The Secrets of Jesus

Admittedly, I wasn't aware that this game's story would deviate very significantly from the bible. (My bad). Anyways, the premise of this game is that the death & resurrection did not happen and your first goal as Jesus is to run off in secret with Mary Magdeline. I liked the humor and use of scripture in preview video, but the actual plot & characterizations in this game crossed a line that even comedies like South Park steer clear from when depicting divine religious figures. The initial portrayal of Jesus in this game is that he's a liar (and possibly coward and manipulator among other negative traits). He does not want to tell the truth to his disciples. He is okay escaping while they die in his name. He also denies events in the new testament (ex. the transfiguration) seemingly out of nowhere, even though it is irrelevant to the plot. I stopped playing at that point (not very far in) and read some reviews. The 'Adventure Games Podcast' review said that Jesus is depicted later on as homophobic. This is another invention by the developer as Jesus said nothing on the topic in the bible. What Jesus did say, that might be applied to the topic, is that second to loving God, the …

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It's an interesting game, totally worth its price. I liked the story, which was kinda funny at times. Some of the puzzles were quite difficult and illogical, but I liked the challenge. And, even though I'm not a religious person at all, the game can teach you a thing or two about Jesus. Great job! Till next time, don't forget to point & click!

welp. that was rough.

The things they didnt teach you in the Bible are all here. Gotta keep it all hush hush.

Fun little game. I love old-school point-and-clicks, so this was a pleasant surprise.