Score: 6
"Social commentary or narcissism?"
date: July 30, 2009
Should people be offended by this? Look at it this way, if people didn't get offended, and you wouldn't be getting so much publicity.
No, I am in no way offended. It was a tragic event, a bullied young adult creating his message and print on society through murder. This is just trying to get inside the killer's head and turning a very serious fatal event into an innocent toy. It is more or less a contrast. Turning a terrible tragic experience into dark humor.
Now, while playing this, I couldn't tell if you had some sort of actual purpose, or if you were doing this for the sake of offending people and gaining internet popularity. Cashing in on the crowd Super Columbine Massacre RPG! created.
I couldn't tell if I was supposed to take this as art or as a joke. Perhaps it's just an opinion.
And if I was supposed to take this as a joke, it's a tad bit early to make fun of Virginia Tech, don't you think?
As for the gameplay, I appreciated the variety. The interesting use, forcing the player to come up with a strategy to complete the level.
It was too short. All three levels could be beaten in less than a minute.
The second level, getting caught while Cho talks to himself is kind of unfair. I mean, what he's saying is necessary to know where to go next and it's not like I can speed the text up.
This is probably just me, but it seems to me that killing and injuring is at random. Why can't I just shoot them?
The graphics and dialogue were both very amusing. The music was beyond annoying and irritating. I would suggest that using simple 8-bit music would help translate the topic to an actual video game. If that made any sense.
Should this be removed? No. Censorship is a sin. All opinions have a right to be heard, regardless of who agrees.
August 18, 2009
Author's Response:
Never too early.
