Pirate man Crecente and Columbine RPG boy debate controversy

Crecente is at least the third best pirate.

@ wmv337, i have to ask. Why is it too soon to make a video game about it? There have been several movies about it, and people have talked about it non stop. They have already made several movies about the 9/11 attack. Why can they make movies and not a video game?

Hell yes Backflip.

You read my mind.

Despite the content and the controversy of the game (and the fact that it isn't nearly as serious as the creater claims it is... the kids fight Satan at the end fer crissakes!) it should not have been pulled. Let the judges vote against it if they so choose, but it's kinda silly to remove it because it deals with a real life event.

The game really sucks quality wise, but it should not have been pulled.

I agree with Ted on this one, almost to a T. If 9/11 movies are ok, media portraying this event should be as well. However, the ending does seem to be in particularly bad taste. So while I don't think that the Columbine event should be trivialized in the way that the ending does, I do applaud the game for tackling tough issues.

Speaking purely about Slamdance, it is a farce that they wait until the game does well to remove it. I'd be insulted.

Also, did the creator's speech seem reallly scripted to anyone else? Like he had a speech prepared. Not smooth or natural at all. Also, I wish Crescente could've spoken a bit longer.

Games like this will never stop being made though. Most of the time, they are done just for the sake of it. I remember when Steve Irwin died (RIP), and it was hours before that flash game popped up.

We live in an age when you can make a game like this at home for free, and thanks to that, there are some people who push the boundries for whatever reason.

That said, I don't condone games like this. I think if you have to time and effort to spend on creating a game around these events, you clearly need to check your lifestyle.

The creator's speech - orchestrated because everything he says might get his ass sued.

Columbine game - barring the lame ending was a good (if not horrifying) look into the events of that horrible day

Slamdance - trying to cover their asses at the last minute is lame. Either fight for the indie guys or get out of the business and do something safer and less controversial. What did you expect?

Crescente, moisturize moisturize moisturize.

getting sued? There is nothing to get sued over. He made a fucking video game because he had time on his hands. Its about a controversial topic, there is nothing that you can get in trouble about. The slamdance's excuse of not being able to afford a law suit if it happens is absolutely ludicrous.

Ted, you are aware of the civil side of our courts in the US right? People suing for punitive damages, psychological counseling costs, etc?

He has to be VERY careful what he says and how he says it. As does Slamdance. The family could sue for using the names. The victims could sue for psychological damages...the list goes on and on. Just because we don't think that anyone should be sued doesn't present people from clogging up the courts.

Ted, you are a horrible person just for that comment.

hardly

@ WmV337

summa doesnt hate the wii, he hates nintendo o_O(correct me if im wrong summa)

There's a couple good articles on this over at Eurogamer.

WmV, I can see why you don't care for the game because you are personally involved in the events, hell if someone made a game (or a movie for that matter) about the real events of my family being killed, I'd be none to happy myself.

However, that being said, there are far greater atrocities that have occurred (including 9/11) that have been portrayed in movies and video games, and outside of personal reasons, I really fail to see what the big deal is. This event did not touch me personally, so to me Columbine is just like any other murder (or mass murder) I hear about or see on TV. If someone made a game about random murder x, I would care just as little had it been Columbine.

Wishing to censor anyone because you disagree with them is silly. I hate people that aggravate strangers for no good reason other than being assholes (the douche bags and Mega64), and while I don't agree with what they do, I'm not going to try and stop them from doing it. Just because I disagree/hate it doesn't mean I actually expect anything to change.

bah, "(the douche bags and Mega64)" is suppose to read "(the douche bags at Mega64)".

Summa just likes to make fanboys weep.

Yes you do summa.
And if not, STOP MAKING US THINK THAT THEN.
You allways complain that someone has a question about the wii, and as nex said, you make it seem as though you are more aggravated with Nintendo then Sony or Microsoft.

But thats just what im hearing from you.

first, eat my dick backflip.
next, i accidently hit my l button twice, sue me.

I think someone should use RPGmaker to make an RPG about why Summa hates Nintendo and the Wii.

Nice photo DeadPixel.

I think it's something we should do weekly over at Nextlust when we get the ball rolling, don't you think Serpentish?

Summa, thoughts?

Yeah, it'll definitely set us apart. Weekly tech photoshops ftw.

I should really photoshop some clown pants onto Kevin Pereira. It just feels right.

Photoshop contest for Nextlust (see above pirate for more info)

@ developer

totally agree, if you're gonna make a game with a message it's best to pick a message that doesn't include kids being shot in school, which was a horrible tragedy. It would be like making a game simulating the 9/11 disater.

I feel like making a huge ordeal out of this game being pulled from a website that probably started out as a joke and now he's upset that a group of kids that has no legal backing would pull a disgusting game?

come on dumbass use you're head. That kid is all kinds of messed up in the head if he thinks he's really making an impact on "the war" of video game violence.