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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Duration: 15:26

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Should Christians make Christian games? Does that mean anything? And is the poor outlook on Christian games today just an issue of production quality?

Spoilers! I'm a Christian. And a programmer. Which, in this industry, is a black eye. But in this video, we talk about how the problem isn't just production quality, bugs, or being overly preachy. The problem of Christian Video games goes deep, and as someone who became a Christian through religious fiction, I am a walking reminder that Christian media is just as much a mission field as preaching on Sunday. And I'm going to unpack the problems with Christian video games.

Timestamps:
0:00 Testimony of a Christian Programmer
1:56 The Sorry State of Christian Video Games
7:42 The Makings of a True Christian Video Game
14:13 Too many Critics, not enough Developers

The numbers on the top-right are citations! Sources and music used are linked in the Pastebin below:
https://pastebin.com/ER6m4cUK

But in case something happens to Pastebin, here's the shortened version (no links):
[1] Lewis, Clive S, and Pauline Baynes. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
[2] Rembrandt. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
[3] Lewis, Clive S, and Pauline Baynes. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
[4] The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Walt Disney Studios and Motion Pictures
[5] The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (GBA). Griptonite Games, 2005
[6] FIVE: Guardians of David by Kingdom Games. Kingdom Games, 2015
[7] Dreams and Nightmares. CGDC, 2021
[8] Heroes II. Hope Software Services, 2020
[9] I Am Jesus Christ. SimulaM, 2022
[10] Jesus Film Project
[11] Celeste. Matt Makes Games, 2018
[12] The Aetherlight: Chronicles of the Resistance. Scarlet City Studios, 2016
[13] Bible Adventures. WisdomTree, 1991
[14] Catechumen. N'Lightning Software, 2000
[16] That Dragon Cancer. Numinous Games, 2016
[17] Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness. Origin Systems, 1981
[18] Vikings of Midgard. Fenrir Lunaris, 2020
[19] Undertale. Toby Fox, 2015
[20] “Franciscan Monastery at Orebić Photo Guide.” PhotoHound
[21] Days Gone. Bend Studio, 2019
[21] The Walking Dead, Season 1 Episode 2
[22] Van Braght, Thieleman. Martyrs mirror
[23] Da Vinci, Leonardo. The Annunciation, 1475
[24] Rubens, Peter Paul. Christ on the Cross
[25] Francke. Resurrection of Christ, 1424
[26] Raffaello (Raphael), Sanzio da Urbino. Transfiguration, 1516
[27] Elisabeth Elliot
[28] Sonic 2. SEGA, 1992
[29] Pokemon Sword and Shield. GameFreak, 2019
[30] Diablo 2. Blizzard Games, 2000
[31] Moses: From Egypt to the Promised Land. PlayWay S.A
[32] The Pilgrim's Progress: The Video Game. Scott Cawthon, 2011
[33] Righteous Tales. Righteous Tales, 2015
[34] ONE of Five Hundred. Lightword Productions
[35] Josua, Amin. “Enlarge your Target Group.” Virtual Christian Game Developer’s Conference 2022

This is the Testimony of a Christian Programmer; my Christian Testimony, and my thoughts on family friendly Christian games, why Christian video games matter, and why are Christian video games bad (tags, lol).

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