What video games do you find evil?

[Tina miller]

What video games do you find evil? There would be a few games I would never play.
I do play few final fantasy games, but not many. I play 11, 12, 13, and 13-2, yep that is all.
I would play 9, though it is boring, and the older FF games, do not appeal to me.

"Lighting Returns" is one of those games, she is not the savior of the world saving souls for the next world. What in the world do we have here?.. And that game talks about God, and not in a good way. They talk about killing the savior. That is really bad if you ask me, this game is horrible. I seen other Christian reviews on the game, not good..Besides from what I seen, the game play is very boring anyways.

What about FF X?
That game to twist religion. And sin is not a person, and who they worship is weird. Not God. They do not pray right, and they pray to the wrong god. They say sin can never die, but that is not true. But there are other things way wrong with that game in my opinion.
At first I thought it was a Christian game, before I became Christian, but this game is very far from Christianity. Unnie and the clan, eventually fight against the Church in the end. Um, ok, does not seem Christian to me.

Also the newest FF game on line, not XI, but the other on-line game, 14 or 15. I forgot.
I played that game, until they kept using the lords name in vain, and cussing a lot. I mean the cussing turned me off, Way too much. They seriously need a profanity filter in that game, so it can be turned off, and quit saying the GD word, over and over, ah just make it stop!

FF Type-0
Every time your char makes a move, like hits a mob in the game, the char keeps cussing, it is built into the moves, the cussing, and the cuss words can't be turned off, or ignored, at all. Like a cut scene can be skipped in some games, this is a game when you fight, ang to hit a mob your charter cusses every-time. You as the player are forced to keep hearing the D, S, or C words over and over. I know in some games there is some swearing, but used over and over, is a bit much for me.

Also Tomb raider, the rise of the tomb raider game..That game does not know what a messiah or prophet is, and twist that around. God is good. However, in the game they refer to the opposite. God is not bad, but in this game they imply it. Why do some of these games, suggest God is not good? That is blasphemy, if you ask me. God is very good, and God hates evil. But in some of these video games, says the opposite. Praying to the wrong Gods. I seen tarot cards is some video games.
(I do play some TR games, but not that one).

How about The Legend of Heroes, (Trails in the sky)..Where there is a lot of cussing, then the char bows to a goddess in a church, and the mentions of tarot cards. Something way off with that game. Also some very suggestive themes in that game, but I can tell that is a game about Wicca.

Shadow Hearts, for ps 2..Though very fun to play. The game is filled with occult symbolism, and weird stuff, and cussing, and changing into evil monsters that fight, but I read on this game, and is it has to do with occult. I thought so. Just read about the game, it is not good,

I do play some video games, but I try to be as careful as I can, in what I am playing,though some of the games are less than perfect with cussing, and their mentions of fake gods, and twisting religions..I do play some video games. I know is not real, and neither is the killing.

Where I draw the line is; when they talk about our God, and not in a good way, that angers me. Or when there is way too much cussing, or taking the lords name in vain, or when they talk about killing God..Or referring to the char as a savior, That is not right, and it makes me sad these games do this. If the game has Tarot cards. I am out of there. Some games like "Persona" want the player so sign an evil contract, No way, like goodbye I am gone. That is just the start of the game.

 

[Nithavela]

What about FF X?
That game to twist religion. And sin is not a person, and who they worship is weird. Not God. They do not pray right, and they pray to the wrong god. They say sin can never die, but that is not true. But there are other things way wrong with that game in my opinion.
At first I thought it was a Christian game, before I became Christian, but this game is very far from Christianity. Unnie and the clan, eventually fight against the Church in the end. Um, ok, does not seem Christian to me.

The plot of the game is that of a false religion that offers false hope. In the end of the game, that false church is defeated and Sin (a giant monster) is defeated for good through a combination of self-sacrifice, willpower and throwing beach balls at it.

 

[majj27]

My list is pretty short.

