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Bjorn Against Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-17-08 05:16 PM
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Fundamentalist Christian site contains the most unintentionally hilarious game reviews ever
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Komani, PS3)

6.12.2008: (Note: I have not played this game since it is rated "M" and isn't allowed on the Fellowship U campus, so I am basing this mini-review on Secular media reports.) In Metal Gear Solid 4, you play the role of Snake, a soldier who uses stealth to sneak around a battlefield on a mission to steal guns from the Patriots (and to choke people from behind). As his name implies, Snake is actually a symbolic agent of Satan, sent into the world to finish what he started in the Garden. Evidence of this symbolism can be seen by Snake's use of an Apple iPod throughout the game (Apple is a notorious promoter of Darwinism and counter-culture). Also, Meryl, who guides Snake via a disembodied voice, uses an Apple Macintosh computer (I think Meryl is supposed to represent Satan himself, but all the symbolism is very confusing since it was written by a Japanese guy). This game promotes drug use (Snake is addicted to cigarettes and the HDD installation process features an 8-minute video of Snake teaching players how to smoke), eugenics through human cloning (Snake was the product of a project to clone "super soldiers"), disrespect of Authority (Snake's main enemy in the game are the Patriots, who represent the Christian founders of our nation), and Materialistic Determinacy with an absence of Free Will (every game in the MGS series is a remake of the first, only with a different Snake clone, the theory being that by putting the clones through the same missions, they will develop into the same person). MGS4 was designed to train those who will be left behind after the Rapture to serve in the Antichrist's military forces. As such, it has no value for the Christian gamer, who is among the Elect and won't have to deal with that, but it may help the unsaved to know the tactics they will be up against in a post-Rapture world should they choose to join the fight against the Antichrist and secure themselves a place among the Sheep when Christ returns. Therefore, I am giving it ONE CROSS for this slight benefit. †

Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar, Xbox 360 & PS3)

5.6.2008: (Note: I have not played this game since it is rated "M" and isn't allowed on the Fellowship U campus, so I am basing this mini-review on Secular media reports.) Grand Theft Auto IV is a game designed to brain-wash players into the Atheist worldview. In it you play Nick, an immigrant recently arrived to Liberty City (a copy of New York City) who is tasked with stealing cars and murdering prostitutes. Nick came from a former Communist country where he was brought up in Godlessness and so he sees no problem stealing and murdering. The game touts its ability to let you "go anywhere and do anything you want", the central philosophy of Atheism. It also teaches how to escape from police, instilling in the player the main motivation behind Atheism: avoidance of authority. The underlying game engine is called "RAGE", which is apt since the game is fueled by anger at God. It also uses something called "Euphoria" which treats humans as "rag dolls" who act only in accordance to physics, which is what Atheistic Materialism teaches. The game series (as the title notes, this is the fourth game) has already resulted in murders in real life. This game has no redeemable qualities. Needless to say, all Christians should avoid this game and pray for the people who made it and their victims (murder victims and gamers of all ages who have played it and have been spiritually scarred). ZERO CROSSES

BioShock (Take-Two, Xbox 360 & Windows)

8.24.2007: (Note: I have not played this game since it is rated "M" and isn't allowed on the Fellowship U campus, so I am basing this mini-review on Secular media reports.) BioShock is a first-person shooter set in Rapture, an underwater city created upon the Atheist philosophies of Ayn Rand and Charles Darwin. In a Darwinian struggle to survive, players must kill small children in order to harvest their "Adam" (a.k.a. "stem cells"), which players use to obtain "plasmids" that cause them to macro-evolve superhuman abilities. The children themselves also kill other people to harvest their Adam, which is the sort of behavior Godless Darwinism teaches young people (I don't think its a coincidence that these children are aided in their killing by large diving-suited beings called "Big Daddies"). There's lots of not-so-subtle anti-Christian imagery used in the game, like how the city name, "Rapture", refers to there being no Christians living there, since they are all up above the water (much like how when the real Rapture comes, we will all be above the Earth) and how players use resources called "Adam" and "Eve" to become genetically degraded by the plasmids making them less human (just like how the Fall, caused by Adam and Eve, brought death, mutations, and carnivores to our world). I'm not sure if this game is supposed to be a cautionary tale about how Atheism and Darwinism destroy society, or a simulator to train its teenage target audience to enjoy living in such a world. Either way, the game is too disturbing to be suitable for Christian audiences. ZERO CROSSES

Bully (Rockstar, PS2)

