blasting Aliens in the face, what im talking about here is the impact
of having endorsed Army products and It's detrimental effect on our
industry.
Everywhere you read now on all gaming site's, you will always come
across an article about how Jack Thompson or some other news hunting,
ill informed vigilante fruitcake trys to ban games, they tell us Games
are not good, and may turn you into a psychopathic maniac, and you just
can't wait to gun someone down. We know this is complete bolloxs but
these people's arguments will carry weight if Army's around the world
are endorsing and making games to improve their recruitment numbers.
No one will kick up a fuss if games where all like Mario and
Sonic(be abit boring), but games cross the line when they come dressed
up and glorify war and killing, and come with an official endorsment,
virtually shooting someone for us is an everyday occurance and we think
nothing of it as weve been doing it for years, but to the none playing
on looker It's beyond comprehension.
Games are always going to get rap from MPs, Parliaments, for all the
wrong reasons, however most of those who complain don't play games,
they only see the graphic images and why is America's Army a game? if
It's being used to recruit Americain's. If the US Army is funding and
continuing to support a GAME about how being in a war
could be fun, and the right thing to do, all because the game says so,
this in turn will continue to fuel and endorse arguments from people
like Jack Thompson, as It's suddenly not about the game anymore, but
what the game represents, and that's killing! and if you liked it, come
join the Army.
Eventually games and creative freedom in games are finished because
the uproar will just continue and gain momentum as bigger and more
powerful people get involved as things escolate, heck you don't see the
US Army sponsoring Die Hard or Rambo, so what the hell are they doing
making a game.
Well simply put, because they can, and as no one in power or
authority plays games, they will continue to make games however
damaging and obscene it is to the on looker, and until our generation
grows and become the ones in power, (that's if we haven't blown every
**** up by then) but when we do we can then correct the damaging
flaws in the industry, because It's shooting itself in the foot, games
at the moment are in termoil and are on the verge of censorship, and
then every game will be like Mario & Sonic.
The people who have the power and set the rules for developing a
game, should stop these entity's getting involved, I don't want
shooting games stopped forever, hell no.
Game's are being taken advantage of as a means for something else,
in my mind a game is about fun and enjoying it with others, but outside
influences are ruining it for all of us, and these people simply don't
give a **** because if it goes **** up what do they lose? nothing.
We got to stand up and stop this before It's to late, and im sure im not the only one who has spotted it.
