Surviving Role Reversal

There is something about the clunkiness and slow movement of the first three Resident Evil entries that I find creates a far higher level of fear and panic than the newer entries. Having been tasked with theorizing a video game that uses a pre-existing rule set that uses an opposite theme, I landed on the the classic ventures into Raccoon City. The theoretical game is called The Protest. Imagine taking a team of intellectuals, calling themselves Reasonable Explanation and Logical Linguistic Yield Group. The team led by you, Matthew Bluemeadow or Elaine Hallows, is sent to attempt to reason with a volatile religious congregation’s protest.

Gameplay:

- Non-Violent in nature

Level Design:

Characters:

Enemies:

-Sign Bearer - Nearly brain dead sheep of the preachers within the congregation, harmless in most cases

At the climax you experience what will afterward seem like a predictable plot twist. The twist will turn the game progression up to this point on its head. The result will cause you and the other present group member to decide that escape is the only answer. During the escape it is also revealed that the other two members are in the process of being brainwashed. You and the other sane member must use every bit of energy you still possess to save them, and make it safely out of the protest.

Despite being safe now, the memories of this protest leave you traumatized. In an epilogue you are shown waking screaming from a nightmare of the event. Standing at the foot of your bed is Westboor, smiling menacingly. There is always another religious protest on the horizon. Misinformation and brainwash are still effective tools from which a horde of ignorance can be born.

Obviously, this proposal is pure theory. It is intended to be a humorous response to the apparent epidemic of protestation by groups of largely religious nature. The irony behind these protests are that, to try to make their point, these protests often contain contradictory and often blasphemous assertions. A prime example is the classic “God Hates Gays,” signs and how women are often treated as second class citizens during protests over contraception and pro-life/pro-choice debates. This proposition is to satire these extremist groups, and not meant to take a side on the issues being protested.