This is just sick!

[Kiyomi]

That is the big difference. You are a character that is based off a real person that is murdering a REAL person; a real scenario. It is not some character that has no real base in reality. The character is modelled completely after JFK. How would you like it if a video game came out about one of your family members (that you like, and I say that because someone is going to be smart and say "Oh, I wish it would happen to so-and-so because I don't like him/her anyway"...either that or I have just lived with Excel too long and am starting to get paranoid about people being smart mouths) being singled out and murdered? Even if it was truly for educational purposes? I bet it would bring up some very nasty memories/images for you, enrage you, and make you very upset with the game's creator.

[Zane]

The thing is this has already come out on all sorts of media, like mentioned. We all talk about how video games aren't taken seriously and wish they were. Well, this it. If this game is done well, it could be what we've been asking for. And yes, I agree, I would be upset if someone made a game about the death of one of my family members, but it greatly depends on how it is done.

On a sidenote, you are right Reaper. I am not old enough to fully grasp all the concepts that are involved in this debate, but I have the right to voice my opinion and I've always believed in the good of humanity and that everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves.

[reaper]

The thing it really comes down to is its kind of a taboo in our culture. If they had waited until the immediate family was dead and gone it would probably not even raise a stir. But releasing it while there are still alive, and I am sure this event is still raw in their memory, does not show allot of tact. And having not played it that’s all I can say.

And I wasn’t trying to silence you or anything Zane heh. It’s just as you get older and start to take an interest in world events and such you tend to grow a little cynical of things. Because for every good thing you learn you learn 10 things that are horrible. Freedom of speech though man.

[Excel Zero]

psssh I am 25 and world interests are failing to keep my notice anymore :-p

but onto the topic at hand...the game. Once again here comes mr unpopular opinion but I don't get the huge deal honestly. Is it in bad taste? yeah I can admit that, but I honestly don't see the huge difference in this game and something like GTA. In that game it is perfectly easy for me to wipeout a gang of nasty gang members as it is for me to pull out my sniper rifle and pick off the old lady in the game or the female college student that walks the streets of GTA. Now I am not saying I am really right in the mind to be playing either game but I think people need to look at it for what it is. Educational. Kinda stupid, but then again so is GTA. Hell all I do in that game is do a few missions the get guns and start wiping people out for no reason. (My typical excuse as Kiyomi will tell you is that "He looked at me wrong") Anywhoo....off I go to my own world again

love ya'll

[Ultrawolf]

[Zane]

Ok, so they're random, faceless, NPCs who represent people in real life. They might not have names, but they still are based off of real people. So just because they don't have names makes it ok to kill them? Now, once again, don't take it as a way of saying that assassinating JFK is in any way acceptable. The thing is you're condoning killing people as long as they're faceless, generic, soulless, and random. All this game appears to be doing is showing you a different perspective of that fateful day. All of you can say it's wrong to do this and some can say that it is an interesting idea, but we can't really pass clear, decisive judgement on this game until we play it.

[Ultrawolf]

[Zane]

Sorry Ultra, I never meant it to say that you thought it was ok, just a misunderstanding. I apologize.

[Ultrawolf]

Eh, Don't apologize.
It's my fault. I didn't explain it right. ^^
*nod nod*
On another note:
I wonder what the developers thought when they made the game. I mean i know they said it was for educational purposes. But didn't they think that someone might be offended?

[Zane]

Hopefully they did because if it not it won't say much for the game. They probably knew it would cause controversy just not how much or how severe. So far, I've only heard mention of this game through here so we'll know in the coming weeks how big this game is gonna big.