Back in the NES days games that were localized for American audience heavily censored any overt Judaeo-Christian imagery or reference to death. Churches no longer featured crosses, the Death spell was renamed to “RUB”, and the Kill spell was renamed to “XXXX”.
UFO 50 games notably don’t really touch upon Christian stuff at all. Except one game - Grimstone. It’s a very Final Fantasy-like JRPG set in Wild West except the continent somehow ended up in Hell itself. The local religion is very Christian-like with angels and holy water and and and BIGGAN!!
Interestingly, Grimstone shares its setting with two other UFO 50 cartridges - Devilition and Rail Heist but neither game feature that much religious references except for demons in the former.
Now, it can be just a coincidence but it’s interesting to think about nonetheless.
Strange to me is, I’m playing Actraiser right now, and you’re playing as — literally — god.
However, they don’t call you that. And Satan is removed in favor of the name “Tanzra.”
America is so sensitive lol.
Christian conservatives are some of the weakest, least prepared for life people I have ever met. It constantly amazes me that anyone listens to those clowns…
weakest, least prepared for life
By design, so all they know to depend on is a magical sky daddy.
