Tag Archives: Xalavier Nelson Jr.

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

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment