As someone currently working on Six Days in Fallujah I'd definitely say it's not over, however I can't say much else. With all the controversy I really hoped people would wait till they saw what we're making or play a demo of the game before casting judgement.
I have little doubt that we will ship the game at some point and that people will still have their issues one way or another, regardless of the end product. I'm glad we got people talking on the subject and really hope we can prove that games are a valid medium for more than just sci-fi monsters, criminal activity and cute platformers.
I also think it's crap personally to lump Six Days in Fallujah with RapeLay and games of a shock jock nature. Since the some of the Marines in the battle approached us on making the title we're not trying to "Cash In" on the losses of others. Contrary to that Fallujah is an honest attempt to make a documentary structured game that still is a game and fun to play. It's very much a fine line but I feel we're doing a very good job of staying honest to the subject matter while making it a compelling experience.
That's my take on it and I hope I don't get fired for posting about it. I just felt it would be interesting for people to hear from someone on the development side. We all very much believe in the game we're making and wouldn't be doing it if we thought it was either taking advantage of a situation or doing a disservice to those that served and those caught in the conflict.
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I have little doubt that we will ship the game at some point and that people will still have their issues one way or another, regardless of the end product. I'm glad we got people talking on the subject and really hope we can prove that games are a valid medium for more than just sci-fi monsters, criminal activity and cute platformers.
I also think it's crap personally to lump Six Days in Fallujah with RapeLay and games of a shock jock nature. Since the some of the Marines in the battle approached us on making the title we're not trying to "Cash In" on the losses of others. Contrary to that Fallujah is an honest attempt to make a documentary structured game that still is a game and fun to play. It's very much a fine line but I feel we're doing a very good job of staying honest to the subject matter while making it a compelling experience.
That's my take on it and I hope I don't get fired for posting about it. I just felt it would be interesting for people to hear from someone on the development side. We all very much believe in the game we're making and wouldn't be doing it if we thought it was either taking advantage of a situation or doing a disservice to those that served and those caught in the conflict.