[syntheticgerbil]

A real misanthrope wouldn't even be using the internet, let alone a forum.




And I can't really believe that parents don't let their kids play Rated Mature games. That's funny. Most of my childhood fun was oriented on spilling blood and guts with friends at 4 AM, when we were not supposed to be up.

Hell, I sort of figured out sex through Leisure Suit Larry. Good parenting.

[remixor]

Originally Posted by syntheticgerbil

And I can't really believe that parents don't let their kids play Rated Mature games. That's funny. Most of my childhood fun was oriented on spilling blood and guts with friends at 4 AM, when we were not supposed to be up.

Hell, I sort of figured out sex through Leisure Suit Larry. Good parenting.

I certainly wouldn't hold it against parents if they didn't want to let their kids playing games that are intended and rated for people of age 17 years or older. It's not "funny"--you must be thinking that the RATINGS system is funny, not the actions of the parents.

[Kingzjester]

Originally Posted by syntheticgerbil

A real misanthrope wouldn't even be using the internet, let alone a forum.

I focus all my misanthropy on Evan, taking it easy on everybody else some of the most of the time.

Berthrand Russell was one of the biggest misanthropes I know of, and even he went out with the hippies to protest the war in Vietnam. Even the Unabomber had a group of people he hung out with at the local wilderness library. Granted, I am not nearly as introverted as either one of them. I can function in the 'real' world, the world of idiots. But even after a short conversation with one of those idiots they start to resent my questions, yell at me. I asked this woman I have an 8-o-clock class with why must I come on time, and she was earnestly inslulted that I would even bring something like that up.

My friends introduce me to their friends by saying, "This is Steven, he is just like me, only worse."

Soon enough they'll tar-and-feather me and send me on my merry way out of town...

[syntheticgerbil]

No I really do think it's funny that parents keep their kids away from Mature games.

I think games in all actually are very light and soft core, and really there is nothing to be worried about. I think parents should have the attitude that likens all games to pong. "Oh it's only a game, Junior won't hurt his mind." But Junior will hurt his mind, and he'll be a raving weird maniac when he gets older. Him and his weird raving maniac friends. But these maniacs are going to be unphased and more satisfied. And once they mature, they can actually enjoy games like Pong and stop clearing the cookies, temporary internet files, and history on the computer so their parents won't know that they are looking at naked nude sex.

Anyways, I mean to say: Dement your kids at an early age. They will be stronger, faster, and more powerful because of it.

[Kingzjester]

Originally Posted by syntheticgerbil

...naked nude sex.

... as opposed to what?

Sorry Tamz if you wanted to ask that

[Tamara]

Originally Posted by Kingzjester

If there was ever a perfect place for one to read black magic, that's it!

Tee. That one is just pure genius

You're a nutter, Kingz, but a funny nutter, and that makes you OK in my book

... as opposed to what?

you'd be surprised, actually

[DomStLeger]

Originally Posted by Kingzjester

When I am sitting in the parking lot and reading LOTR, I don't want some guy with a republican smile, a slanted forehead, and a Gideon's Bible to run up to me and start yelling how I should drop all this black magic NOW and adopt Jesus Holy Christ of Nazareth as the one and true only son of God and drop down on my knees and beg for ..... them to kindly blow me.

All Bibles to the fiction isle!!

While I share a number of the sentiments in your rant Kingz, I really can't see the relevance of most of it.

Originally Posted by Kingzjester

I focus all my misanthropy on Evan, taking it easy on everybody else some of the most of the time.

Well thank god for that; and here was me thinking you were merely holding a childish vendetta because he wouldn't let you use a four letter word once. Good to know thats beneath you, and that theres actually a well thoughtout philisophical reason for it instead.

[remixor]

Originally Posted by DomStLeger

While I share a number of the sentiments in your rant Kingz, I really can't see the relevance of most of it.

Especially since the people who run that site aren't assaulting Kingz from all sides and opening new broser windows in his face...

[martybee_98]

http://www.newrev7.com

I did this game and it was probably TOO strange for the Christians and not strange enough for the "strange" market...

