Concentration Camp Game Canceled Due to Backlash

[LittleChone]

Who the crude makes a mod for a game that was released in 1992?

Also, why does a game like this have to be canceled? Genis said it himself that he was making this as a tribute to the people who lived in that time, not an insult. How is it that books and movies and all other conventional media can show the holocaust, and yet video games can't? Because people think it's "child's play?" Because people think that the option to fight AGAINST a historical evil is too "mature?" Why not allow gamers to explore this experience, when all other conventional media already has?

 

[06ict381]

I honestly don't thing any topic should be off-limits to any form of media. I probably wouldn't play this game as I wouldn't enjoy it and, from the other posts, I can see that many people would share this opinion. However, just because it may be unpopular does not mean that the developers should not be allowed to make it. It is simply freedom of speech.
There is a famous quote: "Although I do not agree with what you say, I will defend to the death your right to say it."

 

[Islandboy2]

ugh...another company caves to pressure. Then again i'm not mourning the death of this. Still at some point they have to defend their work.

 

[LawlessSquirrel]

...the fact that the ADL believes that the Holocaust is entirely off-limits for videogames has some gamers rather upset with them, particularly the "games as art" crowd.

Yep, that would include me. Not 'burn the heretics!' upset, but that's just not a reasonable demand. You have games about rape, torture, genocide, war etc but one particular event in human history is so bad that it can never be used in a game? That's not right at all.

The holocaust was very bad, few people will deny that, but regardless it's still not the worst thing humans have ever done, nor ever will do, I imagine.

Nothing should be 'off-limits'. That compromises the artistic integrity of any medium. There's things that rightfully are shied away from, but off-limits is a bit far. Especially when worse has already been explored to great acclaim.

 

[andriod]

nothing is off limits to games

 

[ENKC]

So... we're not going to see a Schindler's List adaptation any time soon then?

 

[ADDLibrarian]

They really tried going there? Creators....you get an epic facepalm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-_sABor77E&feature=player_embedded

Besides, it looks like an ugly Doom or Wolfenstein port. Ugh. The creators were beaten with the stupid stick and the game was beaten with the ugly stick.

 

[Bwown]

I wonder if they'd allow a 'chicken run' game...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Run_%28video_game%29

 

[Sammi Costello]

the Holocaust is entirely off-limits for videogames

Well fuck me. I never believed i could take offense in something, yet here it is.

Excuse me while i go get a knife and run screaming through the streets killing anyone in my way.

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!

Some people are idiots...

 

[Saint of M]

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].

 

[C95J]

Did you guys even read the article? Its about a Jewish uprising in Aushwitz that ACTUALLY HAPPENED! Its not sending Jews to die, one of the creators is very Jewish and was doing it to show people did in fact fight back (as the Jews were famous for not especially the ones that believed God would save them even in the Gas chambers), I don't see how killing Nazi's from the perspective of someone who could actually lose and pay dear for his actions rather then the perspective of a guy who will win the war and not suffer nearly as much is bad. I don't find it distasteful in the least.

did you even read my comment?

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.

 

[Vault Citizen]

the Holocaust is off-limits for videogames

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.

 

[Dogstile]

I'll make a game where you're the ADL, and you go around and find people who are committing terrible crimes such as thinking bad thoughts and such. And you build camps where you put these people and hide them from the rest of society. And you can customize and upgrade your camps.

You know, I would pay you for that game. Not much mind, but if its on steam it gets a buy.

 

[Vault Citizen]

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.

 

[Dogstile]

Interesting to compare the views in this thread and this:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.230995-Uwe-Boll-makes-Auschwitz-film
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.231019-Uwe-Boll-Sickens-With-Auschwitz-Movie

Both tasteless: one approved of, one decried. Hmm...

Are the same escapists in that thread who decried approving in this one? If not, irrelevant. Not all escapists users are the same.

 

[Booze Zombie]

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.

 

[Ninjamedic]

I imagine they might have taken issue if Schindler's list was about a super jew marine with a SMG in one hand, a list of names in the other, & a smirk on his face.

Yeah, about that....


....Yeah.

 

[Bloodstain]

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".

 

[Kurokami]

To be honest, it didn't sound that tasteful (especially how the creator flips his opinion from 'its just killing Nazis' to 'I did a ton of research), I'd be way more into it if it was a careful analysis of what the Jews really went through in the Holocaust, as well as the history of the unsuccessful rebellion.

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.

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.

 

[Kurokami]

Did you guys even read the article? Its about a Jewish uprising in Aushwitz that ACTUALLY HAPPENED! Its not sending Jews to die, one of the creators is very Jewish and was doing it to show people did in fact fight back (as the Jews were famous for not especially the ones that believed God would save them even in the Gas chambers), I don't see how killing Nazi's from the perspective of someone who could actually lose and pay dear for his actions rather then the perspective of a guy who will win the war and not suffer nearly as much is bad. I don't find it distasteful in the least.

did you even read my comment?

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.

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.

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.