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.
Y'all gamer boys keep sleeping on The Sims and how much it reinforces capitalist consumerism. The Sims is one of the strongest reinforces of lib-bourgeois ideology out there.
Not just the game/gameplay itself lol, the Sims 4’s total cost with all dlc’s is around $1,000
alternatively, it is free, as are all games that aren't mmos
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And sometimes MMOs, if there's enough interest that it spawns a server emulation community.
yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me
Oh god. I have purchased every Sims 4 DLC. Please do not remind me how much I have spent in total.
Why can't I just pirate like a normal leftist. Why am I a cuck for EA.
How do you think I know the price :agony-minion:
There are a lot of games I want to buy on steam, simply to "own" it and get achievements even though I could pirate them
Keeping up with the Joneses: The Video Board Game
Something in my gut hated the Civs from the very first game, and I came to it as a SimCity enjoyer. I think it was just that: the superficial End of History lifestyle virtue signaling.
I've never played the game "the way it's meant to be played." I usually just give myself infinite money and have a mansion at the start lol. I'm guessing the ideology in play is that upward mobility is an attainable goal? I don't know what else is bougie about Sims other than you can own expensive homes in what seems to be gentrified neighborhoods lol
The intended gameplay is pure capitalist grindset mentality. You start with no skills and a low paying job, and you have to work super hard in your free time to increase your skills in order to get promoted, so you can get paid more so you can buy more stuff.
What's interesting is that your sim can function perfectly fine with minimum-quality stuff, so you could also read it as a critique of grindset mentality. Why grind up your stats to make more money? That won't make you any happier - only making friends with your family and neighbors can do that!
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"the way it is meant to be played"
Actually the sims is about turning on the rosebud money machine and creating a post scarcity society
In fairness to the Sims I think the ultimate human drive is to do interior decorating with cool stuff you found.