Digital Praise Takes Up Christian Gaming Cause

Thanks to GameSpot for its article discussing the formation of a new Christian videogame developer, Digital Praise, formed to create a "planned line of non-offensive games." CEO Tom Bean notes: "Digital Praise is founded on the principle that fun, exciting computer games don't need to be flooded with violence, sex, hate or images of horror", and the company's official press release discusses "development on two games based on the Adventures in Odyssey radio theater series", arguing: "As long as new game titles are top quality - offering exciting game play and high production value - we believe that interactive Christian games will skyrocket in popularity much like Christian music did 15 years ago."

Bad Analogy Time?

[Eros]

"As long as new game titles are top quality - offering exciting game play and high production value - we believe that interactive Christian games will skyrocket in popularity much like Christian music did 15 years ago."

Well, if that is their baseline for success -- we can only hope.

-- The Great Satan, Dark Lord Of The Underworld

First Game: Pearl Harbor?

[jazman_777]

"Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!"

DAMN STRAIGHT

[Anonymous Coward]

Digital Praise is founded on the principle that fun, exciting computer games don't need to be flooded with violence, sex, hate or images of horror

I totally agree. Hangman, anyone?

Re:FP!S

[HalfFlat]

Does a paintball FPS exist [...] ?

Yes [ign.com], but ...

If not, maybe it should.

if only you knew [mobygames.com] the horror [ign.com].

There are worse things than violent FPSs.

Much, much worse.

Obligatory Simpsons quote

[Zorilla]

Taken from here [x-entertainment.com].

Bart: When I'm feeling low, you know what cheers me up?
Rod: Kindness?
Bart: Oooh, tough room. Video games! Whaddyagot?
(He reaches to the bookshelf and picks up a copy of "Billy Graham's Bible Blasters," and they begin to play.)
Rod: Keep firing! Convert the heathens!
(A series of "heathens" crosses the video screen as a "Bible gun" fires Bibles at them. When a "heathen" is hit, he turns into a conservatively dressed man with a halo.)
Bart: Got him!
Rod: No, you just winged him and made him a Unitarian.
Todd: Look out, Bart! A gentle Baha'i!
(Bart zaps the Baha'i, turning him into another suit with a halo).
Bart: All right! Full conversion!

Re:First Game: Pearl Harbor?

[0racle]

Historically accurate Crusades perhaps.

Re:Bad Analogy Time?

[Anonymous Coward]

Perhaps they could make a game where you bomb abortion clinics and torture homosexuals.

Things we can look forward to

[weeboo0104]

(In the style of Zork)
You are in a brightly lit room.
You are likely to be blessed by a Grue

(In the style of Zero Wing)
How art thou?
All thine church are belong to us.
You have no chance to resurrect, make thine prayers.

(In the style of Mortal Kombat)
After performing a fatality, your opponent comes back to life 3 rounds later.

(In the style of Dance Dance Revolution)
(to a chant with a techno beat)
KNEEL, PRAY, GENUFLECT, HAIL MARY, NOVENA, NOVENA, GENUFLECT, KNEEL...