Grand Theft Auto IV as a test of Christian conscience (Christian review of video game GTA4)

theknightshift.blogspot.com ^ | 4/30/08 | Christopher Knight

[paudio]

Ender doesn't like the fact that in order to save his own life he had to kill another... even if it was just a computer game. He "wins" the game, but he finds himself crushed for violating his own principles.

Isn't it call survival instinct?

[GRRRRR]

For me it’s Warhawk...the COD4 server doesn’t seem to like me and kicks me off all the time...

[Hyzenthlay]

What settings did you have it on that your enemies were RUNNING AWAY from you? (yes, even grunts, and if you want a laugh turn on the ‘grunt birthday party’ skull).

Although, personally, I didn’t feel anything like that when I was playing any of the Halo games... I don’t really like the war or crime type games, like the COD or GTA series, where you’re fighting other humans so much, but I’m totally fine with spending half the night fragging aliens, and on top of that it’s easier to not accidentally shoot your own people.

[Rome2000]

My GTA IV Special Edition was just delivered from the folks at Amazon.

Praise the Lord and pass the ammo!

[dagoofyfoot]

I can't even imagine wasting my time playing a video game in the first place.


You obviously haven't played this game yet...


the realism will have your adreneline pumping when the entire city's police force is trying to take you down, and you're desperately trying to get away.


But I'm curious, just what fun things do you do that you don't consider "a waste of time"?

[tpanther]

BINGO!

It never ceases to amaze me that people don’t understand war.

It’s been with us since essentially Cain and Able and that’s pretty much how it’ll end.

And it’s the “Liberation of Iraq” btw, not some “reasonless war”.

But then again, I suppose he has zero concept of his wife and daughters being raped in front of him, which was a daily, well kind of Grand Theft Auto for Saddam and sons!

Among much death and destruction outside of that!

Sheesh!