10.22.2006: Bully is a very, very bad game. It promotes school violence, vandalism, disrespect for authority, and comic mischief. This was all expected when Rockstar announced their "Columbine simulator", but there's one surprise in the game no one saw coming: It teaches young boys to become homosexuals. Your character, Jimmy Hopkins, can "make out" with six other boys in the game and is rewarded with a health bonus (subtly teaching that homosexual sex is healthy). This content is hidden, not mentioned anywhere on the packaging or content rating. The game causes players to discover it by accident, then entices them to do it again and again, much like how actual homosexuality spreads. I had to try every boy in town just to find the ones that would kiss me. It was gross! After one of the boys asked me if I wanted to play "shirts and skins", I quickly turned off the Playstation because I didn't want to see what that was (Pastor Skeet later told me it's homosexual slang). Worst of all is that "Bully" is rated Teen, which means boys as young as 13 could be learning how to approach and kiss other boys! Parents need to be warned of this hidden objectionable content so they can organize boycotts. Please inform your Church. ZERO CROSSES


http://objectiveministries.org/zounds/gaming.html#mgs4

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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-17-08 08:23 PM
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1. So they don't play most of these games that they rate and get it all wrong even when they do...
Edited on Thu Jul-17-08 08:27 PM by YOY
Who told their parents to fuck. These kind of people don't fuck unless commanded to do so.

On edit "Here's a thought to pass on to any unsaved gamerz you know:

“U save ur game b4 u die... shouldn't u let Jesus save ur soul b4 u die IRL?” "

I can't...stop laughing...
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Bjorn Against Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-17-08 09:40 PM
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2. Well he did play one of the four games...
And did you notice that in the one game that he did play he spent all his time talking to all the young boys to find out which one he could kiss? Yep, that's an evangelical Republican for you.
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enki23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-17-08 10:13 PM
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3. smells strongly of satire
Edited on Thu Jul-17-08 10:21 PM by enki23
even if it weren't intended to be satire (which i find highly unlikely) it still would be.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-08 03:38 AM
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4. I don't think it is a satire. I could be wrong though. nt
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enki23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-08 10:00 PM
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6. i'm pretty sure you're wrong. look around the rest of the site.
Edited on Fri Jul-18-08 10:03 PM by enki23
to me, it's blindingly obvious. it's fairly well done, but just cutesy enough to be spotted. check out the supposed "kids" artwork, for one, especially the campaign against the evils of coffee. the pretense of resurrecting the "triclavianism" heresy, which appears to be entirely an obscure catholic argument and would be extremely odd for an allegedly fundie organization to be concerned about. etc.

and then there's:

She got baptized but she don't know why
All she can do is coo an' cry
'Cause when a girl gets elected inna bitta haste
An' don't know His Saving Grace
She gets sprinkled
Inna shallow font
No full immersion, just a front
She's not Jesus acceptin'
Ain't nuttin' but a baby wettin'
No, gotta axe Him be your Save-ya
Your Faith professa'

Tha Bible tried to warn yall
Nevermind your Pope, who's all
"Me so holy!"
Well, forget ol' St. Austin
Council of Mela don't mean nothin'
Mark sixteen, sixteen... belief before ya get tha sheen

Ya gotta know Him
To get tha ball rollin'
Ya met, wet, then born again with no regret

I'm tired of heresies
Saying baptism's all you need
Salvation is by Grace through Faith, ya know
But baby knows zero, so

Mothers (praise!), fathers (praise!)
"Suffer them to come to Me" (hallelujah!)
But sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle don't do a thang
Baby got baptism

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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-19-08 09:33 AM
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7. No that could actually be real. Just looks so ridiculous it should be parody.
I've seen some really f***ing insane sh*t trying to get their "message of salvation" across.
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enki23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-19-08 12:18 PM
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8. i have too. don't get me wrong. but...
Edited on Sat Jul-19-08 12:19 PM by enki23
on this particular site, the balance is a little too far over to the ridiculous. you would expect something serious to possibly contain a bit of obvious idiocy here and there, sure, but this one pushes the balance a bit too far to be believed. almost *every* part of it is ridiculous, or contains some embedded joke. it's too much comic, not enough straight man. i've seen this site referenced (in outrage) on DU before, and came to the same conclusion then. your mileage may vary, of course. but that doesn't mean you aren't wrong. ;)
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Bjorn Against Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-19-08 06:25 PM
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9. Did you see the part that was written for adults?
The part I linked to is the section that was created for teens, and they are trying to look hip but failing miserably. I could see where the teen section of the website could easily be mistaken for satire, because it is really far over the top as the writers are trying to reach a certain age group that they really don't understand. If you look at the rest of the site however you will see that it is not very funny at all, and if it is satire they are failing miserably at it because it echoes the religious right exactly without being funny in the slightest bit. Rather than starting at the teen section that I linked to check out the main page http://objectiveministries.org/. As sad as it may seem I really think these people are serious.
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enki23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-19-08 09:29 PM
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12. that's the part i was referring to several times
Edited on Sat Jul-19-08 09:59 PM by enki23
i can't believe anyone actually thinks that's serious, at this point. i mean, seriously. check out their cafe press site. almost everything available has a gag encoded in it. anti-triclavianism? for real? "baby jesus" as part of the trinity? "motility=life" on a big ole' sperm? the nonexistant "fellowship university"? (guess what the logo looks like). a picture of a shepherd petting a tame dinosaur? a bunch of rainbow stuff with small print talking cryptically about a passage from genesis. "rock hard 4 jesus." there are a few that could be semi-serious, but they're outnumbered by the obvious jokes.

