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  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    So, deep cut

    There's a video game called Urban Chaos: Riot Response what came out in the PS2 era

    It's basically "What if Cops got the chance to murder indiscriminately": the game

    You play as a cop who's a member of the T-Zero (Zero Tolerance) Unit, which means you get a bulletproof riot shield, a taser that can set people on fire and absolutely no oversight

    When a gang called The Burners starts going apeshit, you go in and brutalize them across the city.

    The big twist of the game (if you can call it that) is that The Burners are actually all Union members pissed off that the city canceled their contracts or something

    It's morally and ethically repugnant, but goddamn the shooting mechanics are smooth, the scoring system rewards you for playing aggressively and you can do some wild things with that magic riot shield

    It's also very notable that the team that made it was also the team that got handed the Batman: Arkham series, so when everyone was all like "I never heard of these guys, it's gonna suck", I was just thinking "Man, it's gonna be great"