Here's something crazy...

shasta · Post by **shasta** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:28 pm

I didn't know "Christian video games" were such big news.

USA Today had this story online... and it was showing up on the USAToday.com home page for a while!
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/ ... ssey_x.htm

The Washington Post had a story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00458.html

And a paper in CA:
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/sale ... 005/04/22/

-shasta

Post by **Catspaw** » Tue May 24, 2005 10:56 pm

Hey, that's cool! I had no idea that secular sources actually discussed stuff like this, and by skimming through the articles, there seemed to be a fairly positive attitude towards Christian games. Thanks for letting us know!

Me · Post by Me » Tue May 24, 2005 11:00 pm

That's cool, but I'm not sure if I like such poor examples of games getting so much attention. It seems that if someone were to play the game without first listening to AIO, it would create a bad impression.

Post by **Catspaw** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:09 pm

I haven't played the new games, though I know that older fans weren't very impressed with them, but the first link (USA Today) gave the games 4 stars out of 5.

Maybe we're more critical than people who are unfamiliar with AIO.

Chandler · Post by **Chandler** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:23 pm

I wonder if the other star was withheld because of lack of diversity or because of religious undertones.

Bennett · Post by **Bennett** » Wed May 25, 2005 5:57 am

Chandler wrote:I wonder if the other star was withheld because of lack of diversity or because of religious undertones.

Loll...yeah, I read that too.

Man, what a bunch of maladroits...

BC

AIOfan11 · Post by **AIOfan11** » Wed May 25, 2005 7:20 am

Interesting....but I think this quote off of USAtoday's website is pointless.

Unfortunately, this title includes little racial diversity because the main characters are all white. Some secondary characters are Hispanic, but the title doesn't include any blacks, Asians or other diverse groups.

I don't think that it should have been said. Just because AIO didn't put some diverse group in doesn't mean we don't respect them! I think this quote is pointless.

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Wed May 25, 2005 7:27 am

AIOfan11 wrote:Interesting....but I think this quote off of USAtoday's website is pointless.

Unfortunately, this title includes little racial diversity because the main characters are all white. Some secondary characters are Hispanic, but the title doesn't include any blacks, Asians or other diverse groups.

Wow. That's absolutely ridiculous.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Wed May 25, 2005 9:38 am

Trent DeWhite wrote:
AIOfan11 wrote:Interesting....but I think this quote off of USAtoday's website is pointless.

Unfortunately, this title includes little racial diversity because the main characters are all white. Some secondary characters are Hispanic, but the title doesn't include any blacks, Asians or other diverse groups.

Wow. That's absolutely ridiculous.

I saw that too. If that's their conclusion for this game...well then...[insert catchy, poignant phrase to make them realize their mistake....can't think of any right now.]

EugeneFan · Post by **EugeneFan** » Wed May 25, 2005 9:45 am

I'm glad to see the AIO games receiving so much publicity

.

USA Today wrote:Unfortunately, this title includes little racial diversity because the main characters are all white. Some secondary characters are Hispanic, but the title doesn't include any blacks, Asians or other diverse groups.

I noticed that comment as well. While I wish the article hadn't said that, I am not at all surprised that it did. People get very upset about that type of thing these days.

HarlowRoxMySox · Post by **HarlowRoxMySox** » Wed May 25, 2005 9:48 am

I know this is a little

but, did they make Eugene younger for this game? I saw the picture in that article, but Eugene's not only shorter, but the reporter (or columnist I didn't see) said Eugene was a teenager. Is he? Am I wrong? Am I asking too many questions? Will the world ever be free of ham? Um... you can forget that last one.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Wed May 25, 2005 9:52 am

I guess these games are supposed to have happened in the "Pre-Katrina" days.

He's not a teenager "now". (Prolly somewhere in his mid-twenties.)

AIOfan11 · Post by **AIOfan11** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:24 am

Frank wrote:I guess these games are supposed to have happened in the "Pre-Katrina" days. He's not a teenager "now". (Prolly somewhere in his mid-twenties.)

Good point!

Chandler · Post by **Chandler** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:51 pm

Trent DeWhite wrote:
AIOfan11 wrote:Interesting....but I think this quote off of USAtoday's website is pointless.

Unfortunately, this title includes little racial diversity because the main characters are all white. Some secondary characters are Hispanic, but the title doesn't include any blacks, Asians or other diverse groups.

Wow. That's absolutely ridiculous.

It is especially so since the main characters are from a long-established radio show. If they made Eugene African and Connie Asian in this game the people familiar with the show would be rather surprised. The show itself has certainly attempted diversity although the location of the town in a more rural area of a Midwestern state doesn't allow for as much diversity as a busy urban center would. The videos are more politically correct with at least one child representative of the groups named above.

Me · Post by Me » Wed May 25, 2005 4:50 pm

Catspaw wrote:I haven't played the new games, though I know that older fans weren't very impressed with them, but the first link (USA Today) gave the games 4 stars out of 5. Maybe we're more critical than people who are unfamiliar with AIO.

Naw, the people who reviewed it either weren't gamers, or didn't play the game all the way through. Judging by Shadowpaw's review, the biggest problems with the games were that they were so repetitive.

Grrr. Political correctness. The scourge of the earth.

Bmuntz · Post by **Bmuntz** » Wed May 25, 2005 6:43 pm

Thats cool!

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Thu May 26, 2005 9:06 am

That is so cool! Hm, makes me want to buy the games...

Shad Lexer · Post by **Shad Lexer** » Thu May 26, 2005 9:11 am

Evil Chick wrote:That is so cool! Hm, makes me want to buy the games...

Yeah, it does. I know not to though

MDB17 · Post by **MDB17** » Thu May 26, 2005 10:04 am

thats cool

Jeremy Cartwood · Post by **Jeremy Cartwood** » Sat May 28, 2005 10:08 am

Very cool. I'm annoyed by the diversity quote. But I think that's awesome. My dad's a Christian software engineer, this is good news for him. I repeat, for lack of other deep insight, very cool!