In December, it was announced that the acclaimed TV crime drama Sons of Anarchy would be adapted into a upcoming game for mobile devices called Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect. Now the first trailer showing gameplay footage has been released, and it looks like it will contain some scenes of first person smoking.
That sequence is perhaps the oddest thing about the brief trailer, which also shows some first person shooting and motorcycle riding in a cel-shaded art style. The game's developer Orpheous Interactive hasn't offer much in the way of details, saying only that the episodic game will give "fans a chance to experience the treachery, graphic action, intrigue and life and death decision making they have come to anticipate from the show." A specific release date for the game has yet to be announced.
Source: Orpheus Interactive (YouTube)
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First Sons of Anarchy game trailer shows first-person smoking
And, so what?
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What's the problem here again?
Its filmed in Cali where "medical" weed is used on a regular basis
Is First Person Smoking the next Social Justice Warrior cause? I am confused...
Uhhhh, so?
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Anyone else having issues with comments?
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What are the issues with the comments?
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What an odd post...
Who the hell cares. It is a game made for adults. I'm not going to let my 10 year old kid watch the show, so what makes you think I would let them play an age in-approate game. I get so tired of all of the PC crap!!!
Well said. Instead of people being up in arms that smoking is depicted in a game about an outlaw biker gang, try being a parent & not exposing your children to romanticized murder, drugs, etc.
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Perhaps it's just me, but fictionalized first-person smoking seems a lesser issue to me than first-person (or third-person, for that matter) head-shooting, neck-stabbing, wire-choking or arrow-piercing à la Far Cry, CoD, Hitman, Skyrim and so on and so forth.
As a general rule, I'd rather see (if I had choose between one of the things) my kid smoke or have sex at the age of 13 than shooting someone in the face. Not that I endorse any of this, but it might help set the perspective straight.
Shooting a guy with a bag on his head seems worse than a joint. Lame post.
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Oh the horror! The politically correct crowd will be up in arms over this one!
What a stupid "story."
I'm not sure the point was that it's bad to show smoking, just that it's unusual to see it from a first-person perspective. But yeah, not really a great news item either way.