A) Games that, through carelessness or laziness, spread harmful disinformation (I won't touch anything "Call of Juarez" for just that reason. "The Division" is up on the list as well.).
B) Games that are blatantly racist/sadistic/etc. The Neo-nazi garbage that is "Ethnic Cleansing" would be an example.
C) Show me a game that blankets a race/creed/religion/nation as inherently and fundamentally evil without exception? Yeah, you'd better have a REALLY good reason for it (Like Alien Invaders whose sole source of food is eating inhabited planets. The Prythorean Scourge in Stellaris? I'm looking at YOU.), or I'm out.
D) Games that cross the line from violence into just plain sadism. Hatred is kind the ur-example.
D) Ghosts & Goblins, because JUMPING MONKEY HAMSTERS IT'S FREAKING IMPOSSIBLE.

 

[majj27]

The plot of the game is that of a false religion that offers false hope. In the end of the game, that false church is defeated and Sin (a giant monster) is defeated for good through a combination of self-sacrifice, willpower and throwing beach balls at it.

To be fair, Wakka throws them REALLY HARD.

 

[Nithavela]

D) Ghosts & Goblins, because JUMPING MONKEY HAMSTERS IT'S FREAKING IMPOSSIBLE.

Git gud.

 

[majj27]

Git gud.

No u.

 

[Tina miller]

Most of the inhabitants of Spira are worshipers of Yevon. The yevonites—as I will call them—are clearly pagan. Placed throughout Spira are temples. The yevonites believe that the only way to defeat Sin is for a summoner to complete a pilgrimage to the destroyed Zanarkand and obtain a final aeon that is strong enough to defeat Sin. The al-bhed, considered heathens/heretics by the yevonites, disregard the teachings of yevon, and even kidnap summoners to try to keep them from completing their pilgrimage, because summoners are being “sacrificed” to defeat Sin.

Throughout the pilgrimage, the summoner visits various temples to obtain aeons by praying to the fayth (pronounced as “faith”), which is the spirit of a dead human (and in one case, a human and his dog) imprisoned in a stone statue (an idol). The summoner is supposed to go into the chamber alone and nobody else is supposed to interrupt. When Tidus first meets the party’s summoner, Yuna, she has been in the chamber for days. He realizes that this is wrong and is about to break in, when Yuna comes out, sweat dripping from her forehead, and declares that she has become a summoner. After this period of fasting, Yuna faints, but is caught by one of her guardians.

In one temple, after Yuna had been separated from your party for a while, Tidus does barge into the chamber in time to see a fayth fly into Yuna’s chest. The fayth and aeons are one. The fayth possess the summoners, and they in turn are able to summon aeons. An aeon is defined in gnosticism as “one of the powers emanating from the supreme being and culminating in the demiurge” and as being “emanations from God.”*1. An aeon also has to do with time and eternity.

 

[Neostarwcc]

I play a lot of controversial video games. To me, they're just video games. Probably in the eyes of God they're sin. I don't know.

But I guess if I had to pick a game I'd never play anymore it's gotta be GTA. Any game that supports the killing of cops, sex with prostitutes, gang leadership ...etc is not a game that a Christian should be playing. Or a game that I should be playing. But.. It's so fun!

 

[Tina miller]

FF X
And Tidus appears to have not only been summoned by the fayth, spirits of the dead and of the aeons, but by the fayth of Bahamut. It is also revealed earlier in the game that Tidus’s father, Jecht, became Sin. So Tidus is, literally, the son of Sin. In Revelation, Scripture refers to a dragon being cast out of heaven.

“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” (Revelation 12: 9, KJV)

In Luke 10: 18 (KJV), Jesus said, “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”

Ezekiel 28: 14 refers to the devil before his fall as “the anointed cherub”. Isaiah 28: 15 explains that he was cast out of heaven because “You said to yourself: ‘I will ascend to the heavens; I will set up my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of the gods’ assembly, in the remotest parts of the North.’ ” (HCSB).

