Comment Army of Two (Score 1) 244
I don't know if anyone played Army of Two but that game seems to have HUGE political themes. It came out well inside Bush's term\reign and was all about private military contractors. That was a game that freaked the hell out of me if I thought about it too much. The game is awesome to play with a friend but, when you start thinking about how Blackwater operates and the same rules that apply to all of the other military force contractors that are\were also deployed to Iraq and wherever else and how much of an analog Army of Two is to that...
I think it's entirely possible for a game to contain (strong) political themes and messages. Even more dangerous is the propensity to get drawn in to an "evil" plot and think nothing of it because the game is so fun to play.
This is NOT me saying that this is a huge problem and that games should be taken off the shelves if they fit this definition. This is just me saying it's a valid point. Let me put it a different way:
Republican Gamers: Think about how awesome it would be to play a game where you were a special forces operator who went on spec op missions around the world killing terrorists. During the course of which, you discover that Obama is actually a terrorist about to orchestrate a takedown of our entire economy and it was your job to go "get 'im".
Liberal\Democrat Gamers: Think about how awesome it would have been to play a game where you were a lone vigilante who actually finds and executes Bin Laden. During the course of which, you discovered that Bush had orchestrated all of 9/11 as a massive money laundering\stealing scheme and it was your job to go "correct the problem".
Dear DHS - This post is a product of imagination only meant to prove a point. Please disregard.
I think it's entirely possible for a game to contain (strong) political themes and messages. Even more dangerous is the propensity to get drawn in to an "evil" plot and think nothing of it because the game is so fun to play.
This is NOT me saying that this is a huge problem and that games should be taken off the shelves if they fit this definition. This is just me saying it's a valid point. Let me put it a different way:
Republican Gamers: Think about how awesome it would be to play a game where you were a special forces operator who went on spec op missions around the world killing terrorists. During the course of which, you discover that Obama is actually a terrorist about to orchestrate a takedown of our entire economy and it was your job to go "get 'im".
Liberal\Democrat Gamers: Think about how awesome it would have been to play a game where you were a lone vigilante who actually finds and executes Bin Laden. During the course of which, you discovered that Bush had orchestrated all of 9/11 as a massive money laundering\stealing scheme and it was your job to go "correct the problem".
Dear DHS - This post is a product of imagination only meant to prove a point. Please disregard.