What makes some fantasy stories wrong?<\/a> The biggest difference is that a video attempts to draw the player into the story so that he feels like is a part of the events, much like a story told in the first person. Still, we have to examine what moral choices the story teaches.<\/p>\nI happened to have seen many of the Legend of Zelda games being played. Though a person plays the part of Link, there isn’t any difficulty telling that this is a story. A part of this is due to the fact that in many places the choices are limited by the game designer, so your own choices are not always included.<\/p>\n
Yes, there are goddesses in the storyline, but they aren’t obviously worshiped by the main character. Rather they are used to assign tasks and reward the accomplishment of those tasks. One of the things that make idolatry wrong is that it is fake. The supposed beings being worshiped do not exist and cannot do anything in the real world. Here in this story, the whole world is fake, including the goddesses the imaginary characters might worship. In other words, I don’t see this as much different than reading about another culture that happens to worship an idol. Knowing what they do doesn’t make me want to go out and do the same.<\/p>\n
If I have a complaint about the Zelda series, it is that in the newer editions, the graphics have become more realistic and the goddesses are too scantily clothed.<\/p>\n
Morally, the series tends to emphasize good traits, such as standing against evil and helping others. It doesn’t promote sexual immorality, stealing, etc.<\/p>\n
As long as you, as the player, realize that it isn’t you in the story, but rather this is a story about someone else, then I don’t see any harm in the story. For parents, things like the goddesses, and the behavior of the characters can make a good discussion regarding what is right or wrong, but like you can discuss a book. But if someone struggles to separate fantasy from reality or sees himself as the character in a fantasy story, then it would be better for such a person not to get involved in those types of games.<\/p>\n\t
Response:<\/h2>\n
Jeffrey,<\/p>\n
Thank you so much for the thoughtful response. I really appreciate it! I love the website and I know it is a place where people can come to get the truth about the true plan of salvation and Christian living.<\/p>\n
Thanks again.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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