Limericks should be rude


There once was a man hunting whale,
Whose dick was as small as a snail,
But the growth of his cock,
Gave everyone shock,
It could be used as a mast for a sail

There once was a we lad from Brandels
Who could not extinguish his candles
He blew til he belched,
But they could not be squelched,
So he beat the damn things with his sandals.

There was a young man from Capri
Who tried to pee over a tree
But the tree was too high
It fell back in his eye
And now the poor fellow can't see

Don't forget to forget to announce a winner! ;]

Whaling? How horrible. I'll pass, thanks. http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/our-work/whales/ending-commercial-whaling

hmm... so what kind of games do you play then? I guess you are OK with murder, theft, arson, killing other animals and endangered species and so on.

edit - and context is important. this game is set about 100 years ago when whaling was legal, not today. it is historically accurate in those terms.


edit 2 - from the steam faq:
"A game about whaling, really?
Nantucket is a work of fiction that portrays the Golden Age of American Whaling and its protagonists. It is a project born of our passion for history and great literature, such as Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.
Picaresque Studio does not support illegal whaling and invites you all to be aware of the problems and endangered species caused by industrial whaling. Check the International Whaling Commission’s website for more information."
http://steamcommunity.com/app/621220/discussions/0/3277925755445954798/

Most of us don't kill people irl, but we do it in games. Because games aren't reality. Also, you shouldn't leave reviews for games that you don't own.

Whaling still goes on, and is still legal in some countries. It's a current issue. The campaign against it will only succeed by preventing normalisation of the practice, same way as any other bad practice from the past was eventually overthrown.

"the Golden Age of American Whaling"

Imagine a game about making a living from slavery, which was defended by the devs as being about "the Golden Age of American slavery". That isn't neutral language there. "Golden age" is casting something in a positive light, not a neutral one. As an ongoing practice, it is highly relevant when something is created that recasts the abhorrent practice as something positive.

i really liked how you skipped my first point

Killing something in a game is not killing it in real life, I agree. But the values portrayed are often real values, and may also go on to affect other people's perceptions and opinions. And if it is about something that is a current issue, then it can be even more important.

"Games aren't reality" could be used to justify the new game "Smack that bitch!" or "Bash that fag!". "Hey, it's only a game, I'm not really hitting women and beating up gays!" But we all know that it's about values too, and those can be very real.

Getouttahere

hmm.. that could have been a very good game concept, and very educational. running a cotton farm in one of the south states with all that is involved, including slavery. I would have played that, and if it well done (i.e. realistic and historically accurate), many should.

Like Slave Tetris?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2EVg5QLCEU

;)

Better killing people in FPSs... The whales are not real.