And what is the object of the game? Why was Tidus summoned. Bahamut’s fayth tells Tidus that he is just a dream of the fayth. He then goes on to explain that “Long ago, there was a war.” (See Revelation 12: 7 for comparison) After explaining about the war and Tidus’s origins, the fayth tells Tidus, “We’ve been dreaming so long…we’re tired.” and asks “Would you and your father…would you let us rest? Both you and your father have been touched by Sin. Sin, the one around whom all Spira–the spiral–revolves.”

 

[Tina miller]

And Lighting Returns is about the following. This is really bad if you ask me. Myself I would not play it.

Lighting returns is about:

In the year 1000 AF, five hundred years after Chaos entered the mortal realm, Lightning awoke from her crystal sleep in the world of Nova Chrysalia. The world is doomed to be destroyed and Bhunivelze—the god who created the fal'Ciedeities: Pulse, Lindzei, and Etro—chose Lightning to be the savior tasked to free mankind's souls and lead them into a new world he is crafting. In return, Bhunivelze assured Lightning he will resurrect her sister Serah.

Lightning teamed up with her former companion Hope Estheim, who has physically regressed to his teenage state. Although he remains in the Ark, the two keep in contact over wireless communicators, with Hope guiding Lightning through knowledge he obtains by analyzing the Chaos around her. Hope tends the tree, Yggdrasil, which acts as a preserving force for the world, extending its life to the maximum of thirteen days in exchange for an energy called Eradia, obtained whenever a soul is saved. After each day Lightning is pulled back into the Ark where she relinquishes the Eradia she has collected from saved souls to the tree, and each new bloom on the Yggdrasil grants one more day for the world.

Vanille is determined to help the dead as she is the only one who can hear them, and thus has decided to stay with the Order of Salvation who claims to have discovered a way to save the dead by granting them oblivion as per Bhunivelze's orders. The Order is an organization that acts as de facto world government who worships the god Bhunivelze and spreads the word of the oncoming end of the world and the salvation Bhunivelze has promised his followers in a new world.

 

[majj27]

I play a lot of controversial video games. To me, they're just video games. Probably in the eyes of God they're sin. I don't know.

But I guess if I had to pick a game I'd never play anymore it's gotta be GTA. Any game that supports the killing of cops, sex with prostitutes, gang leadership ...etc is not a game that a Christian should be playing. Or a game that I should be playing. But.. It's so fun!

I just play it to jump busses off hills and see how they flip. That's honestly more fun than the actual game missions.

It's like playing Mario 64 and instead of doing what you're supposed to be doing, playing "Dodge The Green Mushroom." It's ridiculously fun.

 

[Tina miller]

Now lets see what FF XIII is about:

Although this game is not perfect by any means, still not as bad as the other games, that I mentioned, like I said not all games are bad, or not as bad. Depends on the game, and story line. That is also what I look for when playing any role playing game.

The playable cast of Final Fantasy XIII. From left to right: Sazh Katzroy, Snow Villiers, Hope Estheim, Lightning, Oerba Yun Fang, and Oerba Dia Vanille

In Cocoon, the citizens of the town of Bodhum are being evicted, or Purged, after coming in contact with something from Pulse. Over the course of the game, the player is shown flashbacks of the events of the previous thirteen days, which began when a fal'Cie from Pulse was discovered near Bodhum. Lightning's sister Serah had found the fal'Cie from Pulse and been changed into a l'Cie by it. Lightning and Sazh derail a Purge train bound for Pulse in an attempt to save Serah. As Snow leads his resistance group NORA to rescue the Purge exiles, several of them are killed. Heading to the fal'Cie Anima to save Serah, Snow is joined by two of the exiles: Hope and Vanille. The two parties meet at the fal'Cie, and find Serah just as she turns to crystal. Anima then brands them as l'Cie and they are cast out into a different part of Cocoon. During this transformation, the newly crested l'Cie all have the same vision: a monster called Ragnarok. Arguing over the ambiguous nature of the dreamed Focus, the party finds Serah in her crystallized form; Snow remains with her as the others leave.

