Were their complaints when Ookami had the player become one of Japan's most revered kami (gods), Amaterasu? I don't think there were any.
Hindu Organizations Protest PS2 Game
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Boofrickin'hoo.
No one's deity is safe from the power of video games.
Muahahaha.
I feel no need to defend them. Their god was slandered, oh no, it happens to everyone.
No one's deity is safe from the power of video games.
Muahahaha.
I feel no need to defend them. Their god was slandered, oh no, it happens to everyone.
I can understand. I mean I'd be pretty pissed if Sony made a game based around sephiroth.
Wait, what?
Wait, what?
Maybe they cared because it was such an awful game.Terminalchaos said:Good point if they really cared about all depictions of deities someone would've been pissed about Shiva by now.Griever18 said:I wonder how they feel about Final Fantasy.
Shiva from Hinduism:
Shiva from Final Fantasy:
http://tech2.in.com/india/reviews/ps2-games/hanuman-boy-warrior/63912/0
It got 0.5/5
if there haveing a massive go at this game aernt they just having a go at there deity because the game is about that deity
This.. I have to admit, I'm a little shocked. Who in their right mind would think making a game about a religious figure of a still active and popular religion was a good idea? Even if the game were true to the Ramayana and its ilk in every conceivable fashion, it'd still be highly questionable - and I doubt it's anywhere near true to it out of simple logistics.
While I realise the two are pretty dissimilar, this is pretty similar to making a game with Jesus as the protagonist (although admittedly that'd play Very differently >.>).
God of War is one thing - it hurts no-one, being based primarily on an all but dead religion - hell, even if there are modern practitioners, they're probably in the same boat as modern druids - crippling lack of functional knowledge of the religion they purport to still be (though Druidism has the advantage of revolving around personal beliefs I guess..), but to use a current religion..
While I realise the two are pretty dissimilar, this is pretty similar to making a game with Jesus as the protagonist (although admittedly that'd play Very differently >.>).
God of War is one thing - it hurts no-one, being based primarily on an all but dead religion - hell, even if there are modern practitioners, they're probably in the same boat as modern druids - crippling lack of functional knowledge of the religion they purport to still be (though Druidism has the advantage of revolving around personal beliefs I guess..), but to use a current religion..