Left Behind Games CEO comments on "Left Behind" title |
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This one comes straight from the horse's mouth. With the amount of flak the Left Behind: Eternal Forces RTS title has been receiving, a game dev employee has decided to speak up. In the letter the employee enclosed also included a statement from Troy Lyndon, the Left Behind Games CEO.Mr. Lyndon explained the game's representation of violence, saying that it was a promotion of prayer and worship. The violence, he added, was counterproductive to the game's theme - players lose points for having to use a gun.
He also reiterated his point on the criticism of the game being anti-religious, as explained in this statement:
Our game DOES NOT encourage killing. Our game is NOT anti-Semitic. Our game is NOT anti-Muslim or anti-Islamic. It is anti-EVIL! The ultimate bad-guy is the Antichrist who wants to
eliminate all faiths and all religions, except his and he is deceiving
the entire world. Our game does NOT teach the pre-tribulation theology of the book
series, except that this worldview is utilized as a FICTIONAL backdrop
of the game.
Given the criticism it's received from one Muslim group, a political watchdog group, and other Christian communities, Mr. Lyndon's statement adds a timely rounding out of perspectives for the title. Secondly, we're glad to see he himself says the game's setting as fictional - meaning nobody is supposed to take it literally (nobody did, right?).
For now, we ask everybody to take this in stride - religion has always been a sensitive topic. We recommend some careful reflection before you get worked up over this. As Mr. Lyndon stated in the letter, try out the game before making any further judgements.
"Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering..." - Yoda
Via Game Politics
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***** THIS GAME THIS GAME IS RACIEST, AND AGAINST OTHER RELIGIONS---DONT TRY TO HIDE YOUR ACTIONS!!! ***** YOUR RELIGION --- KILL THOSE 'LEFT BEHIND' WHO ARE EVIL eg: gays, blacks, jews, muslims, etc. ***** YOUR RELIGION, ***** ALL RELIGION. RELIGION IS THE DOWNFALL TO OUR WORLD. LOOK AT THE MIDDLEEAST, or ISREAL!!!!
You are OBVIOUSLY Uninformed... And someone who has NOT PLAYED the game... You want to do something Courageous... Take your Soap box and Go feed the Hungry on Our soil! Stop reading the headlines. It only shows how smart you are.
This statement is posted from an employee of Left Behind Games on behalf of Troy Lyndon, our Chief Executive Officer. There has been in incredible amount of MISINFORMATION published in the media and in online blogs here and elsewhere. Pacifist Christians and other groups are taking the game material out of context to support their own causes. There is NO “killing in the name of God” and NO “convert or die”. There are NO “negative portrayals of Muslims” and there are NO “points for killing”. Please play the game demo for yourself (to at least level 5 of 40) to get an accurate perspective, or listen to what CREDIBLE unbiased experts are saying after reviewing the game at www.leftbehindgames.com/pages/controversy.htm Then, we’d love to hear your feedback as an informed player. The reality is that we’re receiving reports everyday of how this game is positively affecting lives by all who play it. Thank you for taking the time to be a responsible blogger.
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