Do your religious beliefs effect HOW you play games?

[ernest_theweedwhackerguy]

Thanks.

 

[Skavau]

Alright man. You say what you have to to make you feel warm and tingly inside. I'd like to see your proof of any of the following instead of pickin' my side of the debate apart and then not showing any evidence on why you feel that way. I've made my point clear, but you haven't proved anything. So, lets hear your side for once.

What exactly do I have to say? I don't even know what you want me to try and defend. Did my confusion with your response not mean anything?

 

[mechman]

i would say yes it does effect my game play only to the extent that i help others more. i play WoW and my main is a holy priest. i often go out of my way while questing to help someone that is about to die by a monster. but that doesnt mean i dont like to kill other players in PvP, gotta love battlegrounds. as for other games such as FPS or RTS i go for completeing the mission and not worrying about the consequences. cause i mean, what are they?

 

[metalnight]

Ive found with most games it dosnt really effect how i play. When i first became christian it did, i just wanted to be good in everything, but after that i started to enjoy it because being good in games is more difficult for example in fable because its so much easier to go through a town and rip them all to shreads than it is to take time and do it the hard way. But on the other side, in oblivion i often sit ontop of a building and shott at gaurds with my bow for laughs.

 

[jason taylor]

In Silent Hunter IV I tend to blow up Japanese ships with the greatest of glee but I chivalrously avoid fishing boats. Does that count?

 

[Cool_Hand_Luke]

yes, if you have any Spiritual conviction.

 

[Tek7]

My religious beliefs most certainly affects how I play games, just as it affects every facet of my life.

When I play online games, I try to exhibit character that glorifies God (e.g. losing graciously, helping new players learn the game, encouraging frustrated players, valuing others' enjoyment of the game above my own, etc.). I often fail, but, through Christ's strength, I sometimes succeed.

When I play single-player games (like BioShock), I choose paths based on what choices I would make if the game environment were real.

My choices in single-player games don't affect other people, so I regard those choices as less important, but my online behavior is not "separate" or "irrelevant" to my "real life" behavior. Online or off, our actions speak of our character, good or bad, and our actions have consequences.

Contrary to popular opinion, we do not check accountability at the door when we load up our favorite online games. We develop reputations tied to our aliases and handles and, more importantly, God sees our character regardless of whether or not anyone knows who we are.

 

[Delta77]

I would say yes it does a little bit. that being said though it depends on the game!

 

[Cabal]

I find it quite hard playing "evil" characters in games. I'm too used to responding as I would respond. That's why Fallout NV is weirding me out a little, as there have been a couple of occasions where I've snapped and done something "bad" in-game.

The only exception where I gleefully play the villain is Star Wars games.

 

[Dark_Lite]

I usually play good guys in RPGs, but the decisions I make are based on what my character would do, rather than what I would necessarily do. Games like Fallout and Mass Effect give you large freedom to do what you want. In Mass Effect 2 I was good, but had a bit more of a rogue side, for example.

 

[Algol Omega]

First thing's first to touch upon: is it possible to be moral and not Christian? Yes, of course. But it doesn't matter how moral you are, it matters whether or not you're faithful. Anyone can have their own morality, and be ethical; it's called being an Individualist: respect of the individual's rights to liberty, justice, and property. It just so happens that Jesus Christ is the founder of individuality.

GTA is fun if you make it fun.

What I always loved doing was shooting out all four tires on a car then shooting at the car itself to make the driver panic and speed off. Then follow behind on a bike and watch the confusion.

I prefer Just Cause to GTA though

Aye, this is true.

Ive found with most games it dosnt really effect how i play. When i first became christian it did, i just wanted to be good in everything, but after that i started to enjoy it because being good in games is more difficult for example in fable because its so much easier to go through a town and rip them all to shreads than it is to take time and do it the hard way. But on the other side, in oblivion i often sit ontop of a building and shott at gaurds with my bow for laughs.

I find being the good guy is all too often very easy. Actually, I find it considerably boring whenever there's a choice. So I tend to try to get the good-guy paths first, then do my own thing secondly. When it comes down to it, I end up having the psychotic scores if possible because I play video games first and foremost to escape from what happens to be a boring reality.

 

[CelticGrace]

When I first started seriously gaming, I'd always go for the "good" choice. And most of the time, I still do, unless I'm doing a second (or more) playthrough to get achievements I didn't or couldn't get the first time around.

While I usually do good *actions*, the dialogues are a different story. I'm a very sarcastic person by nature and that tends to come out in the speech choices I make, especially if my character is talking to a character that I don't like because they're annoying or just plain evil.

The only game where I've played full-on bad guy was Mass Effect 2, as I played a perfect little angel in ME, so when I imported that character into ME2, I wanted to play as a total rogue.

 

[Jpark]

No, but they affect what I do afterward.

After a good slaughter of Covies (Covenant from the Halo series), I repent of my killing (I only play a few fps games), because I believe all killing is not good and I take into consideration Scripture such as Num. 19:11, 13.

 

[Liberal Angel]

I can enjoy my games without having to worry bout religious stuff.

 

[Andrew Ryan]

Most of the games I play (primarily and to some degree solely FPS games) the game is straight forward, you take out who you need to and whom is in your way. I wouldn't say that my religious beliefs would influence which weapons I use because I just use whatever will complete the mission most effectively, really, though, I do favor sniper rifles. However, in games where one can make moral choices that influence the outcome of the game and the storyline of the game, such as the Bioshock series, then yes and I think this is an interesting topic. Then again, I am also the kind of gamer where I must beat the game 100% before I'm done with it and see all possible endings so.

 

[christopher13]

yes

 

[MARKedByChrist]

Personally, I'm very big on Civilization III. Usually I play very diplomatically trying to maintain a peaceful relationship with the other countries. If another civilization attacks a friend of mine, I will give them gold/resources/and or luxuries to help out War Weariness depending on the government they have. If that attacking country focuses on me, I will defend myself but unless I am incredibly provoked, I won't go on the offensive, so yes my religious beliefs DO play a little bit into how I think and feel.

Now if this was 4 or 5 years ago and I was playing Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.....it might've been very different

 

[super animator]

No

 

[YouareloveD]

I am a bit choosy in what I play ... You need to be careful as there are games that really embody a demonic presence. To many it may be make belief but when real demon names and wicca phrases / symbols are being used ... it starts to blur fiction & non fiction.

I guess this would be mainly RPGS. but its interesting the disney movie the sorcerers apprentice has balthazar as I believe a hero ..however in reality is a real demon , its in might & magic , baldurs gate , everywhere ...


It means baal protects the king - Baal is a demon / false God and is even mentioned in the Bible. ( The worship of Baal )

Doom has pentagrams everywhere but I guess if people want to excuse it they would say its to portray the theme or bring something to the atmosphere of the game...

 

[MARKedByChrist]

I am (well, was) a DOOM freak going back to when it first came out. I always looked at it from the point of view I was cleaning up evil and Hell and doing the Lord's work. It's all in how you look at it I guess.