The Swordsman Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Before I start Reborn I read the character sheet and saw El. At first I was excited because while there has been two churches in the Pokemon games (one in Sinoh the other in Unova) there has never been a priest character or shown how similar the religion would be to Christianity. However a current trend in today's gaming world is to have strong anti Christianity themes,(Assassin's Creed, Bayoneta etc.) when it used to be positive or neutral(which is one of reasons I like Dragon Age so much) and while I know its just a game it still bothers me, so I tend to do some research so I'm not blindsided. So how are they portrayed? I hear El is shady so he could be a sinister minster but Arceus has always been good so his church is at least in a neutral light right? Edited February 13, 2015 by The Swordsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Well. ... El himself is an antagonist, and as the leader of his cult, his members are also going to oppose you. There is momentary imagery that ARCEUS opposes us as well, but there is a practical reason behind it in that the image....isn't Arceus. As a Christian myself, I can understand having worries about potential slights and I will acknowledge that many games today are Anti-RELIGIOUS. However, in order to determine if something is anti-Christ, you have to look at the instances in the game closer and actually make parallels to Christ Himself. Organized religion, may be the idea be portrayed in negative light, by itself, and there are many instances where it has been corrupt in history. Christ on the other hand is very rarely portrayed negatively at all. Do play the game. I hope this reassures you a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swordsman Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Thank you for the information and understanding, Its nice to meet another Christan member. I will continue to keep playing. So El and his members are just part of offshoot cult then the actual Poke churches? Thats interesting. One more question, Is there any actual church presence or is it just the cult? Edited February 13, 2015 by The Swordsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 The only "religious" presences in Reborn are cultish in nature. El's Arceanic cult, and an Easter egg regarding Twitch Plays Pokemon This isn't to suggest that all inhabitants are not religious, but accurately reflects the amount of influence the church has in metropolitan areas lately. Also, the state Reborn is in would not be friendly to a supposed "good" God. There isn't a statement against churches to be made just because they are not there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swordsman Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Thank you all this info has been a huge relief. Edited February 14, 2015 by The Swordsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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