Computer games, one of the last bastions for freedom of imagination from the tool of the barmy army that is political correctness gone mad, but now more frequently coming under attack by a wave of groups that would happily wipe our history books clean of any offence deemed unsavoury, strap us to a chair and plug us into the matrix.
Just recently the animal rights group PETA attacked Assassins Creed 4 for "glorifying whaling," I wonder if they've even seen the game in action? Although AC is not 100% historically accurate nor is it meant to be, Ubisoft bases its stories around real events - trying to give the player a realistic look at the time period to some extent. Note PETA made no mention of robbing, killing people, stealing ships and so on - so are they saying that's okay? or is it left for another loony group to kick Ubisoft in the balls?
Or GTA, the Favourite go-to game to heap blame on for every crime under the sun!
Really though - how many people do we know that run around doing what we do in the virtual world of GTA? Um....... that would be none.
Gaming is an escape from reality, a place we go to experience things we never will in the real world, we don't want a situation where we're met with the annoying, overzealous, censorship driven craziness of day to day life turning up in a game.
If Mr Myagi were to advise us, he would simply say - “Just remember, licence never replace eye, ear, and brain"
A.P.PASCHALIS
Just recently the animal rights group PETA attacked Assassins Creed 4 for "glorifying whaling," I wonder if they've even seen the game in action? Although AC is not 100% historically accurate nor is it meant to be, Ubisoft bases its stories around real events - trying to give the player a realistic look at the time period to some extent. Note PETA made no mention of robbing, killing people, stealing ships and so on - so are they saying that's okay? or is it left for another loony group to kick Ubisoft in the balls?
Or GTA, the Favourite go-to game to heap blame on for every crime under the sun!
Really though - how many people do we know that run around doing what we do in the virtual world of GTA? Um....... that would be none.
Gaming is an escape from reality, a place we go to experience things we never will in the real world, we don't want a situation where we're met with the annoying, overzealous, censorship driven craziness of day to day life turning up in a game.
If Mr Myagi were to advise us, he would simply say - “Just remember, licence never replace eye, ear, and brain"
A.P.PASCHALIS
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