Snow meets Cid and Fang, two members of the Cavalry, after he is captured and detained aboard the airship Lindblum. Meanwhile, the others flee from PSICOM before getting separated by an airstrike; Hope and Lightning travel to Palumpolum, while Sazh and Vanille travel to Nautilus.
Hope attempts to murder Snow, but after being rescued during an airstrike, he decides not to go through with it. The four then flee the city with Cid's aid. In Nautilus, Vanille reveals herself to Sazh as a l'Cie from Pulse, and indirectly the reason that Dajh was turned into a l'Cie.
Sazh and Vanille are then captured and detained on board the airship Palamecia.

The rest can be found here, if you like the story!
Final Fantasy XIII - Wikipedia

My other fav is FF XII
Story (Plot)
Final Fantasy XII - Wikipedia

 

[Nithavela]

I don't think anyone is going to read those text walls, mate.

I sure won't.

 

[Neostarwcc]

I just play it to jump busses off hills and see how they flip. That's honestly more fun than the actual game missions.

It's like playing Mario 64 and instead of doing what you're supposed to be doing, playing "Dodge The Green Mushroom." It's ridiculously fun.

Yeah but its hard to drive busses off a cliff without "accidentally" running over cops or civilians. Honestly I'm just not comfortable with that game. Because I almost always want to go on a shooting rampage with no consequences except when the army kicks my butt. That's the only consequence.

Lol I haven't played Mario 64 in forever.

 

[Jestifex]

The games that come to my mind that are undoubtedly evil are any Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Clock Tower, Amnesia/Penumbra Games pertaining to the horror genre. These games are filled with depravity and carnal/fleshly for the most part.

You also have games like the GTA series (already mentioned) Saints Row series (very similar to GTA) and any other game containing senseless violence, sexual immorality and other sins that are worldly in every way possible.

The thing that we have to realize is that most of the people making these games are still living in the world. We can't expect them to create anything beneficial that brings life to our soul. No game is perfect, and I still play games myself, but I'm very careful about what I allow in my life. The closer you get to God, the more junk the Holy Spirit is going to remove from your life. This generation has put out quite a few games that are extremely wicked and are things that simply grieve the Holy Spirit. I got tired of feeling conviction over and over again when I would play games like the ones mentioned above and so I slowly, but surely got rid of most of my games over time. I give the credit to the Holy Spirit for changing me and this definately wasn't an overnight process for for me. Think about the seeds that you are planting in your mind when you absorb the sinful content of this world. Eventually it starts to hinder your closeness with God. Paul mentions in the Bible that he considered some things to be non beneficial, whiles considering other things more beneficial.

1 Corinthians 10:23 (NLT) says:

You say, "I am allowed to do anything"--but not everything is good for you. You say, "I am allowed to do anything"--but not everything is beneficial.

I think for the most part that most games are simply unhelpful and are a waste of our precious time. We all should be more focused on adhering to the calling that God has placed on each of our lives, spreading the Gospel and most importantly loving God, others and ourselves with the love that God has shown us and placed in our hearts.

In conclusion, games are not sinful, they can be lots of fun, but most of them are trash and should be avoided if we're totally honest with ourselves (just like most media nowadays). Some of you might think i'm over the top and being too legalistic (I also have my own convictions " read Romans 14") but you really have to take a look at the Word of God and you'll see that God expects us to stay away from all that is evil.

Romans 12:9 (NIV) says:

"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good".


These are my thoughts, what do you guys think?

 

[Multifavs]

I avoid games that contain cursing, blood (well, two of the games I play claim to have animated blood but honestly, it doesn't look like that to me), and adult content. Violence doesn't bother me as long as it's not gory or too intense. The most violent games I play are probably Super Smash Bros. 1-3. That's one reason why I stick with Nintendo systems because they have many more games that are clean than other systems.

 

[Tina miller]

Yeah but its hard to drive busses off a cliff without "accidentally" running over cops or civilians. Honestly I'm just not comfortable with that game. Because I almost always want to go on a shooting rampage with no consequences except when the army kicks my butt. That's the only consequence.

Lol I haven't played Mario 64 in forever.

Myself I like racing games, but this is one I wont play, but to each their own. I like playing Need for speed, Carbon, Grand Trismo 2 and 3 (Not GTA)..for ps 2. And NASCAR

 

[Jestifex]

I avoid games that contain cursing, blood (well, two of the games I play claim to have animated blood but honestly, it doesn't look like that to me), and adult content. Violence doesn't bother me as long as it's not gory or too intense. The most violent games I play are probably Super Smash Bros. 1-3. That's one reason why I stick with Nintendo systems because they have many more games that are clean than other systems.

I agree, Nintendo is often a safer choice when it comes to game selection. You just don't have to think too much about whether or not it is pleasing to God because the content is more directed towards kids, which means that in the end the content is more innocent and contains less carnality then most games nowadays that are directed towards adults/teens.

 

[Neostarwcc]

Myself I like racing games, but this is one I wont play, but to each their own. I like playing Need for speed, Carbon, Grand Trismo 2 and 3 (Not GTA)..for ps 2. And NASCAR

Yeah racing games are good. I like RPGs and games on Kongregate. I play those a lot.

 

[Tina miller]

What I think is kind of funny, is when some folks say murder in a game, is real...Um, well than I should of been dead, awhile ago, when I played Tomb Raider Underworld. Yea the guy pointed his gun right at me, and shot his gun. I seen a white screen (LOL) But I am still alive and I never was wounded. If that were real life, ya know I would of been dead.

And I killed many of bees in final fantasy. I can tell you in real life that would never happen. I would run very far away. I would not stand by and try to cast spells on a bee, or goblin, or bird men. haha. Wait. I bee- lieve I have a spell for you bee, it is called the raid spell, yes. Now bee dead and give me your honey chips for farming. Why yes, in FF XI, they do these things, but in real life I do not see that happening! I have a sword and I am going to go out and kill some bees. lol. Wait, I change my mind, not for real, anyways.

Also to me magic in a game,is not the same as magic outside, like in the real world. I used to be into Wicca, not anymore, but it is not the same magic. However, some folks believe it is.
What about the magic where things disappear? That is not the same as wicca, or occult magic.

Could you see this in real life? lol. Well some say game magic it is real. Lets test this out.
(I am kidding). Well to test that theory out; I am now going to go up to someone and cast blizzard on them. I have to wait until it snows more. I will throw them into the blizzard. Yes, take that, along with some watera, which comes with the snow..And they might feel frozen, that was the freeze spell. And while I am at it; I am going to summon a big monster out, for real. See be scared, yes! Do you see my huge fire monster. (Called the candle)..He will melt the snow. What you do you mean, you do not see my aeon? lol. You must be blind, (I know it is dark outside). Oh must of been the Blinda spell that was cast. Now come on and lets fight. Why you running away? Was it ifirt that scared you, oh deary my, that is what normally happens, to most folks I know. And yes, it is funny, because it is absurd, that is why,

Why this just seems so outlandish to believe that for real. It is pretend. And it does not hurt anyone. Just fake people in a fake world. Casting fake spells.
Yes, there are real spells in a the real world, but not like what are in video games. And when a person cast these spells in games, it is fake, not real.
There is a difference between, casting real spells on real people, vs fake spells on fake game charter's. And the spells are not all the same, very few are, and if so, those spells are still not real, used in a fake world.

On the other hand stuff like swearing is real, because when you hear it, it affects you. When they talk bad about God, that is also going to affect you for real, no Christian wants to hear stuff like that. What I am saying is, there is stuff that can affect our real life, and that is what I would stay away from, the fake is fake, the real is when it affects our lives in our world.

Killing in a game is not real. If you are shot at you do not feel it, or if you shoot or slash a fake game char, well I promise you the fake charter, never felt, or knew nothing, as it is fake. Now in real life, a person would go to prison for killing, and that person would feel the murder and die for real. But not in a video game. See it is called discernment.