*waits patiently for divine lightning to smite you*Kage Me said:
All kidding aside, it probably would be interesting to play as the aggressors in the Bible. Maybe play the Roman soldiers that escorted Christ to the cross, and nailed him to it.
Is it possible to make a good Bible game?
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All kidding aside, it probably would be interesting to play as the aggressors in the Bible. Maybe play the Roman soldiers that escorted Christ to the cross, and nailed him to it.
I think that it could be done. Whether you believe that it's true or false, one has to admit that The Bible is a great story, and if there's one thing gaming has a definite need for right now it's good stories. Some of the best movies ever to be made are based on The Bible (Ben Hur for example), I don't see why it can't be the same for computer games. It probably won't happen anytime soon - gaming probably has to mature a little as an artform first (and get over the current graphics-are-everything, story-is-secondary, we-must-have-newer-and-better-graphics-all-the-time hump in particular) but in about 20 or 30 years from now I think we will start to see kick-ass Bible games.
As a Catholic I would have to say no. The Bible is the single text in which we worship from. Making it into a game would defile it.
EEEEEEEUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHLLLLLLLL*
*my reaction to the very concept of a bible game
I see no point, if you are a Christian that's fine but for god's sake I'm asexual, an athiest, an intellectual, and I have asperger's syndrome... I don't go making a GAME about it though do I?
*my reaction to the very concept of a bible game
I see no point, if you are a Christian that's fine but for god's sake I'm asexual, an athiest, an intellectual, and I have asperger's syndrome... I don't go making a GAME about it though do I?
I don't think anyone would ever be happy with a game based on a Bible story. If you take too many artistic liberties (which you'll have to, since the stories tend to be rather concise), you'll catch a lot of flak from literalists/fundamentalists for not sticking to canon, and if you don't, well then you get pretty short games with a rather predictable outcome.
Which is a shame, really, 'cause I've just started reading the Bible (gotta know what all the fuss is about, right?) and in Genesis alone there's plenty of material for a pretty badass game.
Like, Cain (the dude who killed his brother) was excommunicated from God's kingdom, but was worried he'd get his ass kicked for being a murderer. So God decreed that for every harm that would come to him, it would be dealt back sevenfold. After that, there's not much mention of him.
So combine that with earlier Genesis: Adam and Eve weren't kicked out of Eden for disobeying (their punishment was for Adam: having to work his ass off for his food, for Eve: serving man and a painful birth, and the snake: eternal animosity between its kind and mankind, and having to crawl around on his belly for eternity), they were kicked out to prevent them from finding the Tree of Life. For extra safety, he put a cherub on guard there with a frickin' FLAMING SWORD.
So how's this for a game: Cain, son of Adam and Eve, with God-given powers of seven-fold retribution, goes to look for the Tree of Life guarded by an angel with a burning sword, looking to become God's equal and get some frickin' respect.
AWESOME
Which is a shame, really, 'cause I've just started reading the Bible (gotta know what all the fuss is about, right?) and in Genesis alone there's plenty of material for a pretty badass game.
Like, Cain (the dude who killed his brother) was excommunicated from God's kingdom, but was worried he'd get his ass kicked for being a murderer. So God decreed that for every harm that would come to him, it would be dealt back sevenfold. After that, there's not much mention of him.
So combine that with earlier Genesis: Adam and Eve weren't kicked out of Eden for disobeying (their punishment was for Adam: having to work his ass off for his food, for Eve: serving man and a painful birth, and the snake: eternal animosity between its kind and mankind, and having to crawl around on his belly for eternity), they were kicked out to prevent them from finding the Tree of Life. For extra safety, he put a cherub on guard there with a frickin' FLAMING SWORD.
So how's this for a game: Cain, son of Adam and Eve, with God-given powers of seven-fold retribution, goes to look for the Tree of Life guarded by an angel with a burning sword, looking to become God's equal and get some frickin' respect.
AWESOME
Why do people assume this type of game has to appeal to action junkies?
All i'm seeing is tons of suggestions for shooters with Jesus firing off Magic missiles or some such nonsense, or God of war button mashing violence.
