I disagree with a fundamental point of this article. MLB/NBA/NFL teams dont pay their players based upon how well they will do in an upcoming season. No, they sign contracts based upon how the players have performed in the past. Games are the same way. People buy this game, because they believe it will be good, because they know how the series of games has performed in the past and believe ACIII will continue to perform well. Its like they have already played the game, because they've played ACII, AC:B, and AC:R, and yes I agree with the article when it cites Chris Hecker that people want more of the same. Sometime soon, an NFL team will sign Peyton Manning with a ridiculous amount of money, and we dont criticize them for not knowing how well Peyton will play. We applaud them, because that team will almost certainly be better than it was before. Why is ACIII any different?
Explicitly Christian games are not what is needed or ever needed. Ironically, however, I think some of the darker video games out there wrestle with concepts and philosophies that are very much Christian (although, not what many think of as Christian). I love that the article pulls out Catherine as one of these games. Also, I find Bioshock to be another example as it wrestles with freedom and choice and morality. Even other games like Resident Evil 5, Resonance of Fate, and InFamous have moments when religious themes pop up. These games are relatively subtle, but there's more power in subtlety than preaching.
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