Concentration Camp Game Canceled Due to Backlash
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Exactly. It's off limit for games, yet it's ok for it to be explored in other media like TV, Cinema, Books, Radio talk shows and news papers. But not games, oh FUCK no!poiumty said:
Some people are idiots...
I concure. Why is it off limits to this media. Even if they are thinking games are children's medium, isn;t this the best wya to teach them about this?
As for the comment on racial genicide? If that studio decided t do this game based on one of the many Afican Civil wars, there would have been a backlash saying it's racist as they would have been dealing with the same crowed.
THis is why I think Political correctness can kiss my [politically incorrect curse word].
As for the comment on racial genicide? If that studio decided t do this game based on one of the many Afican Civil wars, there would have been a backlash saying it's racist as they would have been dealing with the same crowed.
THis is why I think Political correctness can kiss my [politically incorrect curse word].
did you even read my comment?Warforger said:
I never said it was about sending Jews to die, I was just saying that a game set in Aushwitz would cause some controversy. This is the same no matter who's perspective you are playing it from.
I think that even though it is being shown from the different side, it still shows the Jewish being killed and it isn't really a good choice for a game.
Well that just pisses me off and serves to increase my desire to see a holocaust game made, will just put it on my to do list for when I become rich enough to fund a videogame.
There is only one thing to do now, contact the developers, get as much as the game as possible, and distribute it freely around the internet.
How amazingly lame, the response, I mean.
It's a game where you shoot Nazis, you'd think a group representing Jewish people would be like "fuck yes".
On the other hand, it looks amazingly ugly and there's only so much horror you can show with a graphics engine from 1992.
It's a game where you shoot Nazis, you'd think a group representing Jewish people would be like "fuck yes".
On the other hand, it looks amazingly ugly and there's only so much horror you can show with a graphics engine from 1992.
I would have played that game.
In my opinion, the more lines are crossed, the better. It encourages other developers to cross even more lines, thus freeing the medium "game".
In my opinion, the more lines are crossed, the better. It encourages other developers to cross even more lines, thus freeing the medium "game".
No clue if the game would've been shit, but I really don't see much reason in simply banning it. "It's just killing Nazis" sounds like a pretty nice defence to me since its pretty much the same as every other game.Blind Sight said:
Truth be told I didn't read the entire post, but a game about that could be fucking awesome, and ending with tragedy, even better. I mean, people are really dying over in other wars and we still play their games, is it really all that different? Especially while it's (to my understanding) depicting a Jewish uprising.
Why? In Killzone you see armies racially cleansing one another, as with many other games. This has a bit of a bigger sting to it as it's a historic event, but people in other wars are also being depicted and in this case... I think it is something that's important to remember.C95J said:
Personally I don't see why this idea warrents some sort of taboo, the game could be done so tastefully in my opinion, be intensely dramatic and emotional. Provide some awareness of the event, too.
Most Jews are sick of being victimized, these guys don't help, playing the role of Jews that historically didn't take to the idea of being killed does in my opinion.
Different art different art forms, obliviously those against this are to childish to see beyond petty things.
If it's off-limits to film, it's off-limits to video games. The best way to conquer pain is to experience it, in controlled doses, until defenses are developed to nullify pain.Scott Bullock said:
Why the developer halted production and/or release of the game is absurd. Do they have shareholders who would pull funding for... a mod??? ... for Wolfenstein 3-D??? Wolfenstein 3-D was not art. Not every video game can be or will be art. Some video games are a form of interactive entertainment. just because it has only 256 colors and pixels doesn't make it art. It may be educational, entertaining, or enlightening, but not necessarily art.
What a disgusting, horrible idea for a game. Dear God - how could they possibly have thought this would go down well?
Yes, the Holocaust was a true horror, a giant black mark on the history of humankind. It should not be forgotten, nor should anyone not realize its significance, not just to the Jewish people but to the entire world. That said, nothing should be considered off-limits to gaming. If a movie can be made about it, so can a game. Deal with it.