Why cant it be a magical game with the fantastic story being the centerpiece, much of the reason the bible is as popular as it is.
You can make it a simulation.. you could make it a rts... like, Warcraft. Or the Sims or civilization. Or for that matter you could make it puzzle-based, but have it being retold through the memories of a family of people who lived through and witnessed the events, similar to how things were done in Assassin's creed.
It would go back and you would play as a kind of witness: For example, the Garden of eden. You would start off there, and it would be the tutorial for movement and such. Simple puzzles. Eventually you witness Eve and being talked into taking the fruit from the tree of life (which you discover in a beautifully rendered cut scene) and then things change, the garden of eden becomes dark and angry and you have to run and get out quickly as things turn to chaos and fall over and such (more puzzles, like escaping a crumbling volcano fortress with a bunch of children).
God's voice would be represented only by choir music... with on-screen text lol. Like that little flea in Okami.
You know this game could even have a twist ending...
Anyway, I think I just gave someone the encouragement to begin production and to hire me for their design team.
All i'm seeing is tons of suggestions for shooters with Jesus firing off Magic missiles or some such nonsense, or God of war button mashing violence.
Why cant it be a magical game with the fantastic story being the centerpiece, much of the reason the bible is as popular as it is.
You can make it a simulation.. you could make it a rts... like, Warcraft. Or the Sims or civilization. Or for that matter you could make it puzzle-based, but have it being retold through the memories of a family of people who lived through and witnessed the events, similar to how things were done in Assassin's creed.
It would go back and you would play as a kind of witness: For example, the Garden of eden. You would start off there, and it would be the tutorial for movement and such. Simple puzzles. Eventually you witness Eve and being talked into taking the fruit from the tree of life (which you discover in a beautifully rendered cut scene) and then things change, the garden of eden becomes dark and angry and you have to run and get out quickly as things turn to chaos and fall over and such (more puzzles, like escaping a crumbling volcano fortress with a bunch of children).
God's voice would be represented only by choir music... with on-screen text lol. Like that little flea in Okami.
You know this game could even have a twist ending...
Anyway, I think I just gave someone the encouragement to begin production and to hire me for their design team.
I think some parts would make a great game, especially the sadistic ones. I'd actually love to play a game based on the Genesis as God, and be free to massacre millions of people AND animals and only leave alive two of each species and one human family, because I'm just tired of their bullshit.
I'd also love to experience the scene in Genesis where Lot is visited by 2 male angels to warn him about the coming destruction of Sodom, and he decides to keep the angels at his home overnight to thank them, but then a crowd of people shows up outside his door and demands that he gives them the angels so that they can fuck them, but then Lot is like: "Noooo, not the poor angels, but feel free to fuck my daughters instead!".
I'd also love to experience the scene in Genesis where Lot is visited by 2 male angels to warn him about the coming destruction of Sodom, and he decides to keep the angels at his home overnight to thank them, but then a crowd of people shows up outside his door and demands that he gives them the angels so that they can fuck them, but then Lot is like: "Noooo, not the poor angels, but feel free to fuck my daughters instead!".
Great cutscene material, bring it.
Really? 1000 people? I smell a 99 Knights/Dynasty Warriors remakeEdje said:Dude there are some pretty bad ass things in the old testament, In Judges (i believe, somewhere after David) an Israelite warrior defeats 1000 armed solders with the jaw bone of a Donkey (really look it up). The escape from slavery could make for an atmospheric and moving game if done right.
Or for an interesting take you could reverse perspectives and be part of the Roman Government/Pharisee's trying to hunt down Jesus. That could get into so really interesting territory, the some non-Christians might get a kick out of gunning for Christ, Christians might like it if it was historically accurate and exciting (like The Passion of the Christ but more fighting and less gore), and purely as an ancient combat or stealth or mass effect like game you could create a lot of entertaining gameplay
I had an additional thought on the subject. Many people suggest that the player not control an actual Biblical figure. How about a game where you play as Q? To those unfamiliar, Q is the supposed source of Luke's gospel. You could follow Jesus Christ, try to find leads upon the story, and sneak by Roman guards to check out his preparation for execution. You have some varied gameplay, and you learn about Jesus. Win-win.
