They should play all games. Religious beliefs should not influence how a gamer plays. Instead, games should dictate a gamers' religious beliefs. Games are more important.

Really...?  Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.  He came into my life when I was 18 years of age when his grace revealed to me that I needed him as my savior and him alone for the redemption of my sins.  I'm now 42 and a Deacon of my church with the possibility of becoming Chairman starting in 2015.  With that being said...

I own every game of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise for the PS2, bought a VITA just for P4G, I have Devil Survivor 1 & 2 along with Strange Journey for the DSiXl, and I also own Devil Summoner with Shin Megami Tensei IV in my sights without even having a 3DS.  And get this.  As a father, my 3 years old normally comes to me and asks, "Daddy, I want to see you play Skyrim."

I absoultely love my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and I'm not offended by the Shin Megami Tensei franchise.  Figure that one out.

Christians who claim that I should not play with such games as mentioned above do not know what they are talking about.  Non-Christians who think Christians should be offended by such games mentioned above do not know what they are talking about either.

And I really enjoyed Catherine as well.

EDIT: Oh, and I have Persona, Persona 2 Innocent Sin, and Persona 2 PSOne downloaded on my PSP.  How could I have forgotten those?

While it goes without saying that the Christian god is no more than a myth, I am baffled by the way Christians think it is permissible for them to play video games at all. Didn't Jesus instruct you to aid the poor? That if you have two coats, to give one away? In a world with rampant poverty, starvation, and disease, rich, comfortable, self-satisfied Christians wondering about which games Jesus would like is laughable.

I'm a Christian and I play all sorts of violent games

They (we) can enjoy whatever their conscience and the Holy Spirit lets them. If it interferes with their heart for God and others, then there's a problem. Otherwise, freedom of Christ.

Christians can play any game they want, why wouldnt they be able to?

In a way it sometimes can. If the Holy Spirit thinks the video game can lead you to sin, it could tell the person to stop through physical pain or something else. You could argue it's your conscience, and you're right God made no rules regarding video games considering Jesus came about 1900 years too early for that. That said, our freedom in Christ means if something isn't covered explicitly in the Bible, we are free to partake in it given that we can glorify God through it. With video games, that can be self-control, good sportmanship, fighting for good in video games, or using it for good in another way (a guy from my church has a video game charity where they meet monthly to play in tournaments to raise money for cancer research). 

In EarthBound you need to pray to win the game, so I guess that's one.

Animal Crossing seems pretty safe too.

There is a massive difference between those who call themselves Christians based on who or what they were raised around and those who personally, specifically, and intentionally have accepted Christ as their LORD and Savior. If someone has accepted Christ, then they love the word of God (The Holy Bible) and they desire to follow HIS way. If a man is married to a woman then absolutely he can enjoy her body (and vice versa). That is the ONLY appropriate and non sinful context for sexual activity. God created sex, sexual drives for intimacy, and created us in a way that we are attracted to those of the opposite gender so sex is MEANT to be enjoyed by all who are married to one another.

I have a wife (got married in July this year). The ONLY boobs I want to and am called to 'enjoy' are hers and hers alone. The same for the rest of her body. If a video game has nudity it is no different than watching porn (soft or hardcore) which is no different than comitting adultry.

And by the way, the New Testament is FULL of verses talking about how different believers are from the world. We were never, nor are, nor will EVER be called by Christ to conform to this sinful and wicked world. Living in faith IS denying the way of the world and it IS ONLY following the path of Christ.

1. Just because I'm saved by Christ doesn't mean I am perfect. I still have many sinful moments in my life. My past/present/future moments of idolizing things are sins, but God will not punish me I am saved by HIS Son The Christ.

2. I can not explain to you the hope one has when they have Christ. I myself have that hope and nothing on Earth can overwhelm me when I concentrate on that. Christianity may appear to be "putting people down" and "offering a cure that's not even needed" but that is simply man being tempted away from God (either by his own fleshly sin or influenced by the devil and his demons). 

God created man. Man sinned.

Time and time again in the Bible and in modern days man sins against God, yet God withholds his anger from destroying humanity. Time and time again HE forgives those who sin against HIM. That's what the Bible shows us. God provided ways for people to atone for their sins in the Old Testament and HE provided the ultimate way for people to be forgiven in Christ Jesus the savior. Literally all someone has to do is accept God's son as their savior and they will be forgiven of their sins (both past and future). And once you have Christ, you will truly be free (as I and all other believers know).