Kamp Krusty Answers Your Questions: The "Left Behind" Video Game

I now have a copy of Left Behind:  Eternal Forces.   I did not pay for Left Behind:  Eternal Forces.   I also did not steal Left Behind:  Eternal Forces.  I quite literally don't know who gave me Left Behind:  Eternal Forces.

Here are the answers to the questions simmering on your mind:

Does Left Behind:  Eternal Forces let you kill people?

Yes.  But only in self-defense.

With a tank?

Yes.

But you're protecting others, so it's morally good, then.

No, it costs you Spirituality Points.  It's still bad.  But sometimes, you have to kill bad guys, but it's still morally bad, but you should do it sometimes, but it's morally bad, but sometimes you just have to, you know?  But it's bad.

How can you tell who the bad guys are?

They cuss.

No, seriously.

No, seriously.

What do you mean?

Each character has special traits and abilities.  The Christians all have "Pray" under their special ability section.  Like, there's a woman who's the Worship Leader, and her special abilities are "Pray, Crowd Worship"  When you equip her with "music" and "public speaking" training, she gets the ability to "positively rivet the audience nearby."

Awesome.  But she doesn't cuss.

No.  Bad guys have "Swearing" as their special abilities.  All of them.  For example, non-Christian musicians get special abilties "Swear, Sing" or "Swear, Play", or -- for the Level 3 Rock Star -- "Swear, Perform Concert"  And she wears a scanty blouse-thing, which should tip you off that she's fixin' to swear.

ALL the bad guys have "swear" as their special ability?

Yes.  It's pretty realistic of the end-times, when cussing will increase ten-fold.  The Gangster bad guy has "Swear, Rumble", the soldier has "Swear, Explosive Bullets" and thief, curiously, has "Swear, Pickpocket, Poison", which is an awesome name for the next Shaun Groves CD, in my opinion.

Swear, Pickpocket, Poison?

Swear, Pickpocket, Poison.

Is there a David Crowder Band song in this game?

Yes.  For me, this is causing some cognitive dissonance.  I don't know how to account for this.  I do kinda wish he, himself, were in the game, and he could drive the tank and stuff.

Who recommends Left Behind:  Eternal Forces on the game box?

Someone named Beverley LaHaye, with Concerned Women for America.  Miss (Mrs.?) LaHaye says "...here is a game we can heartily recommend..."

Back to the good guys/bad guys.  You mentioned they have to be trained or something, to get their special abilities?

Yes.  The good guy Christians get trained at, primarily, something called The Mission Training Center.  Also Churches, Cathedrals.  Christian Level 1 Soldiers get skills like "Pray, Explosive Bullets".

So they're trained at Mission Training Centers.  Where are the bad guys trained?

All the evil people are trained at...you guessed it..."college".

You made all this up.

I made nothing up.

Comments

[Douglas_Coombs]

"I made nothing up."

That's too funny to be true. I don't believe you.

[Brant]

I swear.

[Douglas_Coombs]

If proved wrong, will you sacrifice your oldest child?

[Brant]

I bet the game manual is online somewhere. Read it yourself.

One caveat: The Bad-Person "Level 1 Musician", who is equipped with the special abilities "Swear, Sing" is NOT trained at "college". For some reason, she is trained at "Supermarket".

Game manual, p. 44.

[rob smith]

I read about this in the newspaper and at first laughed hysterically then literally was sick to my stomach. Apparently, when you kill the bad guy cussers you lose points because that is a "bad" thing...but you can gain back spiritual points with prayer. i.e. kill, but not too much before you replenish with prayer

I think I will stick with Sam Fisher; he cusses and is a good guy--usually, except in the new "Double Agent" where the division between "bad" and "good" is blurred.

[cipher]

Next time I'm shopping in wallmart I'm going to have to pull out my "Pray, Explosive Bullets" on the cashier.

[Chris]

Oh my. Its true:

http://www.leftbehindgames.com

I've got goose bumps. The evil kind.

