I'm a gamer (at least according to other people). I would love to roleplay as a communist and would love to never again play as pro-nato propaganda. Alas!
When I tried HoI, I consistently made every country I played communist-aligned.
I only really liked the political side of that game though, the actual war mechanics kind of bored me and the community made me run away screaming.
They make a huge deal out of your life being completely meaningless. You can die easily in the tutorial and they injure you on purpose to show how to heal. You die constantly and just get dropped back in as reinforcements, showing you that the mission is most important and you are merely fodder. All of the dialogue from NPCs on the ship allude to this absolute capitalist hell scape back on earth. I recall this one line where they talk about doing enough in their lifetime so their children might have a chance at owning a pet one day.
It is no coincidence that gamers love roleplaying as fascists.
I'm a gamer (at least according to other people). I would love to roleplay as a communist and would love to never again play as pro-nato propaganda. Alas!
It is no coincidence that games where roleplaying as a fascist are popular, would be a better rephrasing.
Skull and Bones is heavy on anti-imperialist, anti-colonial rhetoric. It's pretty satisfying to play.
When I tried HoI, I consistently made every country I played communist-aligned.
I only really liked the political side of that game though, the actual war mechanics kind of bored me and the community made me run away screaming.
They make a huge deal out of your life being completely meaningless. You can die easily in the tutorial and they injure you on purpose to show how to heal. You die constantly and just get dropped back in as reinforcements, showing you that the mission is most important and you are merely fodder. All of the dialogue from NPCs on the ship allude to this absolute capitalist hell scape back on earth. I recall this one line where they talk about doing enough in their lifetime so their children might have a chance at owning a pet one day.
There is no media literacy left in the west.