Comments on: Outrage Over Konami’s New Game ‘Six Days in Fallujah’

By: blah blah

blah blah — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:13:00 +0000

Ohhh it’s so terrible what we did to those poor people that had fair warning to get the f*** out of dodge before a war was fought there. Hmm i think that if I was told that ww3 was going to be fought in my backyard I would have left.
Secondly these Poor people that you have so many warm feelings for were killing each other long before we got there, and we just helped them speed up the process. Before you go start pointing fingers and telling everyone what your thoughts are on a video game remember this you are exercising your right for free speech, and so are they in a different form.
So while your whining and crying for all those people that died i will be reliving my memories from Afghanistan wondering how I could have gotten one or two more. We are fighting a war and there is always collateral damage or did you forget to do your homework? It happends and it’s real life, its already hapend and you can’t change what is already done.

By: blah blah

blah blah — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:02:35 +0000

You people are retarded. If you think that this game is depicting massacres and brute violence then get a f***ing grip. These are real people that fought a real war, while you P***ys were in your houses protesting a war you know nothing about. I did fight in this war and if you have a problem then F**k you get drunk and go jump off a bridge and let our gene pool advance. get your facts straight before you make lude comments about the military. If you wont stand behind them then feel free to stand in front.

By: TJ

TJ — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:45:09 +0000

your right, and there were even more who died on DDAy, and why does history have to be censored

By: Trip

Trip — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:59:21 +0000

I totally agree up until your last point. While I’m certain there will be some degree of historical accuracy to the game (as much as the developers can reasonably include), I would hardly look to it as your sole means of ascertaining the truth behind what actually happened.

By: Trip

Trip — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:52:56 +0000

The reactions of the people in the article don’t surprise me. But you know what? The thing that gets me is that everyone *assumes* that because it’s a video game, it’s going to “glorify” the war. The developers have stated that they want to make it as historically accurate as they possibly can, so isn’t it also possible that the game may present things as the horrific, brutal, and terrifying events that they were?

Why haven’t people protested about books or television documentaries or what have you, about the Iraq war? Isn’t it too soon for that? As you and I both know, games can be every bit as effective a narrative and storytelling device as a book or movie, sometimes moreso. Assuming that the action of making a video game about it will somehow automatically trivialize the events and the lives of those who participated in them is an incredibly ignorant assumption to make.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:55:58 +0000

Well said my friend. Kojima is my hero… his ideals set into Metal Gear Solid are amazing. Especially since he gives a tranquilizer in every Metal Gear ever made (NES, I’m winking at you!). For instance, in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, you are haunted by every soldier you have killed during a certain scene.

Kojima, guaranteed, will implement something to make humanity think twice about this war… and will not glorify anything but sad humane emotions.

By: Kale

Kale — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:39:02 +0000

hahahaha if it wasn’t for the “glory of war”, who the f**k would join up?

By: Guillaume

Guillaume — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:34:19 +0000

Ahahah, good funny post, this one. Thanks for the laugh, cornbrain.

By the way, “sadism” is named after the Marquis de Sade, a French writer. You should look him up.

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:54:47 +0000

The man quoted by the UK newspaper saying that a video game would glorify the war, obviously hasn’t played many decent video games. If the rumours are true and Hideo Kojima (The Director of Metal gear Solid series) is directing/designing the game. I have the upmost confidence that he will not “glorify” anything about the war, but actually condem it or raise ethical and philosophical questions about the context of war and humanity itself.

Sorry to rant and rave about this topic, but it gets my goat when some old man who has probably never played a video game in his life, initially believes that video games are all about mindless violence and quick entertainment. The old people whi think like this were born several generations to late to understand the potential impact video games can have on individuals.

By: FPS guy

FPS guy — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:49:26 +0000

I wonder if any of those remarks were from people who have actually served? Oh that’s right, our opinion doesn’t matter. I can’t speak for the “muslims” dying to kill americans on their video games(Modern Warfare) but if any of these people knew anyone in the military, they would know we play video games over there like the “thrill seekers” over here. And yes the COD series is one of many. Call it “glorifying war crimes” but until you’ve had any experience in this war, aside from your tv’s and computer, shut your mouth.