Given the broad definition of art as 'made with the intention of stimulating thoughts and emotions', no higher praise can be offered to a game. Having said that, Jim's outrage reveals an in-depth emotional attachment to the Holsom Twins that speaks volumes about Duke Nukems rich character writing and portrayal. But for whatever reason the witch-hunt aspect to some of the reviews has been a little disheartening. Taking the Hive scene so very seriously and slamming it for condoning and laughing at sexual violence may be part of an industry-wide agenda to distance itself from Duke Nukem Forever, perhaps to pursue the status of 'games as art'. Players know it and adapt their sensibilities to take this into account, why can't reviewers? And it would be totally out of character for Duke to condone rape anyhow, as a passionate long-standing 'defender of babes'. Perhaps if I dwell on rape more I will see rape all around me, just like those people who can't look at towers without projecting phallic imagery.ĭuke is a farcical parody through and through. Maybe I just don't think about rape enough. Except that would be far worse because schistosomiasis is a nightmarish, real affliction while being infected by alien organisms is not real nor relevant to anything real and certainly not linked to real-world rape culture. While Fox news and Mary Whitehouse would undoubtedly applaud the sentiment I don't think it does anyone much good (Except Jim, our champion of morality), inhibiting many people from enjoying what is essentially a fun, harmless, stupid game.Īn alien parasitic infestation is not 'rape' in the sense that he would have us understand it, any more than someone with schistosomiasis has been raped, whether or not someone inappropriately and unamusingly tells them 'you're f**ked'. RE: Jim Sterling Desctructoid review & the resulting moral outrageĪs much as I like Jim Sterling, he's issued some Destructoid flame-bait, and I've gone and bitten, sorry.Īssociating Duke Nukem Forever with criminal rape and calling everyone who likes the game ?sociopathic and mentally maladjusted? is something of an overreaction.
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