Games blasted for satanic content
The video games industry has taken a bit of a beating lately. It’s been accused of sexualising children, exposing people to violence, and gamers have even been compared to outlaw biker gangs. The latest issue to be tackled is the large amount of satanic content appearing in games.
Philadelphia based newspaper ‘The Bulletin’ has run with a story claiming that even hardcore gamers are becoming concerned with satin’s influence on the latest batch of video games.
They interviewed avid gamer Lance Christian, 32, of Alton, Illinois who had the following to say;
“This has been going on for the last 10 years, but especially in the most recent games.
For instance, in one game, players kill the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael before going on to destroy God. Another game requires players to sell their soul to the devil and rewards them for “killing unbaptized infants.”
I feel 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.”
Christian then goes on to list his top offenders. This list may contain spoilers, so read the title of the game before the accompanying text;
“Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation To Darkness (PlayStation) – Players “make an unholy pact and sell their soul to Satan in exchange for power” with the object of the game being to ensure the resurrection of Satan and obtain his power. (This game is rated “T” for teens.)
Nocturne (PlayStation 2): A game in which the hero (a demon) destroys the three Archangels St. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, then goes on to destroy God.
Shadow Hearts (PlayStation 2): The hero uses his power to intercept and destroy God and “save the world.” (Some games in this series are rated “T”.)
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.”
A lot of PlayStation games there. Other games listed include Dante’s Inferno, Devil Summoner, Koudelka, Trapt, Bayonetta, Darksiders and Guitar Hero – wait, what?
We can’t help but feel that in some respect, points raised in this article are true. A few games are portraying God as the bad guy, and cashing in on it.
Is it something to get upset about though? We think that’s down to you – the consumer – to decide. If no one wanted these games, they would vanish pretty sharpish.
So does it bother you? Does your beliefs clash with what developers think you want?
As always, the comments box awaits.
How do we know god isn't the real evil though? Maybe the bible and all that stuff people believe in, is really evil and everyone has been fooled!
Honestly they shouldn't be attacking games for satanic content, when the details are sketchy if not fantasy anyway.
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LikeDoes satanic content in games bother me? Well, it depends on the type of content. If it does bother me, I don't buy the game. Simple. God gave me a brain after all.
Some of his choices of Satanic games are a little strange. Dragon Age: Origins? Darksiders, which is based on a graphic novel of the same name? And isn't the point of Dante's Inferno to descend into Hell and Defeat Satan?
Personally, I have not seen any trends in the industry to make satanic games, but certainly a trend to make controversial games. Because as we all know controversy equals awesome publicity, more sales to see what the fuss is about and therefore more cash.
Of course, it's always worth remembering that there's all sorts of denominations of Christian, who will all respond toward this sort of thing with varying levels of interest from 'meh' to 'outrage!'. The latter of course can be expected to bite when stuff like this gets mentioned, whilst a vast majority of Christian Gamers like myself will do as I do and not dignify the offending game with a purchase.
To be honest, this feels a bit like the time my more fundamental brothers and sisters yelled about Dungeons and Dragons being satanic back in the eighties, which most Christians nowadays would think absurd, because we all know it's just a game. Hmm.
I could waffle on and on about this, but I think I've said enough.
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LikeCouldn't have said it better myself to be honest. Being a Christian gamer, if something offends me, then I don't play it.
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LikeWasn't it the church that invented Satan
And, as anyone who read the bible knows, all of the mass slaughters,global floods, drownings, plagues, fire-storms, wrath, destruction of cities and nations, incitement to wars etc., etc. were all done by or carried out under the instructions of a Mr Lord God Almighty.
What did Satan do? er, not a lot. Got someone to eat some fruit and get all kinky and think for themselves, have a chat with Mr B Jesus on a cliff-top.
Has someone ever done a body count of how many people God was responsible for killing, in some pretty God-awful ways.
If there was a Satan, he's probably been playing catch up since he was booted from the Garden. Wasn't even allowed to keep his tree. No wonder he's pissed off.
And going by all the killings still going on in the name of one or other religions 'God', He's still got his Mighty Mojo wrath on.
By comparison, what gamers get up to is less than the charge of a quantum particle.
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LikeOh for Satan's sake!!
Why don't they give it a rest?
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Likelol - well, there are plenty of books and movies with Satan in them (far more than games I'd wager!)
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LikeWho knows, maybe in many decades an ancient collection of bluerays will be discovered in some cave on a cliff and will be decoded by post-apocalyptic people and found the bases of a religion. A game is called a game for a reason. If anything, they teach that there are consequences for actions....that is all that people must really understand.
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LikeI love the deception series. I have all of the games, event Trapt :)
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LikeKilling unbaptised infants sounds more like a tactic of fundamentalist Christians than devil-worshippers.
Meh. Never ceases to amaze me how all of these people continuously overlook one crucial fact:
It's. A. Game.
Are we to blame Battleships for the attack on the USS Cole?
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