Growing tired of "me too" sorts of games that Christians were putting out I did something completely different. I made one that I had a little fun at. Your ammo was donuts and cookies and the weapons were hood ornaments off of cars fromt the '50s. You got health by drinking coffee... All this was set to a "surf guitar" soundtrack, all the Ventures.

(if you decide to get the demo from winsite, just be ready for a lot of popups, I am too cheap to put anything on a REAL server, also when you are there, do a search for "badmedicine". Its a first level for my other game, Bad Medicine where you play a poor schmuck who has lost his health insurance and has to fight his way out of the hospital.)

[Alextek]

I'm Christian too, but I'm getting fed up with the hypocrisy that some of the so called "christians" are expressing to the media. Adventure games such as the curse of the monkey island are great because of the storyline that it is contain in the game (unlike GTA3, a senseless marketing tool). It's fiction, and its supposed to be entertainning like a novel or a movie (LOTR series?). We know its not real. Having said that, The Broken Sword series are high up in my list of all time favorite games, I dont know if that makes me less Christian or not, but our faith is suppose to set us free not ballchained (or defensive) to the ills of society. My advise, play on. Of course pick the good games.

Originally Posted by martybee_98

http://www.newrev7.com

I did this game and it was probably TOO strange for the Christians and not strange enough for the "strange" market...

Growing tired of "me too" sorts of games that Christians were putting out I did something completely different. I made one that I had a little fun at. Your ammo was donuts and cookies and the weapons were hood ornaments off of cars fromt the '50s. You got health by drinking coffee... All this was set to a "surf guitar" soundtrack, all the Ventures.

(if you decide to get the demo from winsite, just be ready for a lot of popups, I am too cheap to put anything on a REAL server, also when you are there, do a search for "badmedicine". Its a first level for my other game, Bad Medicine where you play a poor schmuck who has lost his health insurance and has to fight his way out of the hospital.)

[Hammerite]

I suppose that killing in games is wrong and satanic but its perfectly AOK to have El Idio-Presidente Bush (that's my name for him) to send off people to kill Iraqis because they happen to be sitting on a massive pile of oil.

[Manhunter71]

Originally Posted by Hammerite

I suppose that killing in games is wrong and satanic but its perfectly AOK to have El Idio-Presidente Bush (that's my name for him) to send off people to kill Iraqis because they happen to be sitting on a massive pile of oil.

Don't get me started on Bush!
He's perfectly happy to send thousands of troops to Iraq to overthrow a dictator who had control of numerous oil wells but won't lift a finger to help the situation in Zimbabwe where the evil dictator Robert Mugabe has thrown thousands of innocent human beings out of their homes and demolished them, leaving them all homeless

[Hammerite]

which one's the bloke who doesnt let more than 3 people talk at a time because of a fear of conspiracy (this isnt just in escape from monkey island, this is a real dictator who does that).

[Maquisard]

Originally Posted by fov

okay... whatever happened to "thou shalt not kill"? it's okay as long as the killing isn't realistic?

-emily

OK, so how do you want it? Laid back, or extreme Christianity? 'Cause I can do both.

[vansau]

Does extreme Christianity involve crusades and warfare? Cause that'd rule.

[Hammerite]

I jsut read their review of DOOM 3 saying that they think the game should be banned due to the fact that a 13-year-old would be exposed to satanic demons and the occult even though on the front of the packaging is the number '18' in a circle... besides, i was allowed to play the original Doom at the age of four in small 15-minute doses giving me enough violence not to make me either desensitized or wanting to see it. and i turned out fine.

[fov]

Did this year and a half old thread *really* need to be resurrected?

[SCRUGAtes13]

Originally Posted by fov

Did this year and a half old thread *really* need to be resurrected?

actually, yes! christianity is something that condones video games and teaches us to fight in wars for god. good ol' christianity, always there for a purpose.

and islam, hinduism, jewish orthodox, greek orthodox, russian orthodox, born again christians, catholics, protestants, samurai's, wizards, dungeons and dragons. LARPing religion style yeah.