Every liberal reviewer I've seen treats Disco Elysium as politically ambiguous, doing the both sides thing like saying sure the workers are striking for unfair conditions, but they're also blocking the road and making life harder for everyone else. The game could not be more vocally leftist unless it had a big sickle and hammer on the cover. They also miss the point of the communist vision quest entirely.
I typically just point out that there are several pictures of Stalin hanging in their office:
https://twitter.com/OliverJia1014/status/1221285258240262146/photo/1 - This dweeb apparantly got offended by it :soviet-playful:
Every liberal reviewer I've seen treats Disco Elysium as politically ambiguous, doing the both sides thing like saying sure the workers are striking for unfair conditions, but they're also blocking the road and making life harder for everyone else. The game could not be more vocally leftist unless it had a big sickle and hammer on the cover. They also miss the point of the communist vision quest entirely.
What do you mean the game where its developer thank :marx-joker: and :blushing-engels: when receiving award for it is leftist?!
Disco elysium lead writer: "I am a communist and i literally have a bust of Lenin on my office desk"
lib game critic:"um actually the game is politically ambigious because it takes shots at communists who are annoying"
I typically just point out that there are several pictures of Stalin hanging in their office: https://twitter.com/OliverJia1014/status/1221285258240262146/photo/1 - This dweeb apparantly got offended by it :soviet-playful:
“It lets you play as a fascist”
“Yes, and it physically injures you for doing so”
“Just like the communist quest where it says you’re annoying. Both sides”
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Call that joint the Shit of Theseus
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