Am I a bad leftist?

    • nicklewound [he/him]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      I can only coom so much! But I give all my cooms to Stalin, of course.

    • nicklewound [he/him]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      Really? I think it's the best FC since 3. I might actually like it more than 3.

      edit Well, since Primal if I'm being honest. Primal was my favorite, but 3 seems to be the standard. Anyway, I think this might be my fav. now.

      Farcry definitely has a specific gameplay loop, and if that's not your thing, I get it. I'm having a lot of fun though.

        • nicklewound [he/him]
          hexagon
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          3 years ago

          I guess that's fair. It finally feels fresh again to me.

          I'm fucking weird though.

    • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      If it helps, the antagonist is the son of a Batista analogue who took power a couple decades after the revolution that overthrew his father.

      But at the same time, there seems to be mixed messaging. Libs will probably think Castro when they play, and that seems maybe intentional?

  • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    So what's up with the story? From what I know there was a Cuban style revolution, but the recently elected President at the beginning of the game is actually the son of the Batista analogue. So he is supposed to be a fascist/Batista-type, but at the same time the aesthetic definitely seems influenced by (stereotypes of) Castro's Cuba. And the main plot point is that they are developing a cancer vaccine, like Cuba has actually done , but it's bad actually because they are using slaves.

    It just seems like mixed messaging. Was the original revolution considered good? Is the vaccine good besides the slaves or is the goal to just completely sabotage it?

    My only guess is they are trying to conflate fascists and communists and say "see, they're basically the same".

    • nicklewound [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I'm gonna tell you my secret to enjoying this game. I haven't really payed much attention to the story. Because I know I probably won't like it. On the surface it seems this island has elected a man who they believed was going to be a hero, but instead he's enslaved a lot of people to work on these tobacco farms. The people you're killing are literal slavers and over all act like fascists. The people call them fascists. I have no idea if they're ever going address it farther than that. I wish they would make more of a comment, one way or the other, but I don't think they're going to.

  • spacecadet [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    How have you been playing through it?

    I've been solely sticking to the left most island but it seems like there is only one "hideout" there that you can build shit in, and I already built a cantina and fishing hut and it seems they cannot be removed.

    Also what guns you like?

    • nicklewound [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I'm on the left most Island as well. I think each region has a camp to build in, but I haven't been to those and I haven't even tried to remove facilities. No idea how to do that. Seems shitty if you can't though. I built a Hideout Network and Bandidos Barracks in my camp.

      And I'm loving popping heads with the .308 and there's a "resolver" weapon that's a fucking hand cannon and shield that are fun. Plus the backpack that fires fucking rockets is rad. Haha. I feel like a badass every time I pop that son of a bitch off.

      • nicklewound [he/him]
        hexagon
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        3 years ago

        I heard there's a Mosin–Nagant in the game and I want it. I have that IRL and I love that gun.

        The Nazi killer.