EA Cuts Taliban From Medal of Honor
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"In other words, you can still play as an AK-47-toting, suicide-bombing extremist trying to kill American forces in an ongoing, real-world conflict, you just can't have the T-word at the top of your scoreboard."
Really?
I mean if MOH wants to make it look like they care they sho...
Oh fuck it whats the point.....stupid cunts
Really?
I mean if MOH wants to make it look like they care they sho...
Oh fuck it whats the point.....stupid cunts
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Hmm. Wait, didn't they let you play as the Nazis in CoD: WaW? Stop me if I'm wrong, but didn't they do a couple of bad things too?
EA? yes, I'm with the department of backbones... we're revoking your spine.
Way to stand up in the face of adversity! Caved just like 6 Days in Fallujah. Are you REALLY saying you're too scared to stand up to the likes of Jack "wacko" Thompson? Seriously?
This is not the kind of thing we need whilst the games industry is about to go on trial. They're just showing the games industry as a bunch of cowards.
Way to stand up in the face of adversity! Caved just like 6 Days in Fallujah. Are you REALLY saying you're too scared to stand up to the likes of Jack "wacko" Thompson? Seriously?
This is not the kind of thing we need whilst the games industry is about to go on trial. They're just showing the games industry as a bunch of cowards.
This is rather interesting. What if some Arabic people started complaining because US soldiers killed their families? Would they rename them too? Doubtful for the simple fact they are Arab and thus are ignored unless they threaten something with murder, at which point the media would be all over it and use it to try and make people want to keep the US army fighting in the Middle-East so the raping of their lands for the profit of American businessmen can continue.
It is tiring to see the Americans as the good guy EVERY time. Be it movies, games, or anything. In almost all Western media, the Americans are the heroes. The only time they are the bad guys is when another American is the hero. Watch any Disney movie and note the accents, heroes have American accents and villains have European accents.
What they should have done is put in some missions where you play as the Taliban. Brothers in Arms did it with the Nazi's in Earned in Blood, so why is killing US soldiers as part of a force that is among the most evil (at least, it is always depicted as the most evil) in that game fine? Why is it any different than killing NATO troops as a Taliban? If you listen to the US Government, the Taliban only killed 3,000 US citizens while the Nazi's took out more than 3 million Jews (not counting the 10-15 million Russians that died). Is it ok to play as bad guys once they reach a certain killstreak, or is it racism?
It is tiring to see the Americans as the good guy EVERY time. Be it movies, games, or anything. In almost all Western media, the Americans are the heroes. The only time they are the bad guys is when another American is the hero. Watch any Disney movie and note the accents, heroes have American accents and villains have European accents.
What they should have done is put in some missions where you play as the Taliban. Brothers in Arms did it with the Nazi's in Earned in Blood, so why is killing US soldiers as part of a force that is among the most evil (at least, it is always depicted as the most evil) in that game fine? Why is it any different than killing NATO troops as a Taliban? If you listen to the US Government, the Taliban only killed 3,000 US citizens while the Nazi's took out more than 3 million Jews (not counting the 10-15 million Russians that died). Is it ok to play as bad guys once they reach a certain killstreak, or is it racism?
I would be disappointed if I thought this was anything other than a massive marketing stunt, and the Taliban's presence on the game was actually warranted and not just thrown in for the scandals. But I don't so I'm not.
Holy fuck, I was just saying in response to Young's column that EA is a much better soulless corporation than Activision. This is what I'm talking about. They managed to create a scandal to propel themselves to the spotlight, then at the last moment gain goodwill with people who didn't like it! Talk about having your cake and eating it too!
Holy fuck, I was just saying in response to Young's column that EA is a much better soulless corporation than Activision. This is what I'm talking about. They managed to create a scandal to propel themselves to the spotlight, then at the last moment gain goodwill with people who didn't like it! Talk about having your cake and eating it too!
Well, the Nazis LOST.Royas said:
The Taliban are still going.
The Nazis can be used because they were a historical military force, and one that failed.
The Taliban, on the other hand, are a present military force that have yet to see defeat.
I DO see where you're coming from with the "Please don't try to tell me that the Nazis are any less offensive a group than the Taliban." bit.
That's quite true.
Point taken but I maintain my previous statement, context is everything. If given a clearly defined choice, taking the scene seriously, and putting the results in the players hands. Yes I could see that being artistic.Hardcore_gamer said:
But I'm quite sure Little Big Planet is not taking it seriously and assume it lacks a narrative with strength enough to support such an offensive scene.
People have found art offensive and wrong for as long as it has existed.
I'm not saying all art must be offensive, or everything offensive must be art nor do I imply that I expected Medal of Honor to achieve anything with this.
But I do believe that instilling emotions in a target audience with subject matter they have personal feelings on is the foundation of handling any form of art.
With proper craftsmanship the visual, musical, and interactive mediums can paint a very artistic canvas.
Denying the foundation negates the possibility for art to exist on it.
The only thing that interested me in this game is now gone. May I never have to think of you again medal of honor.