Religion and Gaming: Into The Black

[StephenArdrey]

I consider art, the religion for the non-religious. The idea that someone would sacrifice so much and get so little in return, is often the basis for many religions. That is also the prinicipal of many games. That you spend your time enjoying something but with a since of pain because of difficulty or because it isn't what you expected.

With this also comes inturpretations of art that may not have been intended. Many of us can look at one scene of Final Fantasy VII, Ariel's death, and be torn into pieces about what just transpired. Other's see the same scene and wonder if it was a take on the loss of innocence at the hands of the corporate world. Some would just tell you it's another dead bitch and move on.

What bothers me, is when people don't bother to look beyond the surface of anything. In religion, this is called blind faith. In gaming, this is called being a fanboy. Now, don't get being a fan confused with being a fanboy. It's as different as being a believer and a zealot.

A fan appreciates the art without dressing like Mario and fucking his Princess Peach pillow. A fanboy, is about three steps away from wearing a skin suit and talking to his dead mom. The same is with believer and zealot. A believer, has a trust in his fath but doesn't wake up in the morning, put on a crown of thorns, and flails the flesh off his back.

I think it's time for a reformation in gaming. I mean a true over throw of what we have been told the art is. Yeah, fuck Mario at this point. You can make an E Rated game that isn't an over comercialized marketing mechanism. They can also start by giving some of the creators who helped build their empires due royalties. Just saying, programmers don't take a vow of poverty when they sign up for this gig.

I know sacrifice is a part of art but some have sacrificed to much and have gotten little in return. If your a true fan, then you understand that the creator of Mario has never received one dime in royalities for the multi-billion dollar franchise. If he was an indie creator, he may have had his own company by now and we wouldn't be talking about Nintendo. It's just odd what we worship in gaming, and who we don't.

[RedGhostFrog]

I consider art, the religion for the non-religious. The idea that someone would sacrifice so much and get so little in return, is often the basis for many religions. That is also the prinicipal of many games. That you spend your time enjoying something but with a since of pain because of difficulty or because it isn't what you expected.

I don't think they are at the same level. You can stop playing a game that you don't enjoy and it won't have as much consequences as if you did that with your religion.

With this also comes inturpretations of art that may not have been intended. Many of us can look at one scene of Final Fantasy VII (spoiler alert, skip paragraph), Ariel's death, and be torn into pieces about what just transpired. Other's see the same scene and wonder if it was a take on the loss of innocence at the hands of the corporate world. Some would just tell you it's another dead bitch and move on.

Fix'd. I know the game is old and all, but still...

What bothers me, is when people don't bother to look beyond the surface of anything. In religion, this is called blind faith. In gaming, this is called being a fanboy. Now, don't get being a fan confused with being a fanboy. It's as different as being a believer and a zealot.

Agreed.

A fan appreciates the art without dressing like Mario and fucking his Princess Peach pillow. A fanboy, is about three steps away from wearing a skin suit and talking to his dead mom. The same is with believer and zealot. A believer, has a trust in his fath but doesn't wake up in the morning, put on a crown of thorns, and flails the flesh off his back.

I guess that when Nintendo designed that shit that was one of the intended purposes of that pillow...

I think it's time for a reformation in gaming. I mean a true over throw of what we have been told the art is. Yeah, fuck Mario at this point. You can make an E Rated game that isn't an over comercialized marketing mechanism. They can also start by giving some of the creators who helped build their empires due royalties. Just saying, programmers don't take a vow of poverty when they sign up for this gig.

I don't know what the situation with the original Mario creator is, but if Nintendo bought the rights to the character then they're fucked. And let's not forget that not only Nint€ndo is a corporation, and now it is trying to go for the casual demographic, so... they have to keep it simple. Their games, I mean.

I know sacrifice is a part of art but some have sacrificed to much and have gotten little in return. If your a true fan, then you understand that the creator of Mario has never received one dime in royalities for the multi-billion dollar franchise. If he was an indie creator, he may have had his own company by now and we wouldn't be talking about Nintendo. It's just odd what we worship in gaming, and who we don't.

I don't worship devs, in any case if a game is that good I worship the game itself. Again please give more details about the original dev of Mario so I can further understand this issue. Or, I could google it, whatever.

[badgirl_696969]

i agree with steve i dont like mario that much anymore those games are way old and they come out with new games that kill people and stuff like that i keep my kid away from those games dont need her to think its right killing people

[The_YongGrand]

I knew one Bible-thumper who complained that video games are dangerous and make others mad. But he went on and on with Dota, or the other Blizzard game which features sticks and swords.