The developers of LBP obviously liked the music and felt it complemented the experience so yes, the artistic integrity of the game has been compromised. That compromise may be small but it's still troubling.
The Christianity example stands, whether or not you agree. The Church of England was offended about their Cathedral being used in Resistance without permission and Sony pretty much blew them off. Whether or not you understand this fact, Islam is treated with kid gloves in a way no other religion enjoys; due largely to the militant extremists who threaten violence when they feel their religion is being slandered. And yes, to be clear, these extremists are a very tiny minority of the faith.
Also, the whole humiliation aspect is your slant. What I specifically stated was that Christianity has been exploited in all manner of media, games included. If you'd like an example, look no further than the Devil May Cry franchise, which exploits Dante's Divine Comedy, one of the great ancillary religious texts of all time. Christianity has frequently been used for all sorts of reasons in fiction, and in some cases Christian organizations, such as the Catholic Church, are actually portrayed as antagonists.
Another example is Scientology, which is insulted all the time by the mainstream media because their following is relatively small and seen as fringe. I do take issue with any religion being given special treatment while other religions are free game to be exploited, scrutinized and even slandered. The issue here isn't about Islam but rather the way Islam is given a free pass that no other faith receives.
Lastly, to answer your insipid final question, I'm not "hurt" about anything. I'm angry that this game was delayed for fear of a backlash and I'm angry that I as a consumer have been slighted. I still plan to continue supporting Sony in the future but I've made the decision to boycott this game and the rest of their lineup for the remainder of the year.
Grammaton-Cleric
Please. Yet MM was so quick to remove it with a patch? I don't think so. The loss of artistic integrity is nothing but far-fetched.
You do bring up a good point about the Cathedral in Resistance. However, I think the difference is very clear between both situations. The developers clearly implemented the Cathedral knowing full well what it was. However, this sound track in LBP was not added intentionally at all, as stated by MM themselves. That said, I do agree that a group of Christians being offended over resistance is valid, however the scales are much different. Unless of course, you are suggesting that the Cathedral in Resistence is considering offensive to all Christians, or all Catholics? Is it? At what level? I don't know myself, but since your bring it up, I wonder if you do.
The DMC example is good. Once again, this is an example of how developers intended for this to happen. As opposed to doing something unintentional.
Intentional additions of material versus intentional additions of material is key. As per MM's reponse, it's clear, that there was no reason or intention to add it, and as such they don't feel that this unintentional addition to the game warrents losing sales over. Whereas, in the case of DMC and Resistence, these were obvious design choices that were made knowing full well the background from which they were taken. Is it still wrong? Sure, I'm not a fan of religion being targeted. However, the situations are still very different.
I'm sorry to imply that you have emotional feelings attached to it. Maybe it's because I don't see how you can rationally be upset over a 1 week delay, when Sony and MM are simply looking after all their fans, not just their western ones.
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