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7 Cool Facts About Hell
*Sources of screenshots are listed in their respective file names. __________________________________ The way media works is…weird. Let’s just take the concept of Hell, for example. Pit of the burn-y variety. Place of eternal suffering. Not too much to misunderstand, there … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical, dante's inferno, hell, hellgate london, media, video games
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How Video Games Get Religion Wrong
*Sources of screenshots are listed in their respective file names. __________________________________ Outlast 2 transports players to a rural hellscape where Southern Gothic slasher horror is tied to religious fears of the Christian variety. The official marketing synopsis says as much, stating: … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, Aethera RPG, editorial, game development, hot take, op-ed, outlast 2, religion, Xalavier Nelson Jr.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider and the Bible
Last year, I did a short video series about playing through the first few hours of Rise of the Tomb Raider. These segments focus on the improvements in gameplay compared to the previous title, and how often they are overshadowed by … Continue reading
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Tagged another Jesus, anti-biblical, bad, Bible, christian, christian gaming, christian review, christianity, gaming, God, is tomb raider evil?, KJV, Nelson, PC, PS4, reboot, review, Rise of the Tomb Raider and the Bible, satanic, Steam, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider and the Bible, video game, video games and the Bible, videogames
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Beholder – Indie Game of the Year?
Beholder puts you in the role of a man attempting to take care of his family while fulfilling his duties as a landlord in a totalitarian dystopia. You start out just spying on “suspicious” tenants for the government, and reporting … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Beholder, Choice, decisions, Evolve PR, indie, management, morality, Nelson, Papers Please, simulation, video games and the Bible
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Board Games and the Bible Review – Elections of US America Election: The Card Game
Thanks to the designers at Auroch Digital, I was able to play and review satirical card game, Elections of US America Election: The Card Game. Contrary to initial impressions, the game isn’t a delivery device for cheap, pointed jokes about particular … Continue reading
My Next Game Is Available Free For IF Comp 2016!
Above, you’ll find the cover (created by the incredible Julian Adkins) for my new interactive-fiction video game: SCREW YOU, BEAR DAD!. SCREW YOU, BEAR DAD! is a surreal comedy adventure about bears, puns, enthusiastic narrators, and elderly women in attack helicopters. It’s available for … Continue reading
Christian Games Done Right Interview: John Wallie (Gebub’s Adventure)
I spoke with Christian designer John Wallie of chill 2D exploration game Gebub’s Adventure about using occasionally disregarded tools (Microsoft Paint, GameMaker, etc.) to make something incredible. — Support Gebub’s Adventure (Steam) Support Gebub’s Adventure (itch.io) Support Gebub’s Adventure (Game Jolt) … Continue reading
All Hail The Spider God Postmortem/Lessons
Hello! Nelson of Video Games and the Bible, here. I made a free, eerie interactive fiction adventure titled All Hail The Spider God. If you’re an aspiring Christian game developer, or simply wondering why I’d make something outside of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, browser, design, free, game, indie, interactive fiction, Nelson, postmortem, video games and the Bible, Xalavier Nelson Jr.
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New Video: Captain Forever Remix
Captain Forever Remix* is a 90’s-tinged roguelike spaceship builder, where you attempt to stop your brother King Kevin from taking over the Milky Way. It’s rad, man. And in all seriousness, the game’s combination of Saturday morning cartoon sensibilities and … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Forever Remix, christian, Let's Play, Nelson, review, video games and the Bible
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Beyond Rated-M: Finding Comedy in Liyla and The Shadows of War
Liyla and The Shadows of War* is a roughly ten minute-long mobile platformer about a father attempting to keep his family alive in the midst of a warzone. To be honest, it’s a short story that could have worked in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Rated-M, christian, Clickbait, comedy, controversy, Death, experimental, headlines, Liyla, Nelson, review, Storytelling, The Shadows of War, video games and the Bible, War
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Video Games and the Bible 