Gammatesting_Rick

I think it's theoretically possible to make a good game about real life, tragic events, but it's very, very difficult. I think Konami's making a mistake, but there's no way to know until we see more, so I'll reserve final judgment.

However, I think by coming out and saying they're trying to make this like a documentary, they're making things even tougher for themselves. Will they deal with the white phosphorus controversy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4440664.stm

If they're trying to be accurate, I don't see how they can avoid it, and if they bring it into the story, it'll have to be done with a deft touch. I think a great model for how to handle these kinds of stories is the HBO mini-series Generation Kill, which shows a lot of the horror of war and was meticulously researched. It also shows main characters killing innocent civilians. Is that something we'll see in this game? It's not something I'd want to play. And of course most soldiers didn't kill innocents, but plenty of innocents died. If the game doesn't deal with these issues then it's not being documentarian, and if it's not doing that, I think setting it during a real, recent tragedy is probably a bad idea.