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So they were copying the cooooool scifi themeeees that they had seen which were written by people who were being political, unintentionally resulting in their game being political because it was just copying all the other scifi of the period.
I can believe that.
Same thing the Duffer Brothers did with 80’s films to recreate red scare propaganda in Stranger Things
go in expecting a deconstruction of red scare propaganda from a modern lens
leave with more anticommunist slop
They didn't get nearly enough shit for filming a "gulag" in a literal former Nazi prison camp. And then they tried renting it out as a Stranger Things-themed Airbnb. Fucking ghouls.
It's no surprise that the kid who plays Will grew up into a gross zionist. I'm extremely sus of that whole production and everyone involved.
Edit: How could I forget this asshole (cw: extremely cringe zionist). Someone needs to check what they're putting in the water on this show's set
There’s something approaching a comical parody when the Soviet spy becomes pro capitalism because he went to a carnival
They also unintentionally predicted 9/11.
The Liberty Island skybox is notably missing the towers... they just took the skybox texture, halved it and mirrored it, to save space.
I think there's a single text blurb in a terminal somewhere in the game that mentions the towers were destroyed by terrorists in the early 21st century... but even that is not really that much of s broad stretch, the towers had been carbombed in 93, and the whole game of course very heavily focuses on terrorism and anti terrorism as a real world and game world framing device.
Super mario bros 1993 also predicted 9/11
Yeah I think this is the truth. I am sure they thought about politics when making it, but not with a real agenda. Just gather every conspiracy without much care, put em in there to some extent and call it a day. Politics are in the game, but there is not a singular political vision they are following. Honestly same could be said about GTA in contrast to RDR. One has political commentary thrown in haphazardly almost as set dressing with no consistent point, the other has a clear driven ideology
I agree except San Andreas has a very clear and driven ideology. The game is marxist.
That was a great video, though I then watched his GTA4 vid and the "true communism" brainworms are all over the place. It is funny though the maker hearts comments that call him on it but also those that say even Yugoslavia was "too far" and dictatorial. This is what libertarian communism does to people
I should really replay San Andreas soon
This video is seriously underrated: https://youtu.be/C196sPKVYv4
That was great
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Who could ever be...political...in their mid-20s??