http://www.cafepress.com/objectivemin

seriously. i win. "fellowship university" indeed. if it was just one of those supposedly-clueless jokes, i'd buy it. but it isn't, and i don't.

p.s. and the final piece, that really should put it all to rest:
http://www.cafepress.com/objectivemin.50869699

p.p.s. though i'm seriously considering buying the "mr gruff: the atheist goat who loves coffee instead of god" tee.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-18-08 09:25 PM
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5. Oh really ...

"MGS4 was designed to train those who will be left behind after the Rapture to serve in the Antichrist's military forces. As such, it has no value for the Christian gamer, who is among the Elect and won't have to deal with that, but it may help the unsaved to know the tactics they will be up against in a post-Rapture world should they choose to join the fight against the Antichrist and secure themselves a place among the Sheep when Christ returns. Therefore, I am giving it ONE CROSS for this slight benefit."

I have trouble sometimes remembering why I bother ... with anything, and just when I think it's not as bad as I think, well, there's this.





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Bjorn Against Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-19-08 06:35 PM
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10. I laughed so hard at that part...
I just finished playing Metal Gear Solid 4 (absolutely incredible game by the way) and there are absolutely no religious references in the entire thing. For someone to think it is based on the rapture is just laughable, I can however see where the religious right would not like the game as there is a lot of social commentary in it and it does not reflect too positively on the neo-cons.

It is really interesting that at least three of the four games they reviewed have a lot of social commentary in them which is quite rare in video games. I haven't played Bully so I can't comment on that one, but MGS4, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Bioshock all have some very political themes to them. I don't think it is a coincidence that the only games they chose to reviews were some of the only games on the market that could be considered political.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-19-08 06:59 PM
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11. They are good for one thing ...

Countless hours of entertainment. It's almost like playing a video game watching these twisted wonks twirl themselves up into a tizzy.

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Karl_Bonner_1982 Donating Member (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-20-08 11:50 PM
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14. This proves the existence of a political agenda underneath their piety
They are attacking games with a social conscience.

I'd love to see entertainment reviews done from an openly leftist philosophical perspective!

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Karl_Bonner_1982 Donating Member (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-20-08 11:46 PM
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13. Oh no! Homosexuality in a T-rated game!
Honestly, this is what the Christian Right fears more than mature homosexual content. Anything that shows same-sex attraction in a modest, conservative, family-friendly setting is actually more dangerous since it makes this horrible abomination look innocent.

My favorite "Christian" media reviews are always the ones where their moral compass is totally at odds with that of the secular mainstream. For example, both secular and Conservative Christian parents can complain about GTA due to all the violence and hooligan behavior, but when it comes to Harry Potter, well the two groups are terribly at odds with each other.

But as an evil satanic leftist I will continue to do my part to undermine the far right agenda and bring the forces of independent thinking, questioning of arbitrary authority and tradition, and cultural equality to fruition.
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-07-08 05:06 PM
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15. Reviewing games you haven't played is pathetic enough *before* the release date.
This crap is just titillation for the repressed.
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FM Arouet666 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-16-08 03:16 AM
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16. Someone actually looks at the rating
You could rate a game "Going to hell if you play it" and I still probably would give it a go if it looked good. Interesting how he give the left behind game 4 crosses which promotes violence against the unsaved. Violence for god is good violence for fun is not.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 10:03 AM
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17. Satire, like Landover Baptist. But very, very funny! n/t
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tiddlywinks Donating Member (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 04:09 PM
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18. I didn't know this!
"go anywhere and do anything you want", the central philosophy of Atheism.
Wow! Why would they think that about us?
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slutticus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-08 06:31 PM
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19. Definitely Satire.
These guys are linked with LandoverBaptist.com

Funny as hell though....cause sometimes you just can't tell


:D


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