Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Since it seems like Extra Credits is brought up rather often as a stepping stone for debate and discussion, I thought it would be a good idea to devote a forum thread to their videos and rants. http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/propaganda-games Their most recent one poses some interesting questions about the negative impact games can have on people, if designed by a lazy or hateful developer. I had never thought of modern shooters like that before, but upon further reflection, it is entirely possible that kids today may be affected by them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRan Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 That's kind of always bothered me about modern war games, (MW, BF3, etc.). Fine and dandy for Americans, but probably very offensive to Russians/Muslims, etc. Of course, I'm not saying DICE/Infinity Ward have a "hidden agenda", I think they just want to make a game set in the modern era and mimic common enemies is all. But it still has this inadvertent bias that no one really seems to pick up on. The bias became extremely clear during that Medal of Honor multiplayer fiasco where the enemies were the Taliban. EA meant absolutely nothing by it, and there was absolutely nothing inherently offensive about playing as the enemy (as you often do in many video games), but many people were irrationally offended simply because the game is not pandering to US biases. EC probably should've used that example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Well, We had a guy from EA come talk to our game development class and he said Medal of Honor Pacific Assault was a relatively big hit in Japan so I don't know but I don't really remember Russians being offended by MW2. Maybe we should ask Maritan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 "No Russian" was removed from the Russian edition of MW2. Resistance: FoM also caused a bit of a stir over here in UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Resistance: FoM also caused a bit of a stir over here in UK. Wasn't that only because of the usage of a cathedral in Manchester? Not anything to do with English troops or whatever. If there is more to it, do tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 "No Russian" was removed from the Russian edition of MW2. Wasn't that a chicken out move as opposed to a response to negative feedback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Resistance: FoM also caused a bit of a stir over here in UK. Wasn't that only because of the usage of a cathedral in Manchester? Not anything to do with English troops or whatever. If there is more to it, do tell. Yeah over the use of the cathedral . "No Russian" was removed from the Russian edition of MW2. Wasn't that a chicken out move as opposed to a response to negative feedback? Can't really have negative feedback to what wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Well I meant wasn't it cut per-release and not patched out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/transgaming Talking about the future of gaming, brings up the Dust 514/Eve connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 transgaming. Gaygamers sister site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRan Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 http://penny-arcade....ode/transgaming Talking about the future of gaming, brings up the Dust 514/Eve connection. This is a really good concept that, unfortunately, at the moment is only being used for shitty marketing tie-in products, like some sub-par iPhone game that doesn't really do much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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