ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 3 months agoMan Thinks Games Were Better When He Was Blind to Their Blatant Political Themeshard-drive.netexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down115
arrow-up1435arrow-down1external-linkMan Thinks Games Were Better When He Was Blind to Their Blatant Political Themeshard-drive.netZeroCool@slrpnk.net to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squarestevestevesteve@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThere are many win conditions in Civ, so it having “killing everyone else is winning” as a political statement would be a very weak argument imho
minus-squarejjjalljslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months ago“genocide is good and a valid way to win” is pretty fucked up, if you think about it. So is “obliterate their culture”. You could also have a civ game where you lose if things get to the point of genocide, or the world devolves into a monoculture.
There are many win conditions in Civ, so it having “killing everyone else is winning” as a political statement would be a very weak argument imho
“genocide is good and a valid way to win” is pretty fucked up, if you think about it. So is “obliterate their culture”.
You could also have a civ game where you lose if things get to the point of genocide, or the world devolves into a monoculture.