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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The article discusses this; basically the video games want you to at least slightly like the protagonist you're playing as, which means they can't entirely be the monstrous caricatures they were designed to be.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

I don't get it why not though, Spec Ops The Line was not a technical marvel or an outstanding gameplay experience even for its time, but we are still talking about it for its message.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Meanwhile stellaris exists with multiple different options for genocide.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Dude, you can genetically modify a race to live shorter lives, taste good and make them more subservient and weaker. That shit is beyond genocide. From chattel to cattle.