From the article: "Looks like Left Behind: Eternal Forces was such a huge 'success', that Left Behind Games Inc is going to give away the title for free! A giveaway, neat! Similar to our own, right? Well not exactly. You see, they are just giving it away to the first one million people who sign up for it! So what are you waiting for, the second coming?"
Official press release at source.
Seeing as how tomorrow, May 21st, is supposed to be the Rapture and all the supposed "believers" are going to mysteriously disappear and make their way to heaven, many people are wondering "what about those that get left behind? Well, back in 2006, a rather controversial PC game was released that addressed the issue of those not included in the rapture. That game was aptly titled Left Behind.
On May 21st all the NEO-CONS will disappear? hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray. Let's throw a global party and celebrate!
We should all sing while we wait. I will start it off
"Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...always look on the bright side of life..."
Christian video and computer games may soon be appearing on Walmart shelves.
Hurray?
The only religious game I'd play is God of War or Assassin's Creed. These Christian games try too hard to educate, though I'd love to see some bad ass game based around the religion instead (like Assassin's Creed).
The two comments above me are golden.
Bubbles!
Although, I wouldn't mind a game that was set during the days of the Crusades...that would be pretty intense to play as a Crusader in the King's guard or something.
The fact that the Left Behind series is considered to be "Christian" is one of the biggest reasons I totally understand people hating religion.
For some reason I don't remember reading about Jesus slaughtering "non-believers" in any actual Christian texts.
From Gamertell:
"Digital Praise, the company responsible for the music games Dance Praise and Guitar Praise , has announced a planned merger with Left Behind Games Inc, most well-known for games based on the Left Behind best-selling series of books."
I'm glad they are hemorrhaging money, religion has no place in video games... just like in schools.
I couldn't help but think of a GTA in Jesus form. xD
That sounds so fun.
Especially with a karma system.
Anyway >_>
I think it'd be tight to have some Christian games, wouldn't bother me.
Moar gamez!
I truly believe that not only is this game the most concentrated form of sh!t and propaganda available legally, but it is also by every aspect a horrible game, with an even more horrible message.
This game is every Evangelical "gamer's" wet dream, basically a "convert or be lost forever" type of deal that Christian Extremists deny in spoken word but practice through action. It's hard to call this a "game"..."propo gandic bullsh!t" is more appropriate, as the game itself tries to convert you during it's loading screens.
It doesn't surprise me that this game is being given away, considering last I heard it's sales were barely in the thousands, and it was rightfully dragged through mud and crucified by the gaming community (no pun intended).
Simply put, this is a game you'd buy your kid if you hated him more than a tax audit, but now it looks like you won't need to spend a dime to show your contempt for quality games.
Are there even a million people who want this game?
I'm trying to figure out why people think a new company with a new genre has to be immediately successful with their first game. If that were expected of every company (which it's not, oddly enough), a lot of companies would have never gotten past their first year.