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What video games are pure ideology? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 years ago by wombat@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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For instance, the Civ games are basically Whig History: The Game, presenting liberal capitalism as the ideal end point for all societies. It even includes uncivilized "barbarian tribes" whose sole purpose is to be exterminated so you can take their land for the glory of capitalism.

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[–] BatCountryMusicFan@hexbear.net 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Star Wars: Knights of The Old Rebublic 2 goes really out of its way to portray Randian objectivism in at least a sympathetic, if not positive light.

[–] MoneyIsTheDeepState@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago (2 children)

The moment where Kreia takes you aside to say, 'Did you just give that beggar money?! Why do you hate him?' is insufferable.

Which pales in comparison to the narrative reinforcing her argument - iirc - with the beggar you just gave money to getting mugged and hurt because you gave them money.

[–] BatCountryMusicFan@hexbear.net 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

:zizek:

[–] Shoegazer@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

can't believe we have a mark hamill emoji

[–] crime@hexbear.net 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

At least she's the villain — and wasn't it implied that she was pulling the strings to make it happen, or do i remember it being better than it was?

[–] Parzivus@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

spoilerKreia straight up tells you at the end that she was manipulating you the whole time, essentially to agree with her ideology and kill the force.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

The number of absolute irredeemable fucking neckbeards who were going around saying "You know DARTH BETRAYER has some good points" was infuriating. Her name is literally "I'm going to fucking betray you!"