Posted November 29, 2012
I'll admit, I'm quite tollerant of most games, most subject matters, etc. I usually am able to simply turn it off and not play if I don't like something. There have only been a few times when I've been offended, and that's usually when I'm completely caught off guard.
For instance, I bought an adventure game that looked cartoony, light hearted, and the reviews were positive. It was aimed for adults, due to the general humor. It looked like a game I would thorougly enjoy. Then I tried it, and the "humor" was simply bashing and insulting a specific group's beliefs. I let a couple slide, but then it was really old, really fast. After seemingly half of the jokes being that during the first 10 minutes (in a game of constant jokes/one liners), I shut the game off and wanted the $2 I spent on it back.
I guess with statements like "pays homage to the lucas arts classics", direct references and quotes from those games, and heavy influence by "family friendly classics" I expected something else.
I'm just not a fan of bashing people and their beliefs, whatever they are or aren't on. It's usually done in poor taste. It's one thing if it is done to further character developement, but just blatant bashing people for the sake of developer's personal grudges is a turn off. And with this game being marketed in a way that led me to expect something very different, I was offended. Had I been prepared for it, I probably wouldn't have been nearly as offended, or simply wouldn't have purchased it in the first place.
For instance, I bought an adventure game that looked cartoony, light hearted, and the reviews were positive. It was aimed for adults, due to the general humor. It looked like a game I would thorougly enjoy. Then I tried it, and the "humor" was simply bashing and insulting a specific group's beliefs. I let a couple slide, but then it was really old, really fast. After seemingly half of the jokes being that during the first 10 minutes (in a game of constant jokes/one liners), I shut the game off and wanted the $2 I spent on it back.
I guess with statements like "pays homage to the lucas arts classics", direct references and quotes from those games, and heavy influence by "family friendly classics" I expected something else.
I'm just not a fan of bashing people and their beliefs, whatever they are or aren't on. It's usually done in poor taste. It's one thing if it is done to further character developement, but just blatant bashing people for the sake of developer's personal grudges is a turn off. And with this game being marketed in a way that led me to expect something very different, I was offended. Had I been prepared for it, I probably wouldn't have been nearly as offended, or simply wouldn't have purchased it in the first place.