[quote]Well, actually… I don’t really care 
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Then we probably shouldn’t be arguing this at all. While Y’s post was inflammatory in nature, I generally trust members of this board to ignore flame-bait and instead focus on whatever real and relevant issue is at hand. In this case, that issue is Christian gaming and lack of a developed market.
[quote]Even if it’s out of context… it doesn’t really matter. The bible isn’t kid save.
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The Bible can definitely get quite violent in certain areas, but it’s difficult to say whether it’s “kid safe” or not. There used to be a couple of fellows named the Brothers Grimm who told stories to children that were far less encouraging than those of the Bible.
But who said we had to target young children anyway? Here’s a few game ideas and the age groups they could potentially reach:
Larry Boy and the Attack of the Giant Fib (Ages 3 and up):
Evil aliens have arrived in Bumblyburg, and are feeding off of fibs told by people! Use your super-suction-cup ears to dispatch the evil aliens in this platform adventure game!
You’ll travel all over Bumblyburg doing battle with ever growing fibs, collecting pieces of scripture along the way! Modes include Larry on foot, driving the Larry-mobile, and doing battle in the Larry-jet! Only you can save Bumblyburg from this horrible menace!
Where in Biblical Time is [Character] (Ages 10 and up):
I’m still thinking about why you would be chasing someone through Biblical time, but I’m sure that I could come up with something if I think about it enough.
The premise is similar to the popular game “Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?” You are trying to track down someone who is using a time machine to visit events mentioned in the Bible. You’re given a limited amount of time before you’re forced to call off the chase. At each correct stop, you witness a Biblical event take place before questioning local witnesses if they’ve seen your prey. Clues given on where to go will be details about the event such as “He mentioned something about lapping up water like a dog”, “I think he mentioned a Joseph” (Tricky clue, because is it the Joseph of the Old Testament or New?), and “He mentioned that a king recently used a sword to settle a dispute between two mothers” (hint: Solomon’s wisdom).
Use your online and included Bibles to decipher the clues and track down your prey!
The Last War (Ages 14 and up):
A first person shooter similar in style to Elite Force 2. You are a military soldier who’s world is turned upside down when a large chunk of the population suddenly goes missing. In the early missions you are sent to clean up rioting, but things quickly take a turn for the worse as tensions heat up between the countries. With governments in disarray, you are quickly called to infiltrate enemy strongholds and stop them from launching nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, some nukes do get launched, and the world is thrown into even more chaos.
At the darkest hour, a new leader rises to bring peace to world and stop the fighting. While his initial plans seem sane enough, you find yourself on missions to suppress a growing rebel movement. During these missions, captured “terrorists” warn you of a the new leader’s plans before they are executed. Soon, the new leader suggests that everyone should be microchipped as a safety precaution. Anyone who isn’t microchipped will be unable to purchase goods, thus forcing the rebels to either starve or submit to government tracking. Heeding the warnings of the rebels, you delay the implant. Soon you realize that people you knew are no longer directly controlling themselves. These chips are controlling people.
You join the resistance and find yourself on a collision course with this new leader and the ultimate war that will soon take place…
Armageddon
[quote]I don’t like religion, because it has done way too much harm
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So has feudalism, communism, nazism, and thousands of other “ideals” that have little or nothing to do with religion. People who hurt others tend to care very little for who’s flag they fly under.
[quote]and almost nothing good has come from it.
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That is a provably false statement. As are several statements made by swpalmer. But I’m not going to argue them here. This is a gaming forum, and the only subject worthy of discussion on this topic is that the Christian gaming market exists and is relatively untapped. If you have an issue with this market, then you probably want to ignore this thread.