Games I Would've Given The Pope Instead of Undertale

We've all been there - you're given the opportunity to expose the traditional head of the Catholic Church to deep gamer knowledge. Now, some of us (not naming names) might be tempted to show ol' pontifex maximus a game which requires a general grasp on the historical context of more traditional RPG gameplay and storytelling to appreciate its strongest design decisions and moments.

Not I! Here's every game that the pope shouldn't just be given as a gift, but forced to play under threat of Vatican invasion.

Doom
Doom
quintessential catholic gaming right here. doom guy is the platonic ideal of what the pope should be trying to achieve.
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine
a lot of isle delfino is very italian coded, which we have to imagine would be a great comfort to the pope
Rocket League
Rocket League
i think the pope is one of the few people with enough economic chutzpah that he could will real rocket league into existence. either him or the saudis
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed II
in addition to the vibrancy of italian culture and history on display, i think the pope would appreciate the completely inexplicable ending to ezio's story where he chooses not to kill the evil pope for zero reason
PowerWash Simulator
PowerWash Simulator
the pope should be forced to do a little bit of manual labor, even in gamified form.
The Sims 4
The Sims 4
nothing will give the pope a closer view into the vantage point of god than the sims 4
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R.
i just put fear on here because i feel like if the pope played fear, it would be a pretty significant PR boost for one of the most underrated classic FPSes of all time
Skate 3
Skate 3
i need to know if the pope is the kind of guy that can laugh at a skateboarder ragdoll eating shit
Fate/Stay Night
Fate/Stay Night
in the real world, kotomine kirei would be the pope by now. we need the real pope to reckon with kirei
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
the king of vatican city would probably appreciate the chance to really fuck over europe's second most significant city state
Richie's Plank Experience
Richie's Plank Experience
imagine the pope standing on a board wearing a vr headset freaking the fuck out
Signalis
Signalis
why not
Goodbye Volcano High
Goodbye Volcano High
this would be a pretty good reaction from the pope i think

2 Comments


5 months ago

Castlevania: symphony of the night

5 months ago

both sin and punishments


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