British people are offended by Assassins Creed 3

[riderz13371]

RolStoppable said:

riderz13371 said:

RolStoppable said:
I find that hard to believe, because we had so many World War II games and I've never heard any complaints from Germans or Austrians about them having to slaughter their virtual ancestors in a video game in order to beat the game.

There have been games that have been banned in Germany due to Nazi references. 

Youth protection has been of high concern in Germany because of everything that happened during the World War II era, namely the intense propaganda and Hitler youth. The country certainly has been overcompensating, but the enforcements have become laxer over time. In the '80s a game like River Raid was banned, from today's perspective it's an absolutely harmless game. But back then the theme of war alone was troublesome.

The games you are refering to were banned due to Nazi symbols, not because they were about killing Germans. Or they were banned due to overly gruesome executions (for video game standards at the time) of virtual people regardless of their nationality, but never because the game was about killing Germans.

 

I'm pretty sure you killed Nazis in Wolfenstein 3D but I may be wrong. Can't really remember. But in Germany after 10 years that a game has been banned the ban is revoked.