Left Behind Games Giving Games To Its Own Investors

[Bobbity]

This is why I love my parents so damn much.

Know how I 'came out' to my parents? I brought my girlfriend (love of my life and long, long time friend and daughter to family friends - we've known each other since the first day of school) over and said "Hey, Mum, Sara and I are having sex." Her response? "Okay. Just don't do anything silly."

That was completely off-topic, but god damn my upbringing rules.

Haha, nice. I imagine my parents would have a heart attack if I tried that :S

 

[Break]

Best thing about this news post is that you can immediately tell who's been reading their Slactivist. Now there's two circles in the Venn diagram I never expected to cross.

This is why I love my parents so damn much.

Know how I 'came out' to my parents? I brought my girlfriend (love of my life and long, long time friend and daughter to family friends - we've known each other since the first day of school) over and said "Hey, Mum, Sara and I are having sex." Her response? "Okay. Just don't do anything silly."

That was completely off-topic, but god damn my upbringing rules.

Alright! I was just wondering what kind of day it was going to be. With a start like this, I know it can't be anything other than excellent.

 

[DanDeFool]

Don't call Left Behind Games Christian. At least the book series they're based off focuses far too heavily on an unsupported version of the apocalypse and vengeance than God and his message.

And moreover, in the novels, weren't the people who were "left behind" all heathens, nonbelievers, and people of generally weak faith?

Why would you form any kind of Christian company and label it "Left Behind"?

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Wow, they look like shit. Not ragging on Christianity here, but anything marketed as the Christian something of anything, is shit 99% of the time. Only good thing I can think of is Stryper, and they're just okay.

Probably the same for other religions, though.

I beg to differ:


You're still not completely wrong, a lot of Christian media (movies, music, and these games) does suck, but some of it is OK.

But games? Really? 99% of games are about killing something for the fun of it, from jumping on heads in Mario to killing everything in Duke Nukem. I don't think video games and Christianity mix very well, but maybe there is a diamond in the rough somewhere.

But As I Lay Dying isn't marketed as the Christian version of anything, they just are all Christian and write from that perspective. What I meant was that if something is the Christian alternative to something, it's going to suck. Something being made by Christians and from that perspective isn't inherently bad, Robocop is a Jesus allegory.

 

[PimpHandofGod]

I like to imagine the developers watched this and decided to base their ad on it.

I love you

 

[fundayz]

Wow people hand over money to make games like those? Damn, my cousin could make better games than those by himself, and he's not even done school.

 

[Sean Strife]

Wow, 2 pages of comments and not one comment on the ATROCIOUS graphics of their game? Seriously, their games look like late PS1/90's PC games. And speaking of games with the same graphic quality as these guys...

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As Nicholas Cage would say: TA-DAAAAAAAAA!

 

[Gilhelmi]

I hope they do well.

I have not seen a good Christian game since Spiritual Warfare on the Original Gameboy.

I hope they do well.

You mean this?


Im guessing the gameboy one is the same as the NES one?

Yes I do. I miss that old game. I know it was a cheap Zelda clone but it was the first game I ever beat.

It annoys me that I can no longer find the cartridge.

 

[Arluza]

you mean the company whose first game implanted viruses on the computers, and then sold your passwords to email and stuff to the highest bidder? cool. I'll pass.

 

[Gilhelmi]

Don't call Left Behind Games Christian. At least the book series they're based off focuses far too heavily on an unsupported version of the apocalypse and vengeance than God and his message.

And moreover, in the novels, weren't the people who were "left behind" all heathens, nonbelievers, and people of generally weak faith?

Why would you form any kind of Christian company and label it "Left Behind"?

To start with, yes. But after the 'rapture' they realized that it was the time of relational and converted. I did like the Minister who was left behind. Just because you go through the motions does not make you saved.

I agree though, they could have picked a better name. Wisdom Tree was a good name, They made Christian games on the NES and GameBoy systems back in the good old days. Nostalgia hmmm.

 

[DanDeFool]

Don't call Left Behind Games Christian. At least the book series they're based off focuses far too heavily on an unsupported version of the apocalypse and vengeance than God and his message.

And moreover, in the novels, weren't the people who were "left behind" all heathens, nonbelievers, and people of generally weak faith?

Why would you form any kind of Christian company and label it "Left Behind"?

To start with, yes. But after the 'rapture' they realized that it was the time of relational and converted. I did like the Minister who was left behind. Just because you go through the motions does not make you saved.

I agree though, they could have picked a better name. Wisdom Tree was a good name, They made Christian games on the NES and GameBoy systems back in the good old days. Nostalgia hmmm.

I agree. Wisdom Tree is a better name. And thanks for the heads up as to the general meaning of "Left Behind".

Frankly, I think Biblical games would be more interesting if they focused on the Old Testament. Say, you play as the Hebrews, wandering through the middle east and outright slaughtering every other culture you find there. Or you play as God, planning the annihilation of the world when those darn Sodomites start to get too complacent.

Maybe a little off-message, but hey, it IS in the Bible.

 

[Gilhelmi]

Don't call Left Behind Games Christian. At least the book series they're based off focuses far too heavily on an unsupported version of the apocalypse and vengeance than God and his message.

