God' game, (pun intended, kids!) I decided to follow my secular humanist inclinations and create a race of totally non-violent duck-badgers, whom I intended to evolve to the point that they could one day rule the galaxy relying on nothing more than decidedly un-holy trinity of benevolence, knowledge, and industry. That was the plan, anyway. Sadly, it was not to be."
From Xfire: "Anyone who's played video games for a couple of years has stuck around long enough to stumble across a few weird ones. Some are even quite popular, which is all the more reason why you'll wonder what made the developers think about making such a game and why people are loving it, despite its weirdness anyway. Not all weird video games are head-scratches. Some are actually quite good."
The stick of truth is a must have for any South Park fans. I spent a good afternoon on Goat simulator, a rare real open world. I planned to try hatoful boyfriend since it was free on Ps Plus. Disco Elysium is on my radar since the final cut came out; as soon as there is a discount, i will take it. Like movies, i like weird games too :)
From Xfire: "The four-hour director's cut known as Zack Snyder's Justice League has led to the discussion of movies in the past that might have fared a whole lot better had they been released to be more in line with the original vision of their creators. But, as it turns out, cut content doesn't just happen in movies. In fact, the act of cutting content before the release date happens arguably just as often in video games as it does in cinema."
I can't believe they cut stuff from Skyrim. At release, it was a barebones game with a slight improvement in graphics.
"Now, before we proceed, we'd like to say that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is one of the best video games ever made. It's not just a fine piece of gaming. It's one of the finest there is"
Really?
MGSV is easily the worst main line MGS game and not just because of cut story content, the open world is bare bones and there's hardly anything to do. It's repetitive, samey and is just lifeless. I appreciate the stealth mechanics, the animations and the way you can go with combat but it's not enough to keep me engaged the full way through.
Kojima should have done a twist and make the main chunk of the game a Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2 remake to bring the story full circle.
While we have witnessed a lot of remakes, remasters and even sequels to games a decade old. There are still some gems that are close to my heart that are lost to me. Here are some classic games that I'd love to either see remakes or remasters of, or even a sequel on new hardware.
I sure hope nobody approved this article believing that any atheists will actually join the flock as a result of playing SPORE. The title was comically misleading... you know, like 'A Modest Proposal'.
Sucks!
Some one being convinced because of a game that basically makes you a god...What? Wait what? EH??
heh that's kind of funny right there. So religion in the game is displayed as music? I'm not sure why he's ragging that the peaceful way he was playing left him in the status of a religious creature. Ah well least he likes the game :)
I respect this guys views. Not every religious person is a crazy, close minded, unaccommodating nut case.