[Carolyn Hansen]

Brant, this is sooooooo funny!

[rob smith]

This is awesome...

Conduct physical & spiritual warfare : using the power of prayer to strengthen your troops in combat and wield modern military weaponry throughout the game world.
Command your forces through intense battles across a breathtaking, authentic depiction of New York City .

· Control more than 30 units types - from Prayer Warrior and Hellraiser to Spies, Special Forces and Battle Tanks!

· Enjoy a robust single player experience across dozens of New York City maps in Story Mode – fighting in China Town , SoHo , Uptown and more!

[Shaun Groves]

Your Swear, Pickpocket, Poison t-shirt is in the mail.

Would this be a song performed by Crowder or just written by him? An original written for this game or something from his already recorded material? I'm unsure of exactly who needs to be taunted for this is all. The details will help, and thanks for that.

SG

[Lisa]

Jackie will probably not toot her own horn, but she also has a recent post on this at http://jreb.blogspot.com/, which includes a brilliantly inane company quote in defense of all the killing. And, believe it or not, I think her conclusion relates directly to your previous post about not going to church.

[Shawna]

Is there free will in this game? (can you choose to be a bad guy from the beginning, or are you automatically a good guy?)

Does the game believe "once saved always saved, or can you lose your salvation"? (ie, kill too many bad guys without praying and lose all those spirituality points)

Is there biblical interventions if you begin going down the wrong path?

lol..this game is nuts!

[matt]

hmm... "Swear, Pickpocket, Poison" is nice, but I'm leaning toward "Pray, Explosive Bullets". It has a ring to it...

[Douglas_Coombs]

Well, at least there is ONE video game out there that is good for the soul and doesn't encourage gratuitous violence. I mean, would *you* want there to be no consequences for killing others. Losing spirituality points is the least they could do, while still selling a few games to the masses and appealing to investors and the media.

[Steve_11]

I wonder if the makers of the game sub-consciously believe that Irish Catholic males are "evil", based upon my observation of their propensity to swear.

A few that I know, despite being devout Catholics, will swear up a storm without much provocation.

Is "Swear, Drink, Fist Fighter" an game option? Again, my Irish Catholic friends could wear that shirt quite fashionably.

Unlike you, Brant, I can count the famous musicians I have met on one hand, and Crowder is one of them. Because I admire his work so much. I was trying to emulate his beard for a while - until my wife intervened at 2-1/2".

[Jeff]

I refuse to play this game as it may be indicative of my uncertainty that I will not be here for the real episode and therefore do not want to practice or train...

Merry Christmas to you all. I am personally about to embark on a crossing of both Iowa and Illinois risking life and limb just to get to the in-laws in Michigan!

[steven hamilton]

you have to be ****ing joking. oops, i exposed myself as a Bad Guy...

[Shawn B.]

I am evidently pahetic, I would like to have explosive bullets and public speaking added onto to my swearing and making lasagna...

[bryonm]

you made this up

[Lance]

wow. this HAS to be TOO funny to be true. Yet, somehow, I know it's not. Great post! Thanks for the comic relief!

[fruittart]

I think it's hilarious that Mrs. Tim LaHaye endorses the game! You should have an endorsement from Carolyn on your sidebar, maybe naming it her favorite blog of the year! Thanks for answering our questions.

[Bill Kinnon]

I love this blog! And I only made it here from Alan Hirsch's earlier this evening. Have added you to my Google Reader. Blog on!

[john santic]

That was too funny, I like it.

[Alice the Brit]

hilarious, nope won't be getting that game - I'll stick with the Nintendo Dogs, they are TOOO cute - actually got the Hamsterz one for one of the girls too - can't say whcih they might read your blog - ah nah probably not! ;)

Merry Christmas to you all, especially to the dog ;) since I am sure a dog nut!

Alice, Twix ann Twizzler

[Brant]

No offense, Alice, but I know both your dogs.

I think Twix will be left behind.