And moreover, in the novels, weren't the people who were "left behind" all heathens, nonbelievers, and people of generally weak faith?

Why would you form any kind of Christian company and label it "Left Behind"?

To start with, yes. But after the 'rapture' they realized that it was the time of relational and converted. I did like the Minister who was left behind. Just because you go through the motions does not make you saved.

I agree though, they could have picked a better name. Wisdom Tree was a good name, They made Christian games on the NES and GameBoy systems back in the good old days. Nostalgia hmmm.

I agree. Wisdom Tree is a better name. And thanks for the heads up as to the general meaning of "Left Behind".

Frankly, I think Biblical games would be more interesting if they focused on the Old Testament. Say, you play as the Hebrews, wandering through the middle east and outright slaughtering every other culture you find there. Or you play as God, planning the annihilation of the world when those darn Sodomites start to get too complacent.

Maybe a little off-message, but hey, it IS in the Bible.

It is difficult to make non-combat games. Just like that Extra Credits episode said.

 

[DanDeFool]

Don't call Left Behind Games Christian. At least the book series they're based off focuses far too heavily on an unsupported version of the apocalypse and vengeance than God and his message.

And moreover, in the novels, weren't the people who were "left behind" all heathens, nonbelievers, and people of generally weak faith?

Why would you form any kind of Christian company and label it "Left Behind"?

To start with, yes. But after the 'rapture' they realized that it was the time of relational and converted. I did like the Minister who was left behind. Just because you go through the motions does not make you saved.

I agree though, they could have picked a better name. Wisdom Tree was a good name, They made Christian games on the NES and GameBoy systems back in the good old days. Nostalgia hmmm.

I agree. Wisdom Tree is a better name. And thanks for the heads up as to the general meaning of "Left Behind".

Frankly, I think Biblical games would be more interesting if they focused on the Old Testament. Say, you play as the Hebrews, wandering through the middle east and outright slaughtering every other culture you find there. Or you play as God, planning the annihilation of the world when those darn Sodomites start to get too complacent.

Maybe a little off-message, but hey, it IS in the Bible.

It is difficult to make non-combat games. Just like that Extra Credits episode said.

Very true. Maybe you could make a Spore-type game from a creationist perspective (instead of a pseudo-evolutionary perspective), but I'll bet that would get you a ton of flak. From EVERYONE.

 

[Formica Archonis]

Best thing about this news post is that you can immediately tell who's been reading their Slactivist. Now there's two circles in the Venn diagram I never expected to cross.

You'd be surprised. We're not all teenagers here, you know.

 

[Prince Regent]

Praise champion?! This is a joke...right?

 

[Blind Sight]

Ha, I bought the Left Behind game (cause a terrible set of pretentious hypocritical books would make a great game, right?) about a year back from a bargain bin.

And it's hilariously bad. I mean, you make a Christian game, and then you make the Antichrist's side look much, much cooler and awesome then the Christian side? Also, the entire philosophy of the Christian side's gameplay is pretty much 'convert or kill' (though there is a 'spirit' meter that prevents unneeded violence). Probably not the best idea.

 

[Gilhelmi]

Don't call Left Behind Games Christian. At least the book series they're based off focuses far too heavily on an unsupported version of the apocalypse and vengeance than God and his message.

And moreover, in the novels, weren't the people who were "left behind" all heathens, nonbelievers, and people of generally weak faith?

Why would you form any kind of Christian company and label it "Left Behind"?

To start with, yes. But after the 'rapture' they realized that it was the time of relational and converted. I did like the Minister who was left behind. Just because you go through the motions does not make you saved.

I agree though, they could have picked a better name. Wisdom Tree was a good name, They made Christian games on the NES and GameBoy systems back in the good old days. Nostalgia hmmm.

I agree. Wisdom Tree is a better name. And thanks for the heads up as to the general meaning of "Left Behind".

Frankly, I think Biblical games would be more interesting if they focused on the Old Testament. Say, you play as the Hebrews, wandering through the middle east and outright slaughtering every other culture you find there. Or you play as God, planning the annihilation of the world when those darn Sodomites start to get too complacent.

Maybe a little off-message, but hey, it IS in the Bible.

It is difficult to make non-combat games. Just like that Extra Credits episode said.

Very true. Maybe you could make a Spore-type game from a creationist perspective (instead of a pseudo-evolutionary perspective), but I'll bet that would get you a ton of flak. From EVERYONE.

Including Me. I am a proponent of Theistic Evolution.

I am working on getting more members of my Church to buy this theory but the older members are not budging, The younger member are though. The teens and young adults do like the theory.

 

[SteewpidZombie]

So considering that roughly 40% of the world is Christian (Just for the sake of argument), and maybe 10% have access to computers/internet depending on their location...and only about 2% will have actually have heard about the games...we can assume that LESS than 1% will actually play any of the games.

This company is basically committing virtual suicide before our very eye's...LET'S WATCH!

Seriously though, that is the dumbest move anyone could possibly make for a business. They've secluded themselves to a specific Demographic, then they are choosing to make a interactive/downloadable media that only half or less of their demographic can actually use, THEN they decide to give FREE access to those games to the ONLY people who are currently paying/investing in the company?