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Religious fanaticism within any religion is a bad thing.. agreed.. i just hope the game doesn't try to say.. religion is bad (specifically christianity or any other religion)... since yes organized religion can be pretty messed up and corrupt and a lot of the time people that consider themselves "Christians" are full of it & can even be abusive while using religion as a reason for their abuse.. but that just goes to show that they really aren't Christians.. which makes the point that them being Christian really has nothing to do with their actions.. and if the main characters mom is a christian.. well that is kinda irrelevant since... things like fanaticism in religion should be blamed on the people that act that way not on the religion! (it is just so ignorant & unintelligent to blame it on the religion) it should also be blamed on mental illness and the corrupt leaders that spread fanaticism since they usually have other goals in mind... even Jesus said beware of the church & organized religion and not to follow blindly... I don't even consider myself very religious and i can't believe i am defending religion like this.. but religion can be a great thing.. organized religion on the other hand well.. it can have its flaws..and can have negative effects on people's minds especially those that are mentally ill.
I just hope the game goes about demonstrating religion and religious fanaticism in an intelligent way and that the game is not an attempt at pushing an atheist opinion either... since that would be very hypocritical and could be considered atheist fanaticism. And since I am not sure i want to play the Zelda version of the book/movie Carrie.. I will have to wait and see what Edmund has to say about this.. and see what people have to say after they play the game.. then i will decide whether or not playing the game is worth it.. man.. oh man i really wanted to like this game i really hope the premise and story wasn't done in an unintelligent way.. and if it was ... well i will just have to make a game that deals with the same issues and do it the right way..haha.. I just hope this game wasn't created as the atheists version of the game Spiritual Warfare for nes that was also a Zelda clone..
I just hope the game goes about demonstrating religion and religious fanaticism in an intelligent way and that the game is not an attempt at pushing an atheist opinion either... since that would be very hypocritical and could be considered atheist fanaticism. And since I am not sure i want to play the Zelda version of the book/movie Carrie.. I will have to wait and see what Edmund has to say about this.. and see what people have to say after they play the game.. then i will decide whether or not playing the game is worth it.. man.. oh man i really wanted to like this game i really hope the premise and story wasn't done in an unintelligent way.. and if it was ... well i will just have to make a game that deals with the same issues and do it the right way..haha.. I just hope this game wasn't created as the atheists version of the game Spiritual Warfare for nes that was also a Zelda clone..
hm.. i found this comment someone posted a while back about the whole PETA situation and SMB..
"RefIex Dec 2 2010, 8:09 PM
Meat boy's developers should stir up the right-wing, religious nutjobs next."
"RefIex Dec 2 2010, 8:09 PM
Meat boy's developers should stir up the right-wing, religious nutjobs next."
It would seem that Edmund is maybe (keyword: MAYBE) purposefully causing issues with his games.. which he did with Super Meat Boy where he purposely posted on PETA's website to cause a stir about SMB.. and now perhaps he is focusing on religious peeps with Isaac. and especially given that persons comment from a year ago that i posted above this one.. it seems very likely this is part of Edmund's design scheme.. (which i think that kid deserves some cash Edmund... since it would seem like you maybe read and used his idea...hard to know without more details about Isaac & having not played it yet..)
i know i am jumping to a lot of conclusions here.. i just hope i can continue to respect Edmund as a game designer since i have been a big fan long before SMB.. and if i am right and this is what is going on with The Binding Of Isaac.. well.... i wont be purchasing anymore of Edmunds games.. not because of the possible religious stuff in the game.. but just because of the way he may be deciding to make his games basically as really lame attempts at approaching social issues in such a way that is "edgy" but its not edgy its just lazy. and is possibly just a scheme to get press to sell his game..ugh,,
I mean its not a terrible idea to market or draw attention to your game by using social issues.. and its not a terrible way to make a game either that focuses on a specific social issue..actually its a good idea.. so i give Edmund credit for trying..(if that is really what he is attempting to do) but.... if you use a social issue in your game it shouldn't be used as a cheap tool to sell a game or get press.. or to be "edgy" either.. i just hope he will be tasteful about how he approaches the game and not like an immature kid in middle school.. since it would be cheap, distasteful and the most uncreative lazy brained thing i have ever heard of..
I just hope he paid attention to jonathan blow's design reboot lecture...
All i have to say is Edmund better have made The Binding Of Isaac in an intelligent way.. since if this game turns out to be what people on here seem to think it will be.. it just seems like a cheap stunt to get attention & press... which is pretty low and tasteless.. its not edgy its not creative.. its just.. lame.. and it would actually be worse than most other marketing schemes.. and i really would like to not think less of Edmund since I always thought he was cool and intelligent..
i know i am jumping to a lot of conclusions here.. i just hope i can continue to respect Edmund as a game designer since i have been a big fan long before SMB.. and if i am right and this is what is going on with The Binding Of Isaac.. well.... i wont be purchasing anymore of Edmunds games.. not because of the possible religious stuff in the game.. but just because of the way he may be deciding to make his games basically as really lame attempts at approaching social issues in such a way that is "edgy" but its not edgy its just lazy. and is possibly just a scheme to get press to sell his game..ugh,,
I mean its not a terrible idea to market or draw attention to your game by using social issues.. and its not a terrible way to make a game either that focuses on a specific social issue..actually its a good idea.. so i give Edmund credit for trying..(if that is really what he is attempting to do) but.... if you use a social issue in your game it shouldn't be used as a cheap tool to sell a game or get press.. or to be "edgy" either.. i just hope he will be tasteful about how he approaches the game and not like an immature kid in middle school.. since it would be cheap, distasteful and the most uncreative lazy brained thing i have ever heard of..
I just hope he paid attention to jonathan blow's design reboot lecture...
All i have to say is Edmund better have made The Binding Of Isaac in an intelligent way.. since if this game turns out to be what people on here seem to think it will be.. it just seems like a cheap stunt to get attention & press... which is pretty low and tasteless.. its not edgy its not creative.. its just.. lame.. and it would actually be worse than most other marketing schemes.. and i really would like to not think less of Edmund since I always thought he was cool and intelligent..
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