Current Events > The way Far Cry 5 tries to remain apolitical is legit weird

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DarkRoast 08/06/20 1:01:45 PM #1:	"Let's have a religious far-right cult antagonist but not make him explicitly Christian not give him a well defined message. Then let's have your side be kinda-sorta center-right 'Murica types so it's clear we're not actually making THEM the bad guys" --- Well allons-y, Alonso! <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:943063412] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>"Let's have a religious far-right cult antagonist but not make him explicitly Christian not give him a well defined message. Then let's have your side be kinda-sorta center-right 'Murica types so it's clear we're not actually making THEM the bad guys" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bio1590 08/06/20 1:04:08 PM #2:	Yeah I wish they had just gone all-in --- https://imgur.com/bbRWLI8 https://imgur.com/A0BErSV https://imgur.com/S1m3po4 https://imgur.com/7fCcfko <cite>Bio1590 posted [p:943063492] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>Yeah I wish they had just gone all-in</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 08/06/20 1:04:12 PM #3:	Also the game's story itself feels like it wasn't finished or something. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:943063496] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>Also the game's story itself feels like it wasn't finished or something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 08/06/20 1:04:37 PM #4:	Hmm. I probably would of been far more interested if they actually went for it. I stopped giving 2 shits pretty quick. Seemed like the story was standing still. --- Name checks out "Stupidity is a spectrum, and we're all on it" - OfDustandBone <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:943063513] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>Hmm. I probably would of been far more interested if they actually went for it. I stopped giving 2 shits pretty quick. Seemed like the story was standing still. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sondast 08/06/20 1:05:37 PM #5:	The most unbelievable part are the kinda sorta center right guys fighting AGAINST the cult. As we're seeing right now irl, they wouldn't do shit. --- Take a lesson from parakeets. If you're ever feeling lonely, just eat in front of a mirror. <cite>sondast posted [p:943063550] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>The most unbelievable part are the kinda sorta center right guys fighting AGAINST the cult. As we're seeing right now irl, they wouldn't do shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 08/06/20 1:06:21 PM #6:	Lost_All_Senses posted... Hmm. I probably would of been far more interested if they actually went for it. I stopped giving 2 shits pretty quick. Seemed like the story was standing still. Exactly. If they go with the far-right religious extremist image and then back off, it comes across as an attempt to avoid controversy and play it as safely as possible. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:943063583] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>Lost_All_Senses posted... </cite> <quote>Hmm. I probably would of been far more interested if they actually went for it. I stopped giving 2 shits pretty quick. Seemed like the story was standing still.</quote> Exactly. If they go with the far-right religious extremist image and then back off, it comes across as an attempt to avoid controversy and play it as safely as possible. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 08/06/20 1:07:09 PM #7:	sondast posted... The most unbelievable part are the kinda sorta center right guys fighting AGAINST the cult. As we're seeing right now irl, they wouldn't do shit. They're either completely silent or on the cult's side somewhat begrudgingly IRL because they're so deep in the propaganda. --- Well allons-y, Alonso! <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:943063617] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>sondast posted... </cite> <quote>The most unbelievable part are the kinda sorta center right guys fighting AGAINST the cult. As we're seeing right now irl, they wouldn't do shit.</quote> They're either completely silent or on the cult's side somewhat begrudgingly IRL because they're so deep in the propaganda. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TommyG663513 08/06/20 1:08:59 PM #8:	It kind of says a lot by saying so little.... --- just tell them all your base doesn't belong to us because we were getting stoned...they'll understand-Ken156 <cite>TommyG663513 posted [p:943063686] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>It kind of says a lot by saying so little.... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sondast 08/06/20 1:09:46 PM #9:	DarkRoast posted... They're either completely silent or on the cult's side somewhat begrudgingly IRL because they're so deep in the propaganda. Yes, the completely silent ones that just take it are spot on. --- Take a lesson from parakeets. If you're ever feeling lonely, just eat in front of a mirror. <cite>sondast posted [p:943063713] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>DarkRoast posted... </cite> <quote>They're either completely silent or on the cult's side somewhat begrudgingly IRL because they're so deep in the propaganda.</quote>Yes, the completely silent ones that just take it are spot on. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 08/06/20 1:09:49 PM #10:	They also went with the lame ass silent protagonist Disappointing all the way around <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:943063717] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>They also went with the lame ass silent protagonist Disappointing all the way around</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 08/06/20 1:12:22 PM #11:	this game would be good if all the music in it was terrible modern snap country --- pisces <cite>ledbowman posted [p:943063814] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>this game would be good if all the music in it was terrible modern snap country </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 08/06/20 1:15:06 PM #12:	Yeah I haven't played it but the discussion I listened to on it was how they didn't have the balls to actually make any real political points in the narrative. It's fine I guess but if you're going to pick that subject matter then keeping it apolitical is kinda just lame --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:943063911] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>Yeah I haven't played it but the discussion I listened to on it was how they didn't have the balls to actually make any real political points in the narrative. It's fine I guess but if you're going to pick that subject matter then keeping it apolitical is kinda just lame </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 08/06/20 1:16:57 PM #13:	TommyG663513 posted... It kind of says a lot by saying so little.... Saying a lot with a little is fine when it's a 10 minute project. When it's stretched to 50 hours, it's a cop out --- Name checks out "Stupidity is a spectrum, and we're all on it" - OfDustandBone <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:943063976] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>TommyG663513 posted... </cite> <quote>It kind of says a lot by saying so little....</quote> Saying a lot with a little is fine when it's a 10 minute project. When it's stretched to 50 hours, it's a cop out </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 08/06/20 1:17:06 PM #14:	MC_BatCommander posted... Yeah I haven't played it but the discussion I listened to on it was how they didn't have the balls to actually make any real political points in the narrative. It's fine I guess but if you're going to pick that subject matter then keeping it apolitical is kinda just lame Yeah, it comes across somewhat ironically like they're inadvertently legitimizing Trump supporters --- Well allons-y, Alonso! <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:943063978] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>MC_BatCommander posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah I haven't played it but the discussion I listened to on it was how they didn't have the balls to actually make any real political points in the narrative. It's fine I guess but if you're going to pick that subject matter then keeping it apolitical is kinda just lame</quote> Yeah, it comes across somewhat ironically like they're inadvertently legitimizing Trump supporters </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 08/06/20 1:18:18 PM #15:	https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/3/21352437/games-morality-last-of-of-us-bioshock-good-bad I think the headline here is poorly worded, but the article itself goes into some of these ideas on a broader scale. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:943064024] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/3/21352437/games-morality-last-of-of-us-bioshock-good-bad I think the headline here is poorly worded, but the article itself goes into some of these ideas on a broader scale.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AvantgardeAClue 08/06/20 1:18:26 PM #16:	Is it early 2018 again in here --- Sometimes I say things and I'm not voice acting. <cite>AvantgardeAClue posted [p:943064031] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>Is it early 2018 again in here </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 08/06/20 1:18:44 PM #17:	That's Ubisoft for ya --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:943064040] in The way Fa... [t:78896037]...</cite> <quote>That's Ubisoft for ya </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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