• Does religion affect the games you buy/play?
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Simple. Just post if your religion affects the games that you buy or play. :)
No.
When I was younger, my parents were the overly religious dudes. Went to church every sunday, praise dah lawd jeshush, and actually read bits of the bible on occasion. I was also homeschooled, so A plus B = pretty bad at talking to people in person, and not really being exposed to the culture of the outside world. That severely effected what games I played. I missed out on quite a lot because the only games I was really allowed to play were sonic games, lego games, and a couple of racing games. There was also the problem of actually getting games. I never had a PS2 or an Xbox, I just had the computer. Digital distribution wasn't really around yet (or I just didn't know about it) so it's not like I could buy myself games or even be exposed to new games in general. So really, all I got were occasional games my parents would buy from who knows where. They dropped the whole overly religious thing when I started actually getting out more. I wouldn't say religion alone changed the games I played as a kid, but it was definitely a factor.
Nope, but I love it when my granma comes into the room and I'm watching or playing something violent. "Argh! So much violence! Then you're gonna learn this stuff and dream about it and then kill people!" "Doctors in morning TV shows say violent games are bad! All this violence is because of games! If only people read the bible instead..."
Only sometimes. Depends on whether or not it's extremely offensive. Otherwise, no, my Christianity does not affect my gaming. Hell, who knows, maybe Jesus is up there playing TF2 and kicking ass.
I'm Christian, but it doesn't really have any affect on what I play or buy.
No; not even when I was younger (before going agnostic). my family was primarily christian, going to church, praising jebus, now even my used-to-be-hardcore-christian step father plays Guild Wars every day and gets up on Sundays early just to play it all day.
Yeah, I'm Christian as well, but it doesn't affect me either. I just played through Mass Effect and thoroughly enjoyed it. The only thing that prevents me from playing a game is a lack of cash or I just don't like the game. Unfortunately, it's usually the first one.
I'm not allowed to buy games E10+ and up. [editline]17th January 2013[/editline] Because the games E10+ and up go against God and Jesus.
[QUOTE=U.JoeBenson;39260005]I'm not allowed to buy games E10+ and up. [editline]17th January 2013[/editline] Because the games E10+ and up go against God and Jesus.[/QUOTE] What?
[QUOTE=Cheshire_cat;39259977]Yeah, I'm Christian as well, but it doesn't affect me either. I just played through Mass Effect and thoroughly enjoyed it. The only thing that prevents me from playing a game is a lack of cash or I just don't like the game. Unfortunately, it's usually the first one.[/QUOTE] Yeah, my Chirstianity doeesn't effect me much either.
The only way religion affects games I play are when they're censored because of it.
I am a christian mother and I am offended by literally all things.
Not really, however I don't play shooting games / war games on account of personal choices somewhat but not entirely related to my religion (and definitely not related to any of the current gun ruckus).
That skyrim pie chart about homosexuality would come in handy about now.
Not at all; as an atheist raised in an atheist family, religion is not a factor.
I'll chop Raiders - quite literally - to pieces in Fallout 3, speed down streets in Driver: San Francisco, and fly across rooms in Portal. It doesn't really matter to me. If I enjoy it, then I don't care about seeing a character with giant boobs or a few muttered swearwords. There isn't really a point to going out of your way to avoid it, because it's everywhere in gaming. It's just a fact.
Neither one of my parents have ever mentioned god, don't think my grandparents have either. The only thing it has ever done to me is kept me listening to all sorts of ideas and thinking critically instead, doubt it affects gaming much.
When I was still Christian, some things in games wouldn't sit well with me. The biggest example was the first Assassin's Creed game, which suggests near the end that Jesus was just a carpenter that found the Apple and used it to manipulate others. I was able to push past it and see it as a work of fiction, though, and didn't hesitate to buy the sequels.
Being Anglican has never affected what game I play or don't play.
I wonder if Christian gamers are offended by any of the Doom games..
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;39261533]I wonder if Christian gamers are offended by any of the Doom games..[/QUOTE] No, I think it's fucking awesome that he could punch his way through Hell and back.
As a Satanist I tend to avoid games where good triumphs over evil so I don't play many games at all.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;39261533]I wonder if Christian gamers are offended by any of the Doom games..[/QUOTE] When i was a kid, I knew a guy whose family were and still are Jehova's Witnesses, he just looked at the desktop icon of Doom 3 and deduced that it was evil. Haven't even seen them around nowadays, good riddance I say. And no, religion does not affect what games I play. It's actually quite the opposite, the less religious references there are, the better.
Uhh no, but the lack of good games affects me in a way that I don't purchase games that often, and am left with Dota2 mostly.
I knew a kid from across the street 5 years ago who was strongly catholic, his parents didn't allow him to play any violent video games. Except for Call of Duty 4... Why? You guessed it... His parents said that it is a good Muslim shooting simulator and they were preparing him for the "next crusades".
[QUOTE=LoSt PrOpHeT213;39260292]That skyrim pie chart about homosexuality would come in handy about now.[/QUOTE][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/c74ww.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9sEWC.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/KEXpZ.jpg[/IMG]
My family and I are Christian, but it doesn't affect the games I buy/get.
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